Green Nations Gathering History & Photo Gallery

A Visual Tour through the 19 Years of Green Nations Gathering

The Green Nations Gathering met for the first time in September of 1989 at the Phoenicia Pathwork Center that is nestled in the Catskill Mountains of New York State. Our original vision was to bring together folks interested in the healing properties of plants to learn, network and renew our commitment to the Earth and all her beings.

We felt it was important to include the first nations of Turtle Island and so over the years have included Native peoples as special guests and teachers to bring the indigenous knowledge of this land to the gathering. We have been honored to have members of these great nations participate in the Green Nations Gathering: Mohawk, Tuscarora, Seneca, Oneida, Anishinabe, Cherokee, Abenaki, Lakota Sioux and Cheyenne. We also have included peoples of Aztec, Mayan, Quechua, Huichol and Incan heritages. We continue to carry on this tradition by including teachers and guests of varied indigenous backgrounds.

We hope you enjoy this journey down memory lane through visual images from the past 19 years of the Green Nations Gathering.

Opening Circle at Frost Valley Campus

Snake Dance at Opening Circle

Special Guests

Patch Adams, MD with Pam Montgomery, GNG founder

Leon Shenandoah, Wadaho of the Iroquois Confederacy

Adelle Dawson, dowser and herbal elder

Rosemary Gladstar, the ‘Mother’ of Herbalism and founder of United Plant Savers with husband, Robert Chartier

Tieraona Klar Lowdog, MD, member of National Institute of Health and of Lakota Sioux heritage

MartínPrechtel, Mayan shaman

Martín Prechtel, Mayan shaman

Keewaydinoquay, Anishinabe elder and keeper of the legends.

Juliette de Bairacli Levy being introduced by Pam Montgomery,

Juliette de Bairacli Levy being introduced by Pam Montgomery, GNG founder, the weekend after 9/11. Many teachers could not attend because planes were grounded. Juliette was staying in the area and was able to come and speak to folks on Saturday night.

Elena Avila, Curandera of Aztec heritage and a psychiatric nurse. telling a story in the midst of GNG participants.

Group Shots

William LeSassier, teacher of the teachers in the front row and now passed on.

Special Guest, Ed Benedict, Mohawk Elder. Third from left in 2nd row

Special Guest, Ed Benedict, Mohawk Elder, third from left in 2nd row.

Jeannine Parvati Baker (center with long white hair), herbalist, midwife and author of the classic Hygieia, A Woman’s Herbal first published in 1978 and now passed on.

Gail Ulrich founder of Blazing Star Herb School and now passed on, Doug Eliott, storyteller extraordinaire and herbalist, Kate Gilday of Woodland Essence.

Keewaydinoquay, Helen Nearing and Adelle Dawson in a rare moment of sharing amongst elders, all of whom have passed on but have left lasting impressions on so many of us.