"If we want to see changes first of all we need to be in peace inside ourselves, and then we need to be patient with the ones that have not yet arrived in that place of peace." Grandmother Margaret Behan is a member of the International Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers. As a child, Margaret attended the Catholic Mission and Government Boarding Schools. Margaret is a Cheyenne traditional dance
r. She has served as a dance leader in Oklahoma and in powwows across the U.S. A sculptress for 30 years, she creates clay figurines that have won her many honors, including shows at Eastern New Mexico University, University of Wisconsin, Santa Fe Indian Market and the Gallup Inter-Tribal Ceremonial. Margaret is an accomplished and published author, poet and playwright. She has presented workshops and retreats for women, adult children of alcoholics and co-dependents. Margaret is currently taking an active role a leader of her tribe as a teacher of Cheyenne Culture and the President of the Cheyenne Elders Council. Vashon Intutive Arts & Woman's Way Red Lodge are honoured to present a fundraiser for Grandmother Margaret Behan's work. Sacred Days with Grandmother Margaret Behan "Red Spider Woman"
Member of International Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers
March 12th & 13th 2011 on Vashon Island
~ March 12 ~
Beginning at 1:00 pm
Sacred Fire
Talking Stick
Drumming
Music
& Discussion with Grandmother Margaret
With Dinner at VIA (Vashon Intuitive Arts) at 5 pm. (approximate time)
Heart Donation: $100.00 per person
~ March 13 ~
Consultation Appointments with Grandmother Margaret
10 am- 2pm
Heart Donation: $40.00 for 15 minutes
Pre-registration is required. Registration, location & more info:
Vashon Intuitive Arts
http://www.vashonintuitivearts.com
Lorna Cunningham
206.459.5312
