Cultural Services

As a bi-cultural agency, Weechi-it-te-win Family Services has strived to empower the Anishinaabe teachings inherent in our ten First Nations. 

These are some of the activities under this project:

Access to Elders and the Elder’s Council
Access to Traditional Healing Activities
Teaching on Customary Care
Requests for Indian names
Request for Clan Search
Customary Adoption
How to make a Regalia
Teaching on the Legends, Rites of Passage, Pipe ceremonies, Drum Ceremonies, Feasts
Ojibwemowin – Ojibway Language Tables
Healing Circles – ADR circles
Picking Sacred Medicines
Caring for Animals – Cleaning and Using Hides
Anishinaabe Songs and Teachings
Traditional Games
Traditional Roles of Family (Parents & Grandparent)

Featured Teaching and Key note Address by Lawerence Henry, Sitting Eagle:

In the following video, Lawrence presented the Clan Systems and the relationship to Traditional Child Care and Family Systems at the Weechi-it-te-win Family Services 20th Anniversary Celebration August 13, 2007