ABOUT VICTORIA FORTNER

Victoria G. Fortner, RH (AHG) (PeatohahNape Tamsah) of Shawnee and Scot /Irish descent, is trained in allopathic and Traditional Indigenous medicine. She has worked in the American medical field for 15 years. Ms. Fortner has been practicing herbal medicine since 1972 and is

the owner of Shawnee Moon Herbaceuticals

has served on the board of the American Herbalist Guild, Inside Dharma,
Living Insights and Earth Circle.

listed in the International Who's Who in Medicine, Second Edition (1995)

has acted as Herbal Consultant to the Missouri Botanical Gardens /
Shaw Arboretum on their Osage Garden project, and a division of Regis International.

has artwork as part of the permanent collection in
the National Museum of the American Indian / Smithsonian, Wash, DC.

volunteers in the Missouri prison system as
a spiritual advisor for Native American inmates

As a lecturer, she travels nationally presenting information and workshops on Native American history, culture and tradition and on all phases of herbal medicine (recognition, gathering, processing, formulation and application). Ms. Fortner derives her knowledge from both Native and non-Native traditions of herbalogy, and with her strong medical background, offers presentations that speak to all levels of interest. She is an indigenous dancer, storyteller, counselor, award-winning artist and craft-person. Victoria has been published both nationally and internationally with numerous articles addressing both alternative health and Native American concerns.