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Grandmother Margaret Behan: Cheyenne / Arapaho - Red Spider Woman - Teaching Traditional Beliefs

By Margaret Behan — 2018

This is a series of video clips & wisdom, from "Red Spider Woman" - Neiwoo (Arapaho) - E'škemane (na poss) - Cheyenne. Grandmother Margaret Behan is a world-renowned Spiritual Leader, Traditional Medicine Person., Member of The International Council Of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers. See more...

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For the Next 7 Generations

In 2004, 13 Indigenous Grandmothers from all four corners, moved by their concern for our planet, came together at a historic gathering, where they decided to form an alliance: The International Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers. This is their story.

Movie
2009
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Doctor Rita

One patient had just left. Another was due in an hour. Rita Blumenstein -- Doctor Blumenstein -- sat in her easy chair and recalled her first memory of healing someone, the day almost 60 years ago when she prevented an infection from dog bites. The patient was her mother. Rita was 4 years old.

Article
Ann Potempa
2000
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Renowned Alaska Native Healer Blumenstein Hopscotches from Old World to New

In the years that I have had the honor of calling Rita Pitka Blumenstein "Auntie," I have felt privileged every time this renowned healer has invited me into her home.

Article
Leslie Oh
2017
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Grandmother: Rita Pitka Blumenstein | Yupik, Alaska/USA

Grandmother Rita Pitka Blumenstein was the first inhabitant of Alaska to be certified as a traditional healer even though she had never attended an official school. Instead, she spent much of her time with the wise female elders of her tribe.

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Earth Oasis
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Grandmothers Counsel the World: Women Elders Offer Their Vision for Our Planet

We are thirteen indigenous grandmothers. . . .

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Carol Schaefer, Winona LaDuke (foreword)
2006
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Indigenous Healing Approaches