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White Bison is honored to announce Dana Tiger as The First Wellbriety Artist of 2019.
Dana Tiger is a Muscogee Creek-Seminole and Cherokee artist from Oklahoma. Her artwork focuses on portrayals of strong women. She uses art as a medium for activism and raising awareness. Dana was inducted into the Oklahoma Women’s Hall of Fame in 2001. She has been a strong supporter of the Wellbriety Movement since the first Journey of the Sacred Hoop in 1999. She generously allowed White Bison to use her artwork for our Daughters of Tradition program, which is a youth prevention program for girls ages 8-17. She was also one of the first women to carry The Sacred Hoop of 100 Eagle Feathers.
In 2002, Dana Tiger founded a non-profit organization, Legacy Cultural Learning Community, to foster arts development for Native youth. She comes from generations of famous, talented artists such as Jerome Tiger and Johnny Tiger Jr.

You can visit her website at https://www.tigerartgallery.com/
Please support this amazingly gifted Wellbriety Artist by purchasing paintings, custom work, T-Shirts designs, book cover designs, cards, Christmas presents, and Birthday presents.
Dana also does presentations on art and sobriety.

We will publish more of her work during the following month.

The Wellbriety Movement is growing, maturing and becoming self-sustainable. This means the Wellbriety Movement will keep alive from within itself. It is a system of the give-away.

Example 1:
We had a request for a big drum from a circle of 100 Native Women in a prison in Minneapolis. A group of Native men from a prison in Washington made a beautiful drum as a gift for them. We drove to Washington, picked up the drum, and delivered it to the women’s prison in Minneapolis.
Example 2:
We have a group of men in a prison in Oklahoma whose drum broke, and we are being given a big drum from a drum maker in New Mexico to be gifted to the men’s prison. The Wellbriety Movement is now at a place where people within it are willing to use their talents to help with spiritual tools for others. We will start making some of these requests known to help find people who are willing to share their talents and resources with others in the Movement.

This a request #1 for assistance from a brother from Oregon.

We received a request for six hand drums. We are looking for rawhide for making hand drums. These drums will be made and shipped out to Wellbriety/Red Road meetings by request. These drums will not be used for profit or trade. They will be given to the people.
We all have a song to sing!

The need of the Wellbriety Movement

We have a person who has offered to make these drums, if you can donate rawhide, please contact White Bison at info@wellbriety.com or call us at 719-495-6378. We will put you in contact with a volunteer drum maker.

In our recovery, we learn to share with others as we know the Drum is our Medicine!

The 7 Teachings: Love, Respect Honesty, Bravery, Wisdom, Truth, and Humility
The Elders tell us how simple, powerful, and beautiful the 7 Teachings are. The Wellbriety Movement introduces the 7 Teachings Earrings Set. Now you can wear one set of earrings each day for 7 days.
During your morning prayer time, light your sage or sweetgrass and ask the Creator to show you the lesson of the teaching you are wearing so you can practice it throughout the day.
Monday is Love: Knowing love is to know peace. Our love must be unconditional. When people are weak, that is when they need love the most. Love is a strong affection for another. This can form between friends and family. Love is an attachment-based upon devotion, admiration, tenderness, and kindness for all things around you. For one to love and accept themselves is to live at peace with the Creator and in harmony with all of creation. Love knows no bounds. We must accept it sincerely and give it freely.
Tuesday is Respect: A way to honor creation is by showing respect. There should be no part of creation that should be excluded from the honor that we are to give. We demonstrate respect by realizing the value of all people and things, and by showing courteous consideration and appreciation. We must give respect if we wish to be respected. We honor the traditional roles that we fill and the teaching we have been given. We honor our families and others, as well as ourselves. We are not to bring harm to anyone or anything. Respect is not just an action, but a heart-grown feeling.
Wednesday is Humility: Humility is to know that we are a part of creation. We must always consider ourselves equal to one another. We should never think of ourselves as being better or worse than anyone else. Humility comes in many forms. This includes compassion, calmness, meekness, gentleness, and patience. We must reflect on how we want to present ourselves to those around us. We must be aware of the balance and equality with all of life, including humans, plants, and animals.
Thursday is Bravery: Facing a problem with integrity is a true demonstration of bravery. We do what is right even when the consequences may be unpleasant. We face life with the courage to use our personal strengths to face difficulties, stand tall through adversity, and make positive choices. We must stand up for our convictions and have courage in our thinking and speaking. All of these actions together will lead to ceaseless bravery.
Friday is Wisdom: The mixture of these teachings, combined with the experiences of life, is what we refer to as wisdom. It is given to us by the Creator to be used for good. Wisdom carries other meanings, which also include intelligence or knowledge. When we cherish our knowledge or intelligence, we are also cherishing our wisdom. We must use sound judgment along with the ability to separate inner qualities and relationships. We must use a good sense and course of action to form a positive attitude. We must remember to listen and use the wisdom that has been provided by our Elders, Tribal leadership, and our Spiritual leaders. We must also always remember that Wisdom comes in all shapes, sizes, forms, and ages.
Saturday is Honesty: acing a situation is to be brave, but having the courage to not only do the right thing but also saying it, is honesty. We must allow truth to be our guide. We must first be honest with ourselves. This will allow us to be honest with others. We must give full value to both the efforts of our own and others. When we walk through life with integrity, it is then that we know honesty. Be truthful and trustworthy. We must also remember to accept and act on truths through straightforward and appropriate communication.
Sunday is Truth: Truth is having the knowledge of our cultural teachings. It gives us the ability to act without regret. We must understand, speak, and feel the truth, while also honoring its power. Truth should not lead us to deceptions. We know who we are in our heart. By knowing that, we also know the truth. Our emotional, physical, mental, and spiritual gifts will guide each one of us in our journey.

The teachings on each earring set are designed to help guide your thinking throughout each day. All 7 Teachings must be used together in order to encourage positive change or to stay on the path of wellness.

To order a set, please visit the Wellbriety Online Store at www.coyhispublishing.com, call our office at 1-866-518-5275 or email us for more information at info@coyhispublishing.com.

*CREDIT: Definitions taken from https://www.nhbpi.org/seven-grandfather-teachings/*

We created earrings displaying the 7 Grandfather Teachings given to us by the Elders: one teaching to be worn and discussed each day for 7 days.   Many years ago, the Elders knew there was a world you could see called the Seen World and there was a world you could not see, called the Unseen World or the Spiritual world.  The Elders knew the Earth was controlled by a set of Principles, Laws and Values. Each species in nature had been created to have its own set of Laws, including the human. To live in harmony on our Mother Earth, we would need to know what these spiritual teaching were.

The Elders knew about the Cycle of Life for the human, and they knew the children needed to learn the traditional values from birth to 8 years, or two 4 year cycles. We call these the Grandfather Teachings.

The feed from the Roots, it was the community norm that every youth was taught the 7 grandfather teachings to prepare them to grow up with the behavior that was accepted by the community. These values became a part of the parent and community teaching for every youth.

For more information, or to place your order, please visit the Wellbriety Online store at www.coyhispublishing.com, email , or call us at 866-518-5275.