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Editorial
Comment Is
Paying for Ceremonies A Traditional Practice? By
Takatoka and Friends
This article will attempt to slice a few hairs and offer
more definition to the practice of giving an offering to a native
American Indian spiritual healer. Many readers are well versed in
gifting practices among traditional healers and others are a bit
confused by what seem to be conflicting messages. Under what
circumstance is paying for healing ceremonies ethical for both the
patient and healer? What are some examples of a proper way to give
to an Indian healer?
Some people may be bewildered by statements in previous
articles that say
"...accepting money for sacred ceremonies is not acceptable..." or,
"...The act of accepting money in
exchange for sacred ceremonies is an admission the person conducting the
ceremony owns it and thus what happens is not born by the grace
of God...." Every word of these and similar statements are true, yet
hundreds of examples can be found in our history that clearly show
indigenous spiritual elders did (and still do) accept various forms of
payment for their spiritual services. How can these two facts be
compatible?
It is our intent in this article
to help clarify the issue and provide some practical ways to avoid being
trapped by greedy pseudo-healers. Garden of Eden
Discovered! Evidence proves
conclusive... By Takatoka and
Friends
(Baghdad, Iraq) (UIPI)
It was announced this week during a meeting of the prestigious
World Conference of Science and Theology that the exact location of
the biblical Garden of Eden has been confirmed. Over 4,500 world renowned scientists
and scholars from 150 countries met to witness the evidence first-hand and
subsequently voted to accept the historic proclamation declaring the pin-point location of the
Garden of Eden. The proclamation is scheduled to be presented
at the United Nations in New York, Geneva, Vienna and Nairobi tomorrow
and will be carried by major media networks
worldwide. Biblical scholars, archaeologists,
anthropologists, geologists, hundreds of government and university scientists,
and representatives of every major religion on earth were given the opportunity
to examine the evidence during the past twelve weeks before voting unanimously
to accept the momentous findings. The potential ramifications of the
discovery is not yet clearly understood according to the chairman of the World
Conference of Science and Theology (WCST), Johan VonBibler.
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American Indians Ate Insects
Long slimey, slim ones; short, fat and juicy ones...
Your insect consumption adds up. Flour
beetles, weevils, and other insect pests that infest
granaries are milled along with the grain, finally ending up
as tiny black specks in your piece of bread. Small grubs and
other tiny insects can be found in your fruit and
vegetables. Insects are especially common in canned and
other types of processed food, and even in certain
beverages; I once went on a tour of an apple orchard and
while the group was viewing the area where they separate the
rotten and bug infested fruits from the good ones, I asked
the tour guide what they did with the bug infested apples.
She told me that they use them to make cider; waste not,
want not! It is virtually impossible that you have not
ingested insects in one form or another during your
lifetime. And it probably did not harm you, but instead did
you some good by providing extra protein in your meal!
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American Indians Ate Insects -
History There is a small fly (Hydropyrus hians), belonging to
the group known as "shore flies" (Diptera: Ephydridae), that formerly bred in
vast numbers in the alkaline waters of Mono Lake and other alkaline lakes in the
California-Nevada border region. It was called kutsavi (or variations thereof)
by the Paiute and other tribes. The fly pupae washed ashore in long windrows. J.
Ross Browne who visited Mono Lake in about 1865, told of
encountering a deposit of pupae about two feet deep and three or four feet wide
that extended "like a vast rim" around the lake:
"I saw no end
to it during a walk of several miles along the beach . . . .
It would appear that the worms [read fly pupae], as soon as
they attain locomotion, creep up from the water, or are
deposited on the beach by the waves during some of those
violent gales which prevail in this region. The Mono Indians
derive from them a fruitful source of subsistence. By drying
them in the sun and mixing them with acorns, berries,
grass-seeds, and other articles of food gathered up in the
mountains, they make a conglomerate called cuchaba, which
they use as a kind of bread. I am told it is very
nutritious...
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No offense intended for any individuals or tribes. Christmas is over now...
USING
MEDITATION TO CONTROL EMOTIONS - Part 4
By Grandfather Robert Gray Hawk Coke
Over several months, we have covered
different topics with a lot of material. At this time, let’s take a
quick review of what we have covered.
Each day we face challenges at work and
at home .We have stress caused by pressures of change and
relationships. We have frustration with choices of career and
prosperity. We have to deal with learning new things, grief or ill
health, fear of having to accept new experiences. Most of the time,
these situations are viewed as problems. I have said before that in my
experience, ‘problems’ are often just a situation not clearly
understood. Sometimes it simply requires learning a new skill, which we
will use in future ‘problems. It is at this time we ask for guidance. In
my experience, most of these “problems” are asking for just one thing
- CHANGE ! Change is what we find difficult and frustrating.
This decision to change is made in our
conscious mind and will, in some way, conflict with habits and beliefs
of our subconscious mind. In other words 12% of the mind wants to change
the other 88%. Now you can see that this is the source of frustration.
The first writing was about how to control emotions by using meditation.
I discussed the mind and it’s control of the body functions of thought.
The second writing was dealing with the conscious and subconscious mind
and the use of meditation to allow a change in our “programs.” The third
writing discussed using deliberate and directional instructions and
self-talk during meditation to achieve change.
Also Read:
Using Meditation to Control Emotions - Part 1
Using Meditation to Control Emotions - Part 2
Using Meditation to Control Emotions - Part 3
Using Meditation to Control Emotions - Part 4 First in a two-part
series
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Grey Horn Butte, "He Hota
Paha" - Lakota On the plains
of Wyoming rises what they call, ‘The Devil’s Tower; It is visible for
over one hundred miles in all directions. It sticks up from the prairie
as if someone had placed it there or it had grown from the ground
itself. While the term, ‘The Devil’s Tower’ is the name given to this
phenomenon by white men. The Native American People have no devil within
their beliefs and we have got along for many centuries without him, the
white people invented the devil and for our part, you can keep him! Most
tribes who lived in the area where this rock mass stands call it, ‘Bear
Rock! If you have a chance to go to Wyoming and see this rock you will
see why the Indians call it Bear Rock. There are many streaks and gashes
running straight up and down that appear to look like a large Bear
clawed it. There is a
legend regarding this rock mass and I will try to remember it as best I
can. There were two young Indian boys playing near the edge of their
village. They did not notice as they played that they were getting
farther and farther away from the village. Soon it was
dark and the boys realized that they were lost. They found a safe place
to rest for the night and would try to find their way the next morning.
Tribal Web Sites
(Federally recognized tribes only; Alphabetical by State)
With some American
Indian groups waiting decades for formal recognition from the U.S. government,
federal officials Wednesday pledged to overhaul the cumbersome process but
cautioned the changes could take two years to go into effect. Federal recognition renders tribes
eligible for economic assistance, land, housing grants and other government
benefits. Decisions on whether tribes qualify
are supposed to be made by the Department of Interior within 25 months. Yet some
Indians have seen their petitions languish within the agency’s Bureau of Indian
Affairs for 30 years or more without an answer.
There is not enough
evidence to meet the legal requirements for federal recognition of the Little
Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana, Acting Principal Deputy Assistant
Secretary-Indian Affairs George T. Skibine said today. The Department
of the Interior, therefore, has issued a final determination not to acknowledge
the petitioner group as a federally-recognized Indian tribe. “Though the Little Shell cannot meet the mandatory
criteria for federal acknowledgment through Interior’s administrative process,
the U.S. Congress has the authority to recognize the Little Shell under pending
legislation,” Skibine said. The petitioning group, made up of 4,332 members who
live in Montana as well as out of the state, claims its ancestors originated as
part of the historical Pembina Band of Chippewa Indians in the mid-19th century
and then evolved into a separate group of mixed Indian ancestry in Montana by
the early 20th century.
Indigenous use of
ancestral lands threatened
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A man sees in the world what he
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It
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"Always do what you are afraid to do."
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For native people who speak their language, English can be very
confusing. Many times you cannot express in English the true meaning
of Indian words. When we hear something in English we sometimes
react or our spirit reacts. Sometimes we need to use English words
out of order to express our true meanings. We need to be patient and
pray. Living in two worlds can be difficult. Life is painful
sometimes. The pain of life is where the lessons are learned.
Creator, let me learn the lessons You have taught my people.
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and want peace throughout the world?
The
Smoke Signal News featured three editorials in the past three issues
regarding the practice of commercializing sacred ceremonies.
Sacred Ceremonies for a Price?
gave an example of selling American Indian spirituality,
pointed out ethical and spiritual ramifications and discussed ways
people can protect themselves.
Sweat Lodge Deaths - Greed and Ignorance
reported the horrific deaths of three people and
the hospitalization of dozens of others during a commercialized
purification (sweat lodge) ceremony near Sedona, Arizona; and in the
last issue
Selling American Indian Spirituality is
Big Business
describes how some unethical companies and organizations are cashing in
on sacred American Indian ceremonies.
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that also degrades the ozone layer. The report found that,
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nitrogen fertilizers and remove excess nitrogen from fields.
Although GE attracts large amounts of private investment, we
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Hawk Speaks on The Devil’s
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Paha" - Lakota
Feds
pledge overhaul of tribal recognition system
BIA:
Insufficient Evidence to Acknowledge the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa
Indians
BOULDER, Colo. – Climate
change may be only the latest of many challenges facing Indian country, but
it is having devastating effects in parts of the far North where at least
one Native village faced with inundation by melting polar ice is suing
energy companies it says are responsible.
John Echohawk, executive director of Boulder-based
Native American Rights Fund,
said the village of Kivalina, Alaska, located on the Chukchi Sea coastline,
is suing energy companies for contributing to the public nuisance of global
warming it says is going to force the community to relocate to avoid being
flooded out.
The Native village’s case may be strengthened by a ruling Sept. 21 in the
2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York City which was brought for
similar reasons, he said. The federal appeals court
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20 states and which, the plaintiffs contend, contribute to the damage caused
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