Kent's Ceremonial Bio
Authorizations to practice and testimonials
Anderson and Harrison provided me with the title of Healer and Visionary in a naming ceremony in Dolores, CO in 2011, as witnessed by 15 people. They over the years, took into account those indigenous healers I resided with from 1978 through 1984 in Rough Rock, AZ and the Medicine Man School as part of Rough Rock Demonstration School. They also checked out my credentials and those I studied with while residing in Chinle and Tsaile, AZ from 1985 through 1991. Anderson and Harrison then, in the public naming ceremony, attested to my path of learning and provided me with what in their eyes, I was authorized to go by in this type of work individually and collectively. This from my Blackfeet supervisor during my most recent time with the Navajo Nation: "Kent has earned his way around our indigenous circles as a clinical specialist, photographer and filmmaker. I’ve supervised his clinical direction of the Dine’ adolescent wilderness program and observed his natural ability to walk in multiple cultures, while respecting his own roots in nature. We’ve enjoyed his presence in Alberta and his contributions as a filmmaker to our people and my work with Maslow specifically. High praise and respect Kent. His work can be reviewed at my book’s Facebook page Transformation Beyond Greed. I look forward to continuing our work with Our Native Healing Center." Dr. Sidney Stone Brown, PsyD, AmskaPikuni Blackfeet tribal member |
I met Anderson Hoskie about 10 years ago when we were working together For the Navajo Tribe. We were developing and running an indigenous wilderness program for native adolescents from 2010-214. Since then, we have collaborated in workshops, and various ceremonies honoring sacred sites and community at large. I met Harrison Jim in Shiprock, NM years ago when he was a Medicine Man for the Indian Health Services. He and Anderson work together on various doctoring and ceremonial cases. This BeautyWay '24 is our third gathering of this type. Anderson in Dine'tah-Hajiinei, the Place of Emergence in New Mexico.. 
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As a kid, I hung out extensively in nature in rural western Colorado. My family was amazing, supportive of adventure, diversity and the development of our own unique perceptions and self-sufficiency. I was also gifted with athleticism that paid my way through college, and continues to feed my wellness lifestyle.
The simplicity of silence within natural surroundings continues to clear my mind while strengthening my intuitive, spiritual aspects. I was also born with a gift of seeing, and spiritual navigation. I grew up around photographers and healers. I continue hunting down wisdom related to what creates a self-healing body and mind and related esoteric ponderings. I traveled the world photographing and creating bodies of work stemming from grants, tribal consulting and commercial ventures. Photo site. I also found my way to the Navajo reservation in 1978. I stayed there until 1991, photographing, learning and collaborating with elders, artists, and healers in their tradition. My rural roots and experiences within nature aligned with their teachings, and my knowledge of physics, integrative healing, art, and the importance of connecting with one's deep sense of self. I then returned to the Dine' in 2010 to assist and ultimately direct an adolescent indigenous wilderness program. My photography and video work has expanded the last few years with indigenous elders requesting their wisdom stories to be recorded. My work has also expanded into collaborating First Nations friends in Canada, and through psychological circles. Covering Standing Rock for an indigenous network was impactful. Since 1994, I've also maintained a private psychotherapy practice in Colorado and New Mexico. 
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