Episode 49: On Indigenous teachings about our relationships with animals, with Elder Marjorie Icebound

In this episode, we're joined by Marjorie Icebound, who shares her personal experiences, ancestral wisdom, and teachings rooted in Cree culture and traditions.

Together, we explore the sacredness of the Bear, the spirit that exists within all living beings, and the deep relationships between humans, animals, and the natural world. Marjorie shares stories from her own life and reflects on the wisdom passed down through generations, offering a different way of understanding our place within the web of life.

We also talk about her recent experience at the Multispecies Methods Workshop, organized by the ANICOM Project at the University of Liège in Belgium, where scholars, Indigenous knowledge holders, and animal communication practitioners came together to explore new ways of listening to, learning from, and working with other species.

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NOTE: Avantika's PhD research, and the workshop mentioned in this episode, are funded by the European Union (ERC Consolidator, ANICOM, 101124189). Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Research Council. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

ANICOM - Animal Communicators: Intuitive interspecies communication as a key to dialogic multispecies methods

https://anicom.uliege.be/