Most of my Elders are Cree and the sweats I conduct are done in the Cree way. I feel that we need to unite all of the races and both of the sexes if we are going To be strong. Every form of spirituality goes through change. This evolution reflects the changing needs of the community and of our environment. Anything that will not change risks isolating itself from the masses.
Water is life and changes everything, even the hardest stone.
The change that is needed is turning towards each other instead of away or on one an other. If we ceremony together, we heal together, we laugh together, live and love together. Human beings out of arrogance get into this place where they want explanations for everything and unless they get the answer they are looking to hear will disregard bits and pieces. If you are invited to a sweat you must be free from drugs and alcohol for at least 4 days prior, Modesty is to be practiced in our dress meaning that men wear shorts and bring a couple of towels to cover themselves and the women wear modest dress or long skirt with a lose T-shirt and a couple of towels. I can not disclose of the details of this ancient ceremony on the Internet partially because I could not honor it in the way it needs to and partially because people seem to want to have everything handed to them.