Teachings from the longhouse pdf

Handsome Lake provided a blueprint through his teachings that assist the people to deal with the overwhelming change of the 19th century. The Code provides practical ways for the people to deal with their family relationships as well as giving spiritual guidance. Anthropologists call this cultural revitalization, and many referred to Handsome Lake as a prophet. The Longhouse Teachings embody principles consistent with UBC policies and provincial and national charters and laws including:.

Indigenous Portal. Events Featured Events. We honour the teaching of responsibility by: Modelling and sharing protocol with others Caring for ourselves, others, the Longhouse and the environment Serving as witnesses in the unfolding life of the Longhouse Using resources appropriately REVERENCE is the meeting of respect and the sacred.

We honour the teaching of reverence by: Serving others for the benefit of all our relations Developing our own gifts and facilitating that development in others Being grateful for our lives and the lives of all in our circle of relations Being respectful of the spiritual realm and its place in learning Longhouse students, staff, faculty, friends and visitors are expected to behave responsibility and with propriety.

They carry and bring the next generations into the world; they are our mentors and together they are the primary decision makers for the Longhouse, after listening to the people.

As confused children in a residential school—alone, scared, and cold in a foreign place that held no love or compassion for them. One may have heard about that before, the horrors of the residential schools have now come to light, because of the bravery of the survivors.

The strength that they had in their culture even as kindergarten children, even though they were taken from their families and their people at an age when they should have been blissfully free and loved. They risked their lives and their families to protect who we are, and the right to practice who we are and be proud. And every day, I work to honour them and the work they did. My name is Chelsea Powless. I am a part of the Haudenosaunee people the people of the longhouse — in the Mohawk nation and Bear clan.

I was fortunate enough to have grown up immersed in my cultural teachings and language. Currently, I am studying in my third year at Wilfrid Laurier University. My people and culture have always been an important part of my life and I find comfort in the traditional teachings and ceremonies that I was brought up with. I find inspiration in the tremendous success of Indigenous people and the variances between our lively and growing nations. You are commenting using your WordPress. You are commenting using your Google account.

You are commenting using your Twitter account. You are commenting using your Facebook account. Notify me of new comments via email. Notify me of new posts via email. But my aunt wanted help picking medicine, so here I was. Every day was a battle lately, and I think she knew this as soon as I came over. Have you noticed how bright the grass and the trees are today.