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Native American Ecology - the First Ecologists |
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Dream-Catchers teach spirit wisdoms of the Seventh Fire |
Dream-Catchers teach the wisdoms of the Seventh Fire, an Ojibwe Prophecy, that is being fulfilled at this moment. The Light-skinned Race is being shown the result of the Way of the Mind and the possibilities that reside in the Path of the Spirit. Real Dream-Catchers point the way. |
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Native Americans lived close to nature and by
necessity learned to honor and respect the natural world around them. They
depended on their ecosystem to sustain them. It was a matter of survival and
well-being. As a result the white invaders of Turtle Island discovered
well-groomed orchards and gardens with paths that lead to native villages.
Epidemics of whiteman's diseases often preceded them and in some cases the
use of infectious diseases carried by traded blankets was intentional. Native Americans also manipulated large ecosystems such as the short-grass prairies of the Upper Midwest. Native people maintained a large prairie in southern Minnesota and Wisconsin through the use of prairie fires that kept forests from taking over the grasslands of the fertile soil washed out from the ancient glaciers that had covered the region. By tending to their huge pasture, the Native people encouraged bison to venture into this new grazing land, making it easier for the Native people to hunt the bison much closer to their homes near their favorite fishing lakes and sugar bush. Native Americans understood the importance of their connection to Mother Earth...their life depended upon it. White society is only belatedly discovering what has been Native American tradition from the most ancient times. |
