Seeking direction from the heart of the land

MANITOU API – ANISHINABE TRADITIONAL TERRITORY — On June 27, young men from a number of Manitoba First Nations began fasting with no food or water.   With the blessing and sanction of their elders, and after being prepared through an ancient sweat lodge ceremony of purification and cleansing, they entered into the sacred site at Manitou Api on Wednesday.  Located within the Whiteshell Provincial Park in Manitoba, and from whence the province gets its name, Manitou Api means