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Spirit Animals

Many members of the Native community possess what is known as a Spirit Animal, also called a Spirit Guide, or Animal Totem. The Spirit Animal is often considered to be a gift sent from the Creator to guide us on life’s journey. Unlike what google searches or random websites might…
Categories: My Culture, Wellness and Healing

Spirit Houses

Many tribal communities have a tradition of a specific place to go for meditation and renewal—this may be in the form of a Sweat Lodge, a woman’s House of Moon time, a sacred spring, etc. During the time of inward looking and belonging, people can choose at any time to…
Categories: My Culture, Wellness and Healing

STD FAQs

How do people get an STD? During vaginal, anal or oral sex, STDs can be transmitted through the exchange of blood, semen and vaginal fluids, or through skin-to-skin contact. How can I tell if I have an STD? Many people with an STD have no symptoms at all. If someone…
Categories: Sexual Health, STDs

STD Testing FAQs

Why Should I Get an STD Test? Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) – also called sexually transmitted infections (or STIs) – are very common. By age 25, roughly one in two sexually active people will get one. If you think it can’t happen to you…think again. Since STDs often show no…
Categories: My Relationships, Sexual Health, STDs

STD Testing for Youth Under 18

Getting tested for STIs, including HIV, is important for everyone. Once we are sexually active, it is our responsibility to ourselves and to our partners to make sure we have a clean bill of sexual health. But what about those of us who have become sexually experienced before the grand…
Categories: My Relationships, Sexual Health, STDs

STDs

STDs, also known as sexually transmitted diseases or sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are infections that are passed from person to person during sex. STDs are common. In fact, over half of all people get an STD by the age of 25. Many STDs show no signs or symptoms, so a…
Categories: My Relationships, Sexual Health, STDs

Story of Rock

In the beginning, the Creator was lonely and decided to create the Mother Earth, and upon her — the plants, fire, water, the four-leggeds, winged ones, those that swim, and then finally the two-leggeds, The People. The Creator said “there is something different and special about the two-leggeds, because they…
Categories: My Culture, Traditional Stories and Teachings

Story of the Seasons

Long, long ago there were many kinds of Seasons. They were very much like people. They could talk and laugh. They played games. They even worked. They had many council meetings. They would meet together and make many rules. They changed their rules all the time. When it was time…
Categories: My Culture, Traditional Stories and Teachings

Taking Care of Your Sexual Health

If you’re sexually active, it’s important to regularly visit a healthcare provider, like a doctor or nurse, to have sexual health check-ups and discuss sexual health issues. What is a sexual health check-up? A sexual health check-up is an examination by a doctor or nurse for sexual health issues like…
Categories: My Relationships, Sexual Health, STDs

Talking to an Adult About Sex

So you want to talk to your parents about sex (or your soccer coach, or your auntie or uncle, or some other adult you trust – you get the idea), but you’re not sure how to get started? That’s okay. Just realizing it’s a good idea to talk to them…
Categories: Sexual Health, STDs

The Sacred Circle

A young man sat alone near the river, apart from his three brothers, peering out over the troubled water. His isolation did not go undetected by his grandmother who watched from the house, though. She had a keen sense about her and went out to meet him. “What’s wrong, Isaac?”…
Categories: My Culture, Sacred Elements
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