<~:The Wisdom Keepers of Lakota:~>

[WhiteFeather]

I share with you my Kolas (Friends - Lakota) this 8 part series of video's that move through interviews with four Lakota elders as they talk speak of Lakota traditions and how they live in the world today. In Walking the Red Road... A Lakota Elder speaks that 'The Red Nation Will Rise Again'.....and in that day and in that time, the Earth will be made beautiful once again, and he said in that day, i see those among the Lakota, who will carry The Light of The World and show them the way, and he said in that day and in that time the whole world will come and ask for this wisdom again


The Wisdom-Keepers: are the guardians of nature's mysteries within the Lakota ceremonies and their practices, the medicine that is ruled by them, the songs that infuse our senses and our spiritual body, and the forces they produce that are identical to nature and its motivating power. These oral and entirely spontaneous transmissions, given by the three holy men, Joe Flying By, Dave Chief, and Leroy Curley, are a rare treasure of the highest generosity, directed for the greatest good. Their stories are told with complete equanimity, vividly conveying, without rancor or judgement, how Western civilization lacks connection to the natural world. Because passing on elders' wisdom in the oral tradition to the next generation is almost impossible, given the fact that the three important elements of the Lakota culture--the land, the people, and the language--are all but gone, the film's producer/director has provided a great service to those who have an interest in, and wish to learn from, ancient Native American teachings that have rarely been exposed.


~We are all related~

"Being a warrior is learning how to cry... When a man learns to cry, he is learning compassion."



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dr2T1oNlLIs



Wisdom Keepers Playlist 1 - 8

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLblnJUbtfWaex7Ch1ZbDT5h9sFWoiU9gv

[4evrneo]

Thank you Wf, that is wonderful.

Soon we will all be living as one in harmony with all that is.

Bas~way~we~das (little echo) ....my chippewa name.
Annette

[WhiteFeather]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BLIEfwG0XQ

[Equipoise]

"Oglala Lakota leader Russell Means began his journey to the spirit world"

http://www.republicoflakotah.com/2012/riders-and-shooting-star/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+RepublicOfLakotah+%28Republic+of+Lakotah%29

Riders and Shooting Star
November 9, 2012 by admin1
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On October 22, 2012, at 4:44 p.m., Oglala Lakota leader Russell Means began his journey to the spirit world. He did so at his ranch in the town of Porcupine, on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, in the Lakota Territory, or as he had declared it, “The Republic of Lakotah.” Right up to the time of his spirit journey, Russell received the prayerful and loving support of his wife Pearl, along with other family members and closest friends, such as Glenn Morris (Shawnee).

Russell Means was born on November 10, 1939, only 49 years after the Wounded Knee Massacre of 1890, where some 350 Oglala Lakota people, mostly women and children, were killed by the Seventh Cavalry of the United States Army. Wounded Knee was, of course, also the place of the 1973 armed stand-off with the United States for 71 days by traditional Oglala Lakota people, activists of the American Indian Movement (founded by George Mitchell and Dennis Banks) and other supporters.

Russell participated in the occupation of Wounded Knee when he was 34 years old. The event captured international attention and placed a global focus on the dire conditions of Indian nations and peoples at that time. 1973 was 83 years after the Wounded Knee Massacre, or the single life span of an Elder, which tells us how recently those events of the past took place.

Russell left behind him the powerful legacy of a lifelong, unceasing, and heartfelt commitment to his Oglala Lakota Nation and people, and to all Indian nations and peoples. He believed in and fought for the right of the Oglala Lakota people to live an independent existence in their own traditional territory, free from the colonial yoke of the United States.

As was true of great Indian leaders of the past, such as Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull, Russell was controversial, and, at times, not well understood. Russell had a natural gift for publicizing Indian issues during the early days of the American Indian Movement, starting in the 1960s. In a highly vocal way, he stood up and said “no” to the oppression of Indian people.

Read more at the link above

[WhiteFeather]

Thank you Wf, that is wonderful.

Soon we will all be living as one in harmony with all that is.

Bas~way~we~das (little echo) ....my chippewa name.
Annette

Love your Chippewa name Little Echo, As i also believe we will become harmonious as one someday soon.....

"When all is one,,,,,,, , and one is all.. To be a rock and not to roll".. Led - Zeppelin

≈We are all related≈....... All of My Love....... W.f. : )

[WhiteFeather]

A Beautiful story here. Thought I'd share it on this thread!


The Legend And Importance Of The White Buffalo

To Native Americans, the Bison or American Buffalo was a symbol of sacred life and abundance. This importance and symbolism was created from legend:

One summer a long time ago, the seven sacred council fires of the Lakota Sioux came together and camped. The sun was strong and the people were starving for there was no game. Two young men went out to hunt in the Black Hills of South Dakota.


Along the way, a beautiful young woman dressed in white appeared to the warriors and said, "Return to your people and tell them I am coming." This holy woman presented the Lakota people with the sacred pipe which showed how all things were connected. She taught the Lakota people the mysteries of the earth. She taught them to pray and follow the proper path while on earth. As the woman left the tribe, she rolled upon the earth four times, changing color each time, and finally turning into a white buffalo calf. Then she disappeared. Almost at the same time as her leaving, great herds of buffalo could be seen surrounding the camps. It is said that after that day, the Lakota honored their pipe, and buffalo were plentiful.

This story of the White Buffalo Calf Woman has immense importance to the Lakota and many other tribes. As John Lame Deer, a spiritual leader says, "A white buffalo is the most sacred living thing you could ever encounter." The changing colors—like some white buffalo do as they age—have significance, too, which must be interpreted by a holy man.

The American Buffalo or Bison is a symbol of abundance and manifestation. The lesson learned by the Lakota is that one does not have to struggle to survive. This is especially true if the right action is joined by the right prayer. By learning to appropriately unite the mundane with the divine, all that will be needed will be provided.

The Native Americans see the birth of a white buffalo calf as the most significant of prophetic signs, equivalent to the weeping statues, bleeding icons, and crosses of light that are becoming prevalent within the Christian churches today. Where the Christian faithful who visit these signs see them as a renewal of God's ongoing relationship with humanity, so do the Native Americans see the white buffalo calf as the sign to begin life's sacred hoop.

"The arrival of the white buffalo is like the second coming of Christ," says Floyd Hand Looks For Buffalo, an Oglala Medicine Man from Pine Ridge, South Dakota. "It will bring about purity of mind, body, and spirit and ;unify all nations—black, red, yellow, and white." He sees the birth of a white calf as an omen because they happen in the most unexpected places and often among the poorest people in the nation. The birth of the sacred white buffalo provides those within the Native American community with a sense of hope and an indication that good times are to come.

The telling of a story from one culture to another is complex; without living in the culture, we miss much of the story's significance. However, it can still have meaning for us if we take the time to learn about the philosophy of the culture from which it came, perhaps meditating or reflecting on its place in our own lives.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCdXXHHV7Gc