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Note CardsWe Give Thanks
From the East we give thanks
to our Mother, the Earth
and to the People, and those yet to be born,
and to the spirit of waters,
who make it possible for all things to live.
We give thanks to the fish, they sustain us.
and to the plants, they feed us and make us well,
and to the trees,
who give us shelter, shade and … -
Note CardsHonor the Children of Earth & Sky
In Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) tradition, we honor all of the elements of life that the Creator has given us: the children of the Earth and Sky with wings and roots and feet, the Waters, the Earth, the Sun, the Moon, and the Stars. It is our responsibility, as the People, to care for all that Creation has provided.
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Note CardsHomelands
Eagle is our messenger to the Creator and
Symbol of the Great Peace of the Iroquois Nation.
We honor him, he who flies the highest
Eagle remembers and always longs
for the Homelands,
Half-remembered, waiting in the past. -
Note CardsA Song for Kateri
Kateri Tekahkwi:tha, known as the Lily of the Mohawks, will be canonized in October 2012, becoming the first American Indian to achieve sainthood. Kateri lived from 1656 to 1680. When she died, it is said that her face, once disfigured by smallpox, became beautiful, her first miracle. We honor her and reclaim her as a woman of the Iroquois nation, …