Tag: appropriation

• October Holidays

  Here in Vermont we are enjoying a long, warm autumn. Day after day we have been greeted by bright sunlight and warm breezes. The other night there was a rare display of the aurora, which, sadly, we missed. We know that at some point the warmth will give way to cold, bright skies to seemingly…

  Michael Watson PhD

  October 13, 2013

  Healing, native american, Social issues

  appropriation, colonialism, Halloween, healing

• Shamanism and Appropriation

  At the Autumn Equinox we acknowledge the gifts of the Creator, Ancestors, and Spirits. We are reminded contemporary shamanism faces the difficult task of learning across cultures while refusing to appropriate sacred knowledge.

  Michael Watson PhD

  September 21, 2012

  First Nations, Healing, native american, Shamanism

  appropriation, ceremony, equinox, Native American, Shamanism

• Thoughts On reading:The Spirit Always Grows Deeper On the Other Side of the Fence

  Being a healer trained in multiple cultures can be complex. So can crossing cultures in search of healing. Yet, this is increasingly our world.

  Michael Watson PhD

  May 29, 2012

  Healing, native american, Shamanism

  appropriation, Dan Wall, healing, MIxed Race, Shamanism

• In the Cauldron

  Out of that cauldron of colonialism comes profound change, both positive and negative. From the cauldron come the ever evolving identities of Aboriginal people everywhere, as well as the identities of non-Natives. Colonialism continues. We are all in that cauldron, all of us, Native or not.

  Michael Watson PhD

  September 13, 2011

  First Nations, Shamanism

  appropriation, blood quotients, colonialism, keith calrson