'Ask an Elder'

ask an elder

This project have been proved positive.

 

Our Elders have so much to share and this is one avenue.

 

Please assist our elders to take part in this project and the many other that will follow. You can have them answer on video, or audio and share it on the blog for all to see. You can leave a contact info. You can even rewrite their words if they can not make it to the computer. It is now up to us to do what it takes to save our cultures.

 

I have a few tear dropping stories that have already come from this blog.

 

*** please be patient because I am a one-manned show, thanks.

 

elders'Ask an Elder'@ Wordpress with this 'Ya-Native Section' is designed to enable us an opportunity to communicate with the Elders from our desired First Nations. This concept is designed to ignite that inner spiritual spark within all of us. Stories of our First Nations' traditions, hereditary and our legends are best kept by our Elders, the only reliable portal into our yesteryears.

Ya-Native has had thousands of inquiries that would be best suited for the Elders of the desired Nations. At first I was directing individuals to other page where I knew they would find what they were looking for. More often then not, they would return with questions and details of individuals, times and dates.

 

This would often remind me on how I use to sit around the fire trying to stump the elders with questions of the past. I remember how they use to love sharing their wisdom & knowledge, almost as much as I loved to listen.

 

"This feeling of a stronger history, honor of our own, culture, family, love and respect is something that everyone should experience. I only found it with my Elders---and that is what I want to share with you, blessing to you all ...

childrenComment with questions directed to the Elders of that particular First Nation.

Creek ‘Ask an Elder’

 

Chickasaw ‘Ask an Elder’

 

Apache ‘Ask an Elder’

 

Cherokee ‘Ask an Elder’

 

Iroquois-Haudenosaunee “Ask an Elder”

(Six Nations: Cayuga, Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Seneca, and Tuscarora.)

 

Huron “Ask an Elder”

 

Blackfoot “Ask an Elder”

 

Sioux “Ask an Elder”

 

Cree “Ask an Elder”

 

Navajo “Ask an Elder”

 

If you do not see your desired First Nation of interest below or if you’re not quite sure which First Nation to address, please feel free to comment you desired First Nation to the following blog post:


“Ask an Elder” – Which Nation?

" A Native American Elders passes on their wisdom to the young as Grandmother Moon watches over. The fire represents our spiritual center and our relationship with the Creator. The rising smoke is a link between Us here on Earth and Creator. It is said that our prayers rise up in the smoke, and the Eagle takes them from there to Creator. Traditional and cultural teachings passed on by the wise ones, is a vital and important message to the legacy of all races, and cultures. We need to always be proud of who we are and where we came from. "

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Elders are here to bring us into the world and impart their knowledge to us through teaching and guidance. An upright human being is grateful for this and is polite and considerate to their elders. Grandparents, teachers, and other elders in the community can enrich our lives if we give them the chance...

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Flexibility is taught by nature. You will see the trees bend in the wind. You will see that tree branches are flexible. To be rigid is to break. When we have life problems it is good for us to be flexible. Sometimes we need to flow with what is going on. If we resist, it becomes more painful.
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There is strength in Unity. When we are together we are very powerful. This is the way the ancestors told us we need to be. Strong. We need to unite ourselves. This is why the Elders say, when we make decisions, we must first consider the good of the people. If every person in the community thinks this way, then we will always make strong decisions.
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Children learn more by watching than by listening. If we want our children to understand and value trust, they know it by watching how adults live their lives! If we want the children to be respectful, they will observe what the adults do and say to each other. We need to walk our talk. We need to remember the children are watching.
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An Elder passes on his wisdom to a young child as Grandmother Moon watches over. The fire represents our spiritual center and our relationship with the Creator. The rising smoke is a link between Us here on Earth and Creator. It is said that our prayers rise up in the smoke, and the Eagle takes them from there to Creator. Traditional and cultural teachings passed on by the wise ones, is a vital and important message to the legacy of all races, and cultures. We need to always be proud of who we are and where we came from.