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Medicine with Chief Reuben George & Dr. Gabor Maté

Medicine is a powerful call to action — a reckoning with the deep crisis of disconnection at the heart of humanity’s unraveling. Western culture has been programmed to pursue greed, power, and endless consumption, stripping the world of spirit and severing our sacred bond with the land. Nature is now a commodity, bought and sold with no regard for future generations.

This film amplifies the voices of Indigenous land stewards who have faced genocide and cultural erasure in the name of ownership and profit. Yet amid this violent legacy, they are rising — healing old wounds and showing a path to reclaim sovereignty, balance, and deep belonging. Their story is also ours: while their colonization spans just over a century, many of us carry wounds from centuries of disconnection and loss of belonging. We have lost our maps home.

Medicine calls us to awaken to our shared responsibility to protect the Earth and restore relationships — with ourselves, each other, and the natural world. It challenges us to move beyond culture and division toward a future rooted in respect, healing, and collective sovereignty. The future of our Earth depends on us.

Chief Rueben George

Chief Rueben George is a Sundance Chief, ceremonial leader, author, and internationally respected voice for Indigenous rights, water protection, and human dignity. A grandson of the legendary Chief Dan George, Rueben carries forward a lineage of leadership rooted in spirit, culture, and the responsibility to protect the land and future generations. For more than thirty years, Rueben has led sweat lodge ceremonies and supported thousands of people in their healing journeys. As a family therapist and specialist in substance use and addiction, he has worked on the front lines of community healing — grounding his work in Indigenous teachings, relational responsibility, and the belief that wellness is created through connection to culture, land, and spirit. At the heart of his leadership is his role as Sundance Chief, a responsibility he carries with humility, devotion, and the guidance of his ancestors. His activism and leadership have been felt globally, particularly through his work defending the lands and waters of his people, and advocating for human rights and environmental stewardship. Rueben is also the author of It Stops Here, an award-winning book that weaves together personal story, cultural teachings, and the urgent call to protect Mother Earth. As a mentor with Thrive, Rueben shares Indigenous knowledge, ceremony, and teachings that help guide people back to the values of belonging, reciprocity, and collective care. His presence invites us to remember what it means to be in right relationship — with ourselves, with each other, and with the living world.

Dr. Gabor Maté

A physician, author, and compassionate guide who has spent over four decades illuminating the connection between childhood experiences and lifelong health. Through his work in family practice, palliative care, addiction, and trauma, Gabor has become a global voice on the impact of stress and disconnection on our bodies and our lives. He is the bestselling author of In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts, When the Body Says No, and The Myth of Normal, and co-author of Hold On to Your Kids. With a gift for weaving science, story, and soul, Gabor’s work invites us back to wholeness, connection, and healing.