THE BOX & CIRCLE WORKSHOP
Pahan Pte San Win and Wes Nelson offer this powerful and interactive workshop for groups who are interested to learn more about the experience of Indigenous peoples in Canada. Background Jann Derrick PhD. R.M.F.T., a Registered Marriage and Family Therapist, created the Box and Circle Experience over 20 years ago after receiving a vision […]
Building Relationships with Children; a Podcast with Grandmother Pahan
Grandmother Pahan Pte San Win talks about building relationships with children @thebalancededucator podcast. When times are challenging, we need the wisdom and love of a grandmother to soothe us, teach us, and refill our tank. That’s why Grandmother Pahan is on this show. Pahan Pte San Win shares her story about working with incarcerated youth, […]
I Don’t Know What I Don’t Know: Building Cultural Competence in Indigenous Community
POSTPONED DUE TO COVID 19: New date to be announced later. Fort Whyte Alive! Winnipeg, M.B. – One Day Retreat – May 23, 2020 Grandfather Wanbdi Wakita & Grandmother Pahan Pte San Win share knowledge, protocols and hands-on learning with individuals who want to feel more comfortable to enter Indigenous community and Ceremony. Enjoy experiential learning, […]
Walking Together into a Hopeful Future 2020: Woman Sacred Rising
POSTPONED DUE TO COVID 19: New dates to be announced later. Yasodhara Ashram, Kootenay Bay, B.C. – Weekend Workshop – April 24 – 26, 2020 Pahan Pte San Win and Wanbdi Wakita will guide two days of exploration based on their lived experience with relationships, identity and leadership, and with opportunity for you to explore your […]
Vision Quest Conference
May 14 – 16, 2019 Presentation by Wanbdi Wakita & Pahan Pte San Win Finding My Path, Indigenous Identity in the Modern World In residential school they cut his hair, forbade him to speak his language and tried to rid him of his Dakota ways. Yet today he remains a man deeply proud and committed […]
Building Cultural Competency & Confidence
Grandfather Wanbdi Wakita & Grandmother Pahan Pte San Win share knowledge, protocols and hands-on learning for individuals who want to feel more comfortable to enter Indigenous community and Ceremony. This will be a lovely, renewing day of deep learning; a one-day retreat with group discussion, great food and time to journal and walk-in nature. A […]
National Mental Health Conference 2019
March 21 & 22 Keynote Address – Something Sacred with Wanbdi Wakita & Pahan Pte San Win One day Wanbdi had a powerful vision that changed his life. Since then he has had the job of making prayers for people. Pahan Pte San Win tells us, “The first time I had a vision I was eight years […]
Bear Paw Tipi Youtube Channel
Bear Paw Tipi has launched a YouTube Channel! Spiritual leaders, Wanbdi Wakita and Pahan Pte San Win, share sacred teachings that they have received over a lifetime of making prayers for people. Learn about our relationship with Mother Earth and the natural world. Feel the hope that universal truths inspire. Expect new videos each Saturday […]
Wakan Ija: Children, They are Holy Too
March 16, 2019 10 – 6 p.m. Sandy Saulteaux Retreat Centre, Beausejour, MB Children are sacred – every single one. When traumatized, children respond in predictable and often troublesome ways. Grandmother Pahan Pte San Win’s work with incarcerated youth has taught her some surprising lessons about trauma response and what youth need in order to […]
Wanbdi Wakita, Grandfather to the University of Manitoba Access Program
After more than three decades, Wanbdi Wakita has completed his work in corrections to accept the position of Grandfather in Residence to the University of Manitoba Access Program. He said, “I’ve learned so much from the men over the years. I have many memories. Now is my time to go. Someone else can take my […]