In Native American spirituality, a Deer woman is a spirit entity that is associated with fertility and love. It protects women. She’s an entity that beams light. Some tribes believed in a Deer Woman who transformed into a deer after being raped or who was brought back to life by the original Deer Woman spirit […]
Honoring in Red: The Milwaukee Community Highlights #MMIW
It’s a warm Sunday morning and people gather at the Gerald L. Ignace Indian Health Center located on the south side of Milwaukee. The event is called “Honoring Our Sisters: Red dress brunch” The room is filled with red clothing items and mostly women attendees. People throughout the Native American community of Milwaukee unite to […]
The Bead Store That Preserves Native Culture [VIDEO]
In New Town on the Forth Berthold, ND reservation lies a small beading store down the main strip. Thomasina Mandan owns the Mandan’s Bead Supply Storea modest size building that holds a rich and cultural practice of their Native traditions. Mandan opened the bead store once she noticed the lack of accessibility to bead material within […]