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Join us in part 1 of a 4 workshop series on the four sacred medicines: tobacco, cedar, sage, and sweetgrass. These are traditional medicines that have physical qualities for medicinal purposes, and a spiritual aspect used in traditional healing and ceremonies. Each workshop begins with a time of teaching from our knowledge-keeper, Erica Lindell of Mossy Birch Homestead, followed by a skill-share activity.

On August 6 we will learn about Tobacco.

Traditional people say that tobacco is always first. It is used as an offering for everything and in every ceremony. “Always through tobacco,” the saying goes.

When you seek the help and advice of an Elder, Healer or Medicine Person, and give your offering of tobacco, they know that a request may be made as tobacco is so sacred.

SKILL SHARE: how to make a traditional tobacco tie using tobacco grown and harvested in our garden.

These workshops are made possible from the support of IERHA’s Healthy Together Now fund. We are grateful for their support to put on workshops such as these for the community at no cost!

We invite you to make a donation, if you’re able, when you register, to help provide further programming to the community at little to no cost.

Other workshops in the series:

• September 3: Sweetgrass teachings
• October 1: Cedar teachings
• November 5: Sage teachings