Hinhan Wicasta’s ( Owl Man’s ) and his Descendants Challenges, Singing for a Spirit, by Vine Deloria Jr.
“The Red Road was fraught with danger but filled with life… Hinhan Wicasa (Owl Man) would have great powers as a medicine man, the Thunders would be his close friends, and many birds and animals would help him. His descendants would have a responsibility to work for the good of the people, but would face […]
Remembering Mato Gi, (Brown Bear) Phil Lane Sr. Who Passed To The Other Side Camp More Than Fifteen Years Ago
Philip Nathan Lane, Sr., 11 January, 1915 – 29 March, 2004 Seven years ago today, after 89 well-lived winters, Mato Gi (Brown Bear), Philip N. Lane, Sr. passed to the spiritual world on the beautiful spring morning of March 29, 2004. After joking, laughing, and eating a plate of his favorite pancakes made by his […]
An Emerging Vision of the Global Council of Indigenous Women
Beloved Members of the Global Council of Indigenous Women and Allies, The Connective Tissue that binds our Human Family together with Mother Earth and Father Sky is Womenkind. Just as all members of the Human Family are born and nourished from and on the Sacred Breasts of our Beloved Mother Earth, so does Womenkind give […]
The Reunion of the Condor and Eagle is Dynamically Unfolding Across the Americas
Prior to the arrival of the first European explorers an Indigenous kinship network, based in spiritual and cultural relationships, existed for centuries across the Americas. Through this “Sacred Hoop of Many Hoops”, Indigenous Peoples shared their collective spiritual wisdom, cultural protocols, ceremonies, scientific knowledge, and vast physical resources. This network was known by many Indigenous […]
Introduction to the Reunion of the Condor, Quetzal, and Eagle via the Fourth Way
The Fourth Way reflects the view that the Human Family is at a crossroad facing diverging paths; on one side lays the path of assimilation, resignation, conflict, militarism, economic insecurity and war, on the other, a Sacred Path, the Red Road leading to healing, mutual understanding, reconciliation forgiveness, cooperation and sustainable and harmonious prosperity. “We”, […]
Prophecies, Dynamic Change, and a New Global Civilization: 2020 – 2030 – 2050
Parliament of World Religion, November 7, 2018, ( Update from June 21, 2018 ) Very Beloved Friends and Relatives, We pray that 2018 is continuing to unfold, as we approach 2019, as a year passing of high hopes, faith, strength, thanksgiving, gratitude, and courage, no matter what challenges or temporary setbacks we are destined to […]
The Story of The Sacred Tree
For all the people of Mother Earth, the Creator has planted a Sacred Tree under which they may gather, and there find healing, power, wisdom, and security. The roots of this tree spread deep into the body of Mother Earth. Its branches reach upward like hands praying to Father Sky. The fruits of this tree […]
Sixteen Indigenous Guiding Principles for Co-Creating a Sustainable, Harmonious, Prosperous World
The Sixteen Principles for building a sustainable, harmonious and prosperous world, emerged from a 50-year process of reflection, consultation and action within Indigenous communities across the Americas. They are rooted in the concerns of hundreds of Indigenous Elders, Spiritual Leaders, and Community Members, as well as in the best thinking of many non- Indigenous scholars, […]
The Fourth Way-An Indigenous Strategy for Building Sustainable and Harmonious Prosperity in the Americas and Beyond
The Fourth Way An Indigenous Strategy to Build Sustainable and Harmonious Prosperity in the Americas and Beyond (Abbreviated) TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface Introduction The Sixteen Guiding Principles A Brief History of the Sixteen Principles An Indigenous Perspective Indigenous Response Indigenous Analysis Towards Implementing the Fourth World Strategy An Indigenous Cultural and Spiritual Awakening and […]
Avatar Movie Directly Parallels Sacred Tree Story Written Thirty-Four Years Ago
The “Tree of Souls” in the film Avatar is the Na’vi “link” to the spiritual and guiding force Eywa. The Na’vi held the Sacred Tree of Souls in great respect and understood that without it, their way of life and their world, would die. In the book, The Sacred Tree, Indigenous values and traditions are taught […]