Native American Spirituality: Teachings of the Sacred Tree

Join Seven Crows and Pawnee for a weekend of Native American story-telling, sunrise ceremony, and sweat lodge. In the Teachings of the Sacred Tree we will explore the wisdom, ceremonies and traditions of our First Nations culture.

Robert Seven Crows Bourdon and JoAn Pawnee Parent are both of mixed blood heritage. They are both members of the Kumik Elders Lodge at Indian and Northern Affairs Canada and work as elders with First Nations men at La Macaza federal institution in La Macaza Quebec. As Elders, at La Macaza institution, they manage the Pathways project which is a federally funded prison project that brings First Nations men back to their traditional and spiritual culture. Through ceremony, arts and crafts and one on one councelling they help First Nations men discover the healing path. Robert and JoAn are keepers of the Turtle Sweat Lodge which they share in the prison system and in communities when asked.