Breath of the Ancestors – an Innu talking stick crafted from natural wood and precious materials
✨ Unique handcrafted piece • Handmade in Quebec
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This talking stick was fashioned as a piece of transmission.
Each element that makes it up has been carefully chosen to support expression, listening, and presence. It accompanies talking circles, moments of personal reflection, or spaces for sharing where every voice deserves to be heard.
Natural wood, left in its organic form, evokes the quiet strength of the forest and the importance of remaining grounded in one's roots. Noble materials, feathers, and symbolic details enrich the object with a dimension that is both spiritual and aesthetic.
This talking stick is not just a decorative object.
He is a presence.
Support.
A reminder that every word carries weight, a history, and a value.
Ideal for people on a personal journey, facilitators, teachers, sharing circles, or anyone wishing to establish a respectful and conscious communication space.
My signature as an artist – my creative process
Each talking stick I create follows the exact same artistic process. It's my signature. It's what makes my pieces recognizable, coherent, and meaningful.
I begin by personally selecting driftwood, hand-picked from the banks of the Piekuakami (Lac-Saint-Jean) or the Ashapmushuan River. These places are part of my family and cultural history. Historically, my ancestors travelled this river by canoe.
Each piece of wood is chosen for its shape, density, and the energy it emits.
The wood is then worked and adorned with 100% genuine moose leather , a material used in Indigenous crafts for millennia for its strength, flexibility and direct connection to the Earth.
I also incorporate significant natural materials (feathers, fur, symbolic elements) to imbue each stick with a presence, strength, and a particular intention.
Each stick is designed with use in mind: it must be comfortable to hold, balanced and practical to accompany talking circles, exchanges, moments of sharing and listening on a daily basis.
Finally, I hand-paint certain sticks with colors inspired by the sky, stars, and night, recalling the sacred link between Earth and Heaven.
No two talking sticks are exactly alike. Each piece is unique.
—Dave Verreault-Thisselmagan
✨ SYMBOLIC MEANING
• Promotes authentic and respectful communication
• Supports active listening
• Encourages grounding, clarity, and presence
• Object of intergenerational transmission
FEATURES
• Handmade talking stick
• Unique piece
• Natural wood
• 100% genuine moose leather
• 100% natural rooster feathers
• Genuine coyote fur
• Approximate length: to be specified
• Created in Quebec
FOR WHOM
• Talking circles
• Meditation and introspection
• Symbolic gift
• Personal spiritual practice
• Speakers, teachers, chaperones
INTERVIEW
Store in a dry place.
Avoid prolonged exposure to moisture or direct sunlight.
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