1. Medicine Wheel Teachings
This power point presentation provides an overview teaching of the Medicine Wheel using a timeline of events format.
Prepared and presented by Sharon Meyer 2014

2. Sacredness of the Circle Representation of Mother Earth
Flows in one direction
Inter-connectedness
The evolution of Mother Earth around the sun
The circle is very sacred for traditional First Nation people.
All that is done is through ceremonies, celebrations,
and gatherings within a circle format.
This is science!

3. North West East South 4 is a scared number for First Nation people
Science
4 Directions
North
West
East
South
The Creator provided 4 directions on Mother Earth This is science!

4. Winter Fall Spring Summer 4 Seasons
The Creator provided 4 seasons on Mother Earth This is science!

5. The Creator rooted the plant people on Mother Earth First Nation Spirituality

6. Grasses Trees Trees Flowers Berries Science The Plant World
The plants are divided into 4 groups This is science!

7. The Creator saw that Mother Earth was overcome with plants and needed to create something
to balance the overgrowth of plant life so animals were created.

8. Legged Ones Animals Swimmers Crawlers Fish Insects Winged Ones Birds
Science
Animal World
Legged Ones
Animals
Swimmers
Fish
Crawlers
Insects
Winged Ones
Birds
The animals are divided into 4 groups like the plants This is science!

9. Trickster Cree – Wisakechuk Inuit – Amaguq Lakota – Iktomi
Ojibwe - Nanabozho
West Coast – Raven
Blackfoot – Naapi
Anishinabe - Witiko
After the plants and animals were on Mother Earth the Trickster was sent to prepare for the
coming of humans. The trickster has different names for cultural areas but purpose is the same

10. Turtle Island was inhibited by First Nation families from many culture groups

11. Physical Spiritual Emotional Mental 4 parts of the body
Creator created the human with four parts to their being.
The plants and animals were instructed to help the human to keep in balance.

12. Sage Tobacco Kinikinik Cedar 4 Sacred Plants Sweetgrass
The 4 sacred plants were provided by the Creator to help
keep the human in balance and connected to Mother Earth

13. Trickster lived with the plants and animals to prepare for the coming of the humans.
The First Nation people(s) were taught through oral teachings that the plant and animal
Stories were taught to them by the Trickster. The oral stories provide the direction of how
To live in harmony with the plant and animal world in co-existence and co-habitation of
Mother Earth.

14. The First Nation People were gifted the drum to remind them of where they come from and to
always remember that the animals and plants were here first. The drum is made from two
materials: the plants (wood) = drum frame and the animals (hide) = covering of the drum.
The heartbeat is the rhythm of the drum to honor the beat of life = heartbeat.
The drum is considered female and it is to teach the men to honor the giver of life = women.

15. It was predicted that other brothers would join our Turtle Island.
First Nations invited early brothers
to share our Turtle Island.
(need circle ½ white and ½ red)

16. Asian Europeans African First Nations Our medicine wheel changed
to add all of our nations
Living on our Turtle Island
Europeans
African
Asian
As settlers grew from early farms to town
Settlements they planned a railroad. Slaves
were brought in as laborers. New brothers joined
life on Turtle Island.
First Nations

17. Europeans
Rainbow People
Asians
Africans
First Nations
Now a new nation has joined us – the Rainbow people. This is part of the Seventh generation –
the healing generation. Our leaders with new relationships and understanding.

18. Let’s see how teachers are using the medicine wheel in the classroom.
Need to visit Medicine Wheel
Teacher Examples Power Point
For too long, First Nation teachings were not invited to have a place in European education. The time has come where we can see how balanced an educational delivery can be with the understanding of the medicine wheel. It is a way to teach global thinking!

19. Kinanaskomitin – Thank you to one person
E’Kosi – I am done
Kinanaskomitin – Thank you to one person
Kinanaskomitinawaw – Thank you to more
than one person
Sharon Meyer
North East School Division
First Nation and Metis Instruction Consultant
(306)