Our Story

Two Feathers Consulting was born from a journey from addiction to sobriety, and from a question that came with healing: What can we do to help our community through the drug pandemic and the grief it has caused?

When we brought that question forward, we were directed by our Chief at the time to speak with a Detective from Wikwemikong Tribal Police Service. That night, our ancestors answered in a dream. In the vision, I stood in a river surrounded by chaos, the cries of people who were lost and searching for a way forward. One by one, I lifted them up and helped carry them safely to the other side.

When I woke, I remembered the teaching of the Sacred Fire: when our loved ones pass, we light the fire and offer tobacco to pray through the overwhelming barriers before us. Through prayer, fire, and ceremony, those barriers can become smaller so that we can continue our journey.

With that vision guiding us, we reached out to a local member of Council and began the work. There were many barriers, but we kept moving forward until the Sacred Fire was lit. In that moment, we felt a powerful shift. It felt as though our ancestors were happy, and the fire began to shine light on the places where our community needed healing, support, and connection.

Through fire keeping, coordinating the Sacred Fire, and serving as Cultural Coordinator, we witnessed how ceremony could bring people together through grief, loss, and recovery. We began developing what we learned into a framework that could be shared with other communities.

Two Feathers Healing Lodge was founded as a grassroots initiative to continue this healing work beyond barriers such as limited funding and program requirements. Two Feathers Consulting was created to complement that work by bringing the lessons, teachings, and practical experience of the Sacred Fire into a seminar format through the Walking in Balance Sacred Fire Framework, supporting communities as they create their own spaces for healing, balance, and connection.