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By Victoria Buffalo Robe
PHILOSOPHY
I grew up learning traditional practices and ceremonies. I am Nehiyaw Iskwew (translation: a Cree woman) from Saskatchewan, Canada. I first learned to pick plants for traditional medicine with my aunt and mother at very young age. Some of my earliest memories are of picking sweet grass, and the sound it makes in the wind.
Minahyawin ᒥᓇᐦᔭᐧᐃᐣ
The value statement is Minahyawin (Mi/Na/H/Ya/w/I/n)
Minahyawin is a Plains Cree word that speaks to much more than appearance — it reflects a way of being. While it loosely translates to “the way we are carrying,” its true meaning runs deeper, embodying how we move through the world, how we treat others, and how we hold ourselves in relationship to all living things. In English, it would take many words to describe what minahyawin expresses in just one: it is a way of life rooted in respect, responsibility, and relational beauty. To walk in beauty is not only about how we look, but how we live — in alignment with the land, our ancestors, and each other.
