Boinair (Sacajawea) faced many hardships in her life. Though we have spoken of them before in this blog, we want to look at her life in a different way. It is 1800, in the early morning hours of a dark, sad day. Boinair has been stolen away from those she loves. When she awakens, she …
Hope, Faith, Belief in the Path…
Sometimes we get discouraged, we look at others who seem to be getting all the breaks of success. But, most people who reach their dreams have faced "the hard" along the way. The explorers of the Lewis and Clark Expedition were no different... As Sacajawea and the explorers canoed down the Columbia River, they were …
Caring Heart of a Warrior
Scene Description from Sacajawea, The Windcatcher: Just as the explorers reach the confluence of the Snake and Columbia Rivers, they are awed by a massive flock of sandhill cranes thundering through the clouds. Captain Clark takes aim from his canoe, shooting a huge crane from the sky. Seaman, Lewis’ black Newfoundland, jumps from the boat …
Power in Diversity
Scene Description from Sacajawea, The Windcatcher: As the story of Sacajawea unfolds across this harrowing trek, we get to know the characters. Their spirits and energies move together with surprising unity, despite the circumstances. They are an uncommon and diverse group considering it is 1805, when African Americans and Native Americans are treated as slaves and …
Transparent Belief
Scene Description from Sacajawea, the Windcatcher: It is summer, 1805. Sacajawea and the men are searching for the Shoshoni village so they can trade for the horses they need to cross the mountains. Though Sacajawea has been away for four years, she remembers the landscapes, the wild vegetables growing in the meadows, the summer rains. …
The Wonders of Spirit, the Wonders of Life
Scene Description from Sacajawea, The Windcatcher: It’s January 1806 -- the explorers will soon leave the Great Northwest. But, they must make one last trek to the beach where a massive whale has washed ashore, hoping to retrieve blubber for fuel. The night before, Sacajawea is adamant she must be allowed to finally see the …
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Red Dress Day – Let us Never Forget!
When Sacajawea was just 12 years old she was kidnapped from her family. She experienced abuse at a young age, as a slave - and then, she was forced to become the "woman" of an old French fur trader. Sacajawea had his son when she was 16! What are the chances we would remember a …
The Mystery!
Good morning! I am so blessed with wonder at the way love works and how its energy is unstoppable. There are many things we don't understand in life, we get so caught up in our literal walk that, at times, we miss the mystery. There was a day in February, that was a powerful reminder …
We learn from her journey
So much in our “every day” is already defined for us, how we should or shouldn’t dress, what music we should or shouldn’t listen to, how we should or shouldn’t feel, what we should or shouldn’t believe… It was no different in Sacajawea’s time. There were people coming from other lands who had their own …
