{"id":2715,"date":"2022-05-07T09:30:04","date_gmt":"2022-05-07T13:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.windsorpubliclibrary.com\/digital\/?page_id=2715"},"modified":"2022-05-07T09:30:04","modified_gmt":"2022-05-07T13:30:04","slug":"religion-and-spirituality","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.windsorpubliclibrary.com\/digital\/?page_id=2715","title":{"rendered":"Religion and Spirituality"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Indigenous people refer to North America as \u2018Turtle Island.\u2019 While there are many versions of the \u2018Creation Story\u2019 that describe how \u2018Turtle Island\u2019 was created, stories only slightly differ from one community to another. All creation stories do though contain teachings about the importance of connection to the land and all of creation.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Haudenosaunee Creation Story: (Oral &amp; Translation) - Elders From The Six Nations Of Grand River\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GDuO3IPHpP0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Stonechild is from Muscowpetung Saulteaux Nation and is a professor of Indigenous Studies at First Nations University of Canada.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;When the Elders pray, they use this expression &#8211; &#8216;all of our relations&#8217;. And they&#8217;re not just talking about human relations. They&#8217;re talking about everything.&#8221;<\/strong> -Dr. Blair Stonechild.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen he was six years old, Blair Stonechild&#8217;s parents dropped him off at residential school in Saskatchewan. While he was there in the late 1950&#8217;s and early 60&#8217;s, he would learn that holding on to his people&#8217;s spirituality would land him in hell.\u201d- CBC Radio.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Using indigenous spirituality for a better city | Blair Stonechild | Walrus Talks\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oFvmdvE74B8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Traditional Spiritual Practices<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>What is Smudging?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"One Take | What is Smudging? (Short version)\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M-AyMOyGBhw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ogichidaa Teachings &#8211; Significance of the Pipe Ceremony<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ogichidaa Teachings - Significance of the Pipe Ceremony (Treaty #3 Anishinaabe Nation)\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/45nmKPQe2cw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sweat Lodge Teachings<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sweat Lodge Teachings\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zxP0TP5xkEg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Read More at <a href=\"https:\/\/canadianfirstnation.weebly.com\/rituals-worship-and-festivals.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Canadian Aboriginal Rituals, Worship and Festivals<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Indigenous Voices: Ceremony, Tradition and Spirituality<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Individuals from First Nations, Inuit and M\u00e9tis communities talk about the importance of beliefs and ceremonies at end of life<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Indigenous Voices: Ceremony, Tradition and Spirituality at End of Life\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/139541225?h=483b48d6d3&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indigenous people refer to North America as \u2018Turtle Island.\u2019 While there are many versions of the \u2018Creation Story\u2019 that describe how \u2018Turtle Island\u2019 was created, stories only slightly&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.windsorpubliclibrary.com\/digital\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2715"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.windsorpubliclibrary.com\/digital\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.windsorpubliclibrary.com\/digital\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.windsorpubliclibrary.com\/digital\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.windsorpubliclibrary.com\/digital\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2715"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.windsorpubliclibrary.com\/digital\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2715\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2717,"href":"https:\/\/www.windsorpubliclibrary.com\/digital\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2715\/revisions\/2717"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.windsorpubliclibrary.com\/digital\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2715"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}