Into our Roots
https://rainedawn93.wordpress.com/2016/12/04/turtle-mountain-chippewa/ I've spent a lot of time processing my trip to North Dakota. My...
Journey to Balance
Balance: an even distribution of weight enabling someone or something to remain upright and steady. Even distribution of weight, of...
4 more days!
Wow... there's only 4 more days until I leave for North Dakota! I am so excited to learn the ways of the Ojibwe... to connect with my...
Buffalo Medicine
There is so much happening... The Standing Rock Sioux have taken back ceded land that is theirs under the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1851,...
Mishomis
My giwaa directed me to read the Mishomis Book written about the history and teachings of our people, the Ojibwe. This book is fantastic!
Ojibwe Clans
The Ojibwe word “Dodaem” means “That from which one draws one’s purpose, one’s meaning, one’s being”, and comes from the root word...
Beautiful day
Today is a beautiful day here on the east coast. The sun is shining and the air has a nice chill to it. It is 57* with a high of 75*...
Strength in the Circle
"The New People will find strength in the circle." Wow, this statement is so powerful, and has so many meanings. I have been finding...
The Time of the Seventh Fire
"In the time of the Seventh Fire New People will emerge. They will retrace their steps to find what was left by the trail. Their steps...
Turtle Mountain Chippewa
Hi my name is Raine Dawn Valentine. I am a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa from Belcourt, North Dakota. Growing up...
