Shilo George, MS (she/they) a Southern Cheyenne-Arapaho and Irish/Scottish international speaker and owner of Łush Kumtux Tumtum Consulting, which means “a great awakening of the heart and spirit” in the Chinuk Wawa trade language. Her consulting work covers both trauma informed practices and how those practices align with and support anti-racist and anti-oppression work within organizations and communities. They are a community educator with more than twenty years of experience as a social worker with values rooted in Native cultural and spiritual practices. Shilo praises her communities as the sources of her inspiration, perseverance, and drive.

Shilo is committed to continued learning about the effects of trauma on children, adults, and communities of color and how organizations and government systems can and should be supporting the most marginalized and vulnerable in our communities. She has created a number of trainings and presentations that address systemic oppression, trauma informed care, white supremacy within professional culture, weight stigma in medical systems, and Native American history and culture. Shilo believes it’s imperative that organizations and institutions must become aware and be accountable for the barriers and harm that are relentlessly perpetuating against targeted communities. Then creatively and courageously rethink policies, practices, and procedures to create truly welcoming, just, and healing spaces, programs, and organizational cultures.

She received her Bachelor of Science in Art Practices in 2012 and a Masters of Science in Educational Leadership and Policy with a Specialization in Postsecondary and Adult Continuing Education in 2017, both from Portland State University.  

Shilo Fast Facts

Nicknames: Auntie Shi-Shi, Shilita, Auntie
Astrology: Sun: Scorpio/Sagittarius, Moon: Gemini, Rising: Taurus
Loves: Creating art, smell of freshly cut grass, storytelling
Hates: Hair in a drain, sweet potatoes, colonization
Best Trait: Good sense of humor, Visual-Spatial Thinking, Relational Worldview Oriented 

Journey Fast Facts

Nicknames: Journey-Journs, Journathen, Bubb
Breeds: Australian Cattle Dog, Black Lab, German Shepard
Loves: Tennis balls, treats and being the boss
Hates: Black olives, fireworks and water hoses
Best Trait: She has a HUGE toothy smile, amazing snuggles

Values of Łush Kumtux Tumtum Consulting

  • Relationships at the Center

    I believe true connection and transformation happen in relationships. That means our relationships with ourselves, our co-workers, communities,. and the systems we are apart of. Vulnerability, honesty, humility, and humor are all important elements of connecting, unlearning, learning, and transformation.

  • Holding Both/And

    Binary thinking limits our ability to see the complexity of life and the nuance of our behaviors and that of others. Being able to hold multiple and opposing feelings, thoughts, motivations, and problems makes us more apt to think outside the box, navigate struggle with courage, and have grace with ourselves and others.

  • Accountability

    Accountability is key to personal and systems transformation. We have to understand and believe in our responsibilities to ourselves and others. Yet accountability can be difficult when we function in scarcity mode and the exhaustion of perfectionism.

  • Empathy

    Emotional intelligence and emotional strength are essential to justice, liberation and transformation work. We must see the humanity in each other and deeply connect to those around us as we work on transformation and liberation for a life-time.

  • Collaboration

    Transformation, change and healing are not done alone and in isolation. Collaboration, healthy relationships, and connection are essential to innovation, building new and just systems, and centering the most vulnerable in our communities.

  • Reindigenization

    We look backwards to the brilliance and life ways of our Indigenous ancestors to help us build and transform the colonial structures that harm and that perpetuate trauma, exclusion. and violence. It’s not enough to see colonial structures, but we also must use our Indigenity and survivance to build something new that connects back to the old.

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As founder of Łush Kumtux Tumtum Consulting, LLC I provide assessment, educational and consulting services to a broad scope of individuals, organizations, governmental agencies and companies addressing equity and social justice issues, leading with race. 

My focus is guiding my clients in deepening their equity work, while undertaking challenges and illuminating gaps in process and perspective. Working collaboratively with courageous leaders, managers and directors, we create and transform traditional workplace systems into structures that champion intersectional equity at all levels of the organization.

I understand how deep-seeded values and assumptions work in harmony with prejudice and connect to and maintain system discrimination. Dismantling how those mechanisms uphold barriers, stigmas and violence is at the crux of my organizational healing work. 

Addressing weight bias and stigma within organizations is also foundational to my practice. With a specialization in the medical services industry, I help my clients cultivate a culture of diversity and equity to bring awareness to the harmful effects of weight stigma. Together, we can increase the availability of high quality, weight inclusive services for people of size.

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