Native American Teachings with Grandmother Nancy Andry
Mon, Apr 10
|Sticks and Stones Farm
“My prayer is to touch one heart every day. If we all can do that, we can change the world and make it a better place for all living beings and our mother, the Earth.” – Grandmother Nancy Andry
Time & Location
Apr 10, 2023, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Sticks and Stones Farm, 197 Huntingtown Rd, Newtown, CT 06470, USA
Guests
About the event
We are beyond thrilled to welcome Grandmother Nancy Andry for a monthly Native American teachings!
One Monday per month, 7PM (see below schedule), In-Person Only
Grandmother Nancy is of Algonquin and French heritage and has followed the Red Road since childhood. Seeking out elders willing to teach, her first two mentors were a Lakota author and a Lakota medicine man. Later, an Ojibwa medicine woman, then a Mi’kmaq grandmother, adopted her. Community elders gave Grandmother Nancy permission to pour lodges since 1991. She served as a facilitator for a Native Women’s Circle in federal prison for 17 years.
A Sundancer and a Sacred Pipe carrier, Grandmother Nancy is acknowledged as an elder and a grandmother in her communities in Canada where she was given instruction to bring out and share certain teachings. She is a well-known storyteller, sharing legends from many different Nations in schools, health facilities and in the…