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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
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Note CardsThe Long Night Moon (Wahsu‧tés Wʌhní‧taleˀ)
The Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) people honor the cycle of life in all of our ceremonies and thanksgivings. We say that the Moon is our Grandmother and she has thirteen names in the course of a year.
The twelfth moon of the year, the moon closest to the Winter Solstice (and the longest night), is the time for the people to gather and …
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Note CardsThirteen Moons
The Iroquois (traditionally Haudenosaunee) people see the cycle of life in all of our ceremonies and thanksgivings. Turtle’s shell is our calendar with its pattern of 13 large plates representing the thirteen moons in each year & 28 smaller plates showing the 28 days from one new moon to the next. We say that the Moon is our Grandmother and …
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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,
for the …