Welcome to the 4th Annual 1998
Gathering of Circles

Bear Heart to speak to us on Friday.
Bear Heart is a Muskogee Creek Indian. He is a medicine man and respected elder of his tribe. Bear Heart lives in Albuquerque and is both a healer and roadman of the Native American Church. He is in great demand as a public speaker and has made numerous television and radio appearances. He was the keynote speaker last year at the Spirituality and Wellness Conference in Phoenix, Arizona. Bear Heart shares a lifetime of training that includes ceremonies conducted in the sweat lodge and the Native American Church, chanting, and smoking the sacred pipe to teach us how to walk the Spirit Road. Bear Heart wrote: The Wind Is My Mother: The Life and Teachings of a Native American Shaman. Author: Bear Heart with Molly Larkin.

 
Blackwolf


Dan Leonard
in Shower


Drums and kids


Sweatlodge

Honor and respect the land and natural life on it as part of our family. Treat it as you would like to be treated. Do not bring any alcohol or drugs. You are responsible for your own meals and camping gear (this is a wilderness area, so bring tent, sleeping bag, etc.). You will need rain gear and rain fly. Bring a potluck dish to contribute to the Feast on Sunday. Bring noisemakers (drums, rattles, etc.). Rules: Radios will not be allowed except with earphones. Dogs must be kept on a leash.

Directions: Go to Cloudcroft, New Mexico. Take Hwy 130 South out of Cloudcroft for 1.2 miles. Turn left at Sleepy Grass Campground or 0.7 miles. Turn right on 5661 for 3.9 miles. Turn left at 5661 marker, look for forked tree on left before turn. Then turn left again immediately and follow road. Signs will be posted.

 

 

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