Peace

Return to a Peaceful way

It is our ancient practice regarding anything we do with the land, that we take into consideration 7 generations in front. It is their land that we are borrowing. The colonial practice of raping and pillaging every natural resource until there is nothing left except a huge mess for our posterity to inherit, has put us in the difficult position we are in now.

The fish are now dying of pollution related cancer across the great lakes. The earth cannot sustain crops without adding chemical fertilizers, that contribute to the destruction of the fish in all the waterways. The air burns the eyes and damages the lungs. Soon we will have no clean water left. All because of the pursuit of wealth by a few. We wonder what the costs will be to return to a peaceful way with the natural world. The very few who control the vast amount of money, have attained their wealth through the destruction of the environment. We must be understanding as they knew not what they were doing but now they know full well.

Every one of us has to start controlling our own thoughts. This is the cornerstone to an egalitarian existence and the basis of true democracy. The Europeans who came here and tried to mimic our government and constitution, all came from an autocratic existence. They only supplanted their rich people with the autocratic rule of the monarchies they were running from.

The Earth is the mother of millions of species besides man but it is only us that are making her sick. Is this not a form of madness?

We are coming to the end of a long cycle and are about to embark on a new and better one that is based on acknowledgement and respect of ALL living things. This will also be the cure for war and disease.

Our medicine men coined the term “Owista” for the new disease that infected our people when they were confronted with economy. The Great Law teaches us that a healthy mind thinks in priority 1.Nation 2. Clan 3. Family 4. Self When economy was introduced into our system, the self became the number 1 priority, even above the nation. After generations of medicine men tried all the medicines, we found the only cure for Owista is the Kayanerakowa, our constitution.
When we all start using our unique powers of the mind in unison with the natural laws of the universe, the strength will be far greater than anything yet in history.

Peace,
Thahoketoteh of Kanekota