SMOKE SIGNALS JULY, 2002
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CONTENTS:
1. Seminar Announcements
2. New Face at Manataka.org
3. Baby Lupita
4. A Powerful Parable!
5. Donadagohv’i
6. 2003 NAMMY AWARDS
7. New Web Page Features
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YOU ARE INVITED! TWO EXCITING SEMINARS SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER: AUGUST 24-25 “WALKING THROUGH DIMENSIONS” SEPTEMBER 21 “AWAKENING TO ZERO POINT” YOUR LIFE WILL NEVER BE THE SAME AFTER ATTENDING THESE PROVACATIVE PRESENTATIONS BY AMERICAN INDIAN SPIRITUAL ELDERS. READ MORE ABOUT THESE LIFE-CHANGING SEMINARS AT: HTTP://WWW.MANATAKA.ORG/PAGE154.HTML
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ANNOUNCING: A NEW FACE AT MANATAKA.ORG SEE WHO HAS APPEARED ON THE FRONT PAGE - CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? HTTP://WWW.MANATAKA.ORG/
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BABY LUPITA UNDER GOES SURGERY 18 month old Lupita Amador (Lakota) of Gravett, Arkansas will undergo a bone marrow transplant on Thursday, August 1 at the Children’s Hospital in Little Rock. We ask that you renew prayer ceremonies for this precious child. Our little fighter, Lupita was diagnosed with cancer in several places in her little body. She has withstood the rigors of chemotherapy and other harsh treatments. Her parents, Katheryn and Jose Rene, have also withstood tremendous heartache and financial troubles as a result of Lupita’s affliction. Jose has been unable to work while staying with Lupita during long hospital visits. Katheryn is also unable to work due to her recent pregnancy. On Friday, July 26, she gave birth to a beautiful boy. The Amador’s have eight other children at home. Please send the Amador family your prayers. Gifts and letters may be sent to: Lupita Amador 14425 Joann Lane Gravette, Arkansas 72736 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
A POWERFUL PARABLE (Author Unknown) A wise woman was traveling in the mountains and she found a precious stone in a stream. The next day she met another traveler who was hungry, and the wise woman opened her bag to share her food. The hungry traveler saw the precious stone and asked the woman to give it to him. She did so without hesitation. The traveler left rejoicing in his good fortune. He knew the stone was worth enough to give him security for a lifetime. But, a few days later, he came back to return the stone to the wise woman. "I've been thinking," he said. "I know how valuable this stone is, but I give it back in the hope that you can give me something even more precious. Give me what you have within you that enabled you to give me this stone." Submitted by: Lynn Smith ----------------------------------------------------------------------
DONADAGOHV’I (FAREWELL) – The Cherokee phrase “do na da go hv' i” is a close translation of “Farewell”. The Cherokees have no word for “goodbye” or “farewell” because it makes parting seem so final. The phrase “do na da go hv' i” is equivalent to the English phrase “Until we meet again”, or roughly translated as “Let us see each other (in the future)”. ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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