Ꭷ ᎭᏛᏓᏍᏓ
whispers whisper in hissing sibilant syllables. A lilted tone, confusing, quiet cacophony too quiet to discern, to soft to know. An itching, breathlessness squirms inside seeking to understand. Her voice is hypnotic, unsettling and numbing, with caressing secrets that don't translate.
ᎠᏓᏪᎳᎩᏍᎦ
focused concentration snapped and popped, the dancing figure, swaying and twirling tears your mind from musing mutters, vision muting the elusive meanings you almost heard. You can't catch the eye, it flickers and flashes. A sharp connection twists into a glance away. Her face is luminescent. Drawn in you realize your too close and must turn away. Just to breath.
A spinning motion too swift to the eyes and throbbing, elusive to the thoughts and heart ᏧᎦᏒᏍᏗ ᎠᏥᏅᏍᏗ silently, subtly directs and commands, velvet wrapped steel. Ephemeral in nature but exponentially it consumes and drowns out all else, but just for a moment. Just a long heartbeat second.
ᎪᏛ ᏥᏳᎪᏛ
Comfort and warmth, in your chest, on your face and caressing your hands, her hands. The soothing scent of something close to the soul, slowly curling. It reaches out to you and you reach back with you heart, your spirit, she leads you, you lead them. One body, one mind, we, ᎢᎦᎵᎪᏒ
Friday, December 7, 2012
Sunday, November 18, 2012
ᎠᏂᎩᎶᎯ
ᎦᎪ Ꮠ.... ᎠᏂᎩᎶ ᏓᏂᎪᏗᎠ ᎦᎪ ᎦᎪ Ꮠ
ᎠᏂᎩᎶᎯ ᎠᏁᏙ ᎦᏙᎨ ᏯᏆᏓᏅᏖᏝ
ᎩᎶ ᎤᏩᏌᏊ ᎠᏆᏓᏅᏖᏝ
ᏥᏍᏆᏂᎪᏗ
ᏥᏳ
ᎪᏛ
ᎠᏆᏓᏅᏙᎩ
ᎩᎾᎵᎪᏒᎯᏊ ᎠᏆᏓᏅᏖᏝ
ᎤᎿ ᏥᏲᎵᎦᏛ ᎡᏙ ᎥᏍᎩ ᎠᏆᏅᏔᏛ
ᎠᏯ ᏩᏕ ᏥᎪᏪᎸᎦ
ᎠᏂᎩᎶᎯ ᎠᏁᏙ ᎦᏙᎨ ᏯᏆᏓᏅᏖᏝ
ᎩᎶ ᎤᏩᏌᏊ ᎠᏆᏓᏅᏖᏝ
ᏥᏍᏆᏂᎪᏗ
ᏥᏳ
ᎪᏛ
ᎠᏆᏓᏅᏙᎩ
ᎩᎾᎵᎪᏒᎯᏊ ᎠᏆᏓᏅᏖᏝ
ᎤᎿ ᏥᏲᎵᎦᏛ ᎡᏙ ᎥᏍᎩ ᎠᏆᏅᏔᏛ
ᎠᏯ ᏩᏕ ᏥᎪᏪᎸᎦ
Sunday, June 24, 2012
ᏅᏩᏙᎯᏯᏛ ᎠᏂᏥᎾᏍᏗ
Ꭷ to rise as ᎢᏗᏴᏫᏯ we have to buy our land back. We don't have the military ability for ᏓᏄᏩ.
However, if our people choose to live with the ᏗᎧᏃᏩᏛᏍᏗ,
our modern ᏗᎾᏟᎯ will sacrifice their lives and time not being killed
or killing others but being successful in the modern world.This is not to
raise themselves up but to raise their ᏗᎦᏚᎯ and people; we can
lift one another up and take back what is ours - generation by generation. We
will slowly beat them at their own game and if we do it for the right
reasons and don't sell one another out, our grandchildren can live in the
way we deserve to live with our land, resources, traditions, life ways
and language, ᎢᏯᏛᏁᎵᏓᏍᏗ.
Even though our traditions do include martial art forms and our men can be ready if military force becomes necessary, it is against our ᏗᎧᏃᏩᏛᏍᏗ to think in that direction. Also, we cannot support the resources for advanced technology as is, ᏧᎾᏓᏄᏩ outnumber and outgun us. We could survive, possibly, but if we strike first they will destroy our ᏗᎦᏚᎯ and ᏏᏓᏁᎳ. If we strengthen ourselves and reinforce our life ways or ᎢᏯᏛᏁᎵᏓᏍᏗ then get attacked - we will have more support than our opponents.
I know our history and poverty really is depressing, but I know that if we try and unite with the target of violence in mind we will not have the fortitude to maintain ourselves. The machine of the military industrial complex controls ᎡᎶᎯ and the red necks around us wouldn't hesitate to open fire as is. We need to build ourselves up and focus on what ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ has told us to do. I'm sure every tribe had different marching orders, but what I have been told is that each has a piece of the puzzle to complete and if we do so, then we will become their big brothers and save them and us.
Right now ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯ become "successful" one at a time, leave thier ᏗᎦᏚᎯ and ᏏᏓᏁᎳ behind and "sell out". If we are resolute in our values and ᏗᎧᏃᏩᏛᏍᏗ those that are financially "successful" can Provide the support and resources we need to ensure our children are healthy and that we can teach our own our ways. We won't need to be educated and colonized as a part of their system. We can teach our own ᏗᏂᏲᏟ and rebuild the sacred places and ceremonies to practice our ᎢᏯᏛᏁᎵᏓᏍᏗ and ᏗᎧᏃᏩᏛᏍᏗ. If we maintain our values, behaviors and beliefs we will be strong and possibly celebrated by the outside world. If they turn on us for taking care of our own, then we will defend ourselves. In the ᏗᎦᏚᎯ where I spend time we have barely enough intact people to maintain a defense for a month and if we start it, we will not survive.
There are ᎠᏂᎦᏴᎵ that have been told what we are to do. They say we must unite and focus on maintaining our ᏏᏓᏁᎳ and ᏗᎦᏚᎯ with ᎢᎩᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ ᏗᎧᏃᏩᏛᏍᏗ ᏧᏂᏴᏫ ᎢᏯᏛᏁᎵᏓᏍᏗᏃ. They say we need our sacred sites and ceremonies and that we must unite around our ᎠᏥᎸᎦᏴᎵ. I believe that, but it isn't easy. The ᎠᏂᎦᏴᎵ say we must use what we are given to win over our own people then win over the ᎠᏂᎩᎶ. That sounds like a long and difficult road. It is daunting and the sheer effort to have hope is tiresome. The amount of change in our own ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯ and the struggles that are needed are disconcerting and depressing.
There are like minded people in various tribes. I have been talking to some of them. They say the changes will be coming more and more quickly over the next decade. Talk to others one on one, each person talk to more and more and ᎾᏍᎩ ᏭᏂᎦᎵᏍᏓ. Slowly at first but with strength and integrity, it will build speed. We started preparing our ᏍᎦᏚᎩ ᎦᏘᏲ about ten years ago but it's slow going. Over the last few years it has started catching on. People are coming to the same conclusions. It’s time to bring back the peace makers ᏅᏩᏙᎯᏯᏛ ᎠᏂᏥᎾᏍᏗ.
The above is a response to a potential call for a militant resolution to colonialism, in response he then said "...the first step is for the Peacemaker to walk among the people again... ...to bring together the entirety of native peoples. This time however, there must be one from every nation working towards the same goal. A Peacemaker from all nations." ᎣᏏᏳ
ᎠᏯ ᏩᏕ ᎦᎵᏍᎨᏫ ᏥᎪᏪᎸᎦ
Even though our traditions do include martial art forms and our men can be ready if military force becomes necessary, it is against our ᏗᎧᏃᏩᏛᏍᏗ to think in that direction. Also, we cannot support the resources for advanced technology as is, ᏧᎾᏓᏄᏩ outnumber and outgun us. We could survive, possibly, but if we strike first they will destroy our ᏗᎦᏚᎯ and ᏏᏓᏁᎳ. If we strengthen ourselves and reinforce our life ways or ᎢᏯᏛᏁᎵᏓᏍᏗ then get attacked - we will have more support than our opponents.
I know our history and poverty really is depressing, but I know that if we try and unite with the target of violence in mind we will not have the fortitude to maintain ourselves. The machine of the military industrial complex controls ᎡᎶᎯ and the red necks around us wouldn't hesitate to open fire as is. We need to build ourselves up and focus on what ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ has told us to do. I'm sure every tribe had different marching orders, but what I have been told is that each has a piece of the puzzle to complete and if we do so, then we will become their big brothers and save them and us.
Right now ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯ become "successful" one at a time, leave thier ᏗᎦᏚᎯ and ᏏᏓᏁᎳ behind and "sell out". If we are resolute in our values and ᏗᎧᏃᏩᏛᏍᏗ those that are financially "successful" can Provide the support and resources we need to ensure our children are healthy and that we can teach our own our ways. We won't need to be educated and colonized as a part of their system. We can teach our own ᏗᏂᏲᏟ and rebuild the sacred places and ceremonies to practice our ᎢᏯᏛᏁᎵᏓᏍᏗ and ᏗᎧᏃᏩᏛᏍᏗ. If we maintain our values, behaviors and beliefs we will be strong and possibly celebrated by the outside world. If they turn on us for taking care of our own, then we will defend ourselves. In the ᏗᎦᏚᎯ where I spend time we have barely enough intact people to maintain a defense for a month and if we start it, we will not survive.
There are ᎠᏂᎦᏴᎵ that have been told what we are to do. They say we must unite and focus on maintaining our ᏏᏓᏁᎳ and ᏗᎦᏚᎯ with ᎢᎩᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ ᏗᎧᏃᏩᏛᏍᏗ ᏧᏂᏴᏫ ᎢᏯᏛᏁᎵᏓᏍᏗᏃ. They say we need our sacred sites and ceremonies and that we must unite around our ᎠᏥᎸᎦᏴᎵ. I believe that, but it isn't easy. The ᎠᏂᎦᏴᎵ say we must use what we are given to win over our own people then win over the ᎠᏂᎩᎶ. That sounds like a long and difficult road. It is daunting and the sheer effort to have hope is tiresome. The amount of change in our own ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯ and the struggles that are needed are disconcerting and depressing.
There are like minded people in various tribes. I have been talking to some of them. They say the changes will be coming more and more quickly over the next decade. Talk to others one on one, each person talk to more and more and ᎾᏍᎩ ᏭᏂᎦᎵᏍᏓ. Slowly at first but with strength and integrity, it will build speed. We started preparing our ᏍᎦᏚᎩ ᎦᏘᏲ about ten years ago but it's slow going. Over the last few years it has started catching on. People are coming to the same conclusions. It’s time to bring back the peace makers ᏅᏩᏙᎯᏯᏛ ᎠᏂᏥᎾᏍᏗ.
The above is a response to a potential call for a militant resolution to colonialism, in response he then said "...the first step is for the Peacemaker to walk among the people again... ...to bring together the entirety of native peoples. This time however, there must be one from every nation working towards the same goal. A Peacemaker from all nations." ᎣᏏᏳ
ᎠᏯ ᏩᏕ ᎦᎵᏍᎨᏫ ᏥᎪᏪᎸᎦ
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
ᏏᏴᏫ
Ꭷ ᏂᎦᏓᏊ
I have been accused of putting others first but I know I am very self centered. I do try and do for others and sometimes I get carried away and put my family or myself second. It's a hard balance in this modern world. My model is in need of an update, but the foundation is firm.
ᎢᎬᏱᎢ myself ᎠᏯ, that must be my priority to serve others.
ᏔᎵᏁᎢ my family ᏏᏓᏁᎳ, my immediate family that depend on me, that I depend on most outside myself.
ᏦᎢᏁᎢ my extended family ᏗᎩᏴᏫ, it was historically my clan and potentially at one time for my ancestors it came before my wife and children.
ᏅᎩᏁᎢ my community ᏗᎦᏚᎲᎢ, it was my ᎪᏛ or ᎠᏥᎸ the place where I would have lived, danced and lived my life. Now I see that as my grounds.
ᎯᏍᎩᏁᎢ my people ᎦᏥᏴᏫᏯ, my tribe or my nation. It was rooted in a shared ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ, ᎦᏓ ᎤᎾᏤᎵ, ᏧᏂᏴᏫ and ᏗᎧᏃᎮᏓ ᏗᎧᏃᏩᏛᏍᏗ.
ᏑᏓᎵᏁᎢ humanity ᏂᎦᏓ ᎠᏂᏴᏫ, no devision of race or gender, just humans that share ᎦᏓ, ᎠᎹ, ᎤᏃᎴ and ᎠᏥᎸ. At one time we were four different clans but that was once replace by ᎦᎵᏉᎩ ᏧᏂᏴᏫ. Now most of us have gone back to the four original clans.
ᎦᎵᏉᎩᏁᎢ all living things ᎠᏅᏃᏓ.
These things are not cut and dry. To serve others I must serve myself and to serve myself I must serve all others. ᎣᏏᏳ
ᎠᏯ ᏩᏕ ᏥᎪᏪᎸᎦ
I have been accused of putting others first but I know I am very self centered. I do try and do for others and sometimes I get carried away and put my family or myself second. It's a hard balance in this modern world. My model is in need of an update, but the foundation is firm.
ᎢᎬᏱᎢ myself ᎠᏯ, that must be my priority to serve others.
ᏔᎵᏁᎢ my family ᏏᏓᏁᎳ, my immediate family that depend on me, that I depend on most outside myself.
ᏦᎢᏁᎢ my extended family ᏗᎩᏴᏫ, it was historically my clan and potentially at one time for my ancestors it came before my wife and children.
ᏅᎩᏁᎢ my community ᏗᎦᏚᎲᎢ, it was my ᎪᏛ or ᎠᏥᎸ the place where I would have lived, danced and lived my life. Now I see that as my grounds.
ᎯᏍᎩᏁᎢ my people ᎦᏥᏴᏫᏯ, my tribe or my nation. It was rooted in a shared ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ, ᎦᏓ ᎤᎾᏤᎵ, ᏧᏂᏴᏫ and ᏗᎧᏃᎮᏓ ᏗᎧᏃᏩᏛᏍᏗ.
ᏑᏓᎵᏁᎢ humanity ᏂᎦᏓ ᎠᏂᏴᏫ, no devision of race or gender, just humans that share ᎦᏓ, ᎠᎹ, ᎤᏃᎴ and ᎠᏥᎸ. At one time we were four different clans but that was once replace by ᎦᎵᏉᎩ ᏧᏂᏴᏫ. Now most of us have gone back to the four original clans.
ᎦᎵᏉᎩᏁᎢ all living things ᎠᏅᏃᏓ.
These things are not cut and dry. To serve others I must serve myself and to serve myself I must serve all others. ᎣᏏᏳ
ᎠᏯ ᏩᏕ ᏥᎪᏪᎸᎦ
Thursday, February 2, 2012
ᏙᏓᏠᏍᎦ
Ꭷ ᏂᎦᏓᏊ
At one time the Cherokee language was the medium of our Cherokee grounds. Not just Ceremonially but socially as well. This has changed over the last generation, we are loosing our language and it is the vehicle of our lifeways and culture. For that reason alone we hope to host language camps and began to have gatherings and language classes.
We used to call our monthly gatherings - meetings as opposed to dances. The concept of "meeting" was a closer translation from the original Cherokee word. Even though it’s now a habit to call our monthly meetings "dances", I will make an effort to call them meetings. The dance itself is only a small part of the activity and importance of our monthly meetings, and my word change helps reflect that. ᎣᏏᏳ
ᎠᏯ ᏩᏕ ᏥᎪᏪᎸᎦSee More
At one time the Cherokee language was the medium of our Cherokee grounds. Not just Ceremonially but socially as well. This has changed over the last generation, we are loosing our language and it is the vehicle of our lifeways and culture. For that reason alone we hope to host language camps and began to have gatherings and language classes.
We used to call our monthly gatherings - meetings as opposed to dances. The concept of "meeting" was a closer translation from the original Cherokee word. Even though it’s now a habit to call our monthly meetings "dances", I will make an effort to call them meetings. The dance itself is only a small part of the activity and importance of our monthly meetings, and my word change helps reflect that. ᎣᏏᏳ
ᎠᏯ ᏩᏕ ᏥᎪᏪᎸᎦSee More
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