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TEACHINGS FROM ELDER BERTHA SKYE

Rare Colour Photos Of Native Americans From The 19th And 20th Century

Film-maker Paul Ratner developed a passion for researching old photographs of indigenous people while making "Moses on the Mesa", a film about a German-Jewish immigrant who fell in love with a Native-American woman and became governor of her tribe of

Nanye-hi (Nancy Ward): Beloved Woman of the Cherokee

Nanye-hi (Nancy Ward): Beloved Woman of the CherokeeNanye-hi was born into the Cherokee Wolf clan circa 1738. In 1755, she stood by her husband during a fight against the Creeks, chewing the lead for bullets in order to provide his ammunition with de

indigenous teachings for spring

Indigenous ceremonies

BERTHA SKYE GRANDFATHER TEACHINGS

An Indigenous teaching on planting seeds to welcome spring

An Indigenous teaching on planting seeds to welcome springElder Joanne Dallaire guided the community through a traditional ceremony to mark the Spring Equinox smudging Spring Equinox is a time when Indigenous Peoples honour their sacred items in a tr

Sacagawea: The Woman Who Made Lewis and Clark a Success

A Shoshone Indian born circa 1788, Sacagawea was kidnapped by the Hidatsa when she was around 12 years old. Eventually, she and another captive were acquired by and married to Toussaint Charbonneau, a French-Canadian trader.When Charbonneau was hired