Manitonquat is a storyteller, Elder and custodian of the traditions of the Assonet tribe (Wampanoag) of North-Eastern North America. His name means "Medicine Story", the story that cures. Storyteller, philosopher, poet, writer and editor for the journal of the Mohawk, Akwesasne Notes and for Heritage, the indigenous liberation magazine, he has had five books published, the first of which came out in with the title Return to Creation.

He directs a program for Native Americans in seven prisons and he is a consultant at The Nature School Foundation di Greenville (NH). Together with his Swedish wife, Ellika Lindén, he coordinates international summer camps for families in five Eurpoean countries.

In his circles he discusses personal reflections on the real profundity of relationship between man and the earth, in the culture of the native American people. His valuable contributions offer some points of reflection regarding sustainable development, starting from a proper attention to education, the first step to building a better future.

Ellika Linden is a Swedish lady who lives with Manitonquat for over 20 years, accompanying him in his projects. She conducts seminars on theatre, on feminine spirituality and conducts courses on counselling, together with Manitonquat.

Manitonquat, spiritual leader of the tribe Wampanoag (Boston), teacher and storyteller, is the representative of an ancient wisdom from which it is possible to take very actual teachings to put into practice the fundamental principles in the relationships between man and the earth.

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The information that follows is not publicity material, but serves only to illustrate the work of Manitonquat.

Return to Creation inaugurates a new track in the research of sustainable human relationships in today's world. Treasuring traditional knowledge of his people and applying it to the hearts of complex problematics that destroy the planet and crowd our minds, Manitonquat takes to the top the native art of storytelling, revealing with passion and rhythm the dynamics that imprison us and the dynamics that could free us.

In this way the story, the traditions and the prophesies of the Wampanoag and other native peoples take a new life, expressing the most universal human values and offering practical solutions to the problems that grip men and women of every age, culture and social class. Manitonquat examines base aspects of human co-existence: from relationships of couples to education of children, from assistence of elderly to a spiritual ecology founded on love and respect. The techniques and examples explained in the book have been applied over a number of years by many ecovillages, groups and individuals in various countries.

His website is in English and you can find more information about his initiatives and his philosophy of life.