I recently received a testimony from a man whose mother and family were helped by Sun Bear. It is a truly touching, almost supernatural, tragic, and inspiring story. I’m sharing it with you as it was written to me by Black Cloud of the Chippewa Nation.
Native American
RESILIENCE AND SURVIVAL IN THE INDIGENOUS WORLD
There has been active and virulent persecution for thousands of years. One of the most atrocious manifestations of this has been the attempts to genocide indigenous peoples in North America over the last 500 years.
Dignity of Earth and Sky: A Reflection on Indigenous Resilience
Perched gracefully above the Missouri River near Chamberlain, South Dakota, the “Dignity of Earth and Sky” sculpture stands as a profound tribute to the spirit of the Plains peoples. Created by artist Dale Claude Lamphere, this 50-foot-tall statue portrays an Indigenous woman in traditional Plains attire, receiving a star quilt—a sacred symbol of honor, respect, and connection in Native cultures. Known simply as “Dignity,” this artwork invites us to pause and reflect on the enduring strength and wisdom of Indigenous heritage.
I am grateful to my readers for the moral and financial support they have shown me since I confided in you about the difficulties I was having in bringing the blog into compliance with the new laws in Quebec. We have achieved our goal!THE MEDICINE WHEEL WITH SUN BEAR AND WABUN
One of my most cherished elders and teachers, who was a true mentor for me on the Red Road, was a Chippewa Medicine Man named Sun Bear. He was one of the very first to take the sacred teachings around the world.
A PRACTICE SHARED BY AMERICA’S INDIGENOUS NATIONS AND TIBETAN BUDDHISTS
There are great and impressive similarities between the Native American—Indigenous nations of the Americas and the Tibetan and Mongolian people. The pure-bloods look the same, same traits, same tone of skin, same form of face, even same disposition of mind. I have studied with Tibetan Tulku Lamas and worked with Mongolian shamans in Mongolia. The Tibetan and Native Americans both had prophecies that said one day they would come together again and that time would be the beginning of the new world.
COYOTE – totem animal
The coyote, often called the sacred dog by First Nations peoples in America, is the cunning, the trickster and the prankster.
A READER’S QUESTION ON SACRED HERBS AND DIVINE DRINKS
Alcohol, tobacco and drugs have become a major problem in the lives of countless addicts. Yet nothing is inherently wrong, it is all in the manner and intent. When sweet wine and teaching plants are taken in a sacred way, they become helpers and allies.
THE INVOCATION PERFUMES !
In December 1999 I founded a company called Invocation Inc.
For the indigenous, aboriginal, first people of all continents who live in harmony and symbiosis with nature, the spiritual and philosophical truths and realities of the world are read and integrated into the way of life from the world around them.