Articles written by Salli Benedict
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Protecting the Earth for the next seven generations
We are not the owners of the soil or the Earth, but we are dependent upon the Earth for our survival. It is our responsibility for its protection so that successive generations of our People and the o...
FOR OUR MOTHER EARTH - IETHI’NISTENHA ONHWENSTIA
THE AKWESASNE WOLF BELT: The Land and the People are One Akwesasronen have a very special relationship with the Land and Territory that they call home. Notice of their ownership is conveyed through...
IETHI’NISTENHA ONHWENSTIA FOR OUR MOTHER EARTH
Earth Names…Naming our Children When we name our children, it is the responsibility of the community to name the child appropriately. Usually only one person at a time holds a particular name. That h...
Our Great Teacher - Ray Tehanetorens Fadden
Within the Adirondack evergreens, the sweet smell of balsam fir lingers in the air, and the raven’s call is all that disturbs the quiet of these a...