The Spirit of All Nations.
When we are born into this world we are a clean slate. Our needs are the most significant aspect of our survival. As we grow our capacities are enhanced and we are taught the values of life according to the people surrounding us and our environment along with our own unique experiences.
Have you ever been to Mexico and seen the beautiful turquoise waters embraced by fine white sand? Taken a long appreciating look at the clear blue of the sky? Walked out into your backyard to breathe in the smells of an earth renewing itself? Stopped to listen to the croaking of the frogs alerting us to the coming change in weather? We have so much natural beauty around us. Why then are we are failing to appreciate and be responsible for what has been placed under our care? We need to take the time to respect the cycles of life and renewal.
The world is a great big place and everyone has a part to play. We are born into this reality free from bias. How we choose to live our lives is based upon personal decisions and opportunity. Our environment helps shape those decisions and timing can sometimes be everything. Through our journeys in this existence, we travel roads that are full of twists and turns, one misstep can cause us to lose our way. One misstep can have us wishing we could go back to the beginning and start all over again. Our first contact with Europeans is a prime example. First contact begs the question, were we wrong to extend our hands?
It appears that a “perfect storm” is brewing over the PM’s office on Parliament Hill as Haudenosaunee and Anishinabek organizations are pushing back against Bill C-10.
The robins were singing outside the office Monday morning, they know that change is coming. Spring is unleashing the wonders of rebirth inherent in moving forward in this life. Everyone needs to be able to let off steam, relax after a long and tiring week, kick back and chill. We have to be able to let go. Even as we prepare for another winter blizzard.
Much information is flying around the community at the moment and as usual there is a fair share of misinformation. Misdirection, misinformation, inaccuracy and ignorance are all tools of parties who seek to divide the people and divert attention from the issues at hand.
One of the most effective methods in warfare is to separate the attention of your enemy between many but equally important fronts and then strike while their focus is divided. The Canadian Government has been using this strategy as a method of fighting against the Native People of this continent.
KAHNAWA:KE – The Iroquois Caucus announced today that they have signed a Declaration unanimously rejecting the Harper government’s proposed First Nations Education Act.
The majority of Native people are unaware of the seriously flawed document called Bill C-10 making its way through parliament currently.
The Canadian Government has made a point of informing the public that ignorance of the law is not an excuse for breaking them. One must always be aware of the possible repercussions of one’s action/inaction.
We don’t really know what upsets big oil supporters more. Is it the fact that a major celebrity from their own generation is criticizing the damn-the-torpedoes Harper government on its oil extraction policies, or that he is supporting Native Treaty Rights?
We have been people of the Grand River for just over two hundred years now but there are a few problems with our situation.
The bejewelled branches of the willow tree sparkled like diamonds. All of nature’s Christmas lights shone with a special kind of twinkle and illuminated the surrounding bushes with their own kind of beauty.
