Elders Teaching Series
Martin Heavy Head
Blackfoot Teachings about the Tipi, past and present
October 23, 2024
12 - 1:30 p.m. MT
Online (Zoom webinar)
About the speaker
Martin Heavy Head is Ponokaiksiksinam, he was born on the Blood Reserve in 1952 to Joe and Agnes Heavy Head. He attended school at St. Mary’s Blood Indian Residential School and graduated from Catholic Central in Lethbridge, Alberta. Heavy Head then went on to graduate from the University of Lethbridge, with a BASc in 1983, majoring in Physical Education. Martin and his wife became involved with their ceremonial societies in 1990 and continue to be involved as grandparents for new members.
He was employed as a student counselor for all levels of education from Primary school to Post Secondary at the University of Lethbridge. He also served as Chief Electoral Officer for the Blood Reserve in the 1970s and 1980s, and he was elected to Blood Tribe Council in 1996, re-elected in 2016 and 2020.
Heavy Head served as a consultant with Writing On Stone Provincial Park as part of his membership in the Mookaakin Foundation, and worked on the UNESCO World Heritage Site status for twenty years to achieve the inscription in 2019. He continues to serve in his capacity as grandfather to the societies and works with the various groups as a consultant for various traditional projects and boards.
Elders Teaching Series
Martin Heavy Head
Blackfoot Teachings about the Tipi, past and present
October 23, 2024
12 - 1:30 p.m. MT
Online (Zoom webinar)
About the speaker
Martin Heavy Head is Ponokaiksiksinam, he was born on the Blood Reserve in 1952 to Joe and Agnes Heavy Head. He attended school at St. Mary’s Blood Indian Residential School and graduated from Catholic Central in Lethbridge, Alberta. Heavy Head then went on to graduate from the University of Lethbridge, with a BASc in 1983, majoring in Physical Education. Martin and his wife became involved with their ceremonial societies in 1990 and continue to be involved as grandparents for new members.
He was employed as a student counselor for all levels of education from Primary school to Post Secondary at the University of Lethbridge. He also served as Chief Electoral Officer for the Blood Reserve in the 1970s and 1980s, and he was elected to Blood Tribe Council in 1996, re-elected in 2016 and 2020.
Heavy Head served as a consultant with Writing On Stone Provincial Park as part of his membership in the Mookaakin Foundation, and worked on the UNESCO World Heritage Site status for twenty years to achieve the inscription in 2019. He continues to serve in his capacity as grandfather to the societies and works with the various groups as a consultant for various traditional projects and boards.