Deepening Our Understanding | Indigenous Ways of Knowing and Being in the Natural World

This video introduces First Nations and Metis cultural practices that are at the heart of how local Indigenous peoples relate to the earth and each other. This video can be used with QUILLS Indigenous Ways of Knowing and Being with the Natural World Learning Bundle. elbowlakecentr...
Introduced are QUILLS contributors:
-Liv Rondeau, Kanyen’kehá:ka Educator who sits with the wolf clan,
-Deb St. Amant, Ojibwe and Metis Knowledge Keeper from Henvey Inlet First Nation,
-Joe Pitawanakwat, Anishinaabe Knowledge Keeper from Wikwemikong, Manitoulin Island
-Tayohseron:tye Nikki Auten, Kanyen’kehá:ka Knowledge Carrier from Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory.
Each contributor shares knowledge that helps to deepen our understanding of Indigenous Knowledge with discussions centered around:
-The Honorable Harvest-Indigenous rules and ideas that teach how to harvest respectfully and in reciprocity with the land.
Smudging A tradition, common to many Indigenous groups involving the burning of one or more sacred medicine gathered from the earth.
Tobacco Teachings Indigenous peoples locally used tobacco for many things including offering, medicine, ceremony, and prayer. It is a sacred plant with great healing and spiritual benefits.