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Wellness, Discipline, Commitment
Welcome to Blue Buffalo Lodge Inc., where healing programs, cultural awareness, sport of hockey, film and music
arts, commerce and business unite and reconnect Indigenous youth and communities to their culture and heritage.
At Blue Buffalo Lodge, we are committed to fostering a healthy environment that nurtures the mind, body, and spirit. We strive to create a positive impact on Indigenous communities and reclaim and revitalize the original teachings of the 4 Directional Ways of Knowing (Indigenous Ways of Being).
Vision
Blue Buffalo Lodge mission is to provide a re-connection to the 4 Directional Ways of Knowing for Indigenous youth and communities through wellness, guidance, competition, storytelling, and commerce.
Mission
Blue Buffalo Lodge vision to reclaim and revitalize the original teachings of the 4 Directional Ways of Knowing.
Inspired by Tradition, Guided by Wisdom
Blue Buffalo Lodge offers healing and cultural resurgence. Our programs are designed to restore connections, promote well-being, and honour ancestral customs and traditions.
OBJECTIVES
Wellness
Blue Buffalo Lodge will provide healing programming for inter-generational impact from residential
schools and colonization to build healthier communities for generations yet to come.
Guidance
Blue Buffalo Lodge will offer cultural awareness training and awareness for communities, industry, and
corporate Canada in the spirit of truth and reconciliation.
Competition
Blue Buffalo Lodge will teach discipline, endurance, commitment, and critical thinking through the
sport of hockey to give Indigenous youth the tools needed to find success and prosperity.
Storytelling
Blue Buffalo Lodge will build capacity for Indigenous youth and communities as inherent storytellers
in film, television, and music to reconnect them to their culture and heritage.
Commerce
Blue Buffalo Lodge will offer investment opportunities for Indigenous communities through beef and
seafood industry and through building SEED homes in the spirit of economic reconciliation.
Services
Blue Buffalo Lodge Partners with SEED Homes to Deliver Sustainable Housing Rooted in Indigenous Values
Collaboration brings innovative modular housing solutions to Indigenous communities across Canada
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Meet Our Founders
Our practitioners bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to every healing
session, ensuring that each individual receives the care and attention they deserve.
Gerald Auger
Gerald Auger is of Woodland Cree descent, and in 1996/97 was awarded National Native Role Model from the Governor General of Canada, has been an Indigenous Relations Consultant for Canadian Energy Executive Association, Entrepreneur, Award winning Director/Actor from the Alberta Motion Picture Industry Assocation and the New Filmmakers Los Angeles. Gerald is also a Graduate of Business Management specializing in Marketing/Management from Grande Prairie Regional College, 1995.
Gerald is the Owner/President of a film production company entitled 4 Directional Studios.
Gerald considers himself a product of inter-generational impact and colonization. After working with Hollywood for over 25 years he walked away from it all. Gerald went on a 6 year sabbatical in the wilderness to heal from intergenerational impact and to reconnect with his Creator, ancestors, elders, ceremony, and the original teachings.
Gerald made a choice to go back to his traditional teachings and the spiritual way of life, to help bridge the gap between Indigenous Peoples and the western world, so that our children and their children can live in a world filled with love, kindness and compassion. Gerald has been learning the original teachings and practising his spirituality for over 34 years.
George Canyon
George Canyon rose to become one of Canada’s hottest Country Music stars in the early 2000s and has won countless accolades and awards, including Juno Awards, CCMA Awards, and ECMA Awards.
He has been inducted into the Nova Scotia Country Music Hall of Fame, recorded 12 albums, and was recently presented a certified Platinum Award for his debut album ‘One Good Friend’. George is also a highly regarded humanitarian, a strong supporter of the military, and, most importantly, a proud father and devoted husband.
With all that he does, one might think that George doesn’t often have time for anything else, but they would be so very wrong. When asked he will happily admit that being a husband and dad is still his #1 job.
Alex Johnstone
Alex Johnstone is one of Calgary's brightest entrepreneurs. He first started his career helping to build one of the largest Health Safety Environment Companies in North America.
During this period he was very fortunate to have some of the best minds in the industry to learn from and be mentored by. Alex had the opportunity to work alongside First Nations groups and took a lot of passion in doing so.
Alex puts a lot of pride and hard work in everything he does and is passionate about not only the energy industry but also the partnerships he's made along the way. Prior to working in the Oil & Gas Industry, Alex played professional hockey and signed NHL contracts with the New Jersey Devils, as well as the Columbus Blue Jackets organization.
Alex was the recipient of multiple awards during his professional hockey career including Humanitarian of the Year.
Ben Clayton is a multidisciplinary business consultant, filmmaker, artist, and inventor with a strong focus on environmental sustainability and extensive knowledge in media and design across mobile, web, TV, film, software, electronics, mechanical, industrial, and biomimetic fields.
He has collaborated with diverse teams working in sculpture, new media, video production, green energy, ancestral Indigenous culture, emerging robotic technologies, and bio- and nanomaterials. Ben holds a BSc in Robotics and a Master's in Business with a focus on Industrial Design.
For over a decade, Ben has been learning the land-based teachings of the Woodland Cree as an Oskâpêwis (elder's helper at ceremonies), working closely with elders, traditional knowledge keepers, and healers in Indigenous ceremonies.
Ben Clayton
Meet Our Business Associates
Buffalo Lodge Cultural Society
Myra LaFrance/Goodeagle, of Buffalo Lodge Cultural Society (BLCS) - “ While on the land with Buffalo lodge,
it is our mission to provide a respectful, safe environment in all shared spaces, encouraging all participants to
share a mutual respect, compassion for the land.”
BLCS believes the importance of land based practices are centered in practices and recognize that cultural identity
is interwoven with connection to the land. A fundamental relationship, as assessed through a culturally relevant lens,
increases positive mental health and wellness outcomes.
We explore the commonalities of intergenerational trauma, such as loss of identity, addiction, loss of community.
Our focus is to reconnect the authentic self through best practice in a 4 quarter model we all understand as the
Medicine Wheel. Traditional healing is holistic practice that aims to treat imbalances in a person’s mind, body,
emotions and Spirit.
House of Truth
House of Truth was founded by Raelene Dawn, a Truth Intuitive, after participating in a spiritual ceremony that guided her to dedicate her life to learning about truth, teaching others about truth and supporting others in connecting to the truth of existence.
Raelene gave up her comfortable career in Psychology to pursue Truth as a tool for healing and awakening, and hasn't looked back. A House of Truth is not limited to a location, it is anywhere that becomes a home and a place of belonging through a commitment to living truthfully, to embodying truth and to sharing truth with others.
Almost anything can be a house of truth. A person, a business, an organization, a country, and a family, for example, can all be a house of truth if they have a declared commitment to embody truth and live truth as a way of being.
Ultimately, it is a courageous journey that takes a person beyond the energy of Self (ego); living from expanded states of consciousness and the knowledge within those realms.
Hollow Bone Healing Lodge
Hollow Bone Healing Lodge is an Indigenous-led organization, dedicated to cultivating reconciliation initiatives that promote healing, understanding, and unity between Indigenous communities, Indigenous peoples and broader society.
Our mission is to bridge cultural divides, uphold Indigenous rights, and empower communities through education and access to cultural resources.
At Hollow Bone Healing Lodge, we're dedicated to building bridges between Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities. We believe in the power of cultural understanding to promote healing and reconciliation. We create safe and inclusive spaces for dialogue, community gatherings, and healing circles. We recognize the interconnectedness of cultural well-being with mental, physical, and spiritual health.
Additionally, we provide access to cultural and spiritual resources, ensuring urban Indigenous communities can connect and access cultural resources.
Contact
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Blue Buffalo Lodge
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
