Video and Pictures

This prayer is for us all. I offer this as a prayer, as well as, substantiation of what I share about my life and what I say I do and have done.
Like this video that shows, in 1996, The Assembly Of Manitoba Chiefs delegation to South Africa. Arval Looking Horse is there along with Grand Chief Phil Fontaine (now National Chief of Canada), Grand Chief George Muswaggon, Chiefs Elijah Harper, Frank Abraham, Joe Guy Wood and other Chiefs and lawyer, Eugene Peters and others and along with myself. 
This is a video done by a film crew who accompanied us. This was shot with everyone's knowledge and agreement. Done with dignity and pride... the Sacred Ceremony on Cape Horn, In truth, I share this video and other pics, as well as the listing of my trainings here as well as some of my references within this site.  I have always been open about my own personal story, my training and my healing process as a healer-helper and as a Sundancer... a person who follows the Red Road and honors others path in faith. I am in Recovery. I am Lakota - unequivocally stated!

HERE IS THE WRITINGS OF A PERSON WHO STOOD UP... 

Osiyo,
With all do respect to all on this forum and the fact I have been a poster and reasearcher on this forum for a while, what I am about to express I hope will be left in tact. This is my opinion and after much prayer and searching of my Spirit and MY Peples Way I must now Speak.

I have been in the mental health field since I was 30, and am now retired, I have my degrees ect. and am very intuned with what Mr. La Vallee is talking about. I also know that having "Credentials" a good Therapist, Psyc, SW ect does not make. I read what MP posted as to Psycotherapist and have pasted here the whole article.
The term "psychotherapist" is unlicensed; anyone -- and I mean anyone -- can call himself a psychotherapist. The same applies to the term "therapist". "Psychologist", "psychiatrist", and "certified social worker", on the other hand, require some kind of licensure. The practitioner cannot call himself by these titles unless he has met certain state and national requirements. These are usually as follows, in descending order of what fees they usually charge.

Psychiatrist: graduation from medical school, and then graduation from a psychiatric residency program. Many psychiatrists are also "board certified", which requires them to take another competency. Bear in mind, here, that unless the residency specifically focuses on psychotherapy, a psychiatrist can conceivably have no training or experience in it! Most who practice psychotherapy, however, do pursue advanced training. The problem with that is that they very likely received such training at a psychoanalytic institute. Such places vary widely in quality, and they can be rather limited in their orientation. Among the practitioners discussed here, at present only psychiatrists can prescribe medication. There are rumblings in the field of certifying psychologists to do so, but don’t hold your breath.

Psychoanalyst: A psychoanalyst must complete training at an analytic institute. Sounds very advanced but there are some cautions. First, there are institutes and there are institutes. Second, some institutes accept candidates who have little or no prior background in the field. A few institutes will not even consider any applicant other than a medical doctor who, as discussed above, may have no background in psychology. Thus, the analyst’s only training may be in the institute’s possibly narrow view of the field.

Psychologist: Ph.D. psychologists have about 5 years of graduate training in psychology and usually an undergraduate psychology major as well. Psy.D. psychologists have almost as much training but with less emphasis on the scientific aspects of the field. In order to obtain the license as a "psychologist" most states require a further 1 or 2 years of post-graduate supervised experience in the field. Masters level psychologists are not addressed as "doctor" and have only about 2 years of graduate training.

During graduate training, students spend up to half their time in clinical settings -- mental health centers, psychiatric hospitals, schools, clinics -- and receive one-on-one supervision of their work. Bear in mind that a psychologist who studies rats in graduate school and never sees a human patient can sit for the licensing exam, call himself a psychologist, and set up a practice -- although I’ve never heard of one who did. The thing you may want to ask is whether your psychologist is a "clinical psychologist", meaning did he specialize in diagnosis and treatment of humans.

Social Worker, LCSW: This is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Usually 2 years of graduate training with an emphasis on psychotherapy, an internship also emphasizing psychotherapy, and a year or two of supervised post-graduate work before obtaining the license.

CSW/R - CSW with six years of supervised psychotherapy experience.

CSW/P - CSW with one year of supervised psychotherapy experience.

Social Worker, ACSW: Master’s degree in social work, which may or may not involve any training in psychotherapy or even in human behavior, followed by 2 years clinical experienced under the supervision of another ACSW.

CSW - Certified Social Worker: This title is limited to New York State and requires only the master’s degree, no supervision nor post-graduate clinical experience.
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 So as you have read many of these people have little to no experience working with Human Beings. I was in therapy in my younger years and all I ever got was a nod or "and how did that make you feel", how was I to know how to feel whatever 

  I have walked down many roads, abusive chidhood in every way, battered wife, co-dependency ect. ect. and am totaly of the oppinion that to walk beside another to help them recover and HEAL, Mind,Body,Spirit, one must have walked that road themselves. Felt the Shame, worthlessness, terror ect. I have spent hours going over Mr. Lavelle's site and have found nothing thats even would need researching. ACOA, Adult Children of Alcoholics was a wonderful healing path and it came to almost a halt because the "professionals" said it was BS. Well it isn't and wasn't. I met Virginia Satir and all the ones at that time who was part of the new movement, Frogs into princesses was required reading. yes NLP was part of my training and it can be used in many ways if one chooses, I did not incorpriate it with my clients. Following is another take on NLP:
http://www.nlpschedule.com/resource.html#DLC

I also noted the "Vision" that Mr. Lallee is talking about is:  http://www.spirit-warrior.ca/guestbook.php . I have dreams, or visions if you will of what I would like to happen in the future. What is talked about here is just that.
Mr. La Vallee does have as a back up the:http://www.onsiteworkshops.com/

It was through my Cherokee Ceremonies and Traditions along with a Native friend who walked my path with me that TRUE holistic healing came about.
SO I ASK WHAT IS THIS THREAD ALL ABOUT??? I believe hidden agendas are here, my opionion is that because Mr. Lavlle was interviewed by the Heyoka Magazine is the reason this thread is here! Are we going to take everyone to task that the Magazine has interviewd? Medicine people say leave it alone, if they are doing wrong it will come back to them. SO please leave it alone. Creator WILL take care of what needs to be taken care of, WE are NOT Creator.

After much Soul Searching and the Creator bringing to mind a very close friend of mine whom I consider a brother, Lakota, 10 year Sundancer, with certain rites, and how for no reason at all, was tore down and because of one person who spread untruths, his life has drastically changed.
I do not want to answer to Crteator for anything like that, hurting of others and perhaps thier lifley hood. In the Sacred Circle of life what you do wrong to others will come back. I have chosen to not take that chanace anymore. I have never met any of you face to face, how am I to trust what you say, what IF only part of what here is true and the rest all the right Way. DO WE REALLY KNOW???

This sight has brought me personally much sorrow in my heart, and to any I have hurt, with all do respect with humility and humbleness I ask forgiveness.

Spoken with respect to you all on this forum.        Wado Weheli
 
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I am grateful GrandMothers and GrandFathers... I am humbled. I am strengthened to keep going and while I don't know this person, I am blessed by her strength.

I am committed to standing up to addressing SHAME...  As I see it, SHAME, is the most damaging of all emotions and as it is - the most denied!

I see far too many people avoid their shame, avoiding speaking of it or admitting to have experienced it even.  Me, myself, I - have experienced a horrendous life because of shame-based parents and teachers and others of the helping professionals, who further compounded my life... and so as a Native American Indian, as a man, a male, a human being, a person wanting help...
I am committed to ending the mystique of the shame issue for all people - starting with ME, myself, I -
By talking about the deep personal issues that have been a source of dangerous hurtful - dysfunctional living and life, source of murders, source of racism and source of other deep disorders and problems in our society of living and life... these issues need to be brought to the forefront... and talked about and healed!
HEALED! Changed to better and forever!

The shame, the further disgracing of any human being... who not only needs to come out... who must come out... AND GET HEALTHY HELP!!  They must do this in order for more people to know that they will be free, safe and able to live without violence of any form
Shame needs to be addressed and this is why I offer my story and my experience to help others... so others can get ideas, maybe be inspired or supported in seeking help that they want... I do this as well to offer my own way of helping and to SUNstantiate... 
yes I said sun-stantiate  -  My way of opening the doors and windows and getting  Father Sun - to shine light up my words, my work, my  life, show my darkest corners and with the hope to offer others to hope... to substantiate my own life and how and why I came to see and say - 
that the MOST of the present psychosocial system PEOPLE have a bias and have not dealt with their own issues and that, I believe for sure! That the education system does not allow for the true way of Native Americans to be represented in the healing process that they aspire to accomplish AND this is why - we - are not utilizing the offers of help! This is why we do not trust most of the people in it. 

Shame is not discussed in any deep personal way in training and education and preparation to help others... and this includes these people's beliefs and values, directly affecting their understanding and perception and reasoning - of how and why other people, not just Native Americans...  ARE TO BE TREATED, how they are to be helped!
Shame is the strongest killer of - not only Native Americans - all people nd this is why I do this type of work.  I understand shame and I am living my work to end the plague that contiues to cover too many of us. 
I will share with anyone and I will keep my focus on healing and resolving problems in my life and assisting others in the most positive way possible to heal, not just talk... to Walk the Talk of the Red Road... end the suffering and open the way for real healing.

Pilamaya, Mitakuye Oyasin.

You may phone me Jimmy (Jaye) La Vallee directly at
 Phone number: 00 - 1 - 204 - 224 - 9520 
or email me at: info (AT) spirit-warrior.ca