Northern Cree Women's honor song | Broken Wing Circle | TEDxWashingtonCorrectionsCenterforWomen 2015

The drum is the heartbeat of our people. Drumming honors the four directions, representing our four walks of life: red, yellow, black and white. As a group, we represent our respective tribes and all nations. Songs and dances are prayers made visible with each footstep of the dance. These songs are passed down from previous generations and will continue to be shared with our youth. The Broken Wing Circle are Native American drummers and offenders at the Washington Corrections Center for Women in Gig Harbor, Washington.

Closing drumming | Broken Wing Circle | TEDxWashingtonCorrectionsCenterforWomen 2015

The drum is the heartbeat of our people. Drumming honors the four directions, representing our four walks of life: red, yellow, black and white. As a group, we represent our respective tribes and all nations. Songs and dances are prayers made visible with each footstep of the dance. These songs are passed down from previous generations and will continue to be shared with our youth.

I have a song | Paul Carillo | TEDxIronwoodStatePrison 2014

Paul is 58 years old and has been a resident of the California penal system for over 33 years. He is from the Tohono Oodham o-tem Tribe, the San Xavier Reservation District, Arizona. Paul‘s number one sport is fishing, and he loves hiking. Born in Palm Springs, California, in the Cochella Valley desert in Riverside County, he is an avid Sweat Lodge participant of the Native American Indian ways, and loves life to the fullest. ―I Have a Song‖ it is in the beauty of discovering the hidden song in each and every one of us. Paul is giving a song to the world for healing, and wishes you to sing with him. Let‘s sing! Let‘s begin the healing.