Diane Boots, First Nations
Diane is from the Akwesasne Mohawk Nation. She is a daughter, wife, mother of two, and Tota to six grandchildren. Family and community are central to her values and guide her lifelong commitment to service. Guided by a courageous spirit and commitment to her own healing, Diane has deepened her connection to ceremony and traditional teachings. Through these sacred spaces, she recognized another important need within her community and created the end-of-life initiative Lifting Their Minds. This project offers a safe space for conversations about the transition from the physical world to the spirit world, supporting both those who are transitioning and their families. Diane honours the sacred responsibility of witnessing and supporting these journeys.
- Helping a soul with their journey (1:55)
- Creating burial traditions (1:07)
- Returning to the earth (2:56)
- The sacred threshold: What we feel when a life passes (2:10)
- Honouring the last goodbye: A sacred time (1:50)
- Teaching the Spirit to walk (3:37)
- A year of mourning (1:02)
- When the Spirits call us home (1:54)
- A Family's Final Gift (1:21)
- Respecting the dying, honouring the living (1:39)
- Building a special place in my community (0:43)
- You’re still here: Being present at the end (1:59)
- A home for the final journey (2:27)
- Supporting a family after the death of their baby (1:02)
- Walls we inherit (5:01)
- Braids, red shoes and what we lost (1:24)
- Being there, listening fully (0:46)
- When a baby dies (0:35)
- When grief hits (1:02)
- What eases us, guides us (1:54)
- Grief needs company, not fixing (2:09)
- No longer yours to carry (1:53)
- Releasing grief (1:43)
- Training as a Death Doula (1:41)
- Talking about what we’re afraid of (1:21)
- Learning from the dying (1:02)
- Twice to the edge of life (1:46)
- The white pine tradition (1:00)
- A journey through ceremony (5:08)
- The Song of the Wolf (3:52)
- Healing energy (2:15)
- Activité de guérison: La libération émotionelle (1:44)
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