Metis Medicines of Early Summer – Lii Bonn Michinn (outdoors/plantwalk)

by Kalyn Kodiak, ClH | Jun 22, 2022

Lii Bonn Michinn Plant Walk in the Foot hills! The flowers of berry bushes, trees and edible greens will be springing up with renewed energy in June! This is the best time to learn traditional plant identification skills, and to harvest the last of the spring greens....

Elderberry Medicine Make & Take

by Kalyn Kodiak, ClH | May 28, 2022

Elderberry is one of our best traditional antiviral medicines and a traditional source of food, tools and a rainbow spectrum of dyes for clothing and crafts. In this workshop we’ll be making elderberry syrup from scratch, and getting creative along the way with...

Lii Bonn Michinn – Metis Medicine for Women/Those with a Uterus

by Kalyn Kodiak, ClH | Apr 21, 2022

As late April moves into May, Alberta comes into Flower Season! Spring is officially here, and many of our aromatic plants are ripe for harvesting during this season, when the strongest medicine helps the plant to bloom. This is an important time for...

Balsam Harvest and Medicine Making Festival

by Kalyn Kodiak, ClH | Mar 12, 2022

Venue: Leighton Art Centre Everyone is welcome to join in a traditional day of sharing food, tea and medicine. Metis Herbalist Kalyn Kodiak leads the 6th annual Balsam Harvest Festival, a celebration of the first medicine of spring. The sticky buds of the Balsam...

Medicine Workshop Aims to Reconnect Metis People with Tradition in Bragg Creek – Cochrane Eagle

by Kalyn Kodiak, ClH | Mar 3, 2022 | Articles, Recipes & Blog Posts, Herb Gossip, Lifestyle, Metis Culture

Originally Published in the Cochrane Eagle, February 8 2022. Written by Jesse Cole. Kalyn Kodiak is a Métis traditional knowledge keeper and herbalist. She’ll be sharing some of that knowledge on Feb. 18 in Bragg Creek. Métis Canadians have a long and rich history in...