native-american

I got in a fight with my girlfriend," I said. "I was just driving around, blowing off steam, you know?"Well, you should be more careful where you drive," the officer said. "You're making people nervous. You don't fit the profile of the neighborhood."I wanted to tell him that I didn't fit the profile of the country but I knew it would just get me into trouble.

In the Western tradition there is a recognized hierarchy of beings, with, of course, the human being on top__he pinnacle of evolution, the darling of Creation__nd the plants at the bottom. But in Native ways of knowing, human people are often referred to as __he younger brothers of Creation._ We say that humans have the least experience with how to live and thus the most to learn__e must look to our teachers among the other species for guidance. Their wisdom is apparent in the way that they live. They teach us by example. They__e been on the earth far longer than we have been, and have had time to figure things out.

The earth does not belong to man, man belongs to the earth.All things are connected like the blood that unites one family.Man did not weave the web of life, he is merely a strand in it.Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself.The earth is sacred and men and animals are but one part of it.Treat the earth with respect so that it lasts for centuries to come and is a place of wonder and beauty for our children.

Bad and cruel as our people were treated by the whites, not one of themwas hurt or molested by our band. (...) The whites were complaining at the same time that we were intruding upontheir rights. They made it appear that they were the injured party, andwe the intruders. They called loudly to the great war chief to protecttheir property.How smooth must be the language of the whites, when they can make rightlook like wrong, and wrong like right.

Unearth marvels as you walk the path,Stand in awe,Therein is the joy of life.

Hopis have lived in America longer than anyone. We wanted to explore the concept of Earthly visitation through the eyes of people who have also witnessed the rapid evolution of modern culture. For us, their beliefs ring true on so many levels. Hopi prophecy speaks to the destiny of man...in a universe where we are not alone.

There was nothing physical she could do to stop Mario from carrying out whatever he wished. She shivered at the thought of what that sleazy, other world leftover might do should she launch an attack on him.

The wolf turned to Rachel. She was afraid to run, afraid fleeing would make it chase her. Somewhere in the stored files of her mind, she remembered one should not look directly at a menacing dog, but she couldn__ take her eyes from it.

No, not my spirit, just my ego, and my arms, and my chest, and my back, but luckily they are just bruised._ Squanto responded, __ fear you may not be so lucky.

Allow the power to flow through you. Don__ try to capture it. You wish only to borrow it.