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2008 Sacred Circle Registration

Sit & Bull Camp in Akwesasne, NY.  Click here for directions. 
**ALL CABINS HAVE BEEN RESERVED**

Below is what we have planned for Sacred Circle this year. To register for Sacred Circle, just complete the form below, and we'll send you a confirmation with additional background material and billing information. If you would like more information on our presenters click here to read their profiles.
 
You can also call us directly at 518-358-2641 to register.
 
Visit our Contact Us page if you'd like to request a speaker for your own training program or event.

Date
Event
Location
July 29
Arrivals
Arrival Day
Set up camp (or cabin).
Snacks available.
Sit & Bull Camp
Akwesasne, NY
July 30
Day One
 Jake Swamp, Mohawk Nation

Welcoming Address
"Progress Report"
-Plans for the Learning Center
-Tree Plantings
-Past accomplishments
"Peacemaking Principles"
-Importance of continuing peace work
-Report on Gathering of World's Religions
Sit & Bull Camp
Akwesasne, NY
July 31
Day Two

Dr. Dan Longboat, Mohawk Nation

-Haudenosaunee health issues and research findings on traditional diets

Sit & Bull Camp
Akwesasne, NY

Aug 1
Day Three

 Rick Hill, Tuscarora Nation


-Condolence protocol pertaining to grief issues in Haudenosaunee societies and related items.

Sit & Bull Camp
Akwesasne, NY

Aug 2
Day Four

Dale Bellisfield & Nancy Slowick, New Jersey/Suzanne Brant, Tyendinaga Mohawk Nation
"Plants of the Field, Forest and Wetland"
-Identify plants, trees and wildflower and their various habitats growing at the Learning Center.
-Nature walk using field guides, hand lens and field marks

"Natural Health through Herbal Remedies"

-Understand some of the basics of herbal medicine, including the forms, applications, actions and cautions.

-Identify how herbal and mainstream approaches overlap and when to separate them.

"Tree of Peace Learning Center Herbarium Project"

-Discussion on the preservation of the language, culture and traditional herbal  medicine through the development of a Herbarium.

Sit & Bull Camp
Akwesasne, NY

Aug 3
Departure

Bob Stevenson, Cree Elder
"Life Skills on the Land Teachings"
-Outdoor Education
-Survival Skills
-Living in the best of both worlds
-Native Awareness
-Storytelling and Jokes

Closing
Pack up
Breakfast Served

Sit & Bull Camp
Akwesasne, NY

To Register:

Send check or money order with printed registration form (available by clicking at bottom of form) to Tree of Peace Society 326 Cook Rd. Hogansburg, NY 13655 or register by using paypal below.

Full Registration
(not including cabin rental)

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Registration Fees

  • All 4 days of seminars including all meals - $350 (does not include lodging)
  • Commuters including meal for that day - $75.00 (must pre-register)
  • Youth/ Elder rate available upon request. (18 & under and 60 and over)
(Arrival date is July 29th with snacks available. Departure date is August 3rd  with breakfast being served.)

*Please note cabins are available based on first come, first served basis with paid registration. There are 3 cabins available that may accomodate 4 people per shared cabin. Cost of cabin is $35 a night  (not per person) and is supplied with linens, please bring your own towels. There is a male and female shower facility on premises. Camping space is available for $3.00/per night.  Cabin rentals are to be paid upon arrival at Sacred Circle. Click here for althernate accomodations: Area Motels

**You are welcome to bring your own food if you require special dietary needs. Our menu is not vegetarian, but we will have plenty of fruit, vegetables and grains on hand.

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Sacred Circle 2005

Click picture for testimonials
from some of previous years
Sacred Circle participants.
 
 
 
 
 
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326 Cook Road Hogansburg, N.Y. 13655
Phone/Fax (518)358-2641  Email us at: treeofpeace@earthlink.net