I sent you my daughter
to mate with the son of Man,
but you fed her from the knowledge tree
then trod her under foot ’til she became
the lowliest of my creatures,
reviled and cast down.
Then you called her Whore,
banned her from her places of worship,
you cut down her sacred groves,
and raised up monuments
to a lesser God
where the sacred [...]

Elder’s Meditation of the Day - July 26
“These are our times and our responsibilities. Every human being has a sacred duty to protect the welfare of our Mother Earth, from whom all life comes. In order to do this, we must recognize the enemy - the one within us. We must begin with ourselves…”
–Leon Shenandoah, [...]

Elder’s Meditation of the Day - June 8
“So we are connected to the moon. That gives us power, a connection to the Earth and the moon, men don’t know about.”
–Cecilia Mitchell, MOHAWK
The Elders tell us that the Woman has access to special powers. The Earth Mother gives her love in a special way to the [...]

“We must have respect and understanding for women and all female life on this Earth which bears the sacred gift of life.”
–Traditional Circle of Elders. ONONDAGA
At a gathering of Native Elders we were told that many men of today had lost their ability to look at the Woman in a sacred way. They said we [...]

Elder’s Meditation of the Day - April 30
“Modern civilization has no understanding of sacred matters. Everything is backwards.”
–Thomas Yellowtail, CROW
Modern civilization says, don’t pray in school; don’t pray at work; only go to church on Sunday. If you don’t believe what I believe, you’ll go to hell. Deviancy is normal. Our role models cheat, drink [...]