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Taking some special time to remember, My Beloved Mother and Father, as I continue the journey of my 70th year. The Sacred Gift of Life they gave me, ``in and of itself``, invokes and inspires my eternal love, thanksgiving, honor, respect, gratitude, and any mutual forgiveness that may have been needed along our Sacred Path together. I know they…

I started Pole Vaulting at 9 years old ( I953),when my beloved father taped up an old bamboo pole, (so if it shattered, it wouldn't hurt me) and made me a straw pole vault pit and shared with me the basics of "pole vaulting" that he had learned, as young boy, at the Haskell Indian School. Since my first vault into "space," it became my "spring athletic passion" until I graduated from High…

These Guiding Principles of Consultation, Steps for Taking Unified Action and a Non-Political Process for Electing Community Leadership are increasingly being utilized, in…

"A revolution is coming: a revolution which will be peaceful if we are wise enough; compassionate if we care enough; successful if we are fortunate enough. But a revolution is coming whether we like it or not. We can affect its character; we cannot alter its inevitability."



Robert F.…

Prior to the arrival of the first European explorers an Indigenous kinship network based in spiritual and cultural relationships and protocols existed for centuries across the Western Hemisphere. Through this network of many networks, this Hoop of Many Hoops, Indigenous Peoples shared knowledge, capacity and resources for mutual aid, trade and…

The Guna First Nation is composed of 51 communities stretched across 350 Islands in a territory 232 miles long and 130 square miles. The Guna First Nation is governed by two General Congresses.  One General Congress takes care of all political and economic issues and the other General Congress cares for all spiritual and cultural issues.

 The Guna…

The implications of justice for social and economic development are profound. Concern for justice protects the task of defining progress from the temptation to sacrifice the well-being of the generality of humankind—and even of Mother Earth, itself—to the advantages which…

  In the fall of 1928 we were living in the little town of Mobridge, South Dakota, just across the Missouri River from the Standing Rock Indian Reservation.  When school opened in the fall, I went up to the local school to enrol in school.  I had…

The Four Worlds International Institute ( FWII )

1.considers culture to be the primary key to unlocking the forces the people on the path of their own development;

2.considers the spiritual and moral dimensions of human…

Many years ago I asked an Elder a question, “How do we know we have a Soul, a part of us that transcends time and space. “

He said, “There are many ways that we can know we have a soul! One of the easiest ways is through our dreams. Not every dream! Some dreams are caused by eating too much. But there are…

 

  “The Critical State of Our Mother Earth!" 2014-02-12

 Very Beloved Relatives,

More than 40 years ago during the early years of North American’s “new” ecological consciousness, my…

Life unfolds forever through countless, interrelated cycles. This sacred message from our Creator is woven into the lines of the palms of our hands.

Executive Summary

AT THE TIME OF DISCLOSURE

A MANUAL FOR FRONT-LINE COMMUNITY WORKERS

DEALING WITH SEXUAL ABUSE…

What is Peace?

Peace is no more wars, gangs,drugs and that stuff.

No deaths caused unnaturally and no more Animals dying.

No more pollution and…

In 1969, my Grandfather, Frank White Buffalo Man, shared with me a wonderful spiritual insight and understanding that relates, among other things, of how we must learn to respect, honour, love, support, and understand each other as different nations, tribes, communities, peoples, religions, and…