Ohén:ton Karihwatéhkwen and Kanien’kehá:ka Teachings of Gratitude and Connection

This article stems from a conversation with Otsi’tsakén:ra Charlie Patton that took place on Mohawk/Kanien’kehá:ka territory in Southern Turtle Island (Also known as Quebec, Canada) Otsi: tsaken’ra is a Kanien’kehá:ka who teaches the importance of harvest and the inter-relational connection that hum...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Genealogy
Main Authors: Otsi’tsakén:ra Charlie Patton, Alicia Ibarra-Lemay, Louellyn White
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021
Subjects:
Kanien’kehá:ka
first nations
healing
storytelling
traditions
harvest
relig
anthro-se
Canada
Turtle Island
First Nations
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3390/genealogy5030081
https://doaj.org/article/cac83248fed34401828b8551d0d5ff36
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Summary:This article stems from a conversation with Otsi’tsakén:ra Charlie Patton that took place on Mohawk/Kanien’kehá:ka territory in Southern Turtle Island (Also known as Quebec, Canada) Otsi: tsaken’ra is a Kanien’kehá:ka who teaches the importance of harvest and the inter-relational connection that human beings have with what they harvest. His teachings begin with the Ohén:ton Karihwatéhkwen (Also known as the Thanksgiving address, greetings, or opening prayer), an opening address, which invites all who partake to be “of one mind”. The Ohén:ton Karihwatéhkwen embodies the importance of storytelling, the Creation story, harvest teachings, and cultural continuity, which are all important teachings that are necessary for Onkwehónwe (The Original People) to begin healing from the effects of colonialism, cultural and linguistic disconnection, state-imposed violence, and racism.

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