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Mitakuye Oyasin


HEART'S BREATH FLUTE CIRCLE
Beginning at 7 pm every third Tuesday at the Lyceum in St. Petersburg. Beginners welcome!

Annual Lodge Cookout!
Sunday June 1st, 2008. Lake Seminole Park. Wolf's Heart Lodge 5th Annual Family and Friends Picnic at Lake Seminole Park, Seminole, Shelter #2 - 11:00 am until we're tired!

Come and enjoy a relaxing Sunday with good people and good food! Bring an entrée you want to grill, what you want to drink, and a dish to share. Paper goods and utensils will be provided along with the stuff for the grill. The grill will be setup already and manned to cook your entrée.

AND Don’t forget to bring your drums, rattles, flutes, etc. so we can make GOOD music. Any questions, direct them to Kim Turquoise Cloud and Charlie Sun Walker at 727-545-5173. See you there!

"Like the miner's canary, the Indian marks the shift from fresh air to poison gas in our political atmosphere; and our treatment of Indians, even more than our treatment of other minorities, reflects the rise and fall in our democratic faith."

- Felix S. Cohen, 1953

MARK YOUR CALENDARS EARLY!!!

Doc Silverhawk's Native American Flute Gathering and Arts/Crafts Show October 2008 weekend at the Withlacoochee River Park,12449 Withlacoochee Blvd, Dade City, Florida. Dates to come.


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IMPORTANT: As you will read elsewhere on this site, we are a gathering of human beings of mixed heritage (native and non) seeking to learn about our collective past while respecting the old ways. There is never a "fee" for any ceremony or event... and we never present ourselves as anything other than the questing folks that we are.

"The life of an Indian is like the wings of the air. That is why you notice the hawk knows how to get his prey. The Indian is like that. The hawk swoops down on its prey ; so does the Indian. In his lament he is like an animal. For instance, the coyote is sly; so is the Indian. The eagle is the same. That is why the Indian is always feathered up; he is a relative to the wings of the air."

- Black Elk

WOLF’S HEART LODGE

Presents Grandmother Mechi Garza Introducing BEGINNER & ADVANCED KOLAIMNI WORKSHOPS -
E-mail us for dates and details...
Connecting with the Healing Light - Kolaimni has received little publicity, but like dandelion seed it has scattered in all directions. Books on this gift of healing have been published here and in Brazil. It has been presented by request at the West Virginia School of Medicine and to many groups of doctors, Registered Nurses and healers of all kinds. There are Kolaimni clinics and practitioners all over the United States from New York to Oregon.

Call TODAY to find out location and reserve your spot in the next Workshop! (fee pre-paid)


"You have noticed that everything an Indian does is in a circle. That is because the power of the world always works in circles, and everything tries to be round.... The sky is round, and I have heard that the earth is round like a ball, and so are all the stars. The wind in its greatest power, whirls. Birds make their nests in circles, for theirs is the same religion as ours. Even the seasons form a great circle in their changing and always come back again, to where they were. The life of a man is a circle, from childhood to childhood. And so it is in everything, where power moves..." Black Elk – Oglala Lakota




2008 DRUMMINGS - Call Sky Dancer at 727/343-4638 for for date and location.

Green Frog Moon Festival CD available.
The program, which the producers selected, illustrates the wide range of the Native-style flute & features many of the finest players anywhere. The CD is available from Chuck Theroux, the producer and you can reach him via e-mail at: hwwh@mindspring.com

Call Sky Dancer for location and directions to all Lodge drummings (727/343-4638).


Give us hearts to understand.

Never to take from creation’s beauty more than we give;

Never to destroy wantonly for the furtherance of greed,

Never to deny to give our hands for the building of earth’s beauty,

Never to take from her what we cannot use.

Give us hearts to understand.

That to destroy earth’s music is to create confusion;

that to wreck her appearance is to blind us to beauty;

That to callously pollute her fragrance is to make a house of stench; that as we care for her she will care for us.

We have forgotten who we are.

We have sought only our own security.

We have exploited simply for our own ends.

We have distorted our knowledge.

We have abused our power.

Great Spirit, whose dry lands thirst, help us to find the way to refresh your lands.

Great Spirit, whose waters are choked with debris and pollution, help us to find the way to cleanse your waters.

Great Spirit, whose beautiful Earth grows ugly with misuse, help us to find the way to restore beauty to your handiwork.

Great Spirit, whose creatures are being destroyed, help us to find a way to replenish them.

Great Spirit, whose gifts to us are being lost in selfishness and corruption, help us to find the way to restore our humanity.

~ Big Thunder (Bedagi) late 19th. century Algonquin ~


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Grandmother Redbird and Grandmother Mechi just prior to Grandmother Redbird's move to Washington State

Here are a few pictures taken when a group of us went to play native american flutes and drums at the Center for Orangutan and Chimpanzee Conservation in Wauchula. We first went in the summer of 2005 (too hot!) and then we went in the winter of 2006 (too cold!) We'll spread the word when we go again (and we will go again!)... probably in the spring or fall.


Apes don't have tails... monkeys do.


The gang who went on our first visit


SunWalker offering the flute for these little brothers


Big smile!


The Center for Great Apes, located in Wauchula, Florida, was founded in 1993 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.


Sky Dancer

Its primary purpose is to provide a permanent sanctuary in a safe and enriching environment for orangutans and chimpanzees in need of long-term life care … specifically those who have been used in entertainment, kept as pets by private owners, or served as research subjects. The Center began as an effort to offer lifetime care for five young apes born at a private breeding facility before they were sold as pets or entertainers, and so far, has additionally taken in thirty-one apes with circus, entertainment, pet, and research backgrounds.


Knuckles (has cerebral palsy)

His challenges are motor and muscle control, a weakness on the left side, and a lazy eye. He moves around easily, is able to feed himself, and has made steady progress with the help of several physical therapists and occupational therapists.

Currently, the Center houses thirty-six apes ranging in ages from 9 months - 37 years. Ten orangutans and twenty-six chimpanzees have moved to their permanent sanctuary home in Wauchula.


Yona

The Center maintains these great apes in enriching environments and habitats, while providing them with proper nutrition and companionship with their own species. They live in large 35-foot tall outdoor habitats with lots of climbing apparatus, swings, and enrichment toys. They sleep in attached heated nighthouses strong enough to withstand Florida hurricanes. The sanctuary is located in South Central Florida on 100 wooded acres surrounded by orange groves.


Making us a mask


Kay Falling Leaves




More pictures when I get the chance.


 
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