OUR VISION
Our Vision at Northern Sons Consulting is to create, build and strengthen relationships and understanding based on the Anishinaabe Cultural foundation of the Eight Sacred Teachings: Love, Truth, Courage, Honesty, Humility, Wisdom, Respect and Forgiveness.
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We offer Anishinaabe Culturally based Presentations, Programs and Sharing Circles by Gichi Mishomis, Elder Gerry Martin and his Oshkaabewis, Helper, John Walmark.
We offer existing services and will also create programming based on our Clients needs.
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OUR SERVICES
The Eight Sacred Teachings
This Presentation introduces the Anishinaabe Eight Sacred Teachings Love, Truth, Courage, Honesty, Humility, Wisdom, Respect and Forgiveness to Clients.
The Eight Sacred Teachings are the Foundation for understanding Anishinaabe Culture and Living Mino Bimaadiziwin, The Good Life, and all of the Presentations we offer.
(This Presentation is offered In Person or Virtually)
Medicine Wheel & Turtles Shell
The Foundatios of Anishinaabe Culture
This Presentation introduces Clients to Anishinaabe Cultural Teachings relating to our Spirituality and Traditional Teachings including, but not limited to:
-Why we call ourselves The Anishinaabe, The People Lowered From the Stars.
-The Anishinaabe perspective in regards to our relationship with Creator, all of Creation, Mother Earth, the Ancestors, the next Seven Generations and to each other as Individuals, Communities and Nations.
-The Turtle Island Creation Story.
-The Medicine Wheel: The Four Directions, the Four Colours, the Four Medicines and our Life's Journey.
-The Four Seasons.
-The Anishinaabe Calendar of the 13 Moons and 28 Days.
-Mino Bimaadiziwin: The Good Life: Balance in All Areas, The Eight Sacred Teachings relating to our Spiritual, Emotional, Physical and Cognitive Being.
-All our Relations and the Sacred Tree.
-Volition.
(This Presentation is offered In Person or Virtually)
Eight Sacred Teachings & Leadership
This Presentation introduces Clients to the Anishinaabe perspectives regarding Leadership based on the Foundation of the Eight Sacred Teachings.
The Anishinaabe Elders say that the difference between Anishinaabe Traditional Leadership and Non Indigenous Leadership is that in Anishinaabe Traditional Leadership if you are a True Leader and meeting the Needs of your People to the best of your abilities, you do not have to say anything and the People sing your Praises for you and that in Non Indigenous Leadership, a Leader will sing their own Praises and hope that their People believe what they say, no matter how poor their intentions or actions may be.
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An interactive and informative Presentation that will assist you in your Leadership Journey, whether a novice or experienced Leader.
(This Presentation is offered In Person or Virtually)
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Eight Sacred Teachings & Bullying
This Presentation introduces Clients to the Anishinaabe Cultural Teachings and Suggested Strategies to assist them in resolving Lateral Violence, Micro Aggression and Bullying situations in their Personal, Organizational and Institutional settings, including but not limited to utilizing the Ancestral Teachings of the Eight Sacred Teachings and the Justice Circle as Supports and Resources.
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(This Presentation is offered In Person or Virtually)
Eight Sacred Teachings & Land Acknowledgement
This Presentation introduces Clients to the Anishinaabe perspective of Land Acknowledgements in order to create a better understanding and relationship with not only the Indigenous Peoples in the Traditional Territories of Turtle Island that they reside in but in those relationships all over Mother Earth.
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This Presentation is vitally important for both Indigenous Peoples and our Allies.
(This Presentation is offered In Person or Virtually)
Land Acknowledgement Resource Book
This Book, 'I Am a Land Acknowledgement' is the Resource Material that supports the Eight Sacred Teachings & Land Acknowledgement Presentation, and explains Land Acknowledgements from the perspective of Turtle Island in a very engaging and Anishinaabe storytelling style.
This Book is written by John Walmark. Graphics created by Amanda Meme.
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Cultural and Sharing Circles with Elder Gerry
Elder Gerry's Sharing Cultural Circles are always an enlightening and interactive experience and are created based on the Needs of the Client.
The Sharing Cultural Circle is an Anishinaabe Ancestral practice in which Elders, Knowledge Keepers and Helpers share Creator's Teachings.