Author: Larry Spotted Crow Mann
Traditional Storyteller, tribal drummer/dancer, and speaker on youth sobriety and cultural awareness. Learn more at Whispering Basket.

Original Instructions: A Nipmuc Storyteller Reflects on Nature
As a teenager, I struggled with alcohol addiction. I was able to find my healing by going back to what my Nipmuc ancestors called the Original Instructions. These are the teachings that instill our sacred place in the world: the renewal and remembering of our intimate relationship to all the life forces in the universe. […]