Monday, December 19, 2005
View from the Red Road
Indigenous Peoples Celebrating
Winter Solstice December 21st
Across Great Turtle Island (misnomer “western hemisphere”), many Indigenous Red “Indian” Nations and Peoples will celebrate Winter Solstice and the “return of the Sun” December 21st. This special occurrence in nature is a special time to reflect and give thanks to the warmth and life giving force of the “Anpetu Wi” or “Day Sun” in the Nakota Language. Indigenous Peoples will celebrate Nature and “the great outdoors” while giving thanks for and welcoming back Anpetu Wi and his trek back north from his southward “Winter” journey.
For over 60 million years prior to the “columbus era”, the current era of time recognized by Indigenous Peoples, Indigenous Communities gave respect and recognition to Nature and the most basic Life Givers, such as the Anpetu Wi. Within “The Great Mystery” of Grand Mother Earth and Grand Father Sky – All That Is or “Wakan Tanka”, each and every day the human beings give appreciation to the beings of Nature. The Animals,
Birds, Plants, Insects, Water Creatures, and Rocks are respected, revered, and considered most sacred and superior to human kind. Those ancient understandings – accumulated an developed over the million years of Red Nation existence, are based upon reality and fact. The fact that the Sun shines and warms us, is unquestionable and undeniable by all human beings. This most basic premise remains in great contrast to the recent manmade teachings of “god, human superiority, and might makes right” mentality currently plaguing the world through pollution, greed, and disease today.
As an example, most of the Black, White, and Yellow Nations of the world ten thousand years ago realized and understood that the Earth was round and peaceful family life existed, without pollution and disease. Then, with the introduction of a “creator, money, and domesticated animals”, the humans became irresponsible for their own behaviors, lazy, greedy” – thus the beginning of the “pyramid hierarchy” system of male dominance.
With the Grand Mother Earth relegated to a disrespected and unholy “globe or planet”, humans enmasse were manipulated into being ‘dictated to’ and otherwise controlled by greedy “kings and gods” (today referenced as god, presidents, and chairman’s of the board). Today, pollution, violence, disease, and strange “beliefs” are the accepted norm, while actual and realistic understandings are relegated to unimportance by a misled society.
For the Nakota People (misnomer “Sioux”), the Winter Solstice is a special time, recognizing the midway point of the year until their thanksgiving “Sun Dance” ceremony to the Sacred Father Day Sun (Sun) and Sacred Mother Night Sun (Moon) are celebrated, taking place June 21st of each Summer.
During the first 513 years of “occupation” by Europeans, much confusion and misteachings were thrown upon Indigenous Peoples of Great Turtle Island. The male dominating Pyramid Hierarchy system taught “god, greed, money, and domesticated animals.” This led directly to a time of forgetfulness and unappreciation for many “Indians” who were forced through boarding schools and starvation to discard their ancient understandings and peaceful way of life.
Forts, fences, murder, rape, old age homes, orphanages, prisons, scalping (practiced against Indigenous men, women and children by the early Dutch who received cash bounties from the colonial governors) were non-existent before columbus – a great tribute to the Way of Life of the many great Indigenous Nations.
Winter Solstice, and a celebration of it, helps Indigenous Peoples to remain “grounded”, humble, and appreciative of their lives and most basic needs, such as the Sunshine and warmth of life, or the Night Sun’s affect on the Ocean currents and the female’s Sacred Time of the Month.
Join hands outside Wednesday with your mother, father, sister, brother, daughter, and son this Winter Solstice to celebrate life in Grand Mother Earth and Grand Father Sky!
Winter Solstice December 21st
Across Great Turtle Island (misnomer “western hemisphere”), many Indigenous Red “Indian” Nations and Peoples will celebrate Winter Solstice and the “return of the Sun” December 21st. This special occurrence in nature is a special time to reflect and give thanks to the warmth and life giving force of the “Anpetu Wi” or “Day Sun” in the Nakota Language. Indigenous Peoples will celebrate Nature and “the great outdoors” while giving thanks for and welcoming back Anpetu Wi and his trek back north from his southward “Winter” journey.
For over 60 million years prior to the “columbus era”, the current era of time recognized by Indigenous Peoples, Indigenous Communities gave respect and recognition to Nature and the most basic Life Givers, such as the Anpetu Wi. Within “The Great Mystery” of Grand Mother Earth and Grand Father Sky – All That Is or “Wakan Tanka”, each and every day the human beings give appreciation to the beings of Nature. The Animals,
Birds, Plants, Insects, Water Creatures, and Rocks are respected, revered, and considered most sacred and superior to human kind. Those ancient understandings – accumulated an developed over the million years of Red Nation existence, are based upon reality and fact. The fact that the Sun shines and warms us, is unquestionable and undeniable by all human beings. This most basic premise remains in great contrast to the recent manmade teachings of “god, human superiority, and might makes right” mentality currently plaguing the world through pollution, greed, and disease today.
As an example, most of the Black, White, and Yellow Nations of the world ten thousand years ago realized and understood that the Earth was round and peaceful family life existed, without pollution and disease. Then, with the introduction of a “creator, money, and domesticated animals”, the humans became irresponsible for their own behaviors, lazy, greedy” – thus the beginning of the “pyramid hierarchy” system of male dominance.
With the Grand Mother Earth relegated to a disrespected and unholy “globe or planet”, humans enmasse were manipulated into being ‘dictated to’ and otherwise controlled by greedy “kings and gods” (today referenced as god, presidents, and chairman’s of the board). Today, pollution, violence, disease, and strange “beliefs” are the accepted norm, while actual and realistic understandings are relegated to unimportance by a misled society.
For the Nakota People (misnomer “Sioux”), the Winter Solstice is a special time, recognizing the midway point of the year until their thanksgiving “Sun Dance” ceremony to the Sacred Father Day Sun (Sun) and Sacred Mother Night Sun (Moon) are celebrated, taking place June 21st of each Summer.
During the first 513 years of “occupation” by Europeans, much confusion and misteachings were thrown upon Indigenous Peoples of Great Turtle Island. The male dominating Pyramid Hierarchy system taught “god, greed, money, and domesticated animals.” This led directly to a time of forgetfulness and unappreciation for many “Indians” who were forced through boarding schools and starvation to discard their ancient understandings and peaceful way of life.
Forts, fences, murder, rape, old age homes, orphanages, prisons, scalping (practiced against Indigenous men, women and children by the early Dutch who received cash bounties from the colonial governors) were non-existent before columbus – a great tribute to the Way of Life of the many great Indigenous Nations.
Winter Solstice, and a celebration of it, helps Indigenous Peoples to remain “grounded”, humble, and appreciative of their lives and most basic needs, such as the Sunshine and warmth of life, or the Night Sun’s affect on the Ocean currents and the female’s Sacred Time of the Month.
Join hands outside Wednesday with your mother, father, sister, brother, daughter, and son this Winter Solstice to celebrate life in Grand Mother Earth and Grand Father Sky!
# posted by Indigenous Red Man @ 8:14 AM 
