Description:
Join us as we share teachings about several indigenous ceremonies, including the purification lodge, the vision quest and the moon time ceremony.
In this talk we will explore the meanings, the responsibilities and cultural contexts of these sacred practices highlighting their roles in connection, healings and community. With respect for the traditions from which they come, we aim to offer insight into how ceremony carries knowledge, identity and relationships across generations. We may also share a song or two and perhaps a story.
Speaker Info:
Deborah (Debi) Thibeault, LCSW, DSW is an Associate Professor in the Department of Social Work at East Tennessee State University. Her research interests include history, policies and social justice issues that impact Indigenous Peoples and environmental justice education. She is a member of the Indigenous and Tribal Social Work Association, and the National Association of Social Workers. Prior to teaching full-time, she worked in the field of social work for over 20 years in case management, advocacy, program coordination, directing organizations and clinical practice.
Terry Shinn is a keeper and teller of Indigenous stories. The stories he has been gifted along the way come from a wide variety of tribes such as Cherokee and Lakota. Terry is semi-retired from radio engineering, but also keeps himself busy with the stories, carpentry and handy-work, and helping his community in whatever way he can.
Hope to see you there.
For more info on this program, call Lisa Mixon at 865-659-8234, or Linda Sammataro at 865-368-2534
Open group format; small donation for meeting space is requested.
Men are always welcome.
We look forward to you being part of the Smoky Mountain Women of Wisdom.
See you there.
Namaste!
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