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Note CardsDreams of Turtle Island
Iroquois tradition tells us that it was Great Turtle who offered his back as a place for Sky Woman, the first mother. The Sleeping Sun looks down upon the rising moon and the children of the Earth gather to give thanks and dream of Turtle Island.
“We thank you for the Sun and Moon and Stars,
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Note CardsThe Three Sisters
Among the Iroquois, it is believed that when the First Mother died, from her body grew the sacred plants: corn, beans and squash. They were planted together in small hills: the beans would twine around the corn stalks as they grew and the squash leaves would shade the earth and keep it moist and free of weeds. Protective spirits, the …
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Note CardsSandhill Crane Dance
sandhill cranes
birds of the clouds
dance to earth
to share our life
and give blessings
to the waters and the wind.-Dawn Dark Mountain
Native American tradition says that Sandhill Cranes once lived among the clouds.
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Note CardsDance of the Turtles
It is said that it was little Turtle who climbed into the sky and gathered the lightning into a great ball, which became the sun, and a smaller ball that became the moon, and so there was light in the world.
-Iroquois tradition