Larry Ilarion Merculieff has been a wisdom keeper and passionate advocate for indigenous rights. At this event, Indigenous Elder teachings concerning movement into the 5th World, also known as the 5th Hoop, are explained. Larry Ilarion Merculieff is an Unangan, Aleut, raised in a traditional way on St. Paul Island in the Bering Sea. He is the co-founder of the Indigenous Peoples’ Council for Marine Mammals, the Alaska forum on the Environment, the International Bering Sea Forum, and the Alaska Oceans Network. Larry Ilarion Merculieff has been the recipient of numerous awards including the Buffet Finalist Award for Indigenous Leadership, the Environmental Excellence Award for lifetime achievement from the Alaska Forum on the Environment, Rasmuson Foundation award for Creative Non-Fiction, and the Alaska Native Writers on the Environment Award. In addition, he is co-author of Stop Talking: Indigenous Ways of Teaching and Learning, published by UAA and APU in 2008.