Chapter 4: Pre-Contact History

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This chapter looks to the seldom acknowledged vibrant life being lived on Turtle Island long before colonization by Europeans. If we are to understand the present, it is important to have more than the colonizers’ version of history. Also, the Medicine Wheel is introduced in the Elder Teaching as a wholistic belief system that is part of this pre-colonial way of life and that today, if followed, serves to keep the lives of individuals and communities in balance. Reflective questions and activities based on the four quadrants of the Medicine Wheel are provided, along with further recommended material for viewing, listening, and reading.

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