Listening to Life

Listening to Life

Injustice cries out with the sound of the weeping ones
Justice Lifts her voice loudly to Watanka Tankan
    “Bring justice for all the acts of hate, violence and murder”
Justice is looking for someone to be the voice of The Great Mystery here
Justice is singing His songs and waiting for you.

The spirit of violence that stalked the Great Plains is still alive today
The spirit that ignores compassion and empathy has not slept
The spirit of murder has shape-shifted into a more polite enemy
The spirit that judges by the color of skin still walks about, that Trickster of old

Did you see the rainbow this morning?
Do you hear the sound of the Butterfly wings gently stirring the air?
Do you hear your name being sung by the flowing steams?
Do you hear the Meadow and the Brook whispering His songs?

Today is a new day
Today I will sing my songs
Today I will be the one to say, No more pain, Injustice or hate
Today I will be the one who takes the first step
Today I will offer my protocol gifts

I Hear the winged ones calling
I hear the crawlers and the four footed friends
I hear the swimmers and all my family singing
I hear Watanka Tankan’s voice, “I am here”



Close your eyes and smell the aroma of;
    The Sweet Grass,
        The Cedar,
            The Sage,
                The Tobacco and consider your ways.

A’ho

Update

The journey of life can take you down many new paths as the proverb goes, "When you see a new trail or footprint you do not know, follow it to the point of knowing"**

Over the last few months so many changes.

We said, "See you later" to our dear friend and brother, Billy; Black Foot Warrior.

We moved 170 miles from our previous home. Now we begin a new life just as the Creator intended all along. We embrace life with all our hearts and boldly continue the adventure.

We are walking the Sacred Red Road wherever it may lead us. But this we know it leads us to much happiness and wisdom.

Mitakuye Oyasin

 

**Thanks to Terri Jean - 365 Days of Walking the Red Road - September 14th

We honor the Wanapum, Vantage Washington

This weekend was nothing less than epic. We honored the indigenous people of Vantage Washington, The Wanapum, The River People. Four members of the tribe were honored with protocol Gifts and were blessed. A request was made to grant us permission to be here on the land for today's ceremonies. The Chief of the Wanapum gave an eloquent speech gave his permission and blessing. And then we were honored as three gentleman sang Wanapum honor songs. There has been a sense of awe every sense we arrived here in Vantage. There is a sense of history, destiny and hope in the air. As our Blackfeet leader said today, "there is a solemn feel about all that is taking place," as he led us in a healing of the land ceremony. Tonight we ate Buffalo and Salmon for dinner to celebrate Native and Non-Native unity. Very grateful to our Crow sister and her joyful heart. Our Cree sister's dancing and all who danced as one family tonight. The Clark family blew us away with their music and Danielle's song about Wounded Knee brought us to tears. We lay our heads down tonight with full hearts and joyful memories of all Creator gave us from His heart to ours.

Protect All Children

I am stunned into sadness. How can we request billions of dollars for children who just arrived when we ignore the dying children on our reservations and reserves. These are our children, our sons, our daughters and where are hearts of compassion for Rose Bud, Warm Springs and hundreds others. Our hearts break for all children who disparately cry out for a caring, loving hand. Take care of the children, but let's start with our own home. Our own backyard. We need tears for the Navajo, Lakota, Seminole, Huran, Duwamish, Mi'kmaq, Blackfoot and Apsaalooke and countless others waiting for us to care. We care for the children of South America and we care for the children who have been crying for hundreds of years in North America. All will be well when we come as one family to protect all of our children. We are all fathers and mothers and these are our children.

True Friends Listen with Love

Beautiful Day for a Pow Wow

Join us today at 1:00Pm

We stop today to remember Chief Seattle - siʔaːƛ̓ (Se al) crossed over June 7, 1866. We remember this leader, wise elder and defender of The People. Thank you Chief siʔaːƛ̓ for all you did and we honor you today.