White Breast Mon-Gay-Ska White Breast: Omaha The warrior White Breast carries the moon on his shield. The moon is the night sun. any Native American languages have but one name for the sun and moon and each is distinguished by night or day. When we dance until...
Spirit of the Canyon ThigSpirit: Arapaho It is understood that in the early Arapaho belief system, the spirit would lies in the west on a higher level above earth and separated by water. The crow the sacred bird of the Ghost Dance, leads the departed to this world....
How the Red Bird Got It’s Color Retold by Barbara Shining Woman Warren • see Cherokee words below.Gv-li loved to tease wa-ya. One day gv-li teased wa-ya so much that wa-ya became very angry. Wa-ya began to chase gv-li through the woods. Gv-li, being the clever...
Making the Sacred Bundle Long ago, a young Pawnee named Eagle Feather was very proud of the way he looked. He wore the best clothes and the richest ornaments he could find. Always when he hunted, he wore a magic downy eagle feather in his hair. He was not married,...
The Giant Bird By Llewellyn Clark – PeaceseekerHow long ago was it?It was only yesterday, as time is told in the old stories, before the coming of the white man. It was a time when “The People” lived with respect for all living things. It was a time...
