MISSION

Spirit Canoe Lodge supports the journey of the Human Spirit, building community, and healing our relationship with the Natural World.

VISION

A world where Humans live in harmony with themselves, each other, and the Earth.

HISTORY

Spirit Canoe Lodge was founded in 2010 in Ashe County, North Carolina as a sacred space where community could gather together in their desire to “grow corn” on a personal and collective level. The vision for this Lodge came from an understanding of the healing powers of water and our individual journey as humans in the stream of life. The Lodge is located in The Blue Ridge Mountains in the most NW corner of North Carolina, and about 20 minutes from Virginia and Tennessee. Innumerable springs feed the many creeks and brooks that pour into the New River, the world’s second oldest river. The land here feels primordial and ancient. Those who travel here can feel this energy deep in their bones. In 2019 Spirit Canoe Lodge transitioned into a non-profit 501c3 organization.

ROOTS & VALUES

Many of our rites of passage and ceremonial offerings come from The Sweet Medicine SunDance Path (SMSD), a Metis (mixed blood) lineage whose vision is to fight against ignorance, slavery, bigotry, racism, war, dogma and superstition using our unique knowledge and ceremony to seed future generations with Beauty, Power, Knowledge, and Freedom. For thousands of years Medicine Men and Women, Shamans and other seekers from various tribes of Turtle Island traveled beyond their tribal boundaries to gather knowledge and wisdom "twisting braids of truth". The Twisted Hairs Medicine Society Council of Elders preserves and shares this sacred knowledge. For more about this path visit: www.dtmms.org.

NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION

Spirit Canoe Lodge is a 501c3 non-profit organization