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Native American Spirituality
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In a time of enormous change many people are now turning to the ways of the indigenous people of Turtle Island (North America) in an effort to bring meaning to their lives, healing to themselves and the planet. Sadly, many spiritual leaders and tribal Elders are being ignored, despite their invaluable knowledge of the Old Ways. Many things that we will need for Mother Earth's healing and our own spiritual survival is in danger of being lost. The old ways of life is not just for native people, but for the oneness of life that is the human race.

Earth Medicine - Jamie Sams
The true spirit of Native American ways of knowing shines through in these heartfelt meditations, poems, and stories. In 364 daily offerings organized according to the cycles of the moon, Jamie Sams offers stirring and poetic insights into the spirituality of the earth, connection with our communities, and our own soul journeys. Jamie is the author of Medicine Cards and The Sacred Path Cards. A top seller. (383 pages) Paperback Book Order Toll Free (USA only) Phone: 1-877-243-6583 --- Fax: 1-800-884-3599
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Ojibwe Tribe
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Maple Sugar Time by Patrick DesJarlait, 1946
Maple Harvest

Europeans came to the upper Great Lakes for fur, but after 200 years, this trade had ended. Most of the Ojibwe homeland had poor soil and a short growing season which did not attract settlement. Some whites came later for the minerals and timber, but even today, the area is not heavily populated. Because of this limited exposure, the Ojibwe have been able to retain much of their traditional culture and language. Most Americans have heard the Longfellow's poem "Hiawatha." Unfortunately, he got his tribes mixed. The name of Hiawatha was borrowed from the Iroquois , but the stories were Ojibwe. Most Ojibwe were classic Woodlands culture, but since different groups lived across such a wide area, there were major differences. Like all Native Americans, the Ojibwe adjusted to their circumstances. After reaching the northern plains, the Bungee (Plains Ojibwe) adopted the Buffalo culture and became very different from the other Ojibwe in their art , ceremony, and dress. Towards the southern part of their range in Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Ontario, Ojibwe villages were larger and permanent with the cultivation of corn, squash, beans, and tobacco. According to oral traditions, the Ojibwe first lived on the Atlantic coast of North America. About 500 years ago, the ancestors of the Mille Lacs Band began migrating west.

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Developed by Rick Gresczyk and Eagle Works of Minneapolis. Four audio tapes and two booklets. A good simple introduction to this beautiful language. Recorded by native speakers, this basic course covers pronunciation, common expressions, with seperate units on time, weather, feelings, foods, clothing, and other topics of daily living. Order Toll Free (USA only) Phone: 1-877-243-6583 --- Fax: 1-800-884-3599
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Lifestyle of the early Iñupiat
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Northern Lights

The tribes of the Pacific Northwest coast were blessed with wealth and a forest home rich in animals , birds , fish and other marine life which spared them the difficulties of a nomadic lifestyle. The everyday life of these Native Americans was one in which spirits were thought to reside in the animal and sea life around them. Celebrations were required before a hunter could set out on a hunt and these celebrations included the use of many forms of very elaborate and stunningly beautiful ornamental art in the form of masks, totem poles , charms and songs.
Totems Poles were a sign of the success and wealth of the native cultures that evolved along the coast , whether Haida, Kwakiutl, Tlingit, or Tsimshian and served as records of the past in a culture that had no written language

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"Old Indian Legends" Zitkala-Sa

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Native American Poem
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- Black Elk -
"The first peace, which is the
most important, is that
which comes within the souls of
people when they
realize their relationship, their
oneness with the
universe and all its powers, and
when they realize that
at the center of the universe dwells
the Great Spirit, and
that this center is really
everywhere, it is
within each of us."

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***** An Indian Prayer *****
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- Chief Dan George -
O Great Spirit, whose voice I hear in the winds and
whose breath gives life to the world, hear me.

I come to you as one of your many children. I am small
and weak. I need your strength and your wisdom.

May I walk in beauty. Make my eyes ever behold the red and purple sunset.
Make my hands respect the things that you have made and my ears
sharp to hear your voice.

Make me wise so that I may know the things you have taught your
children, the lessons you have hidden in every leaf and rock.

Make me strong, not to be superior to my brothers and sisters,
but to be able to conquer my greatest enemy, myself.

Make me ever ready to come to You with straight eyes, so that
when life fades as the fading sunset, my spirit comes to You without shame.

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Native American Humor
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- unknown author -
There was this old Indian man who wanted
to sell his horse. This Whiteman wanted to buy
the horse. The Whiteman asked the Indian,
"How's the horse?" The Indian said,
"Ohhh, it's ok I guess. Only thing....it don't
look so good. The Whiteman replied,
"That's ok, looks aren't everything."
So the Whiteman bought the horse. Next day the
Whiteman came back to see the Indian. He said,
"Hey . You sold me this horse and when I took him
home this horse ran into the fence. It ran into the
barn! Why this horse is downright blind!" The old
Indian just scratched his head slowly and said,
"Well, I told you...it don't look so good."

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" Let us put our minds together to see what we can build for our children." Sitting Bull, 1877
Help Native Americans in Wakpala, South Dakota build a new school for their children. The Smee School District and the Wakpala District are seeking funds to assist on the construction of a new school to replace the existing seventy year old school which has been severely damaged by the yearly flooding of Oak Creek.
Press Release: Surviving Standing Rock - (Bismarck Tribune)
In the Standing Rock Sioux nation's eyes, Wakpala qualifies as a disaster. For Wakpala's Corson County, it takes more than a week to do the same. The tribe is still waiting for the state of South Dakota.
'If we were anywhere else in South Dakota, we'd have been declared like that," says Dwight Koch of the tribe's Game and Fish Department.
"Letter to Wakpala School District from the Bureau of Indian Affairs"
Grant Denied??? - Although the application met all academic and program standards, your application for a new school/Public Law 100-297 Grant must be denied. Based on an inspection, your facility does not satisfy the cited requirements. Some of the problems include the school's location in a flood zone, fire safety hazards are evident, sufficient fire alarm system is not available, thereby constituting code violations, lack of handicap access and the need for a complete new heating system. Other problems are listed in the enclosed copy of the inspection. Dr Allen Ross -Supt. of Ed.
If you would like to help support efforts to provide a healthy learning environment for these deserving young Native American minds, please contact:

Smee School District 15-3
Mr. Joe Strongheart
President, Wakpala School Board
P.O. Box B
Wakpala, SD 57658
(605)-845-3040

Smee School District 15-3
Mr. Jack Shillingstad,
Wakpala, Supt.
P.O. Box B
Wakpala, SD 57658
(605)-845-3040

Or contact: Pathways To Spirit (non profit organization)

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