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| Margaret Behan | |
|---|---|
 Margaret Behan blessing a 350.org event | |
| Arapaho/Cheyenne leader | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1948-07-04) July 4, 1948 (age 76) Watonga, Oklahoma |
| Education | Chilacco Boarding School, Jr. College in Weatherford, Oklahoma and Brigham Young University |
| Known for | President of the privately incorporated organization "Cheyenne Elders Council". |
| Nickname | Red Spider Woman |
Margaret Behan is a Native American woman who is Arapahoe-Cheyenne and a fifth generation descendant of an ancestor who was a survivor of the Sand Creek Massacre. Behan is a member of the International Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers - a group of elderly women founded at a New Age retreat in 2004.
Early years
Behan claims that she was prayed for and a peyote ceremony was arranged before her conception.
Family life
When Behan had children, peyote was important for her children too. After her son suffered from a high heart rate her grandfather and uncles conducted another ceremony which she claims cured him. Behan claims that heart specialists were amazed as they had never seen such a change.
Work as an artist
The mother of Paul Quintana, Margaret's mother-in-law at the time, noticed how well Margaret worked on a pair of beaded moccasins and suggested that she might want to work in clay. Margaret felt so confident in her new career as an artist that she resigned from her job in 1982 and took up her new artistic career full time. Later moving to Taos, New Mexico due to the properties of the clay there.
Addiction work
Margaret suffered from alcohol addiction as a young woman. She feels that she drank in order to 'fit in' with her friends. With the aid of addiction clinics, and more of her grandfather's peyote ceremonies, Margaret was able to become free of her addiction.
As a result of this experience, Margaret has trained to be a Licensed Substance abuse Counselor and led retreats for children and co-dependants of alcoholics to help other First Nation people that had found themselves in a similar position.
The Cheyenne Elders Council
Margaret is the President and founder of a private corporation, which she has named, "The Cheyenne Elders Council". This charity was founded in 2008, with Behan as the sole member, and has the mission to, "Heal Our Own Oppression."
The International Council of 13 Grandmothers
Main article: International Council of 13 GrandmothersIn 2004, Margaret was approached by Jeanine Prevatt of the New Age Center for Sacred Studies to serve on the International Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers. Margaret was invited to join the council through, she feels, being known through her work with addiction.
Notes
- Harcourt-Smith
- Schaefer (2006) p.2
- Schaefer (2006) p.35
- Schaefer (2006) p.36
- Six Directions
- Six Directions
- Future Primitive
- Schaefer (2006) p.38
- NCCS
- Sacred Studies
- Harcourt-Smith
References
- Grandmothers' Council website, About the Grandmothers
- Harcourt-Smith, J. Future Primitive on the international council of thirteen indigenous grandmothers
- Native Village Publications, Grandmother Margaret Behan
- National Center for Charitable Statistics, Cheyenne Elders Council Inc.
- Sacred Studies, Grandmother's Biographies.
- Schaefer, C. (2006) Grandmothers Council the World: wise women elders offer their vision for our planet. Trumpeter Books 978-1-59030-293-4
- Six Directions, Artist Biographies
External links
- Cheyenne Elders Council
- International Council of 13 of Indigenous Grandmothers Official Website
- Official website for documentary
- For The Next Seven Generations Film Trailer
- Grandmothers Horses; The Ride Home
- The Center for Sacred Studies
- Statement of the International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers
- Future Primitive interview with Margaret