Tag: Native American

• The Map Is Not the Territory

  We tend to confused maps and the territories they represent. Yet to do so threatens to undercut or erase lived experiences and personal, family, and cultural identity.

  Michael Watson PhD

  May 21, 2012

  native american, Shamanism, Social issues

  Cognitive Maps, Elizabeth Warren, identity, Narrative Therapy, Native American

• White Buffalo Calf Donated to Replace Murdered Calf!

  A white buffalo calf and mother have been donated to a North Texas ranch where two sacred animals were killed a few days ago!

  Michael Watson PhD

  May 14, 2012

  First Nations, native american, Stories

  ceremony, healing, Native American, white buffalo calf

• The Death of White Buffallo Calf: Attacking the Heart of the People

  Our world here, in northern Vermont, has burst into leafy green, and splendid , vibrant color. This morning the wind literally howled through the treetops as the rains came in. Spring is here in all her fullness! I have written often about the symbolic nature of Self, and the myriad ways micro-aggressions serve to diminish…

  Michael Watson PhD

  May 8, 2012

  First Nations, native american, Shamanism

  heart, Native American, Shamanism, Whit Buffaol Calf

• Spring and the Promise of the Sixth World

  Spring brings renewal and points to the rebirth of the world.

  Michael Watson PhD

  April 23, 2012

  Nature, Shamanism

  Earth Day, journeys, Native American, Shamanism, Sixth World, spring