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Homelands
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,
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Sandhill 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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The 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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A 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, …