This is good...but I have a question. What about those of us that were not raised and taught the cultures of our people? How can we learn in order to teach? Respectfully, Sonja >From: "Linda Branum" <mamalin@1s.net> >Reply-To: CHAHTA-L@rootsweb.com >To: CHAHTA-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [CHAHTA] Elder's Meditation of the Day >Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2001 10:39:05 -0500 > >I believe that too. Good words of wisdon. >Regards, Linda >----- Original Message ----- >From: "John & Arla Williams" <jaws@crosstel.net> >To: <CHAHTA-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2001 7:25 PM >Subject: [CHAHTA] Elder's Meditation of the Day > > > > > How true this is. Arla > > > > When people live far from the scenes of the Great Spirit's making, it's >easy > > > for them to forget his laws." > > > --Walking Buffalo, STONEY > > > > > > Society today is way off track. Unfortunately, many Indian people are > > caught > > > up in these modern times. The Elders are telling us we must wake up! >We > > must > > > come back to the culture because this is where the laws are. If we >don't > > > follow these laws, we will be unhappy. We cannot do things just >because > > > everybody is doing them. This does not make it right. We must follow >what > > the > > > Great Spirit says we must do. We need to pray hard for the courage to >come > > > back and live according to the culture. It will be difficult at first >but > > > worth it in the end. We must teach our children the culture. > > > > > > > > > Great Spirit, today, let me listen to the warnings of the Elders. > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== CHAHTA Mailing List ==== > > To subscribe to CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L Genealogy mail list: > > Send msg. to CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L-request@rootsweb.com > > Put "one" word in "body" of message:... "subscribe" without the quotes > > Nothing in the subject line... Turn off signatures....... > > > > >==== CHAHTA Mailing List ==== >Need more CHOCTAW information. Visit Rusty Lang's pages at >http://www.choctaw-web.com for articles, censuses, etc. > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com