Collaboration between INdigenous medicine men and women, and science

1.) Mali, Africa

Researchers cooperate with ‘medicine men’

Takahi My Relatives I wish here to share a rare glimpse at the inner workings of the Caney Circle over 20 yeas ago. This is a copy of several attachments that accompanied the minutes of the board meeting of the Caney Circle that occurred on October 28 1991. In that meeting I as the chief behike of the Caney announced to our governing body that I had established contact with a newly formed organization of Tainos in New York City called  the TAINO NATIVE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION (Asociacion…

DEMINAN AND TURTLE WOMAN

Atravez del continent de America los behikes y behikes bajo entrenamiento del Circulo Caney celebramos el Solsticio de Invierno este pasado mes de Diciembre.

Throughout the whole American continent we the behikes and behikes-in-training of the Caney Circle celebrated the Winter Solstice ceremony this past month of…

Nosotros los os behikes del Circulo Caney celebramos la ceremonia sagrada de Luna Llena a principios del mes de diciembre 2017 en varias regiones del continente.

We the behikes of the Caney Circle celebrated the sacred Full Moon Ceremony early in the month of December December 2017 in various regions of the…

The ancient Maya created a remarkable mythological complex out of the cyclical movements of a specific celestial body that permeated almost every aspect of their lives, and to a certain extent still influences many elements of the lives of their modern-day descendants. The celestial body in question is the planet Venus. Venus is identified specifically as female by ancient…

Los behikes del CIRCULO ESPIRITUAL INDIGENA CANEY celebramos la ceremonia de Luna Llena a principios de este mes de Noviembre 2017.

The behikes of the CANEY INDIGENOUS SPIRITUAL CIRCLE celebrated the Full Moon Ceremony at the beginning of this month of November 2017.…

Los behikes y behikes-bajo-entrenamiento de nuestro circulo espiritual celebraron las ceremonias sagradas que rinden tributo y honor a nuestros antepasados que ya se encuentran en el inframundo espiritual de Coaibai en Soraya. Estas ceremonias fueron celebradas en muchos sitios de nuestro continente de Abiya Yala.

The behikes and…

On Monday October 23, 2017 a delegation of members of the Lummi Nation (Coast Salish), arrived in our city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania bringing with them the message of victorious struggle against seemingly insurmountable odds. They came bearing a powerful symbol of their ancestral tribal tradition. This object is a wooden totem pole sculpted in the…

After a certain age you kind of gather and claim that you "Found Yourself". Sometimes even when you do think you know who you are the circle is not complete unless your know every aspect of your ancestry.

Modern society up until recently only has us looking at ourselves from the surface. We end up taking that for what it's worth and form a hollow shell of self consciousness. We end up still feeling empty, and even worthless at times even though you have built this image of…

Los behikes y behikes bajo entrenamiento del Circulo Caney celebramos la ceremonia de Luna Llena de Octubre 2017 en varias localidades atravez del continente Americano.

The behikes and behikes-in-training of the Caney Circle celebrated the October 2017 Full Moon Ceremony in various locations accross the American…

Los behikes y behikes bajo entrenamiento del circulo Caney celebraron las ceremonias sagradas del Equinoccio de Oto~o este mes de Septiembre 2017

The Caney Circle behikes and behikes-in-training celebrated the sacred Fall Equinox ceremonies this month of September 2017.…

El kasike Roman GuaraguoRix Perez del Yukayeke Maisiti  en New York City me otorgo el honor de colaborar con el en papel de behike en la boda de su hija Sofiya. La ceremonia se llevo a cabo el Sabado 19 de Agosto 2017

Kasike Roman GuaraguaoRix Perez of the Yukayeke Maisiti in New York City honored me by allowing me to collaborate…

El Domingo 20 de Agosto 2017 nos reunimos en el hogar de nuestro behike bajo entrenamiento Nelson Kauamarix Zayas para inagurar una nueva guanara. El evento fue asistido por el kasike del yukayeke Maisiti, Roman Guaraguaorix Perez y varios otros miembros de la comunidad de la Resurgencia Taina en New York y New Jesey.

On Sunday…

Los behikes y behikes bajo entrenamiento del CIRCULO ESPIRITUAL INDIGENA CANEY celebramos la ceremonia sagrada de la Luna Llena en el mes de agosto 2017.

The behikes and behikes-in-training of the Caney Indigenous Spiritual Circle celebrated the sacred Full Moon Ceremony in August of…

En una bella ceremonia llevada a cabo a las orillas del sagrado Rio Toa en la zona oriental de Cuba tuve el honor de devolverle a la comunidad taina de Baracoa el baston sagrado que represento a esa comunidad en las carreras de las JORNADAS DE PAZ Y DIGNIDAD de 2016.  Este baston fue llevado por corredores de la Jornadas desde New York viajando rumbo al sur, hasta Panama,…

Los behikes y behikes bajo entrenamiento del Circulo Caney celebramos la ceremonia de Luna Llena del mes de Julio 2017 en varios centros comunitarios alrededor del continente Americano.

The behikes and behikes-in-training of the Caney Circle celebrated the Full Moon Ceremony of the month of July 2017 in various community centers around the…

ESSAYS FROM ARCHAEOASTRONOMY & ETHNOASTRONOMY NEWS, THE QUARTERLY BULLETIN OF THE CENTER FOR ARCHAEOASTRONOMY…

las ceremonias del Solsticio de Verano de Junio, 2017 fueron celebradas por los behikes y behikes bajo entrenamiento del CIRCULO ESPIRITUAL INDIGENA CANEY en varios sitios del continente este a~o.

The Summer Solstice ceremonies of June, 2017 were celebrated by the behikes and behikes-in-training of the CANEY INDIGENOUS SPIRITUAL…