Category: First Nations

• A Winter Afternoon Chat

  First, a warm thanks to Kim Gossling who nominated my blog for the Premio Dardos Award, a blogging award that “recognizes cultural, personal, ethical, and literary values in creative and original writing.” I am honored by her nomination. Thank you, Kim! 

  Michael Watson PhD

  February 15, 2015

  First Nations, Shamanism

  Native American, Shamanism, trauma

• Conversations With The Ancestors

  Conversations with the Ancestors can change the way we understand the world.

  Michael Watson PhD

  February 8, 2015

  First Nations, Healing, Shamanism

  ancestors, healing, Shamanism

• A Thorny Problem

  A while back I received the Spring edition of Contemporary Shamanism. The first article was a piece by Hank Wesselman, Ph.D., entitled Australian Aboriginal Wisdom. I read the piece, or most of it, put the journal down, and forgot about it. Last night Jennie was rummaging through our magazines and brought it out. In his…

  Michael Watson PhD

  January 25, 2015

  First Nations, Shamanism, Social issues

  Australian Aboriginal, Shamanism

• The View From the Orphanage

  Last night we were honored to be invited by our Abenaki brothers and sisters to drum as part of the opening ceremony at an all city meeting. The event was a  Neighborhood Planning Assemblies meeting called to discuss the proposed development of a large lakefront parcel of land presently owned by a local nonprofit educational…

  Michael Watson PhD

  January 22, 2015

  First Nations, Healing, Shamanism

  development, healing, land, Native American, orphanage, Shamanism