Listen as Nature and Native ancestors continue to leave lessons for all people. |
"Voices from Indigenous People" Grandmothers whisper wisdom on winds; stirring desert floors, whistling through stands of trees, and blowing across plains of wheat and corn Grandfathers speak history of painted skins recording winter count and storytelling voiced from mountain peaks, against canyon walls, across floral meadows, along meandering streams and rivers Aunts and Uncles teach life lessons upon the wonders of youthful minds; practicing survival skills, homemaking, engaging in games, becoming artisans Healers guide, transform, and cleanse on wings of visionaries in ceremony upon sacred ground; invisible and mysterious divine energy for body and soul in times of joy and sorrow Nature, Earth Mother and Father Sky, shows us everyone on land, water, and air; wildlife illustrations of relationships, community living, comedic behavior, medicine from fauna Ancestors; elders here now and before are with us on our spiritual journeys; listen to wise whispers, repeat stories of present and past, learn skills of life, liberty, love, and laughter; give thanks to the old ones for our inheritance 33 lines *winter count: Native method of counting years by the number of winters |