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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Awakening from “Lewis & Clark”
“Your woman who accompanied you [on] that long, dangerous and fatiguing route to the Pacific Ocean and back deserved a greater reward for her attention and services on that route than we had in our power to give her.” ~ Captain William Clark At a time when Indigenous women were not respected by many …
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 …
Dennis Ambriz Joins Sacajawea’s Journey
Several years ago we had the pleasure of meeting an actor, and a true gentleman, by the name of Dennis Ambriz. He first attracted our attention through social media and our search for the perfect “face” and “voice” for an Indigenous series we were working on at the time. As we got to know Dennis …
Truth is Forever
Growing up, I never imagined life would take me on a journey that required absolute belief. Not belief in a thing or a person, but belief in something unseen, intangible and abstract…. A belief requiring the willingness to step outside of "self" and "mind." I still work at it every day. It takes much prayer …
2019 is the year of Sacajawea!
With her fingertips, she holds the wind - a symbol of air calls to her spirit. It is time to release and share her words with the world. Sacajawea carries mankind on her back for it is her Calling as a Mother, as a Warrior. Pain, heartache and loss show on her hands, the burden …
