American Native Spirituality

 

 

Spirituality is not religion.

 

If the people of the organized religions of this world would think back to the beginning of their beliefs, back to Abraham and Sara and the promise from their supreme being, Allah, Jehovah, God, or I say Creator.

Follow me and I will make you a new nation!

The Israelites believe their god was talking to them, the Muslims believe their Allah was talking to them, point being if each would follow their God they would still be following the three rules.

Number one “Do not kill”.

Number 2 “love thy neighbor”.

Number three “keep doing rules #1 & #2”!

 

Speaking in the name of religion is a good way to assure a battle.

Religion, since the beginning of time has always

been a way to pit humans against each other.

'In the name of my God, I take your

life and your land and your wampum.'

 

In the name of Allah or God or whatever,

it has been an excuse for a dominating country or race

to make servants out of smaller, less populated races or countries.

In the Creator's eyes, we are all servants of the master.

We need to spend more time learning how to serve the Creator

and less time trying to make servants out of our fellow man.

The more we learn to serve the Creator,

the better everyone's life on Mother Earth will be.

“Creator created ALL”.

Creator is always right everyone else is always wrong, so follow Creator”!

 

 

Remember rule # 1

 

Sachem Walkingfox

 

 

 

Before 1^st contact there were well over 1,000 American native tribes in Indian country,

there are still over 500 tribes (Nations) through-out Indian country and even though

each has its own way of going about it they are all very spiritual and no American

Native would have a problem praying with-in any other nation un-like the Europeans.

Our faith is in Creator, many tribes have their way of getting to it however, they all

believe that Creator made Mother Earth and placed us on her she is our mother

who cares for us. An American native believe that we can and do pray

anywhere and everywhere, we do not have a book or a leader to help us talk with

Creator.  Many American natives carry a prayer pouch or tobacco bag

however; this is to help remind others to pray. This pouch carries our medicine and is

extremely sacred and should never be touched by an unknown or non believer!