Jim Great Elk Waters

Shawnee Elder Jim Great Elk Waters (kiji Wap’iti Nappe) is descended of the Historic Shawnee People. He brings a most unique presence. For over 800 moons as a traveler in this Place and Time, Great Elk has been imbued with a priceless collection of wisdom and knowledge.

As the WeWan Institute and Society, Jim Great Elk Waters and Kelly Pavlovic humbly offer a living repository of Traditional Wisdom and Cultures of their collective tribes – Shawano, Celt, Pict, Gaelic, Caucasus, African, Hebrew… The Ancestors. Together, in their unforgettable style, they share the Wisdom of their Ancestors and forever transform audiences around the world.

Elder Great Elk is the descendent of the Shawnee/Pekowi Sachem Straight Tail Opessa and is a practitioner of the ancient Midewiwin Native American Heritage Religious Faith. Elder Great Elk is a Fourth Order Mide’.