We miss having access to the Sweat Lodge, sharing of the Pipe and other traditional customs of our culture yet remain steadfast, with the spirit of a warrior, praying to the Great Spirit that understanding shall lift the veil of ignorance and that another oppressive stone of inhumanity shall be removed from the hearts of our people, though we pray that such compassion and grace shall shine forth upon all creation..
Aho!
Great Spirit-Creator
bless and guide us:
extend the circle
embracing all that is.
May our thirst for spiritual awareness
Never cease.
May forgiveness allow hate
to never overwhelm us.
May we remain upon the path of a good heart
for such is the Way
of the trail of our ancestors.-Herbert L. Caywood, Cherokee