Little Turtle Island

What are the achievements of Little Turtle Island

Each year on the IOW, a four day camp was held, accomplishing a real feeling of native life within natural surroundings. Several of the youngsters attained a depth of knowledge so they were given a traditional Rite of Passage ceremony, leading them to adulthood. This involved a Sweat lodge and Vision Quest.

Little Turtle Island took the children to visit Parkhurst Forest on the IOW in April and July 1998, where they experienced Tipi living, learnt to build survival shelters and investigated natural plants and herbs. At workshops and camp visits they had opportunities to craft items and clothing using traditional techniques.

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What are the aims of little turtle island.

To offer wilderness skills to students as taught by Native Americans.
To integrate this with our own cultural heritage & ancient wisdom.
To create a learning structure that is within the sacred circle:
For children to gain respect for their land and all living beings, so gain respect for themselves and each other.
To teach craft skills of indigenous peoples-linking past to the present.
To offer camp facilities, extending learning skills.
To offer spiritual teaching in natural settings wherever possible to combine with practical skills.
To teach oral traditions (story-telling) dance, chants.
To teach the importance of ceremony. .

The most important thing to remember about ceremony is that it is a way for Humans to give back to Creation some of the energies that they are always receiving. The Earth Mother constantly gives us two-legged (Human Beings) a surface on which to place our feet. Grandfather Sun warms us and Grandmother Moon brings dreams.

The element of Earth gives us a place to grow food and the ability to make homes and tools. The Water keeps us alive, the Fire warms our homes and cooks our food, the Air gives us the Sacred Breath of Life.

Through ceremony, we learn to give back

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