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“Woli Pomawsuwakonol” Medicine Wheel Teachings

“Woli Pomawsuwakonol” Medicine Wheel Teachings. By David Perley. Medicine Wheel Teachings. Medicine: traditions, ceremonies, beliefs, values, ideals, worldviews, language Wheel: Circle of Life, cycles, recurring patterns, Sacred Circle

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“Woli Pomawsuwakonol” Medicine Wheel Teachings

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  1. “Woli Pomawsuwakonol”Medicine Wheel Teachings By David Perley

  2. Medicine Wheel Teachings • Medicine: traditions, ceremonies, beliefs, values, ideals, worldviews, language • Wheel: Circle of Life, cycles, recurring patterns, Sacred Circle • Ancient symbol that represents ideas that are important to Aboriginal people • Symbols represent meanings and provide a cultural lens to observe the world around us David and Imelda Perley

  3. Medicine Wheel Teachings • Helps us to look inward and explore our inner selves • MWT as a mirror; can be used to see or understand things we cannot see or understand because they are ideas and not physical objects • Incorporates the beliefs, values, and worldviews of our Wabanaki ancestors David and Imelda Perley

  4. Medicine Wheel Teachings • Sacred Circle symbolism is enacted in daily living and ceremonies such as Sun Dances, Sweatlodges, Sweetgrass Ceremony, Pipe Ceremony, Sunrise Ceremony, and Feasts • MWT are passed on from generation to generation through ceremonies, traditions, storytelling, and actual practice David and Imelda Perley

  5. Medicine Wheel Teachings • Our Wolastoq Elders have confirmed that the MWT apply to Wolastoq culture • They have confirmed that the values of respect, sharing, balance, harmony, interdependence, honesty, trust, responsibility, and others have guided their actions • Our Wolastoq Elders referred to these values as “Woli Pomawsuwakonol” (Sacred Earth Walk) David and Imelda Perley

  6. Woli Pomawsuwakonol • Sharing (‘Sossenomon) • Respect (Nusseyuwakon) • Harmony/Balance (Sankewitahasuwakon) • Interdependence (Kci Mawawsultimok) David and Imelda Perley

  7. Woli Pomawsuwakonol • Cooperation • Trust • Obedience • Compassion • Caring • Kindness • Patience David and Imelda Perley

  8. Woli Pomawsuwakonol • Listening • Hard work • Community responsibility • Responsible leadership • Reverence for the Sacred • Collectivity, common good David and Imelda Perley

  9. Traditional Wolastoq Knowledge • All Aspects of Culture • Teachings of the Elders • Values, Beliefs, Worldviews, Ideals • Appropriate Behavior, Protocols • Knowledge of the Natural World • Knowledge of the Spiritual World David and Imelda Perley

  10. Traditional Wolastoq Knowledge • Knowledge of the Four-Leggeds, Winged Ones, Finned Ones, Ones Who Crawl upon the Earth • Knowledge of the Land • Knowledge of the Star People, Clouds, Thunder Beings, Grandfather Sun, and Grandmother Moon • Knowledge of your Ancestry David and Imelda Perley

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