~Booshoo Niigii behnahgay~
"Hello my friend,come on in"
~Snowfeather~
I live in the Northern part of the U.S.in a place with all the four seasons~My name Snowfeather comes to me,because of my love of the Snow~ A glistening white blanket of Peace~Feather comes to me,because like the feather my Heart flows freeley ~
~I am of the "People of The Three Fires"..
Chippewa,Ottawa,Potawatomi~
Hobbies and Interests~
Music~Poems~I play the guitar~NA flute~I sing~Love Animals~ Native American ~ Pow wow's ~ Culture~ Dancing sets my Spirit free~I give my Heart to all who share this Earth with me~I am at peace~Loving all that I can,Giving all that I am~
~"May the Great Spirit walk with you ,and guide you "~
~This is a Dedication to all the Great Hearts and Spirits I have met ,here on AOL..Through them,a once sleeping spirit has been awoken ,again..Now it soars to its highest potential with each new day~~
~ Walk Alone ~
Today I walked alone in a meadow..
I sat by a river and gazed down at my reflection,
this was not all that I saw...
I was entranced,
by the beauty the surronds me,
with patience I waited to be consumed...
The Wind Spirit,
sent a gentle breeze to caress me.
The scent of elderberry entered my soul
With each breath I inhale..
All that my body will hold..............
I am consumed by the Earth and her
magnificense...
My heart beating strong now to the Rythum of her song...
The Sun now penetrates my body,
with all the intensity it possess's..........
It is a radiant blanket of internal warmth.
The sky,and endless ocean of blue...
In the distance ,
I hear the call's of a Hawk...
I am Silent ....
I am mezmorized by all...
I close my eye's,and I tremble with anticipation......
My body ,I gentley lay upon the grass bed..
I feel the presence of Greatness all around me,
I sense the wisdom from with in...
I fill with Love to my bodies capacity..
The empty cavern's of my sould are now filled....
My Eye's now open.,...
In the clouds I see many visions...
I am aware that I am not alone....
Great Cheifs now gaze down upon me,
Eagle dancers have gathered all around.
The Sacred wolf sings his song of the Howl,
and I am touched by all who walked here before me......
My Spirit rises to dance in their presence,
We unite in the center of our Souls....
Spirit guides now show me...
My inner sanctum...
I ,am a part of this universe,
A part of ultimate plan..
I ,am at peace forever....
I am one with all.......
I do not walk Alone......
Written by;
Snowfeather (A.F.)
02/07/97
~The picture that I have chosen,was made for me by a good friend,who was inspired to draw this after she read my poem.She is a beautiful person,and I hold her deep in my heart.She has been given a great gift,she inspires me,and I am honered to have inspired her~The Artist who made this picture is my winyan kola ~JakBowen~
~We will Stand together~
From the first moment in time,
The creator has brought life to this earth.
He gave us our first breath,
He gave us the rivers ,that have sung there songs of life for us,And all who share this Earth.
Their cool clear waters have brought life ,sustained life,cleansed us,and washed our sorrows away..
Just as the animal pants for water,
So does my soul pant for you..
The creator gave us Mother Earth,
And he also gave us eachother.....
We are not meant to walk ,alone.....
I,am a woman...
A sister,
A life giver...
Yet..
I am a child of the Earth.
Taking life from her womb..
Unlike her,i cannot give life on my own.
You...Are a stranger to me.
A face,
A body,
A beating heart.
Yet..
I call you my brother.
We,are strong as a people,
United we are abundent,,,,
We ,are Warriors of life~
But....
Alone,we are fragile,
Easily broken,
We,bleed
We,cry
We,Fall.
We surrender to the wrath of the world.
Together...
We stand untouched by her scorn.
We surivie,
We Grow,
We love,
We live on...
We,
become the very essence of life..
We must stand together,
We must walk together,
Or..
We will stand alone.
And,alone,we will perish forever....
Written by:
Snowfeather
02/08/97 (A.F)
~ This letter and dedication was sent to me by storm1868..~
We have learned together what "True friendship" means,and that no distance can stop it.He has become a Great Friend,and I treasure him,and his great heart..
In a letter dated May 21,1997:
He writes:
Good Morning ,
I have made a flute /piano wav for everyone..but it is special to me because of who i made it for..
This wav is dedicated to Snowfther,she has become a very close "Long distance'' friend of mine,and whenever you hear this song,remember that "True friendhship" know's no limits,no distance can seperate it,no one can take it from you.... WAV: NA: Skyflute
The gentle snowflakes floating down,touching the ground as they melt,
A true friend,has come to me,
bringing joy that i have never felt...
The snow covers Mother Earth,
like a blanket of Love
for all to see,
in its purest form,
the snow lingers on ,
White ,Glowing,Peaceful.
The crystal flakes
of the Snow
shine bright..
Glistening,as they
sail through the air.
One day,
we will meet my friend,
Somehow,
Someday,
Somewhere.
~A Vision~
We are all connected to this Earth.
We are all connected to the life forces, that surroned us.
We are all part of Circle~
The never ending hoop of life.
I can only hope that one day,
We will all Honor ourselves,
Honor each other,and the Earth Mother.
I see visions of a world ,much like the one our ancestors lived.
A world of Peace,with all that surronds us.
Mutual respect for all that share our Earth.
Children growing in love,not war.
Stomach's that are full ,not pained with hunger.
A people who are proud to be ,not a people who hold their heads in defeat nor shame, nor anger.
A strong World,A World of love.
We are all of the same creator,made of flesh and blood.
Holding deep inside of us,a Spirit which connects us to life,here and after.
This is my vision for the future,
I hope that you can see it too.
Peace~
Snowfeather~
2/24/98 (A.F.)
~Ojibway Prayer~
Oh Great Spirit,whose voice I hear in the winds,
And whose breath gives life to everyone,
Hear me.
I come to you as one of your many children:
I am weak...I am small..I need your wisdom and your strength.
Let me walk in beauty,and make my eye's ever behold the red and purple sunsets.
Make my hands respect the things you have made.
And make my ears sharp so I may hear your voice.
Make me wise,so that I may understand what you have taught my people and ,
The lessons you have hidden in each leaf and each rock..
I ask for wisdom and strength.
Not to be superior to my brothers,but to be able to fight my greatest enemy,myself.
Make me ever ready to come before you with clean hands and a straight eye.
So as life fades away as a fading sunset.
My Spirit may come to you without shame~
Although I am very proud of my own NA heritage,As I am sure all of us are proud of what we are,or who we are~
I am friend to all Nations,and I do not think we shoud seperate by Nations.Rather I would like to see us,unite as "ONE GREAT NATION".
I have many freinds on here who come from many nations,many heritages ,many cultures.I have had many teachers in this life..I also teach what I can,to all that I am able...We,are all students and techers in this life~
~MY GIFT~
The gift I give to you ,is my hands.
So,they may caress you like the warm winds.
So,they may touch you in warmth,like the sun,
and pick up the peices your heart has left behind.
They will pull you closer to me,
closer to my Heart,closer to my Spirit.
The gift I give to you ,are my eye's.
So,that you can always see the truth.
So ,that you can always see the beauty,
So,that each day when you arise,you can see all the love the Creator has sent to you.
You can see that,each day is worth living..
The gift I give to you.
Are my arms,
They are a pillar of Strength,and an endless source of comfort.
They will hold you ever so gentley,in your time of need.
They will wrap around you like a blanket of warm love.
They will always reach out for you,when you need them the most.
They will keep you safe,and warm,from the cold world outside.
The gift I give to you,
Are my ears...
So you may always,hear the song of Life.
You will always know the words in my Heart.
And ,when you lay your head upon my chest ,my beating heart will be heard as well as felt..
When I whisper to you in my softest of words,
only you will hear there magic.
The gift I give to you,
is the gift of my Heart .<3
It is the key ,to my very Soul.
It can be very fragile ,be careful not to brake it.
Yet..
It is a pillar of strength.
Like the mountains ,that are made of stone.
It sings like the Eagle in a chase,
Its size can only be compared to that of the sky.
It never sleeps..
Always beating like the drum.
Always making room ,for another heart,to join in its song of life...
The Gift I give to you,
Is the Gift of myself..
The Gift of a heart,
The Gift of an endless Spirit.
The Gift of another life.
Written by;
~Snowfeather~
(A.F.) 1997
"If you have but one drop of Indian blood,why waste it" "Walter Mohawk 85"
Snow Fther's Home Page 2
~Here are some or my Favorite places,Informative places,
and Great wavs~
American Indian Movement
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A Page for Lovers
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Native American Genealogy Resources on the In...
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Alihelisdi's Home Page
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Pretty Moons Home Page
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GREAT NATIVE AMERICAN LEADERS
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1836 - Mixed Blood - Census
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RuninFox's Cherokee Home Page
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Animal Totems
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Native Sons & Daughters
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Native Languages: Links and resources for study
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The Lodge of Cloud Dancer
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American Indian Who's Hot
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Ojibwe History - Part 1
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Bad River Chippewa Tribe
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Ojibwe Art and Crafts
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NATIVE-L (August 1995): Re: chippewa/ojibwa
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Native Wisconsin - Welcome to Indian Country!
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NativeTech: Dream Catchers
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Potawatomi
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American Indian Records on Microfilm
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Polos home page
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COLOR'S OF LIFE
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Native American Music
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(No Document)
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A Native American Resource Page
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Desires21
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Homepage
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A Native American Poetry Page
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Tribes and Tribal Contacts
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SnowWolffe's WeB site
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Arrow's Comanche Page
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Document Page
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Of Life's Spirit - Thoughts & Poems of Earthmthr
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Chippewa/Ojibway/Anishinabe Literature
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Sioux Heritage - Lakhota Culture Today
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Sioux Heritage
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OKTALONLI
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Native Americans
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Native American Library 2
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Native American Sound Clips
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WAV: NA: Ojibwe Greeting
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WAV: NA: Mita Kola
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WAV: NA: Snow Storm
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WAV: NA: Sunset
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WAV: NA: Sunset #2
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WAV: NA: Skyflute#2
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WAV: NA: Grandfather
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WAV: NA: Grandfather 2
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WAV: NA: Healing Song
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Wav Central: The Wav Sounds Source
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Snow Fther's Home Page 2
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Chippewa/Ojibewa
The chippewa/ojibewa language is very close to the central Algonquin language.
Today there are over 22 different Chippewa,Indian Group's that have Federal Recognition.
Here is a small sample of the Chippewa Language~
Booshoo = Hello
Niigii = Friend
Ne Neekah = my Friend
Anin eji' aiaian = who are you ?
Nin = my
Ki' = you
Wag = they
Nin gi`we = I go home
Ki gi wa = you go home
Gi we wag =They go home
Megwetch/Miigwetch/ = thank you
Chi /or Gitchi = Great,or much
Chi Megwetch = thank you very much
Aki` = Earth
People~
Ninga Wegimind = My Mother
Ningwiss = My son
Noko miss = My Grandfather
Noss oo`ssima = My Father
Nimisse` = My Sister
Ninda niss` = My Daughter
Quay = Woman
Anishinabe' = "what we call ourselves
Nishnabeck = people,or "Ojibwe"
Gitche Manitou` = Great Spirit
"Native Child"
Beautiful Native child,
With those big dark eye's.
So round ,so warm, so deep with desire.
They shine as bright as each star we look at in the sky.
They can melt even the coldest
of hearts,
with just one blink from your eye.
Beautiful Native child.
Born with the sofest brown skin,
Holding on to you ,brings such a joy from within.
Skin colored like the fields of wheat,
your a treasure from your head down to your sweet little feet.
Beautiful Native child,
made from the deepest of love.
Great Spirit gave us a miracle blessing us ,
from the blue skies' that lye above.
Each child that comes to us,reminds us this is true,
The greatest gift of my life,
is the gift of little you .
Beautiful Native Child,
There is so much that you dont know.
So much your innocense hasn't had time to unfold.
Each day as I watch you grow,
I wonder what you'll be ,
When its time for you to go on life's path,
and leave your family.
Beautiful Native child,
with roots as deep as the Earth,
Never forget,How special you are,
Or just what your life is worth.
Beautiful Native child,
I will guide you all I can,
Someday you will have family,
and then you'll understand.
There is no love thats deeper,
no river that runs more free,
then the Spirit of a Native child,
Proud to be
What you were born to be.
~SnowFeather~
2/25/97
(A.F.)
Personal summary~
This site, is a page of Spiritual growth ,as well as personal growth.
I will update this page,as life comes to me,and As the Creator Speaks to me~
I would just like to say that,I do not,judge anyone in this life,by there color,religion,or ethnic background. It does not matter to me,what Nation etc.that is bestoyed upon you at birth.
I do not hold grudges against whole nations,races etc..for the ignorant acts of some..I am not here to judge anyone..I take each person as they come,in Heart,Spirit, color,and religion...
I have learned,that we all make mistakes in this life..It is a part of the growing process. The most improtant lesson to me,is Learning from life's Past mistakes..Not living in them..~Peace~
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