Medicines
What are the 4 main sacred medicines?
Tabaco, Sage, Sweetgrass, Cedar
What is a Bundle ?
Collection of personal and ceremonial items that speak to you on your journey.
What is self-care?
activities and actions done to destress, re-ground and support us on our journey's
How to you store or carry sacred medicines?
Fabric bags, brown paper bags, or anything that return to the earth when the time comes.
What does it mean to "Carry it forward?"
Once you learn something, you share the knowledge and skill.
Yes or No? There is only one type of sage.
No. There are different types of sage; Buffalo, White, Dessert etc.
What are 3 of the common items in a bundle?
Medicines, smudge bowl, feather, matches, drums, pipe, bundle blanket/cloth
What is work-life balance?
How can we acknowledge the medicines and bundle items?
Storing them in a place of honour or on an alter, Speaking to them with kindness and utilizing them in a kind way.
How can you support youth that are interacting with your agencies bundle or medicines?
Provide a safe space and teachings about the bundle or medicines as you understand them. Lead by example.
Most common medicine utilized to make tea?
Cedar
What's important to know about sacred items in your bundle?
Who they were given by, where they came from, what their purpose is
What are some ways to self care while at work?
smudge, make tea, take a break outside, ground yourself in nature, "covid HUG YOUR PETS"
How should we care for smudge ashes?
Bowls can be washed when there is soot build up and ashes should be brought outside and returned to the earth.
How can you support co-workers who want to engage with your agencies bundle or medicines
Provide resources and teachings about the bundle or medicines as you understand them. Lead by example.
What medicines can you smudge with?
All of them.
Who can carry a sacred bundle?
Anyone who has received the teachings that go with that bundle.
How can you Interact with the medicines?
Sit with a feather, carry a tabaco tie, smudge, use sense of smell olfactory experience the medicines, carry a medicine pouch ect....
What do you do with cedar ties and tabaco ties that have done their work?
All should be placed in a sacred fire or returned to the earth.
What steps can be taken to ensure medicines and bundle items are cared for after a program is finished?
1. Do not assume it is someone else's responsibly
2. Communicate with your team
3. Ensure proper storage so the next program can benefit from the medicines and bundle items
Name of the mixture of medicines sometimes utilized in sacred pipes
kinikinik
What is the difference between a community and personal bundle?
Personal bundles are for the individual, and community bundles are for the team or individual doing community work.
How can you access cultural teachings on your journey?
Speak with an Elder, Knowledge keeper, utilize staff that carry certain teachings, participate within the indigenous community....
What can we do if a person appointed to look after the bundle or medicines leaves your agency?
Hopefully there are many people within your agency willing to take on these responsibilities and so a transfer of responsibilities should be done in a timely way.
What does Reciprocity mean to you in your work?
This is a personal reflective answer