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consulting services
Education:
Interpretive educational programs for
schools, camps, parks, environmental centers, museums, youth camps and
academies.
Projects to enhance existing programs
through the offering of native fabric to schools, academies and institutions.
Educational presentations are
provided for individual events.
On site Aboriginal Programs are put
in place and coordinated with continued support.
Development of educational programs
to be offered in schools, camps, museums and environmental centers.
Programs guided to work with "at
risk" populations utilizing pre-qualified staff.
Educational story telling featuring
legends of the people.
Presentations to demonstrate the
value of Native American Culture.
Programs to build community and
individual balance.
Native American music.
Business:
Establish strong mentoring programs
for employees and clients utilizing traditional teaching methods.
Presentations to reinforce ethical
business practices.
Guest speakers addressing varied
topics relating to American values, social economical issues, native spirit,
what prophesy tells us and other topics of interest.
Educational story telling featuring
legends of the people.
Presentations to demonstrate the
value of Native American Culture.
Programs to build community and
individual balance.
Native American music.
Private Groups:
Groups interested in structuring
ethics valued programs for their organization that incorporate traditional
Native American values.
Educational story telling featuring
legends of the people.
Presentations to demonstrate the
value of Native American Culture.
Programs to build community and
individual balance.
Native American music.
Individuals:
People interested in gaining an
understanding of Native American life and looking for a way to begin.
Educational presentations are
provided for individual events.
Educational story telling
featuring legends of the people.
Presentations to demonstrate the value of Native
American Culture.
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educational programs
Interpretive Presentations:
Interpretive educational programs
are provided for schools, camps, parks, environmental centers,
individual groups, museums, youth camps and academies.
We utilize an
oral teaching method telling various native stories or legends. The
stories demonstrate the cultural attributes of the Naive American. The
lessons contained in the stories encourage strong personal and community
values for the individual. Native American drums, shakers and flutes are
often used in the program to enhance the delivery of the story.
A
presentation can be provided to fit the time periods allotted from forty
minutes or up to three hours.
Crafting:
Crafting programs are provided for schools, camps, parks, environmental
centers, individual groups, museums, youth camps and academies.
Most Native
American people make their own items from clothing and jewelry to tools
and weapons. Crafting projects can include beading, braiding, leather
pouch making, basket making, dream catchers, drums, shakers and flutes.
Workshops:
Workshop programs
are provided for schools, camps, parks, environmental centers,
individual groups, museums, youth camps and academies.
Workshops are designed to present a value system as it has been adhered
to over millennia by peoples of the American Continent. The
purpose being to demonstrate an ethical culture that lives in harmony
with all things. The values of these people demonstrate principles
that can improve the balance of a society.
Some of the
workshop titles are:
Medicine Wheel – A
Traditional Record of Life Teachings
Animal Talk – Understanding nature and what it can
tell you
Indian Lodges – Everything has a lesson to teach
THE WORLD OF WOLVES - ALL LIFE MATTERS
A
presentation can be provided to fit the time periods allotted from two
hours or up to five hours.
Talking Circles:
Talking Circle programs
are provided for schools, camps, parks, environmental centers,
individual groups, museums, youth camps and academies.
Talking Circles have been used by many indigenous
cultures, particularly in the Native American traditions. A talking
circle, is a method used by a group to discuss a topic in an
egalitarian
and non-confrontational manner or to simply "check-in" about what is
present for them in their lives. The group members sit in a circle and
make comment on the topic of the discussion.
Confidentiality is a key element to all talking circles and an
expectation. Attendees are reminded of the requirement and sensitive to
the information being shared
A
presentation can be provided to fit the time periods allotted from forty
five minutes or up to three hours.
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event
development
Q -
How do I put together a
program for a day or weekend to gather people in a good way?
We work with groups and individuals to organize
various events in a positive manner. People have gatherings to celebrate
spirit, environment, personal growth and a strengthening of communities.
Bringing in speakers:
Our presenters address a variety of topics to do
with Native Teachings, Spiritual Connection, Environmental Issues,
Native Crafting and Native Ceremony. An event can be arranged to address
specific or “extraordinary experience” programs.
Schools, Youth Camps, Organizations, Businesses,
Clubs, Youth Homes and Homes for the Elderly all benefit from special
events. An event can be as simple as a talking circle led by an
experienced leader or a series of planned events including circles
gatherings, workshops, ceremonies and socials.
Specific Events:
Events focus on specific topics organized to
address subjects such as wellness of people, environment, nature, spirit
and community. The event can be for a day or for many days. Some
events are arranged over a period of time in the form of a series of
events happening once weekly, monthly or periodically.
Extraordinary Experience:
Impact events focus on bringing a message to the
planned group pertaining to individual and community values. The
presenters generally travel in pairs or more for this type event. The
presenters will come on site at a location of the client and provide
various programs pre-determined with the client. Talkiing Circles, Story Telling, Native Ceremony,
Native Socials, Speakers on varied topics and Crafting are utilized to
provide an experience for the audience.
Event Assistance:
Various events are planned by groups who have
need of a particular speaker or program. We will locate an appropriate
individual to attend and provide a specific program.
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presentation programs
Workshops are designed to present a value system as it has been adhered
to over millennia by peoples of the American Continent. The
purpose being to demonstrate an ethical culture that lives in harmony
with all things. The values of these people demonstrate principles
that can improve the balance of a society.
Programs
are provided for business training, environmental centers, camps,
individual groups, schools, social groups, teachers accreditation and
the community in general.
Medicine Wheel – A
Traditional Record of Life Teachings
The medicine wheel is a lifetime teacher’s aid. Correctly used, it
helps commit to memory the oral teachings of people with a constant
reference guide that is located everywhere. The medicine wheel is an
excellent tool for building behavioral concepts. Teachings to do with
medicine wheel are demonstrated and discussed.
The work shop includes a slide presentation to show the history, make
up, purpose and teachings within the medicine wheel. Learn how to make
a medicine wheel and have a working outline of how it works. The
presenter structures the program to the group that is present. The
workshop can be introductory or in depth depending on the audience,
amount of time and purpose of the presentation.
The program is based on Native American Teachings, “Eagle Man” by Ed
McGaa and “Black Elk Speaks” by Nicholas Black Elk as told through John
G. Neihardt.
Animal Talk – Understanding
nature and what it can tell you
The animal kingdom has much to teach at many levels. Animals do things
for a reason in the wild and they offer many messages. Their language
can tell you the condition of our land, the dangers that are present or
be a sign to the heart for new direction. The program is a
demonstration of interpreting animal behavior on a physical, mental,
emotional and spiritual level. Animal talk encourages the use of self
identification with animals to build personal values and self esteem.
The work shop includes a slide presentation of various animals and the
teachings understood of each animal. Workshop objectives and activities
include an understanding of the lessons animals offer to mankind and
knowledge of how they teach us. The workshop can be introductory or in
depth depending on the audience, amount of time and purpose of the
presentation.
The program is based on Native American Indian Teachings, “Animal
Speaks” by Ted Andrews and “Tracker” by Tom Brown Jr.
Workshop should not exceed twenty participants.
Indian Lodges – Everything
has a lesson to teach
An
introduction to the various lodges, teepees and wigwams used by the
northeastern tribes of Native American people. Teachings to do with
lodge building are demonstrated.
The work shop includes a slide presentation demonstrating lodges and
teachings that go with the building of structures. Each type of
structure is defined with explanation of its use and construction. A
model of the lodges is used to demonstrate. Plans are given out to be
used for classroom projects. The workshop can be introductory or in
depth depending on the audience, amount of time and purpose of the
presentation.
The program is based on Native American teachings, “Native American
Crafts & Skills” by David Montgomery.
Workshop should not exceed twenty participants.
THE
WORLD OF WOLVES - ALL LIFE MATTERS
Please join Sue Carrigan for
an informative program and slide presentation about Gray Wolves. These
amazingly intelligent and adaptive creatures once roamed this great country, but
it is only within the past 14 years they have made a comeback after near
extinction. Wolves are the top predator and have been absent from most of the
United States for close to a Century. There is still much controversy from man
as to whether or not we can find a way to live with them in harmony. The wolf
species as a whole needs the support of humans of all ages if they are going to
survive.
Learn who once roamed here,
what happened to them and why. Learn about their physical structure, family
life, habits, and social interactions. Find out who’s in charge in their pack
and why it is so important to their survival. Learn about their diet, territory
range, pups, and their fun and sometimes serious sides. You will learn about
their past and current status, leaving with a better understanding of them as a
species and their place in this world.
The program can be designed for any age student.
It generally lasts an hour for adult presentations and up to an hour and a half
for students. This is a hands-on program. School age children’s groups will
experience the wolf’s sense of smell through engaging activities, while younger
minds will experience the wolves through a wonderful story and hands on touching
and sensing. This program does not include a live wolf demonstration.
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project development
What we do for others, you
can do too!
Northeast American Cultural Resource is actively
developing various programs for Camps, At Risk Youth Programs, Drug and
Alcohol Treatment Facilities, Schools and Private Groups. The project
may simply be to build a lodge for teaching in a Native American Design
at a location of the client or as broad in scope as developing a program
to make a entire event. Many of the projects that we have developed are
located in the PROJECTS
section of this site.
Ongoing Projects:
Story Telling in state parks, scheduled talking
circles in communities and connecting people who desire mentoring in
Native American Culture and Values are typically ongoing projects.
The goal of Northeast American Cultural Resource, in
an ongoing project, is to establish a re-occurring program that can and
will become self sustaining.
In Native Talking Circles we will provide a circle leader to co-ordinate
a talking circle and help to identify and teach people desiring to lead the
circle to be able to continue the circle on their own at a designated
location that the interested party has established.
Established Projects:
We can design a program for Schools, Camps, Groups
and interested parties that have a full program format that may run on a
continuing basis. The program may include the use of some presenters of
Northeast American Cultural Resource on a continuing basis under
individual contract or may become self sustaining once developed and
implemented.
One Time Projects:
Varried clients such as Schools, Camps, Museums,
Public Locations, Private Groups, Parks and Individuls periodically have
need of Native American Cultural Information and Art Forms.
Our presenters can provide services to paint Native
American Murals, lay outs native scenes, build
various lodges like wigwams,
teepees and teaching lodges. We also will demonstrate various crafting
done by Native People.
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sharing programs
Sharing
programs are in many ways more intimate than workshops. The presentation
is interactive with the participant and allows for each individual to
find answers that they seek. The goal is to inform while allowing each
person the freedom of self expression. The information by the presenter
is offered and then discussed so that the participants have the
opportunity to gain insight.
Legends - Telling of Native American stories
The stories are known as
legends of the people. The legends told by the Elders and the story
tellers begin with the story of the creation of all things. All legends
told after the story of the creation are added to make up the whole
history of the people. Legends of the people are, in essence, the
gathering of stories that give the people values to live by within a
society. It is a part of the glue that holds a culture together.
Native American Music - Sharing of the drum, shaker and flute
Demonstrates the use of
drums, shakers and flutes used by the Northeast American Indian. Songs
are played and song in Native American Languages with interpretation.
Recordings of various tribal songs are played.
Medicine Talk - Medicines of the people
The four basic spirit
medicines of the northeastern Native Tribes are presented with
explanation of how they are used. Other medicines used for various
ailments are discussed. Many of the medicines used today by
pharmaceuticals came from the Native American peoples of this land.
Traditional Living Today - Walking the Red /Road
There are in excess of
two million Native American people in the Untied States today. Of those,
only about fifteen percent follow the traditional way of the ancestors.
Twenty five years ago only about two percent of the people followed the
traditional way of life and the population was only about one and one
half million people. What has changed? What is it like to walk the Red
road? What is it like on the reservation today?
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