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Spiritual Beliefs

medicine wheel

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What is an Indigenous Medicine Wheel?

The circle, being primary, influences how we as Aboriginal peoples view the world. In the process of how life evolves, how the natural world grows...

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Vancouver totem poles

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Debunking Misconceptions About First Nation Totem Poles

There are lots of lore and misconceptions about First Nation totem poles. In this article, we address six of the more common misconceptions.

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rock tower in stream

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Smudging to Indigenous Protocol - Our Top 10 Articles in 2017

In 2017, we had just over 816,000 visitors to our blog Working Effectively with Indigenous Peoples® looking for information on a wide variety of...

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smudge bowl

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A Definition of Smudging

Sacred smoke created from burning medicinal or sacred plants is an aspect of many cultures and religions the world over. In North America, it is a...

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orca whales

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What Is the Relationship Between Indigenous Peoples and Animals

From time to time people ask me about the relationship between Indigenous peoples and animals. For some, the knowledge of the natural world - the...

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Chief Tony Alexis and Pope Francis in Vatican City 2016

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Indigenous Worldviews vs Western Worldviews

Any individual within a culture is going to have his or her own personal interpretation of the collective cultural code; however, the individual's...

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thunderbird petroglyph

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First Nation Sacred Sites

For First Nations, their identity, nationhood, and cultural survival are all interconnected to their relationship with the land and cannot be...

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pine sapling

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First Nations' Relationship to the Land

Indigenous peoples have the right to maintain and strengthen their distinctive spiritual relationship with their traditionally owned or otherwise...

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sage leaves on marble

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Indigenous Sacred Plants: Sage

This is the last in our series on Indigenous sacred plants. Sage, along with sweetgrass, red cedar and tobacco, is one of the four plants considered...

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tobacco

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Indigenous Sacred Plants: Tobacco

Tobacco, one of the four (sweetgrass, sage and red cedar being the other three) sacred plants of Indigenous Peoples has a very long history and a...

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