Darius will tell his story of self-determination through his Navajo and African American experience and how he facilitates resolution of civil rights discrimination complaints by utilizing the Indigenous form of “Peacemaking”. Darius draws from deep cultural connections - making sense of cultural intersections and how that plays out in social, economic, professional and systems areas. He will share his commonsense interview techniques of how he uses motivational interviewing when working with the community and how ethical communication is the key to true dialogue.