The Lakota Way--Native American wisdom on ethics & character |
<>Perserverance<>You can't truly succeed without perserverance. As many elders often say, life isn't worth living unless you are forced to defend it now and then. They also said that many ...
Posted by on Thu, 21 Jan 2010 04:31:00 GMT |
The Lakota Way--Native American wisdom on ethics & character |
<>Humility<>Most of us have been at times generous, brave, respectful and even wise. But humility is the one virtue that validates all the others. It is the one virtue that enables us to c...
Posted by on Mon, 28 Dec 2009 02:23:00 GMT |
Waniyetucokan Wi |
December--Waniyetucokan Wi--Middle of WinterA lone bison in winter is a sad image for most people, but there is more than meets the eye. Anyone, any being, in the winter of life is one who has lived m...
Posted by on Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:10:00 GMT |
Waniyetu Wi |
November--Waniyetu Wi--Winter MoonWhen the first flakes of snow blew across the prairies, Lakota villages were nestled in narrow valleys and against hills that blocked the cold winds that would blow f...
Posted by on Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:34:00 GMT |
The Hopi Way |
Rich in life, color and emotion, the Hopi way had been a strong but invisible web, holding the people together. Through their ritual dances, through their songs that had been handed down from generati...
Posted by on Sat, 19 Sep 2009 21:30:00 GMT |
Canapekasna Wi |
October--Canapekasna Wi--When Leaves FallFor a few short days before the leaves fall, the trees are resplendent with color, and then they give them up to the inevitable cycle of seasons. Then, branche...
Posted by on Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:09:00 GMT |
Canapegi Wi |
September--Canapegi Wi--When Leaves Turn BrownThe leaves of cottonwood, ash, oak, willow and other trees begin to lose their vibrant green colors in late autumn. It seems like a sudden transformation ...
Posted by on Sun, 30 Aug 2009 22:17:00 GMT |
Wasutun Wi |
August--Wasutun Wi--When Things RipenWhen growing things ripen and are ready for harvest, Grandmother Earth fulfills the promise she gave us in the Moon When Berries Are Good. We gather the berries an...
Posted by on Tue, 18 Aug 2009 22:00:00 GMT |
Wicokannanji |
July--Wicokannanji--When the Sun Stands in the MiddleIn the middle of summer the sun reaches the middle of the sky, and as soon as it does it begins it's inexorable path back downward. But when it is ...
Posted by on Tue, 18 Aug 2009 21:51:00 GMT |
Wipazuke Waste Wi |
June--Wipazuke Waste Wi--When Berries Are GoodThe gift of self is the most meaningful gift anyone can give. It is an example set by Grandmother Earth. In the spring, the people wanted to see how the b...
Posted by on Tue, 18 Aug 2009 21:44:00 GMT |
