In a message dated 12/24/00 1:52:34 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Firehair, > Thought you might enjoy this--from another list--Sun Danze > > An Indian Prayer Christmas Day > > by Larry Kibby > > > > > Great Spirit Grandfather > I send these words to you > To Father Sun > Grandmother Moon, > To Mother Earth, > > To all you have created, > To all our relations > And to the four Sacred Winds. > > Grandfather, > Today you gave > The breath of life > To an Indian child > In a most Sacred Way. > > Grandfather, > This Indian Child > Will walk amongst his people > With his head held high, > With dignity and pride, > In a most Sacred Way. > > Grandfather, > This Indian Child, > Will stand before his people, > With honor And respect, > In a most Sacred Way. > > Grandfather, > This Indian Child, > Will be strong, > With wisdom, knowledge > And understanding, > That will come from > The heart, soul > And mind > In a most Sacred Way. > > Grandfather, > This Indian Child, > Will come before > A humble Nation of people > And like his brother > The Eagle, > And like the Sacred Buffalo > This Indian Child > Will be their strength > In a most Sacred Way. > > Grandfather, > This Indian Child > You gave to us > In a Sacred Way, > > And with his eyes, > Will see all that is good > > And with his ears, > Will hear all that is good > > And the words > That he will speak, > Will be strong and powerful > In a most Sacred Way. > > Grandfather, > This Indian Child > That you have > Brought before us, > Your Native People, > Will be like his Ancestor's > That have gone before him on their journey, > In that he > Will always travel > Within the Sacred Circle of Life > In a most Sacred Way. > > Grandfather, > This Indian Child, > Will use, > His Eagle Feathers, > His Sacred Pipe, > His drum, > His Cedar, > His Sage, > His Sweetgrass, > > Within the Sun Dance, > Within the Sweat Lodge, > Within all of his Traditional Ceremonies > In a most Sacred Way. > > Grandfather, > This Indian Child, > Will be strong within, > His Tradition, > His Culture, > in a most sacred way > > Grandfather, > Thank you for each breath of life, > That you have given to our young. > For tomorrow, > Another Indian Child > Will come before us > And he too > Will have been born > > The Indian Way. > > By Larry Kibby, Copyright - All rights reserved > > > > Larry Kibby > 1581 Pinenut Circle > Elko, Nevada 89801 > > E- Mail: <A HREF="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected] "What you accept, you teach" This is a subscribed/requested mailing by the participants, not Spam mail under AOL TOS. If you wish to be added/removed, please notify [email protected], you'll be deleted/added immediately. I'm in no way responsible for the forwarding of email I send to others who are not subscribers/requesters. This letter can't be considered Spam as long as a Remove Link is included.