Russell Means 1939-2012

Elder's Meditation of the Day November 3

Elder's Meditation of the Day November 3
"A sundance woman is like the morning star, filled with spiritual beauty, wisdom and knowledge. Men and women are the most powerful of the polarities. We walk beside men as equal partners. It takes men and women who have respect and love for one another to live within the embrace of Father Sky and Mother Earth."
--Dr. Henrietta Mann, SOUTHERN CHEYENNE
Our ceremonies bring out the best in us. It's in the ceremony that we find the place of honor and respect for each other. The place where the men honor the women and the women honor the men. We dance for each other. The ceremony helps us remember our responsibility toward each other. Men and women need to be strong, to love one another and be faithful. Only by doing this can we give our children knowledge of good relationships.

Great Spirit, today I will notice the power of the women; today I will notice the power of the men.

Walk In Peace

Indigenous Elders and Medicine Peoples Council Statement on Fukushima---Saturday, November 2, 2013

Indigenous Elders and Medicine Peoples Council Statement on Fukushima

Indigenous Elders and Medicine Peoples Council Statement on Fukushima

Shared by Indigenous Action Media in Arizona

http://www.indigenousaction.org

View the original statement with signatures here (PDF): COUNCIL_FUKUSHIMA_STATEMENT_OCT_2013.

Council Statement

This statement reflects the wisdom of the Spiritual People of the Earth, of North and South America, working in unity to restore peace, harmony and balance for our collective future and for all living beings. This statement is written in black and white with a foreign language that is not our own and does not convey the full depth of our concerns.

The Creator created the People of the Earth into the Land at the beginning of

Creation and gave us a way of life. This way of life has been passed down

generation-to-generation since the beginning. We have not honored this way of

life through our own actions and we must live these original instructions in order

to restore universal balance and harmony. We are a part of Creation;

thus, if we break the Laws of Creation, we destroy ourselves.

We, the Original Caretakers of Mother Earth, have no choice but to follow and uphold

the Original Instructions, which sustains the continuity of Life. We recognize our

umbilical connection to Mother Earth and understand that she is the source of life, not a

resource to be exploited. We speak on behalf of all Creation today, to communicate an

urgent message that man has gone too far, placing us in the state of survival. We warned

that one day you would not be able to control what you have created. That day is here.

Not heeding warnings from both Nature and the People of the Earth keeps us on the path

of self destruction. This self destructive path has led to the Fukushima nuclear crisis, Gulf

oil spill, tar sands devastation, pipeline failures, impacts of carbon dioxide emissions and

the destruction of ground water through hydraulic fracking, just to name a few. In

addition, these activities and development continue to cause the deterioration and

destruction of sacred places and sacred waters that are vital for Life.

Powerful technologies are out of control and are threatening the future of all life

The Fukushima nuclear crisis alone is a threat to the future of humanity. Yet, our concern

goes far beyond this single threat. Our concern is with the cumulative and

compounding devastation that is being wrought by the actions of human beings around

the world. It is the combination of resource extraction, genetically modified organisms,

moral failures, pollution, introduction of invasive species and much much more that are

threatening the future of life on Earth. The compounding of bad decisions and their

corresponding actions are extremely short-sighted. They do not consider the future

generations and they do not respect or honor the Creator’s Natural Law. We strongly

urge for the governmental authorities to respond with an open invitation to work and

consult with us to solve the world’s problems, without war. We must stop waging war

against Mother Earth, and ourselves.

We acknowledge that all of these devastating actions originated in human beings who are

living without regard for the Earth as the source of life. They have strayed from the

Original Instructions by casting aside the Creator’s Natural Law. It is now critical for

humanity to acknowledge that we have created a path to self destruction. We must restore

the Original Instructions in our lives to halt this devastation.

The sanctity of the Original Instructions has been violated. As a result, the Spiritual

People of the Earth were called ceremonially to come together at the home of the Sacred

White Buffalo Calf Pipe Bundle. These Spiritual Leaders and those that carry great

responsibility for their people from both North and South America came together with the

sacred fire for four days at the end of September 2013 to fulfill their sacred

responsibilities. During this time it was revealed that the spirit of destruction gained its’

strength by our spiritually disconnected actions. We are all responsible in varying

degrees for calling forth this spirit of destruction, thus we are all bound to begin

restoring what we have damaged by helping one another recover our sacred

responsibility to the Earth. We, the Original Caretakers of Mother Earth, offer our

spiritual insight, wisdom and vision to the global community to help guide the actions

needed to overcome the current threats to all life.

We only have to look at our own bodies to recognize the sacred purpose

of water on Mother Earth. We respect and honor our spiritual relationship

with the lifeblood of Mother Earth. One does not sell or contaminate their

mother’s blood. These capitalistic actions must stop and we must recover

our sacred relationship with the Spirit of Water

The People of the Earth understand that the Fukushima nuclear crisis continues to

threaten the future of all life. We understand the full implications of this crisis even with

the suppression of information and the filtering of truth by the corporate owned media

and Nation States. We strongly urge the media, corporations and Nation States to

acknowledge and convey the true facts that threaten us, so that the international

community may work together to resolve this crisis, based on the foundation of Truth.

We urge the international community, government of Japan and TEPCO to unify efforts

to stabilize and re-mediate the nuclear threat posed at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear

power plant. To ensure that the Japanese government and TEPCO are supported with

qualified personnel and information, we urge the inclusion of today’s nuclear experts

from around the world to collaborate, advise and provide technical assistance to prevent

further radioactive contamination or worse, a nuclear explosion that may have

apocalyptic consequences.

The foundation for peace will be strengthened by restoring the Original Instructions in ourselves

Prophecies have been shared and sacred instructions were given. We, the People of the

Earth, were instructed that the original wisdom must be shared again when imbalance

and disharmony are upon Mother Earth. In 1994 the sacred white buffalo, the giver of

the sacred pipe, returned to the Lakota, Dakota and Nakota people bringing forth the

sacred message that the winds of change are here. Since that time many more

messengers in the form of white animals have come, telling us to wake up my children. It

is time. So listen for the sacred instruction.

All Life is sacred. We come into Life as sacred beings. When we abuse the

sacredness of Life we affect all Creation

We urge all Nations and human beings around the world to work with us, the Original

Caretakers of Mother Earth, to restore the Original Instructions and uphold the

Creator’s Natural Law as a foundation for all decision making, from this point forward.

Our collective future as human beings is in our hands, we must address the Fukushima

nuclear crisis and all actions that may violate the Creator’s Natural Law. We have

reached the crossroads of life and the end of our existence. We will avert this potentially

catastrophic nuclear disaster by coming together with good minds and prayer as a global

community of all faiths.

We are the People of the Earth united under the Creator’s Law with a sacred covenant to

protect and a responsibility to extend Life for all future generations. We are expressing

deep concern for our shared future and urge everyone to awaken spiritually. We must

work in unity to help Mother Earth heal so that she can bring back balance and harmony

for all her children.

Representatives of the Council

Chief Arvol Looking Horse

19th Generation Keeper of the Sacred White Buffalo Calf Pipe

Spiritual Leader

The Great Sioux Nation

Bobby C. Billie

Clan Leader and Spiritual Leader

Council of the Original Miccosukee

Simanolee Nation Aboriginal Peoples

Faith Spotted Eagle, Tunkan Inajin Win

Brave Heart Society Grandmother/Headswoman and Ihanktonwan Treaty Council

Ihanktonwan Dakota from the Oceti Sakowin

7 Council Fires

- ADDITIONAL SIGNATURES TO FOLLOW -

What is Spirit

Black Elk

“Every little thing is sent for something, and in that thing there should be happiness and the power to make happy. Like the grasses, showing tender faces to each other, thus we should do, for this was the wish of the Grandfathers of the World.” ― Black Elk
Hehaka Sapa (Black Elk )

Chief Joseph, Nez Perce (Nimiputimt)

Chief Joseph, Nez Perce (Nimiputimt) 

•Quotes
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. This I believe, and all my people believe the same.

I am tired of talk that comes to nothing It makes my heart sick when I remember all the good words and all the broken promises. There has been too much talking by men who had no right to talk.
It does not require many words to speak the truth.

If the white man wants to live in peace with the Indian, he can live in peace. Treat all men alike.Give them all the same law.Give them all an even chance to live and grow.All men were made by the same Great Spirit Chief. They are all brothers. The Earth is the mother of all people, and all people should have equal rights upon it. Let me be a free man,free to travel, free to stop,free to work,free to trade where I choose my own teachers, free to follow the religion of my fathers,free to think and talk and act for myself, and I will obey every law, or submit to the penalty."

You might as well expect the rivers to run backward as that any man who was born free should be contented to be penned up and denied liberty to go where he pleases.

We are 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.... This I believe, and all my people believe the same