Erika is often asked if she is a shaman, a medicine woman, or a wisdom keeper. Her reply? A shaman is a specific healing lineage from Mongolia and Siberia; that wisdom carrier is more appropriate than a keeper, and the term “medicine woman” is extremely overused. She also believes that a healer does not heal others but helps others to heal themselves.

Born in Canada, she honors all of the ancestors of her mixed-race heritage and does not identify as First Nations. The wisdom and ceremonies she carries, come from her 28-year walk on a medicine path and Red Road. She dedicated nearly half her life to working with Indigenous elders from North and South America and their ancestral ceremonies, medicinal plants, and altars.  

Erika is honored to have received their blessings to continue their traditions with honor, dignity, and respect. She leads temazcal (sweat lodge), tobacco, water blessing, other healing ceremonies, and personal healing sessions.

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