Phillip Scott

Of mixed Ancestry and thrice struck by Lightning, Phillip Scott has faithfully walked the Native Path for over forty years, learning from, adopted and sanctioned by Indigenous Medicine/Holy people, tribal Spiritual leaders, Wisdomkeepers and Elders from several Nations and cultures. Annually Sundancing in the Lakota tradition for over three decades and a member of respected Native Medicine families, he is a Ceremonial leader and Traditional healer, entrusted to share Indigenous wisdom, knowledge and Medicine practices with the contemporary world. He is a staunch defender of and advocate for Indigenous rights and environmental justice. An advisor and presenter on various Sacred matters, he is an educator and consultant for academic, spiritual/religious, medical, environmental and penal institutions as well as for corporations. Interviewed monthly for radio, his life, story and writings have been featured in books and journals. He is a contributing author to Stanley Krippner’s The Shamanic Powers of Rolling Thunder and well as Itzhak Beery’s Shamanic Transformations. In addition to directing and teaching the programs at Ancestral Voice – Institute for Indigenous Lifeways in Northern California, which he founded in 1994, he maintains a private healing practice, performs Ceremonies. conducts intensives, gives lectures and leads pilgrimages worldwide. He is skilled in wilderness survival, has received a Masters degree from Naropa University and is also a licensed EMT.