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I've done this. And yeah, it's not for the faint of heart!

Finding myself in blood, flesh, veins and bug bites — life at a hide camp for #TwoSpirit #IndigenousYouth

By Kierstin Williams

Kierstin reported and photographed this story at Niizh Manidook Hide Camp over six days in May 2024

June 27, 2025

"It’s my first time tanning my own deer hide. At #NiizhManidook Hide Camp, I’ve learned to slow down, listen and be in relation while immersed in brains and skin..."

https://thenarwhal.ca/two-spirit-indigenous-hide-camp/

#TwoSpirits #BrainTanning #IndigenousTraditions #TEK #BeingInNature #NatureImmersion #Nature #GBLTQ

Life at a hide camp for Two-Spirit Indigenous youth | The Narwhal

Brain hide tanning isn’t for the faint of heart. But at Niizh Manidook Hide Camp, I’ve learned to slow down, listen and be in relation

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Valerie Roney Aug 8, 2023

On a related note:

Sitting still long enough to watch a spider building a whole web - excellent stillness.

Sitting still so long you wake up to find a spider has built a whole web on you - perhaps too much stillness.

#stillness #chronicIllness #beingInNature