Carrying experience and knowledge, including Sacred Traditional Knowledge , as an Elder of the Turtle Clan (Mohawk Nation, Iroquois Confederacy), an educator, and an Indigenous woman would allow me to contribute a distinctive and underrepresented perspective on how ongoing and emerging issues in Canada. I am sanctioned by The Iroquois Confederacy to serve based on the diverse Traditional Teachings I received, which include more than 40 years of teachings from Elder Tom Porter (Bear Clan) who is the Spiritual Leader of the The Iroquois Confederacy, 40 years f rom Chief Earl R. Hill (Wolf Clan), 16 years under the personal tutelage of Grandmother Elder Sara D. Smith (Turtle Clan, Mohawk Nation, Grand River Territory), and more than 10 years of instruction by Elder Ted Silverhand (Bear Clan, Tuscarora). I serve and guide my community as a practicing Mohawk Elder. Over the last six years, I have also been a frequent Elder-in-Residence ...
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