We encourage and support people in developing a healthy, sustainable relationship to the Earth.

THE NATURAL WAY: INDIGENOUS VOICES
2009 - 2010 Speaker Season


Micahel Twofeathers

Michael Twofeathers
The Power of Ceremony

Friday, April 9, 2010 ,

Michael Twofeathers is of mixed-blood ancestry, with the main traditional teachings and influences from his Lakota heritage. Click here to learn more.



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Grandmother Agnes Pilgrim
We Are All Connected Through the Water

Friday, February 12, 2010 , 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.

Honored as a “Living Treasure” by her tribe, the Confederated Tribes of Siletz, and as a “Living Cultural Legend” by the Oregon Council of the Arts, Grandma Aggie is an exceptionally clear and strong speaker whose no-nonsense eloquence has touched people of many different cultures in the US and around the world.

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Fred Wahpepah

Fred Wahpepah
Breath of Spirit and Sweet Grass of Humor

Friday, October 9, 2009 ,

Fred Wahpepah, a Kickapoo and Sac-and-Fox elder, will speak about preservation of the Earth centered spirituality of his forebears. Click here to learn more.



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Max Defender
The Red Nation of the North, Peace and the Bear Nation

Friday, December 11, 2009, 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.

Max Defender describes himself as a common man raised on the Turtle Mountain Reservation in North Dakota. He was given the right to carry on ceremonies of the Ojibwa people by his elders.
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