Category: First Nations

• A Season of Stories

  The first snow has come and gone, a story filled with treacherous roads and power outages. Thursday we drove through snow packed mountains on our way to Thanksgiving dinner, a classic “white knuckle” drive even though the snow had ceased to fall. Sunday marked the beginning of Advent, and this afternoon I put aside work…

  Michael Watson PhD

  December 2, 2014

  First Nations, Shamanism, Stories

  Native American, Shamanism, stories, Thanksgiving, Winter

• Ghosts

  Every now and again I meet a ghost, a spirit that has, for whatever reason, not moved on after death. Maybe sometimes I can be helpful to them. Natives are perceived as have a long relationship to the spirits, as being engaged on a day-to-day basis with family and Ancestors who have passed on. (This…

  Michael Watson PhD

  November 28, 2014

  First Nations, Psychotherapy, Shamanism

  ghosts, Native American, psychotherapy, Shamanism

• Thanksgiving

  As I write, the season’s first snow is falling in the November night. It is cold and the streets are empty. Downstairs, Jennie is cooking for tomorrows feast. I’m taking a few minutes to write as tomorrow promises to be very busy, being Thanksgiving Day here in the US. Given the news this week from…

  Michael Watson PhD

  November 26, 2014

  First Nations, Shamanism, Social issues

  colonialism, Native American, Shamanism, Thanksgiving

• It’s Deer Season and Native American Heritage Month!

  November is Native American Heritage Month and deer season. There are innumerable resources on the web if you want to learn more about Native America, and lots of old timers about who will tell you stories of deer camp. Today is a stereotypical New England November day, overcast, damp, and chilly. Being the end of…

  Michael Watson PhD

  November 23, 2014

  First Nations, native american

  deer season, heritage, Native American