by Kalyn Kodiak, ClH | Jan 26, 2021 | Uncategorized
Kodiak Herbal is the proud recipient of the Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada’s Stimulus Development Fund, as well as Indigenous Tourism Alberta’s COVID-19 Relief Fund. This funding has enabled us to continue doing what we love – sharing Metis...
by Kalyn Kodiak, ClH | May 26, 2020 | Uncategorized
I wrote last autumn about a little black bear who got hit by a semi-trailer. I took him home and put him in my freezer. Here is what happened next. I could never kill a bear; bears to me are the physical form of a sacred guardian who has loved me and kept a watchful...
by Kalyn Kodiak, ClH | Feb 12, 2020 | Uncategorized
Wildcrafting & Medicine Making at Providence Lane Farms Saturday, May 23rd, 2020 @ 10am-3pm Come out to Providence Lane Homestead, just North of Cochrane, for a day spent with Kalyn Kodiak, Metis Knowledge Keeper. Registration below. Are you interested in...
by Kalyn Kodiak, ClH | Oct 9, 2019 | Uncategorized
Here’s the story of how she came to be there: Steve and I took a day off after our wedding this August, to relax and go hiking in Kananaskis. This is where we saw the bear. She was a young black bear, likely a teenager, and she was sprinting across the highway...
by Kalyn Kodiak, ClH | Oct 31, 2018 | Articles, Recipes & Blog Posts, Herb Gossip, Student Clinic, Uncategorized
One of my favorite things about elderberries (Sambucus spp.) is the colorful rainbow of possibilities they provide! I love to showcase this ‘magic trick’ for my students during the elderberry harvest. This year my apprentice caught it all on camera, so we...
by Kalyn Kodiak, ClH | Oct 25, 2018 | Uncategorized
Grown & produced in Calgary by the great-great grand-daughter of Marie Rose Smith, the Famous Metis Herbalist & Midwife of the Prairies. Boon Michinn means “good medicine” in the Michif language. You can find out more about the Metis people and see a...