Re-Release of Original Red Shadow Singers Recording! Pre-Order by May 15, 2015 for $15!
Back By Popular Demand… RED SHADOW SINGERS ORIGINAL RECORDING Pre-Order by May 15, 2015: $15 plus $5 shipping and handling AFTER May 15, 2015: $20 plus $5 shipping and handling Click on DONATE and follow the link. (Type in $20 before May 15)
Let’s Build the Turtle Lodge Bunkhouse!
The Turtle Lodge has just announced that we will begin building the Turtle Lodge Bunkhouse, beginning construction in the Spring of 2015! We hope that people of all colours will join us again in this effort, that will help support the return of a way of life! Building the Bunkhouse will allow people to stay […]
Grandmother Turtle Lodge Upgrade & Revitalization Project
The Turtle Lodge offers all this opportunity to give. We are raising funds to upgrade and revitalize the infrastructure of our beautiful lodge of learning and healing. Beginning in 2014 – together we are raising $2.5 million to: Fix the road. Build a parking lot. Expand the Turtle Lodge by adding 8 additional teaching and […]
Ogokiinooniiwen (Thirteen Moons) – Full Moon Ceremonies at the Turtle Lodge
Invitation from the Turtle Lodge Since the Spring of 2014, the Turtle Lodge has been conducting Full Moon ceremonies each Full Moon of the year, to acknowledge and honour Nookomis (Grandmother Moon), to share Women’s teachings and teachings of the current Moon, and to share in a Potluck Feast. For thousands of years, Anishinabe peoples have […]
First Nation Awareness Workshops
The Turtle Lodge offers First Nation Awareness workshops which share a traditional perspective. The workshops can be designed to accommodate the unique needs of groups, and could be made available to anyone who wants to know more about First Nations people and our perspectives. These awareness workshops are offered by traditional Knowledge Keepers who are […]
Turtle Lodge Youth Programs
The Turtle Lodge can help design a Youth Program based on the needs of a group. We have done Youth Programs with students and youth of all ages, and all cultures, which involved a basic introduction to traditional indigenous teachings. A Turtle Lodge Youth Program offers young people the opportunity to experience age-appropriate cultural activities […]
Sacred Site Visits
Manitou Api: “Where the Creator Sat” The Turtle Lodge incorporates a pilgrimage to Manitou Api, located a 1 ½ hour drive from the lodge, in many of our initiatives. The province of Manitoba derives its name from this very important sacred site. Since time immemorial our nations have gathered on our sacred sites. They gathered to […]
Ceremonies
The Turtle Lodge is a place of ceremony. Ceremony is an integral part of all Turtle Lodge gatherings, which may include the sacred fire, pipe ceremony, and sweat lodge ceremony. Individuals are welcome to spend time in the Turtle Lodge for personal prayer and fasting. Major seasonal ceremonies continue to be led by the Turtle […]
Grandmother Teachings and Coming of Age Ceremonies
Grandmother Teachings on Coming of Age Ceremonies are conducted each spring at the Turtle Lodge by the grandmothers, who provide teachings of how to honour and carry oneself as a Woman. Any female can participate. Each year we encourage young women to spend time learning the sacredness of Woman by participation in the Grandmother Teachings […]
Celebration of Giving
What is the Celebration of Giving? The Turtle Lodge has initiated an annual event that celebrates the important act of giving to the community. This event is called A Celebration of Giving. Every year, on the day before American Thanksgiving, people are encouraged to experience fasting for one day, and to Give themselves in Service […]
