Great Mystery, Creator of all life, hear my prayer. I come to you with humility, a humble spirit within this human form. You have led me to this place in time; I beg of you to give me the courage to see things through. Help me to maintain my faith in the face of doubt. Give me strength so I won't waiver though failure looms large and surrounds me.
Keep my feet planted on the bosom of Mother Earth yet let my heart and imagination soar with the eagle. Remind me no dream is without merit, that each step of this journey has its purpose, and success is measured by family, friends, the love we share, and the wisdom gained from adversity.
Help me to continue the work you have set before me with honor and determination. Keep fear from my heart lest I stumble along the way; for it is fear that threatens most. Above all this, remind me each day, that I do these things for the ancestors, for the future ancestors, and for you! For without you, I am nothing. It is because of you that I am all that I am!
Wado! Aho!
By: Pamela Waterbird Davison nka Weighs The Truth
Sunday, April 29, 2007
Quotes
"We all come from the same root, but the leaves are all different."
--John Fire Lame Deer, LAKOTA
--John Fire Lame Deer, LAKOTA
Mankiller promotes leadership for young women
Rather than preaching the principles of mentorship, guidance and community involvement, Wilma Mankiller, the first woman to be elected chief to the Cherokee Nation, lives by them.
Delivering the keynote address at the Coquille Tribe's first national gathering, the Heart of the American Indian Women's Conference, on Thursday, Mankiller discussed the challenges of her own life. The conference theme, involving young women in tribal leadership, reaches far beyond native Americans, to all women, Mankiller said.
“The same principles apply to native women as they do to all young women,” she said.
http://www.theworldlink.com/articles/2007/04/28/news/news01042807.txt
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Delivering the keynote address at the Coquille Tribe's first national gathering, the Heart of the American Indian Women's Conference, on Thursday, Mankiller discussed the challenges of her own life. The conference theme, involving young women in tribal leadership, reaches far beyond native Americans, to all women, Mankiller said.
“The same principles apply to native women as they do to all young women,” she said.
http://www.theworldlink.com/articles/2007/04/28/news/news01042807.txt
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Site of Colo. Indian Massacre Honored
SAND CREEK MASSACRE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, Colo. — More than 142 years after a band of state militia volunteers massacred 150 sleeping Southern Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians in a misdirected act of vengeance, a memorial to the tragic event was officially dedicated Saturday.
The Sand Creek Massacre National Historic site, located 160 miles southeast of Denver on Big Sandy Creek in Kiowa County, pays tribute to those killed in the shameful Nov. 29, 1864, attack.
Seeking revenge for the killings of several settlers by Indians, 700 volunteers who had signed up to be soldiers for 100 days slaughtered nearly everyone in the village. Most were women or children.
http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2007Apr28/0,4670,SandCreekMassacre,00.html
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The Sand Creek Massacre National Historic site, located 160 miles southeast of Denver on Big Sandy Creek in Kiowa County, pays tribute to those killed in the shameful Nov. 29, 1864, attack.
Seeking revenge for the killings of several settlers by Indians, 700 volunteers who had signed up to be soldiers for 100 days slaughtered nearly everyone in the village. Most were women or children.
http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2007Apr28/0,4670,SandCreekMassacre,00.html
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