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It Is a Time to Acknowledge the Earth and All Living Things

As spring takes over from winter, there are many celebrations across Native America. From the Hopi kachina dances in Arizona, to the Cherokee corn planting ceremonies, traditional Native people are celebrating the new growing season. Different tribes have different customs depending on what type of climate they live in and if they are nomadic or sedentary.

Buffalo hunters would tear down their winter camps and set out for their summer hunting… >> Continue reading: It Is a Time to Acknowledge the Earth and All Living Things

Love Your Mother

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Mother’s Day is upon us and we feel the need to send out our love in a tangible way. Many of us long for the good old days of making her a special gift, like the tracing of our little hand in the shape of a bouquet of flowers or a colored macaroni necklace.

Some of us have lost our mothers, but this in no way diminishes… >> Continue reading: Love Your Mother

New Mommy

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McCormick Cafe

sdoorway1 Every time we get to Billings, Montana we make it a point to visit our favorite cafe there. The McCormick Cafe goes on our list of “great places.” You can find it in the historic district at 2419 Montana Avenue. The food is fantastic, the staff is gracious and we always find it a welcome relief when we’re on tour. Stop… >> Continue reading: McCormick Cafe

Take a deep breath

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Web of Life

In this day and age it seems that you can connect with more people over greater distance through technology. We can share ideas, stories and histories through thin air from across the planet. Lately, many more indigenous people are connecting more and relating their respective stories online. Aboriginal people in Australia can hear or read traditional Native American stories and histories online, and can tell and share theirs with us… >> Continue reading: Web of Life

Good News

“Standing Tall”
“Chief Robert TallTree and his wife Terri Lynn speak to pupils at Fairbanks Elementary School Wednesday. The TallTrees have been presenting Native American cultural programs for more than 30 years, appearing on PBS, the BBC, Animal Planet and the Discovery Channel.Through traditional Native American music and stories, they teach children to respect themselves, the earth, and… >> Continue reading: Good News

We Are All Related

Last week we shared the story of a whale rescue. We heard about it from a friend, and it was taken from an article in the San Fransisco chronicle that shows how animals are more like people than we generally think.

For thousands of years the Native peoples of the America’s have always known that animals have thier own spirits/souls. We shared this article with you as a perfect example of… >> Continue reading: We Are All Related

Initiation

“Every man on this planet is taking his initiation in love.”
- Florence Scovel Shinn

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Trees

tall-trees “TREE, purifier of air, nourishing, sheltering, supporting, its roots tap the depth of the earth.
Dependent on water, soil and sun, everchanging, a timeless indicator of regeneration, symbol of wisdom, a cosmic tree, a tree of light, lie down beneath one.”

Miracles

How is it that a young child learns to walk or a bird to fly?
How does an acorn become an oak tree?
We can’t say for sure.

How do you decide which miracles to doubt and which ones to accept?

We are reminded that we are surrounded by miracles. When we look and listen, we can experience them.

The miracle most people forget is the one that is in the mirror… >> Continue reading: Miracles

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