Program 101: The Sacred Earth

Audio and Transcripts Elder Wisdom: Barbara Roberts features Pulitzer Prize winning author and poet, N. Scott Momaday who shares narrative, storytelling and poetry. The program features the landscape of Momaday’s childhood in Oklahoma which helped him develop a deep...

Program 102: The Circle

Audio and Transcripts Elder Wisdom: Barbara Roberts shares the historical background of the Monacan nation, a state-recognized tribe in Virginia. Stories from the tribe’s chief, historian and two elders include the 1608 encounter with Captain John Smith as well as...

Program 103: Cry of the Earth/Prophesy

Audio and Transcripts Elder Wisdom: Barbara Roberts reveals Iroquois and Mi-kmak prophesy told at the UN by the late Onondaga Chief Leon Shenandoah with Onondaga Clan Mother Audrey Shenandoah translating. Telling of difficulties befalling the Iroquois nation, the...

Program 104: Honoring Native Women

Audio and Transcripts Elder Wisdom: Barbara Roberts features Zona Loans Arrow telling the story of the courage and bravery shown by her Nakotah great grandmother who was captured by the Blackfeet in the late 19th century. She tells the story as her great grandmother...

Program 105: The Horse in Native Culture

Audio and Transcripts Elder Wisdom: Barbara Roberts features Shoshone elder Rusty Houtz who tells about the traditional travels of the Shoshone and the early coming of the horse which made hunting, gathering and traveling easier for the people. He relates childhood...

Program 106: The Harvest

Audio and Transcripts Elder Wisdom: Barbara Roberts features segment two of the Monacan nation, including the 18th Century Monacan village being reconstructed at The Natural Bridge in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. Chief Branham and two elders discuss how they...