Overview In this lecture, several members of Memoria Indígena will share their reflections on why a work such as theirs focused on reflecting theologically through the stories of their walk with Indigenous peoples is an important contribution to theology and why their efforts to cultivate contextual Indigenous methodologies is itself a enriching contribution to theology.

Speaker Jocabed Solano, Ismael Conchacala Gil & Drew Jennings-Grisham

About the speaker Jocabed Solano is Guna, from Panama, and serves as the director of Memoria Indígena. A PhD student in Theological Studies with NAIITS: An Indigenous Learning Community, she also is involved in several spaces internationally where she teaches and works on issues of Indigenous theology and climate crisis activism. Ismael Conchacala Gil is Wiwa, from Colombia. A member of the Memoria Indígena team, Ismael is an educator, artist, theologian, and Bible translator who works in the area of Indigenous theology as well as working in literacy and ethno-education and peacebuilding processes among the Wiwa people. Drew Jennings-Grisham is originally from Tennessee (USA) and now lives in Medellín, Colombia, with his family. As Associate Director of Memoria Indígena, Drew supports intercultural dialogue and theological work that bridges Indigenous Christian communities, Indigenous spiritualities, and the global church. He is also currently a student at OCMS.