Lloyd Elm -
Ganunsasay (New House) - Onondaga: (Lakota name: He stands with
children) Lloyd is a
credentialed educator with leading influence in both the academic and
traditional Native worlds. As a purposeful Sundancer, his personal
sacrifice and prayers have benefited many including the contemporary
Tibetan cause.
Alden Naranjo -
Southern Ute: Alden is a Southern Ute taught by Elders both of
his tribe and other tribes in the ways of their traditions and
language. He is a practitioner of the sweat lodge, Sun Dance and a
roadman for the Native American Church.
Minisa Crumbo Halsey
- Wabaksekwe (Dawn
Woman) - Citizen Band Potawatomi/Muscogee Creek: Minisa brings
professional artistry from her Native
childhood home to her present professional practice in the arts of
painting, silversmithing, lapidary arts, ceramics, basketmaking,
beadwork, and quilting. She facilitates and presents traditional women's ways and endeavors to work in
harmony with the natural and spiritual elements of "Mother Earth and
Father Sky-Sun........that we might truly be alive in a living world."
Della Romero -
Pueblo/Ute: Della is a Sundancer and pipe carrier. Della attended
past Wisdom Keepers gatherings at the request of deceased Wisdom
Keepers Elder, Grandmother Bertha Grove, who has designated Della to
carry on her work. Della's work as supervisor in family therapy
includes experiences with youth on her reservation and other Indian
centers. Her dedication to youth lends itself
to providing needed care and sharing of tribal traditions for the
coming Seven Generations.
Mike Bastine -
Algonquin: Mike is an Algonquin healer and former student of famous
Tuscarora medicine man Wallace “Mad Bear” Anderson and
Tuscarora healer Ted Williams. In 2011, he co-authored the book
entitled IROQUOIS Supernatural: Talking Animals and Medicine People
with Mason Winfield.
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