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Traditional
Healers & Teachers
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Geraldine
Wahiano:ron Standup is a Mohawk Traditional Healer from Kahnawake,
Quebec and has been helping people who are seeking to heal from
their past. She has been practicing what she describes as "shamanistic
healing" for the last thirteen years. Geraldine describes herself
as a shamanistic healer working within a persons spiritual realm.
She is fluent in her language and very knowledgeable of her culture.
More recently she has been providing services to
other communities such as the Anishnawbe Health Centre in Toronto,
the Native Women's Shelter in Montreal and De dwa da dehs nye>s
Aboriginal Health Centre in Hamilton and Brantford, Ontario.
Geraldine has an extensive educational background,
teaching for seven years at the Howard S. Billings High School and
serving for four years as assistant principal at the Kahnawake Survival
School. She currently holds a seat on the Global Diversity Indigenous
Caucus. She lives in Kahnawake with her three grown sons and one
daughter.
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Allan Jacobs is a
Delaware from Moraviantown. He has been working with De dwa da dehs
nye>s and other Aboriginal agencies that are helping people to
heal for the past ten years. He conducts workshops on culture and
healing and is very knowledgeable of our traditional medicines.
He carries herbal remedies for diabetes, high blood pressure, detoxification,
arthritis as well as salves for certain skin ailments.
Allan utilizes his gifts to assist people who are
experiencing lower back pain and muscular discomfort. Utilizing
a traditional approach he can pinpoint the location and work with
the person to achieve healing results. Allan lives in Moraviantown
with his mother and other siblings.
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Walter Cooke is an Ojibwe/Cree from Berens River
First Nation and is Bear Clan. Walter is a respected and learned
elder of his community. Walter spent his life listening and learning
from the elders from across this land. He utilizes traditional teachings
and healing circles to counsel people in their search for a healthy
lifestyle. Some of the topics of his circles are hepatitis C, relationships,
diabetes and Teachings of the Eagle Feather. Walter has been involved
in this community for a number of years.
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Michael Standup is a Mohawk Traditional Healer
and the son of Geraldine. He works in a similar manner utilizing
the shamanistic approach of working within a person's spiritual
realm. He is learning and gaining experience by working with
individuals in his community as well as working with other
aboriginal agencies. He has presented on Traditional Knowledge
before the Global Diversity Indigenous Caucus.
Roger Jones Song wey-wey-gabow is an Ojibwe
Anishnawbe from Shawanagan First Nation. He has provided his
professional expertise and services at Anishnawbe Health in
Toronto since 1993. More recently he has been dividing his
time and energy at Knjikaning Community and Family Services
at Shawanaga First Nation Healing Centre. He utilizes the
eagle bone whistle to rid us of our grief, anger, shame and
other hurts we carry from our past traumas.
Roger began to learn about Anishnawbe culture
and ceremonies twelve years ago and is a second degree Midewiwin
of the Three Fires Society. He lives at Shawanaga First Nations
with his wife.
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| Knowing and Respecting Our
Elders Healing Circle |
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| What is an Elder to You? |
What is your expectation from an Elder? |
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| 1. Experience, not just in age, knowledge, values,
spiritual, family oriented, finance capabilities and problem solving
skills. |
To be impartial. |
9. Someone considered a teacher, could
work backwards and forward. |
Can learn and teach. |
| 2. A person of wisdom, experience, older person,
knowledgeable and ready to transmit, language |
Passionate & knowledge |
10. Respected in the community, certain role model,
moral couple. |
To be available. |
| 3. Teacher, knowledgeable, honest person, walk you
through life. |
To teach me and to learn from. |
11. Someone that is respected a lot. |
Passionate and knowledgeable. |
| 4. Trusted known person, someone looked up to, knowledge
of traditions & dedicated. |
To help the community in whatever is needed to
heal the community. Knowledgeable in something. |
12. Someone open minded. |
To be objective in my healing journey and be unbiased. |
| 5. Someone that could help me. |
Understanding individual. |
13. Provide guidance, someone with life experience. |
To be in a good way with a good mind. |
| 6. Someone that is respected through his/her actions.
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To give me/us a helping hand. |
14. All have a voice (old grandfather) quality in
voice, a place to rest. |
Just to be what they are meant to be, to come
home. |
| 7. Any age, grown spiritually and sees the big picture.
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Help me understand the past. |
15. Teachers, they are like General Practitioners.
Someone humble, someone that takes care of his/her body and spirituality.
Someone that could guide me in a good way. |
Someone that walks the talk. |
| 8. Someone that supports and guides you. |
To provide support and have patience. |
16. Looks at life in general in a positive way. Fireball
- point things out to us, the 7 gifts and more.. |
Someone that could guide me regardless of my travels
and my journey. |
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The above list was made during the Healing/Sharing
Circle in Hamilton on Feb. 19, 2001, almost one year ago today.
This is what our community in Hamilton and Brantford expects of
any elder.
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