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Kai Pyle wrote a MNopedia entry on "Ozaawindib" for the Minnesota Historical Society in 2018. An editor's note was added in 2025:

QuoteEditor's note: This article has been revised from its original version, which stated that Ozaawindib guided Henry Schoolcraft to the source of Gichi-ziibi (the Mississippi River) in 1832. Additional research has shown that there were two different Ojibwe leaders named Ozaawindib whose lives overlapped. The first, born in about 1748 and described above, was an agokwa from the Pillager band who participated in conflicts with Dakota warriors. The second, not an agokwa, was born closer to 1800, led an Ojibwe community at Gaa-miskwaawaakokaag (Cass Lake), and guided Schoolcraft's 1832 expedition. Schoolcraft's narrative of that expedition specifies that his guide was not the son of a chief. The sources that discuss the first Ozaawindib, however, refer to her as the child of a chief at Gaa-zagaskwaajimekaag (Leech Lake) named Wiishkobak.

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Source: MNopedia Ozaawindib (ca. 1748–?) - By Kai Pyle
First Published: September 17, 2018   Last Modified: April 10, 2025
Direct Link: https://www.mnhs.org/mnopedia/search/index/person/ozaawindib-late-1700s
Internet Archive Link: https://web.archive.org/web/20250720065413/https://www3.mnhs.org/mnopedia/search/index/person/ozaawindib-late-1700s

Kai Pyle conflated two different men named "Ozaawindib" born 50 years apart. This isn't an isolated event as Kai Pyle made similar mistakes with their own genealogical research.

It doesn't appear that Kai Pyle notified other websites that published their research on Ozaawindib that it's inaccurate. Here's a link to Kai Pyle's original work which is still accessible at The Activist History Review:

Source: The Activist History Review Ozaawindib, the Ojibwe Trans Woman the US Declared a Chief - By Kai Pyle
Date: June 13, 2019
Direct Link: https://activisthistory.com/2019/06/13/ozaawindib-the-ojibwe-trans-woman-the-us-declared-a-chief/#_ednref14
Internet Archive Link: https://web.archive.org/web/20190718193050/https://activisthistory.com/2019/06/13/ozaawindib-the-ojibwe-trans-woman-the-us-declared-a-chief/#_ednref14#_ednref14

The Minnesota Historian cited Kai Pyle as their source for Ozaawindib acting a guide to Henry Schoolcraft which isn't accurate: https://www.minnesotahistory.org/post/lgbtqia-history-in-the-north-star-state.

Quote from: Sandy S on September 29, 2026, 05:08:30 PMHe wears a white coat in this ad so he must be legit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IM0N_hDyUcE&t=3s In this video he is seen using his fraud machine.

This is an enraging video to watch. It includes the supposed story of a young athlete who began having breathing difficulties. Instead of taking her to licensed medical, her mother was convinced by Walker to send him a DNA sample. The mother now quarterly sends him samples and then does whatever diet changes etc. he concocts. Which means steady money for him.

There's a comment from three years ago on the Healing Quest video that says Bear Walker's real name is Paul Manning and he's not Native American.

Quote@goldismoney5899       3 years ago
His name is Paul Manning. He is not a native American and Bears are furry and ferocious.

Bear Walker also works at Renewed Image (or Laspina Salon) in Danbury, Connecticut. This is an excerpt from Renewed Image's website and it's the first mention I've seen of Earth Medicine Institute.

QuoteIn 1996, Bear founded Earth Medicine Institute, teaching doctors and lay people in the United States; London, England; Vienna, Italy; Munich, Germany and around the world. Bear established teachings ranging from Cellular Biology, the eight systems of the body, to Medical Anthropology.

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Source: Renewed Image – Holistic & Bear Walker, Bio Energetic Testing & Earth Medicine
Direct Link: https://laspinasalon.com/holistic-bear-walker/
Archive.today Link: https://archive.ph/g84Xq

Bear Walker appears to be grifting at these three locations currently:
- Circle of Health: Farmington, Connecticut
- Balancing 4 Life: Armonk, New York
- Renewed Image (or Laspina Salon): Danbury, Connecticut

Additional claims made by Bear Walker (bold text added for emphasis):

QuoteBear Walker is a Native American Healer and Spiritualist, who has dedicated himself to his medical practice as well as to preserving the traditions and stories of his tribe, the Anishanabe. In his professional life as a practitioner of natural therapies, using herbs, homeopathy and all things natural, Bear has an extensive private practice, where he treats many individuals, including luminaries like, Alan Arkin, and Demi Moore. He also consults with traditional doctors on alternative approaches to healing, in some cases helping to avoid surgery. Bear was trained in the ancient Medicine Man ways by his Grandfather, himself a Medicine Man. He also applies "state of the art" medical practices, having been trained in modern diagnostic tools and methods by NASA.

Bear has been telling Native American stories, The Sacred Tales, to groups of children and adults most of his life, as his Grandfather told them to him. The stories are thousands of years old. How the Dragonfly Learned to Fly is one of a series of Sacred Tales that has been passed down from generation to generation via the Native American oral tradition of story telling, of which Bear Walker is very much a part.

The Sacred Tales book series is his attempt to distribute the positive effects and lessons of these stories to a greater audience.

Bear has been an Earth Medicine Practitioner for over twenty years, combining training and experience from all over the world. He has studied extensively all areas of Naturopathic Medicines, including Homeopathy, Herbal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition.

Bear has specialized in Bio Energetic Testing, a form of Electro Diagnosis, which utilizes a computer to evaluate 30 different systems of the body and is capable of testing over 13,000 bits of information of the body. He was involved in the Clinical Research on this testing device at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, D.C. with Dr. Wayne Jonas of N.I.H.

Having practiced with some of the top M.D. / D.C. across the U.S. such as Dr. Roy Kerry of the University of Pittsburgh, Bear has consulted with over 30,000 patients, including many top athletes and celebrities, whom he considers to have been his greatest teachers.

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Source: Merlian News – Bear Walker: Native American Healer and Spiritualist
Date: September 5, 2008
Direct Link: https://www.merliannews.com/bear_walker/
Archive.today Link: https://archive.ph/UdJMF

QuoteIf you're feeling stressed but can't quite pinpoint the source of your ailment, there's help, right in the heart of Katonah.

A Native American healer named Bear Walker offers healing services that can improve general health and well-being by measuring and assessing bio-electromagnetic fields of the body.

If it sounds like rocket science, well, it is. Sort of.

The technique is performed with a space-age device known as BioTracker and has been used to improve the performance of NASA astronauts. Walker spent two years doing clinical research on the device at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, D.C.

QuoteAs a holistic practioner he said he's treated over 50,000 patients in the last twenty years, but his ways with plants, stones, herbs and traditional wisdom started at age two with his grandfather, according to Walker.

"I was born a Bear on a reservation in Michigan, and became a person when they made me go to kindergarten," he said.

In addition to the research at Walter Reed, he trained in Clinical Ecology at the University of Pittsburgh and did extensive alzheimer's research with Pfizer Pharmaceutical. He now offers his services at Awakenings, at 215 Katonah Avenue.

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Source: Patch.com (Bedford-Katonah, NY) - Local Healer Adds Modern Science to Ancient Wisdom
Posted by: Rich Monetti
Direct Link: https://patch.com/new-york/bedford/local-healer-adds-modern-science-to-ancient-wisdom
Archive.today Link: https://archive.ph/JgAWL

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Quote from: KellyBrown on September 19, 2026, 12:28:52 AMKathleen Franklin Gardner, Kathleen Gardner, ShaunaSay or whatever now claims she is a Feather Foot or rather Kadaitcha. Again much like Scott, neither were welcomed into any indigenous mob, and neither have ever been trained to be a Feather Foot. It seems she steals whatever culture she can from wherever she can, she also claims she is a minister on her facebook page. She knows nothing of the Cherokee people, she made that very clear and obvious.

She also told everyone over here in australia that she could not return to america because Trump removed her nativity. Then soon as scott had passed it was suddenly ok for her to return to the USA.

She is definitely an individual that others should stay clear of.

how does trump remove her "nativity"?

QuoteScott Nelson, a Shamanic healing practitioner begins the sacred progressive teachings of the Anishinaabe Medicine Wheel.

QuoteIn 2012 Scott received his medicine bag from his Anishinaabe teacher, Laughing Bear Walker.

https://www.wakeupnaturally.com/events/293627/medicine-wheel-teachings-with-scott-nelson
https://www.skbhealing.com/

Bear, Scott Nelson and others work through this center: https://www.balancing4life.com/

Thanks, Sandy S! I appreciate you submitting a FOIA and posting this new information. "Bear Walker" is an insufferable grifter.

In the video quoted and linked below, Bear Walker claims to have done a medical residency at the University of Pittsburgh. I'm curious if any of the claims made in this particular video are accurate.

Quote"I was introduced to BioTracker EAV while I was doing my medical residency at University of Pittsburgh under Dr. Roy Kerry."

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Source: Circle of Health – Bear Walker Discusses BioTracker (December 3, 2019)
Direct Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgFJc3gEbws

Bear Walker mentions Dr. Roy Kerry. Dr. Roy Kerry is featured on QuackWatch.com: https://quackwatch.org/cases/board/med/kerry/complaint/.

His "Bio-Tracker" gizmo is a form of electrodermal screening test.

These tests are fraudulent.

QuoteElectrodermal screening tests are not only worthless but potentially harmful. In addition to money wasted on the test and useless products, the harm can include (a) needless worry about nonexistent medical problems suggested by the test reports, (b) the cost of medical care involved in seeking reassurance, (c) failure to seek appropriate medical care for real problems, and (d) the consequences of malnutrition due to excessive dietary restrictions.

https://skepticalinquirer.org/2017/09/the-fakery-of-electrodermal-screening/

He is involved in SO many scams.

He is "hormone certified" in whatever this is: https://www.quicksilverscientific.com/pages/practitioner-locator?srsltid=AU7gw4WvSGcPLYm4DJso3F3X5vyovS4nDwaHcMAJD4XXOzPnTDMIa0Nu

Here is the past website he listed related to that scam https://web.archive.org/web/20250416012712/https://drbearwalker.com/

Email used for his involvement in that scam has the name Erin Fredericks in it, here she is: https://erinfredericks.com/

QuoteI'm also a founding partner in ToneWell.co, a voice-based wellness intelligence platform, and an associate with DrBearWalker.com, where I integrate biometric data and clinical insight to support women more precisely and compassionately.

https://www.prlog.org/13113156-tonewell-launches-ai-wellness-platform-with-30-second-voice-based-performance-readiness-scan.html

Bear Walker and Erin Fredericks are both in this announcement for ToneWell: https://www.prlog.org/13113156-tonewell-launches-ai-wellness-platform-with-30-second-voice-based-performance-readiness-scan.html

Dr Bear Walker is "Chief Science Officer — Clinical Systems & Bio-Measurement" for https://tonewell.co/about-us/

QuoteToneWell turns a 30-second voice note into a precise wellness readiness report so you stop guessing about what your body needs and start taking steps that actually work

He wears a white coat in this ad so he must be legit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IM0N_hDyUcE&t=3s In this video he is seen using his fraud machine.

This is an enraging video to watch. It includes the supposed story of a young athlete who began having breathing difficulties. Instead of taking her to licensed medical, her mother was convinced by Walker to send him a DNA sample. The mother now quarterly sends him samples and then does whatever diet changes etc. he concocts. Which means steady money for him.

I've submitted a Connecticut Department of Public Health public records request https://dphct.govqa.us/WEBAPP/_rs/(S(jkdiqebcebsacxn3jytax5yb))/SupportHome.aspx?sSessionID=73239242199:53561ERICJJGTOVQ[LPZGUUDMZDW

Smite, your work here is impressive!

Bear Walker's claim "my grandfather had difficulty understanding time. He never wore a watch, and was never on time." is so ridiculous and rude.