• Summary of Wahbanung
    Summary of Wahbanung
    The Resurgence of a People: Clearing the Path for our Survival
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  • Seven Sacred Laws
    Seven Sacred Laws
    The Seven Sacred Laws are important teachings in Indigenous culture that honour spiritual law and bring us back to our connection to the land.
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  • Mino-Pi-Matisi-Win
    Mino-Pi-Matisi-Win
    Mino-Pi-Matisi-Win is a belief system of Indigenous people. It's promotion is the goal of the Turtle Lodge.
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  • Abinooji Kagekwewin
    Abinooji Kagekwewin
    Education and teachings that are given by Mother Earth, Grandmothers, Mothers, and women; for the children, that last forever.
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  • Makoose Ka Win
    Makoose Ka Win
    Makoose Ka Win are rites of passage that are conducted each spring at the Turtle Lodge by the Grandmothers, who provide teachings of how to honour and carry oneself as a Woman.
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  • Vision Quest
    Vision Quest
    The Vision Quest is a rite of passage conducted each spring that enables men and boys to transition from one life stage to the next with purpose and meaning.
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  • Journey of the Human Spirit
    Journey of the Human Spirit
    It all starts with a special blue light from the heavens that enters a mother’s womb.
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  • Summary of Wahbanung
  • Seven Sacred Laws
  • Mino-Pi-Matisi-Win
  • Abinooji Kagekwewin
  • Makoose Ka Win
  • Vision Quest
  • Journey of the Human Spirit

THE TURTLE LODGE

Family of the late Elder Dr. Dave Courchene wish to express their thanks and gratitude
Announcing the Passing of Niitamabit / Nii Gaani Aki Inini (Dr. Elder Dave Courchene)
New Turtle Lodge at Manitou Api

In 2018, Traditional Elders from across Great Turtle Island and Abya Yala (North, Central, and South America) named Turtle Lodge their Central House of Knowledge as traditional leaders of their Nations and Peoples.

RECENT NEWS AND UPDATES

UPCOMING EVENT

Full Moon Ceremony (In Our Homes): This evening, Tuesday January 18, 2022
Global Sunrise Ceremony
Full Moon Ceremony in Our Homes: Thursday June 24, 2021

OUR VISION

The Turtle Lodge is a place for sharing our universal and ancient knowledge, a place for reconnecting ourselves to the Earth and Nature, and also, a place for sharing among people of all colours and nations.

The Turtle Lodge in Sagkeeng First Nation was built in 2002, in fulfillment of a vision received many years ago, and founded upon spiritual, land-based teachings that brings balance to life. It has been built for our children - the center of our lives. Our fundamental goal is Mino-Pi-Mati-Si-Win - A Good and Peaceful Way of Life.

The Turtle Lodge is based on the Seven Sacred Laws and the Eight Paths of Life, the ancient universal values of the Anishnabe People of Turtle Island (North America).

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