Question by : Where Can I find a Native Shaman in Ontario?
Please excuse if I have spelt shaman wrong. I have visited two first Nations Reserves hoping to be able to get advice from an elder or shaman. Only to find nobody to talk to. Does anyone know where to find someone who I can sit down with?
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Answer by Roman C
Good luck with that. We don’t have shamans, the Wan-na-bees do. If somebody tells you they are an NDN shaman, you can bet they are a pretendian.
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You wont find a Shaman in Ontario, Plus not all Shamans are native Indians ,and even if you find one likely they’ll tell you nothing because your a outsider and there wisdom is only shared within the circle of the community.
They aren’t called shamans (and you spelled it right). Depending on the tribe they may be called, roughly, medicine men/women. Shaman is something else.
Most likely, you will not find one that is just going to sit down and talk with you. Their advice is normally reserved for those of their tribe. They do not teach outsiders. One of the reasons for this is because some pagan groups take their religious rituals and turn them upside down (which is a shame really…. american indigenous people have their own religions and rituals that don’t go well with most european pagan religions.. neo-pagans need to leave it alone).
native shamans are in siberia, but i don’t think you’ll find one there, either.
few american indian tribes teach their ways to outsiders. you should look to your own ancestry. even europe has a tradition of shamanism.
Well that will be hard, considering that Shamans aren’t Native American. Most wanna-bes and new-agers have added the misconception of “shamanism” to Native American culture, however incorrect they still spread the rumor of “A native american shaman taught me” and other such nonsense. Know that a Native American will never teach an outsider our ways, mostly because of the fact that our ways are played with by many, and in the wrong hands, dangerous too. Take for example James Ray and the Sedona AZ incident. I think if you really like or admire our culture that you admire from the perspective of a non-native and observe only.
lmao I’m sure I’m not the only one here who got a good laugh at the idea of a white guy wandering around the rez looking for a “shaman”!
Let’s pretend that Natives do have “shamans” and there is one who will talk with you.
What exactly are you hoping to accomplish by visiting one? Are you hoping to learn how to turn into a wolf to fight vampires??? Are you hoping they will mix you up some magic potions??? Do you just have a strong desire to know your totem animal??? Have you lost your spirit guide- again??? If this is the case, sorry, those are all just myths too.
If you’re looking for spiritual guidance, your barking up the wrong tree. Why would you turn to someone who’s beliefs you obviously know nothing about for that? Call your local pastor ffs and stop bothering our Elders!
Actually, I am a Native Shaman…
I don’t live near Ontario though…maybe we can do this via Skype or e-mail? Do you have a Paypal account? I have very reasonable rates. Let me know…
Wado Tiyospaye!
– Jo Laughing Wolf