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|name = Margaret Behan |
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|image = Margaret_Behan_350.jpg |
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|caption = Margaret Behan blessing a [[350.org]] event |
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|tribe = Arapaho/Cheyenne |
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|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1948|07|04}} |
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|birth_place = Watonga, Oklahoma |
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|nicknames = Red Spider Woman |
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|known_for = President of the privately incorporated organization "Cheyenne Elders Council". |
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|education = Chilacco Boarding School, Jr. College in Weatherford, Oklahoma and [[Brigham Young University]] |
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'''Margaret Behan''' is a [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] woman who is Arapahoe-Cheyenne{{cn|date=February 2013}} and a fifth generation descendant of an ancestor who was a survivor of the [[Sand Creek Massacre]].<ref>Harcourt-Smith</ref> Through her work as a public personality, Behan has gained international recognition through her work as part of the Council of the [[International Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers]] - a group of elderly women founded at a [[New Age]] retreat in 2004.<ref>Schaefer (2006) p.2</ref> |
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==Early years== |
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Behan claims that she was prayed for and a [[peyote]] ceremony was arranged before her conception.<ref>Schaefer (2006) p.35</ref> |
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==Family life== |
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When Behan had children, peyote was important for her children too. After her son suffered from a high heart rate her grandfather and uncles conducted another ceremony which she claims cured him. Behan claims that heart specialists were amazed as they had never seen such a change.<ref>Schaefer (2006) p.36</ref> |
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==Work as an artist== |
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The mother of Paul Quintana, Margaret's mother-in-law at the time, noticed how well Margaret worked on a pair of beaded moccasins and suggested that she might want to work in clay. Margaret felt so confident in her new career as an artist that she resigned from her job in 1982 and took up her new artistic career full time.<ref>Six Directions</ref> Later moving to [[Taos, New Mexico]] due to the properties of the clay there.<ref>Six Directions</ref> |
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==Addiction work== |
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Margaret suffered from alcohol addiction as a young woman. She feels that she drank in order to 'fit in' with her friends. With the aid of addiction clinics, and more of her grandfather's [[peyote]] ceremonies, Margaret was able to become free of her addiction. |
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As a result of this experience, Margaret has trained to be a Licensed [[Substance abuse]] Counselor and led [[retreats]] for children and co-dependants of alcoholics<ref>Future Primitive</ref> to help other First Nation people that had found themselves in a similar position.<ref>Schaefer (2006) p.38</ref> |
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==The Cheyenne Elders Council== |
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Margaret is the President and founder of a private corporation, which she has named, "The Cheyenne Elders Council". This charity was founded in 2008,<ref>NCCS</ref> with Behan as the sole member, and has the mission to, "Heal Our Own Oppression."<ref>Sacred Studies</ref> |
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==The International Council of 13 Grandmothers== |
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{{Main|International Council of 13 Grandmothers}} |
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In 2004, Margaret was approached by Jeanine Prevatt of the [[New Age]] [[The Center for Sacred Studies|Center for Sacred Studies]] to serve on the [[International Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers]]. These thirteen Grandmothers are internationally known and come from all four directions of the world.<ref>Supriano, S, (2009-04-06)</ref> |
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The Grandmothers have petitioned the [[Roman Catholic Church]] to revoke a 15th Century [[Papal bull]] and related [[edict]]s which brought about a culture of 'rape and run' culture when new lands have been discovered. The Grandmothers have visited the [[The Vatican City|Vatican City]] in order to hand-deliver their request. However, these medieval decrees still yet to be revoked.<ref>Capriccioso, R, Jul 17, 2008</ref> |
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Margaret was invited to join the council through, she feels, being known through her work with addiction.<ref>Harcourt-Smith</ref> |
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== Notes == |
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{{Reflist|2}} |
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== References == |
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* Grandmothers' Council website, [http://www.grandmotherscouncil.com/about.html#Margaret About the Grandmothers] |
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* Harcourt-Smith, J. [http://www.futureprimitive.org/13grandmothers.html Future Primitive on the international council of thirteen indigenous grandmothers] |
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*Native Village Publications, [http://www.nativevillage.org/International%20Council%20of%2013%20INDIGENOUS%20GR/Each%20GR%20Home%20Page/Margaret%20Behan/Margaret%20Behan%20Homepage.htm Grandmother Margaret Behan] |
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*National Center for Charitable Statistics, [http://nccsdataweb.urban.org/PubApps/showVals.php?ft=bmf&ein=300477652 Cheyenne Elders Council Inc.] |
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*Sacred Studies, [http://sacredstudies.org/bios.html Grandmother's Biographies]. |
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*Schaefer, C. (2006) Grandmothers Council the World: wise women elders offer their vision for our planet. Trumpeter Books 978-1-59030-293-4 |
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* Six Directions, [http://www.sixdirect.com/biopage.html Artist Biographies] |
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== External links == |
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* [http://www.cheyenneelderscouncil.org/ Cheyenne Elders Council] |
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* [http://www.grandmotherscouncil.com/ International Council of 13 of Indigenous Grandmothers Official Website] |
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* [http://www.forthenext7generations.com/ Official website for documentary] |
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* [http://vimeo.com/6538094 For The Next Seven Generations Film Trailer] |
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* [http://www.grandmothershorses.org/ Grandmothers Horses; The Ride Home] |
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* [http://sacredstudies.org/ The Center for Sacred Studies] |
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*[http://www.shambhala.com/html/catalog/items/isbn/978-1-59030-293-4.cfm?selectedText=EXCERPT_CHAPTER Statement of the International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers] |
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* [http://www.futureprimitive.org/13grandmothers.html Future Primitive interview with Margaret] |
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| DATE OF BIRTH =1948-07-04 |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH =Watonga, Oklahoma |
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