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This group is for all peace loving Native Americans, full-blood and mixed, who wish to share their heirtage, and for ANYONE who wants to learn the ways of the Native People. We do not support militant or negative activity. We teach the Native ways, not the past persecution of our ancestors. In order to join you must be able to have e-mail access on Eons and agree to abide by our rules.
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Return from trip
On my recent 30 day road trip, my husband and I learned alot and visited many places. One place that we visited was the St. Joseph Lakota Indian school. They had a beautiful Cultural Musem and Center there. The bells of the church played a song. Mike and I enjoyed being able to hear( Mike is blind) and see the Indian culture. There was a graph explaining how everything is interconnected from the sun to the spider!! Sally
good advice I think....
"We were taught to believe that the Great Spirit sees and hears everything, and that He never forgets, that hereafter He will give every man a spirit-home according to his deserts: If he has been a good man, he will have a good home; if he has been a bad man, he will have a bad home."
--Chief Joseph, NEZ PERCE
I cannot hide my true spirit and intent from the Creator. He created a system of justice. This system of justice says we will get back whatever we plant. If I plant good then good returns - if we plant bad, then we will suffer the consequences. Whatever we think about another person, the same things are thought about us. Whatever we send out is sent back. Man cannot alter this system of justice. It doesn't matter what we say or do. What really matters is what we really, really did.
Oh Great Spirit, guide me today to do good, to have good thoughts. Let me remember the things I do are to honor Your way of life.
FULL MOON BLESSINGS
TONIGHT IS THE FULL MOON..AND I JUST WANTED TO PASS THROUGH TO SAY I HOPE THE MOON IS SHINING BRIGHT WHERE EVER YOU ARE TONIGHT..I HOPE ALL IN THE GROUP ARE DOING WELL. LL
Festival in Cherokee
Anybody going to the Festival of the Native Peoples in Cherokee NC this weekend?
Native American Burial Rituals
I should note that all information I write here is taken from an author who wrote the book back in the year 1893. Sometimes a word may be used not accepted in today's societal language and it is not my expressed opinion of the same.
Taken from: Concise Encyclopedia of the American Indian
originally published as "American Indians Yesterday and Today" Grant, Bruce 1893
Reprint, Originally published: American Indians, yesterday and today, New York: Dutton, 1958
BURIAL. Indians had many different ways of burying their dead. Sometimes each tribe had several forms of burial. The most common modes were the placing of the dead in pits, graves, or holes in the ground: in stone caskets; in mounds; and under or in cabins, wigwams, houses, lodges, and in caves.
Among the Chippewa, Sioux, Siksika, Mandan, Gros Ventre, Arapaho, and others the dead person was placed on a scaffold or in a tree. In the Northwest the deceased was put in a canoe and the canoe placed on posts or in the forks of trees.
Some tribes of the South wrapped the corpse in a cane matting and put it in a reed coffin and buried it in the ground. Others mummified or embalmed the corpse before burial. Cremation was observed by some Pacific Coast tribes. The Creek and Seminole buried their dead in a circular pit in a sitting position, and the Mohawk made a large round hole and placed the body in it in a squatting position.
Some tribes of the Great Lakes region dug up their dead at certain periods and placed all the bones in a common pit.
The Tote-pole-makers of the Northwest were in the habit of cutting off the heads of their medicine men, placing them in boxes with their magicial equipment, and storing the box in a dry cave.
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Peace and Blessings
May peace fall softly upon your world and stay in your heart forever.
Hugs and Blessings, Lynn
Greetings to everyone!
I am honored to be part of the group and thank Che Tan for allowing me to join! Wishing everyone peace, harmony and love!
hello everyone it so beautiful
Here in florida it raining and everything green and blooming it just wonderful just stop in to say hello and I hope everyone is well and fine and a very good hello to all my good friends.
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