“Grandfather Peter's Thought for Today"



KNOWLEDGE WITH UNDERSTANDING BRINGS WISDOM
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Hsotha Petre
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GRANDFATHER’S PRAYER FOR TODAY

My Creator, I thank you for all the remembering

dreams, for they help me dream of my tomorrows.


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I am an old woman now. The buffaloes and black-tail deer are gone, and our Indian ways are almost gone. Sometimes I find it hard to believe that I ever lived them.

My little son grew up in the white man's school. He can read books, and he owns cattle and has a farm. He is a leader among our Hidatsa people, helping teach them to follow the white man's road.

He is kind to me. We no longer live in an earth lodge, but in a house with chimneys, and my son's wife cooks by a shove.

But for me, I cannot forget our old ways.

Often in summer I rise at daybreak and steal out to the corn fields, and as I hoe the corn I sing to it, as we did when I was young. No one cares for our corn songs now.

Sometimes in the evening I sit, looking out on the big Missouri. The sun sets, and dusk steals over the water. In the shadows I see again to see our Indian village, with smoke curling upward from the earth lodges, and in the river's roar I hear the yells of the warriors, and the laughter of little children of old.

It is but an old woman's dream. Then I see but shadows and hear only the roar of the river, and tears come into my eyes. Our Indian life, I know, is gone forever.

Waheenee - Hidatsa (North Dakota)


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GRANDFATHER PETER
Skennen kenhak O:NEN!
Let there be Peace NOW

Grandfather Peter's Prayer for Today

GRANDFATHER’S PRAYER FOR TODAY

I read these words today and I ask you My Creator that somehow these words be read by those in power or wishing to be in power.
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My father, you have made promises to me and my children. If the promises had been made by person of no standing, I should not be surprised to see his promises fail. But you, who are so great in riches and power, I am astonished that I do not see your promises fulfilled!

I would have been better pleased if you had never made such promises, than that you should have made them and not performed them ...

Shinguaconse ("Little Pine")


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-Hsotha Petre
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Grandfather Peter's Thought for Today

Grandfather Peter's Thought for Today

KEEP YOUR FEET ON THE GROUND AND YOUR

HEAD OUT OF THE CLOUDS.


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Grandfather Peter's Prayer for Today

GRANDFATHER’S PRAYER FOR TODAY.

May we always remember that whatever our beliefs are, wherever we live on this planet,and whoever our neighbours are.
We are all part of the human family and
ALL ONE TRIBE

Indigenous Peoples are a significant and important portion of humanity. Their heritage, their ways of life, their stewardship of this planet, and their cosmological insights are an invaluable treasure house for us all.
The word Indigenous has many meanings. In every region of the world, many different cultural groups live together and interact, but not all of these groups are considered indigenous or inherent to their particular geographic area. In fact, it is only in the face of a collective or shared sense of identity that the term indigenous peoples have been internationally recognized.
Indigenous Peoples live in every region of the world. They live in climates ranging from Arctic cold to Amazon heat, and often claim a deep connection to their lands and natural environments. For many indigenous peoples, the natural world is a valued source of food, health, spirituality and identity. Land is both a critical resource that sustains life and a major cause of struggle and even death.
Each indigenous culture is distinct and unique. While many peoples may express similar worldviews and a common indigenous identity, their cultures are nonetheless based on different histories, environments, and creative spirits.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights affirms the inherent dignity, equality, and inalienable rights of all members of the human family. The rights of all members of indigenous populations are included in this declaration. However, Indigenous Peoples also have rights as distinct cultural groups or nations.
"Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect." - Chief Seattle

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Grandfather Peter's Prayer for Today

GRANDFATHER’S PRAYER FOR TODAY.

My Creator, may we all remember that Nature has, is and always will be our greatest teacher!



I was born in Nature's wide domain! The trees were all that sheltered my infant limbs, the blue heavens all that covered me. I am one of Nature's children. I have always admired her. She shall be my glory: her features, her robes, and the wreath about her brow, the seasons, her stately oaks, and the evergreen - her hair, ringlets of earth - all contribute to my enduring love of her.

And wherever I see her, emotions of pleasure roll in my breast, and swell and burst like waves on the shores of the ocean, in prayer and praise to Him who has placed me in her hand, It is thought great to be born in palaces, surrounded with wealth - but to be born in Nature's wide domain is greater still !

I would much more glory in this birthplace, with the broad canopy of heaven above me, and the giant arms of the forest trees for my shelter, than to be born in palaces of marble, studded with pillars of gold! Nature will be Nature still, while palaces shall decay and fall in ruins.

Yes, Niagara will be Niagara a thousand years hence! The rainbow, a wreath over her brow, shall continue as long as the sun and the flowering of the river - while the work of art, however carefully protected and preserved, shall fade and crumble into dust!

George Copway (Kahgegagahbowh) - Ojibwe
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-Hsotha Petre
Grandfather Peter

“Grandfather Peter's Thought for Today"

REVEAL THE LIGHT, OF WHAT COULD BE.


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GRANDFATHER PETER
Skennen kenhak O:NEN!
Let there be Peace NOW


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