Bringing Back the Wisdom of the Moon Lodge!

[Mika]

Originally Posted by allroock123

In speaking on reviving the moon lodge one must be very mindfull as this is a very sacred tradition for peoples of native ancestory, on avatar-forums there is a thread in matriarchy
and respecting women respecting women and matriarchy that would help people (especially men) understand this cultural tradition and custom, But only a valid Elder can answer questions on this practice respectfully, some questions ? Is there talk of reviving moon lodge as a practice for people of Non-native ancerstry or Native ancestry ? Native americans are very sensitive to the "stealing" of cermony and customs it happens all the time as new age religous groups grab aspects of native cermony and "mix" them in with all kinds of other practices as one can imagine this is disrespectful,and is often a cause of tension betwean the native community and our people so the question of reviving the moon lodge would need direct input from the native community, indeed there is a lot our people could learn from an understanding of the sacred role women play as the creator of life. something many men have great difficulty grasping.

An important correction would be that 'Menstrual Huts' were part of many cultures, and it is the context of these other cultures the first article is also referencing, so it's not just Native American. In this case "cultural appropriation' which is indeed a very sensitive issue, is not applicable nor accurate.