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| If I could teach this world one thing before I step into the next it would be compassion. If I could have my greatest wishes it would be to live in peace. To be not judged by what we look like or the money in one's pocket but instead for what is in the heart for inside the heart lies the truth to us all. It is what makes us who and what we are. Uganasdv {Diane Askew} |
| The Cherokees called themselves the Ani-Yun' wiya meaning leading or principal people. The original Cherokees lived early times in Georgia, Alabama, North and South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky and West Virginia. |
| "Part-Cherokee?" "There is no such thing as "part-Cherokee." Either you're Cherokee or you're not. It isn't the quantity of Cherokee blood in your veins that is important, but the quality of it.... your pride in it. I have seen full- bloods who have virtually no idea of the great legacy entrusted to their care. Yet, I have seen people with as little as 1/500th blood quantum who inspire the spirits of their ancestors because they make being Cherokee a proud part of their everyday life." Words of Jim Pell, Principal Chief of the North Alabama Cherokee Tribe. |
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"Being Indian is mainly in your heart.It's a way of walking
with the earth instead of upon it. A lot of the history books
talk about us Indians in the past tense, but we don't plan on
going anywhere... We have lost so much, but the thing that holds
us together is that we all belong to and are protectors of the earth;
that's the reason for us being here. Mother Earth is not a resource,
she is an heirloom." David Ipinia, Yurok Artist, Sacramento, CA Read about his memories of: 
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| "I think the Spirit, is the one thing we have to rely on. It has been handed to us as a live and precious coal. And each generation has to make that decision whether they want to blow on that coal to keep it alive or throw it away... Our language, our histories and culture are like a big ceremonial fire that's been kicked and stomped and scattered...Out in the darkness we can see those coals glowing. But our generation, whether in tribal government or wherever we find ourselves--Choctaw, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Creek, Seminole--are coal gatherers. We bring the coals back, assemble them and breathe on them again, so we can spark a flame around which we might warm ourselves." Gary White Deer, Chickasaw 1994 |
| "They had an ancient lost reverence for the earth and its web of life. They had what the world has lost. The world must have it back lest it die." John Collier Former Commissioner of Indian Affairs |
| RESPECT FOR ALL THE EARTH'S PEOPLE The most basic rule of life is that ALL life is sacred. It should be lived to the fullest, and we should revel and delight in the diversity that exists here on Earth. One of the constants in all nation's creation stories is the tale of how the Creator gave man instructions on how to live in balance and peace with his fellow man. |
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| In the Southwest part
of Canada in a place called Alberta nestled among the magnificent
mountains is a place called Spirit Walker Ranch. Within its boundaries are
beautiful mountain terrain and gorgeous valleys. The breathtaking views of
the snow covered mountains and the free flowing rivers will captivate your
heart. Unspoiled land that time has forgot, will take you back to a time
when days were lazy and nights were peaceful. Experience the essence of
stress free living. Ride the river on horseback or walk the mountains
trails. Lie beneath a tree and read a book . Or stretch out beneath the
shadows of the foothills and watch the stars come out. Spirit Walker Ranch |
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