S3E8: Listening for Transformation More Than Information: Real Change Always Comes From Within

There's a saying in many ancient traditions, that without love in the heart, life is like a sapless tree in a barren desert. 

At 6 foot five, Bryan Newland stands tall, and yet his heart flows within a spiritual current, that knows that he is known by his Creator Spirit who sits atop the crown of this beloved son, sibling, husband, parent, friend, and Ojibwemowin student. Perhaps, of all his accolades and accomplishments, committed to lifelong learning appears most admirable, since he continues to sit on seats of power and authority as a tribal lawyer, executive leader and author of the federal Report on Indian Boarding Schools.

Bryan Newland is a citizen of the Bay Mills Indian Community (Ojibwe), where he has served as Tribal President and as Chief Judge of the Bay Mills Tribal Court. From 2009 to 2012, he served as a Counselor and Policy Advisor to the Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs and then again as the Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs from 2021 to 2025. He is a graduate of Michigan State University and the Michigan State University College of Law.

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