Pictures of Johnny Moses one of my teachers in the past
"Johnny Moses is a storyteller, healer, and respected spiritual leader who carries the medicine teachings of his Northwest Coast ancestors. Born in a remote Nootka village on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Moses has a multitribal ancestry that includes the Nootka, Saanich, Snohomish, Dwamish, and Chehamus peoples. He trained under seven traditional medicine teachers, is fluent in eight native languages, and received a bachelor's degree in education from the University of British Columbia at the age of 18. Today, Johnny Moses serves as an ambassador for his Northwest cultures and as a voice of his people's medicine teachings."
When he was 13 years old, Johnny Moses was told that cancer would kill him within two months. Today, after a miraculous healing with the help of tribal elders, Johnny Moses is known as one of the great voices of Native American medicine. On Medicine Path, he shares the practices that cured him and that sustain his people to this day. "Songs and stories are true medicines," teaches Moses, "as important as herbs and prayer. Just listening to them can revive your spirit and body." Told by this remarkable healer, here is a medicine bag of chants and lore from the Northwest tribes, showing how stories and everyday acts can serve as the most powerful medicine of all.
