Indigenous Visions, Prophecies and Realities of The Future

Presented by Phil Lane Jr., Chairman of the Four Worlds International Institute  to Former UN Secretary General, Mr. Javier Perez de Cuellar and the World Commission On Culture and Development, at  United Nations Headquarters, New York City, April, 1995 Very Respected Friends and Relatives,   As always, it is my hope and prayer that you […]

Rape and Forgiveness in Bolivia, 1970-Walking the Red Road is Not Easy!

 Rape and Forgiveness in Bolivia, 1970 December 25th, 1970   Dear Mom and Dad,   I pray that you are all in the very best of health and spirits and that you had a wonderful Christmas and New Years. We so appreciated the $100 you sent for Christmas. We were really shocked at the amount […]

TRIBUTE TO THE OLD PEOPLE

“There were prophecies I remember, as a boy, saying we’re going to go through some bitter, bitter times. We’re going to shed some tears. But the time would come when we begin to see the light again, the promised time when spring would start coming again. Think of all the potential that you have. Think […]

LA CUARTA VÍA – La Reunión del Cóndor y el Águila

LA CUARTA VÍA     Una Contribución Indígena para Construir Prosperidad  Sostenible y Armoniosa en las Américas  Resumen PRIMERA ETAPA –  ESTABLECIENDO LAS BASES Día de la Tierra, Abril 22, 2006 Four Worlds International Institute www.fwii.net 4worlds@uleth.ca           Perspectiva General    PRIMERA ETAPA –  Estableciendo las bases La Cuarta Vía: Una Contribución Indígena […]

A Dakota Elder’s Perspective On Educating Children

In our relationship with our children and grandchildren always look at the big picture.  Encourage and support them through all phases of their development.  Don’t be short sighted or narrow.  Try to visualize the young man or woman – fully in balance on all four sides, physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. Do not restrict children […]

The Dakota “Gifted Child” Program

Always be aware of a child’s overall development and special gifts.  Unusual talent usually manifests itself at an early age.  Creator given talents should be nurtured and recognized.  In the early days our great medicine men and women, leaders, and thinkers were recognized at a very early age and so were developed by their older […]

The World’s Biggest Carbon Bomb and the Fuses to Set It Off

A definitive and key global showdown is clearly unfolding, on the near horizon, between the Petroleum Industry and a rapidly growing Global Movement of Indigenous Peoples, Environmentalists, Inter-Faith Coalitions and Globally Minded Citizens committed to Protecting and Restoring the Sacred.  This Global Movement is beginning to focus its full, unified attention and force on ending […]

Dene chiefs oppose Northern Gateway pipeline

Yellowknife— The Canadian Press Last updated Thursday, Jul. 21, 2011 3:20PM EDT Dene chiefs in the North and Alberta have come out against Enbridge’s proposed Northern Gateway pipeline. The 35 chiefs say the pipeline that would carry oil sands crude from Alberta through B.C. to the coast at Kitimat would be too environmentally dangerous. Dene […]

Turning Vancouver into the Tar Sands Shipping Port

Imagine What May Happen! Here is Kinder Morgan’s own presentation for investors provided by Ian Anderson, president of Kinder Morgan Canada. Of course, this information has not been shared with the general public or even our own local, municipal governments:   == Dredge Second Narrows: Kinder Morgan plans to dredge Second Narrows channel to allow larger tankers – […]