by Kalyn Kodiak, ClH | Mar 25, 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...
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...
by Kalyn Kodiak, ClH | Mar 1, 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...
by Kalyn Kodiak, ClH | Feb 1, 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...
by Kalyn Kodiak, ClH | Nov 14, 2021
Learn about the blended healing traditions of Metis people, including plant medicine traditions, Right Relationships & Living in a Good Way. This is the 3rd lesson in a series, you may join at any time. We will learn from elder Cheryle Chagnon about the medicine...