The Turtle Lodge presents a special Winter Solstice event: "Lighting the Sacred Fire."

This presentation highlights Turtle Lodge Knowledge Keepers Elder Dr. Dave Courchene, Grandmother Jane

The Turtle Lodge presents a special Winter Solstice event: "Lighting the Sacred Fire."

This presentation highlights Turtle Lodge Knowledge Keepers Elder Dr. Dave Courchene, Grandmother Jane Meader, Hereditary Chief Stephen Augustine, and Grandmother Katherine Whitecloud. It also features entertainers Buffy Sainte-Marie & Serena Ryder, with music by Melissa Etheridge & Archie Roach.

The Turtle Lodge presents a special Winter Solstice event: "Lighting the Sacred Fire."

This presentation highlights Turtle Lodge Knowledge Keepers: Elder Dr. Dave Courchene, Grandmother

The Turtle Lodge presents a special Winter Solstice event: "Lighting the Sacred Fire."

This presentation highlights Turtle Lodge Knowledge Keepers: Elder Dr. Dave Courchene, Grandmother Jane Meader, Hereditary Chief Stephen Augustine, and Grandmother Katherine Whitecloud.

Enjoy performances by entertainers Buffy Sainte-Marie and Serena Ryder, with music from Melissa Etheridge and Archie Roach.

Dakota Grandmother Katherine Whitecloud emphasizes spiritual well-being, rooted in Earth connection, as the foundation for good relationships. This wisdom underpinned the January 11, 2021 webinar,

Dakota Grandmother Katherine Whitecloud emphasizes spiritual well-being, rooted in Earth connection, as the foundation for good relationships. This wisdom underpinned the January 11, 2021 webinar, "Setting the Foundation for Good Relations in Our Homeland." Nearly 500 Canadian health leaders convened virtually to hear Indigenous Knowledge Keepers, led by the National Turtle Lodge Council, address racism in healthcare.

Access presentation recordings here and the transcript here. The Turtle Lodge International Centre for Indigenous Education and Wellness fosters reconnection to Earth and ancestral knowledge. Learn more at www.turtlelodge.org or follow us on social media: @turtlelodge (FB/Twitter), @theturtlelodge (Instagram).

Elder Dr. Dave Courchene, Grandmother Katherine Whitecloud, and Dr. Blair Stonechild, moderated by Shaunna Morgan Siegers, MSc, engaged in a dialogue about our essential and spiritual connection

Elder Dr. Dave Courchene, Grandmother Katherine Whitecloud, and Dr. Blair Stonechild, moderated by Shaunna Morgan Siegers, MSc, engaged in a dialogue about our essential and spiritual connection with the land and each other. They were joined by Reconciling Ways of Knowing Convenors Miles Richardson, OC, Dr. David Suzuki, and Dr. Nancy Turner.

This dialogue originally aired on Tuesday, January 26 at 9:00 am Pacific / 11:00 am Central / 1:00 pm Atlantic.