Today Amanda is a Traditional Haudenosaunee woman leader and Indigenous Social Innovator. She is a self-taught, self-made social entrepreneur and the Founder of two Indigenous Social Enterprises that are based out of her Nation, Oneida Nation of the Thames.
Kuwahs^nahawi “in her name they carry” Enterprise provides advocacy, education, consulting, facilitating and holds space for healing and wellness, through story-telling and using traditional Indigenous ways of knowing and teachings. Empowering, educating, healing and inspiring Indigenous and Non-Indigenous children, youth and adults from all walks of life creating diversity, inclusiveness and positive change. Amanda specializes in bridging the gaps in Truth and Reconciliation and connecting with marginalized, Indigenous people and communities.
Amanda is also the Founder of Yotuni “its growing” Indigenous Social Enterprise. Yotuni supports marginalized and colonized Indigenous children and youth through various camps, projects and services that lean on mentorship, leadership, cultural education, teachings and ceremonies. Empowering healing and wellness to the marginalized, colonized Indigenous children, youth, their families, communities and Nations. Breaking vicious cycles of inter-generational trauma bringing forth positive change and growth.
Amanda L. Kennedy is a Haudenosaunee Woman Leader and Indigenous Social Innovator from the Oneida Nation of the Thames. She is Iroquois, bear clan and her Spirit name is Kuwahs^naha:wi that means “in her name they carry” in the On^yota’a:ka (Oneida) language.
Amanda is the daughter, granddaughter and great-granddaughter of residential school victims and survivors and a colonized, urbanized, marginalized child and youth of yesterday that grew up in the troubled neighbourhood Manor Park in London, ON. As a youth Amanda became a leader, mentor, advocate, facilitator, coordinator and developer of Indigenous children and youth camps, workshops, committees, conferences and worked in the Social and Administration/Finance fields and as a Teacher for marginalized, Indigenous youth and adult learners.
Today Amanda is a Traditional Haudenosaunee woman leader and Indigenous Social Innovator. She is a self-taught, self-made social entrepreneur and the Founder of two Indigenous Social Enterprises that are based out of her Nation, Oneida Nation of the Thames.
Kuwahs^nahawi “in her name they carry” Enterprise provides advocacy, education, consulting, facilitating and holds space for healing and wellness, through story-telling and using traditional Indigenous ways of knowing and teachings. Empowering, educating, healing and inspiring Indigenous and Non-Indigenous children, youth and adults from all walks of life creating diversity, inclusiveness and positive change. Amanda specializes in bridging the gaps in Truth and Reconciliation and connecting with marginalized, Indigenous people and communities.
Amanda is also the Founder of Yotuni “its growing” Indigenous Social Enterprise. Yotuni supports marginalized and colonized Indigenous children and youth through various camps, projects and services that lean on mentorship, leadership, cultural education, teachings and ceremonies.
