IndianaSmith Live 4-4-15… “Black Elk, Hopi, Crazy Horse and Mauna Kea” by kauilapele

This IndianaSmith article "connected" with this Mauna Kea post from yesterday. This is quite fascinating, and connecting, information. It definitely connects with the energies that are here now on the planet, and gives another piece of hope for all those struggling to protect and "save" the Earth.

"What’s going on on Mauna Kea right now is the fulfillment of Black Elk’s prophecy about the Seventh Generation... Crazy Horse also predicted this day; this day, and beyond.

"What I remember from reading Black Elk Speaks years ago was that... there would come a day when things would start getting bad for the Lakota people... there would come a further day when the Lakota people would be on the brink of starving, dying, and disappearing, and that day is the day of reckoning... It was the idea that in the Seventh Generation, the children of that generation would have to make a choice: to be bought out, enticed by money and “things,” or to remain Lakotas, firmly connected to the Land and the Mother Earth.

"It is assumed by some that we are now living the times that Black Elk saw in his Vision, the times of great devastation, the times of great temptation to take the money and forget Who We Really Are, forget our connection to the earth and the ancestors, and just go buy stuff... The Hopi people have the same kind of prophecy: keep your connection with earth, or succumb to the temptation of stuff — what do you choose?

"...Crazy Horse had a few things to say about these days, only four days before he died: Upon suffering beyond suffering; the Red Nation shall rise again and it shall be a blessing for a sick world. A world filled with broken promises, selfishness and separations. A world longing for light again. I see a time of seven generations when all the colors of mankind will gather under the sacred Tree of Life and the whole Earth will become one circle again...

"From where I sit today, I know that there is a profound spiritual connection between the one who lived a life as Crazy Horse and the one who lived a life as the last King of Hawai’i, David Kalakaua... For all of these reasons and interconnections, I am profoundly moved to see what’s going on today at Mauna Kea. People are standing up for the land and are not giving in to white-man science."

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Black Elk, Hopi, Crazy Horse and Mauna Kea

How, one might ask, do Black Elk, the Hopi people, Crazy Horse and the current goings-on on Mauna Kea fit together? At least how do they fit together in this one IndianaSmith’s mind?

It is the prophecy.

What’s going on on Mauna Kea right now is the fulfillment of Black Elk’s prophecy about the Seventh Generation. And a little Google searching this morning brought up the fact — something I wasn’t aware of but am not surprised to learn — that Crazy Horse also predicted this day; this day, and beyond.

Black Elk Speaks is a biography of Black Elk’s life, facilitated between John Niehardt and Nicholas Black Elk, translated by Nicholas’ son Ben, recorded in shorthand by John Neihardt’s daughter, then edited by John Neihardt. A more complete version of Black Elk’s information is presented in the book The Sixth Grandfather, edited by Raymond J. DeMallie.

In the book Black Elk tells many stories from his life, how he became a medicine man, how he is just a simple humble human being, and all of these details give the framework for his great Vision and prophecy. Someone online has found all of the places in the book that talk about his great Vision and prophecy and made a webpage out of them. Very convenient. Here’s another website where a reader can read the whole book.

What I remember from reading Black Elk Speaks years ago was that “now” in the book (when Black Elk was a child) the people are doing fine; there would come a day when things would start getting bad for the Lakota people; and then there would come a further day when the Lakota people would be on the brink of starving, dying, and disappearing, and that day is the day of reckoning. Will the children of that day allow the Lakotas to die? Or will they stay strong and live? It was the idea that in the Seventh Generation, the children of that generation would have to make a choice: to be bought out, enticed by money and “things,” or to remain Lakotas, firmly connected to the Land and the Mother Earth.

This is the reasoning behind why the people of Pine Ridge have been awarded money for the taking of the Black Hills, but they do not accept the money — they want the land back — and the federal government counts this money “against” the tribe. The government, seeing that the people of Pine Ridge “have” access to the money, and the money is sitting there in an account growing interest, supposedly, say, when divvying up treaty money, that the Pine Ridge people “have” this money and are using it, therefore they don’t get as much in federal treaty money. This is why the Pine Ridge lands are the poorest counties in the whole country. This money is counted against them. They’re not accepting it, but it’s “theirs” in the eyes of the federal government. So far, the Lakota people have not been bought out.

It is assumed by some that we are now living the times that Black Elk saw in his Vision, the times of great devastation, the times of great temptation to take the money and forget Who We Really Are, forget our connection to the earth and the ancestors, and just go buy stuff.

The Hopi people have the same kind of prophecy: keep your connection with earth, or succumb to the temptation of stuff — what do you choose? Another page of Hopi Prophecy talks about the day of reckoning, the Day of Purification, the choice we have to make here on earth is those who choose to stay close to the land, and those who choose the white-man science.

What I did not know until this morning was that Crazy Horse had a few things to say about these days, only four days before he died:

Upon suffering beyond suffering; the Red Nation shall rise again and it shall be a blessing for a sick world. A world filled with broken promises, selfishness and separations. A world longing for light again. I see a time of seven generations when all the colors of mankind will gather under the sacred Tree of Life and the whole Earth will become one circle again. In that day there will be those among the Lakota who will carry knowledge and understanding of unity among all living things, and the young white ones will come to those of my people and ask for this wisdom. I salute the light within your eyes where the whole universe dwells. For when you are at that center within you and I am that place within me, we shall be as one.” -Crazy Horse

This last vision of Crazy Horse’s was spoken in 1877, approximately seven generations ago. It was retold by Chief Joe Chasing Horse, a relative of Crazy Horse. He translated it from the words of the grandmother who was present when the words were spoken, while Crazy Horse sat smoking the sacred pipe with Sitting Bull for the very last time, four days later he was slain.

Some say Crazy Horse was a great mystic and knew there would come a time when the white man and his ways of treating the Earth and his fellow human beings would leave him hanging on the edge of a very deep chasm. He knew these ancient teachings of respecting the Earth and each other, must once again be honored and respected.

From where I sit today, I know that there is a profound spiritual connection between the one who lived a life as Crazy Horse and the one who lived a life as the last King of Hawai’i, David Kalakaua. And I know who that person is, and where he is, living in this lifetime right now.

For all of these reasons and interconnections, I am profoundly moved to see what’s going on today at Mauna Kea. People are standing up for the land and are not giving in to white-man science.

And by the way, for those who are following the goings-on in Hawai’i: the word Mauna itself is interesting to me; so is the word Wakea. Wakea means “sky father” to the Polynesian world; to the HoChunk people of northeast Nebraska and Wisconsin, the word Wakaja means Thunderbird, as in Thunder Clan. Mą’ųna, in HoChunk, is the word for Earthmaker. When Hawaiian people pronounce the word Mauna, and HoChunk people pronounce the word Mą’ųna, it sounds the same to my ear. This can’t be a coincidence.

Much Aloha to all.

Hi Myrna,

Thanks for the great Info and for the Video. Hope that you had a terrific Easter.

Have A Wonderful Week My Friend,

Phil

There is an enchanting story of creation of the tribal Five Nations of the Northeast United States in which a spirit from the Sky World admired the beautiful Earth so much it created people to inhabit it and he blessed them with an abundance of healthy and delicious foods to eat.

In this lovely story of creation and blessing, the tribal peoples created were the Mohawks, Oneidas, Senecas, Cayugas, and the Onondagas. The Native American foods, bestowed upon each tribe, were corn for the Mohawks; nuts and fruits of the trees for the Oneidas; the Senecas were blessed with beans; root vegetables were given to the Cayugas; and the Onondagas were blessed with grapes, squash, and tobacco.

Once the people were blessed with these superbly nutritious Native American foods, the Sky spirit wrapped himself in a bright and beautiful cloud and flew swift and straight as an arrow to the Sun, where his return was welcomed and rejoiced by his brother spirits of the Sky.

This bountiful blessing of Native American food staples is the basis for a healthy diet even today. Today’s nutritionists and food scientists will tell you that a diet containing these items (except the tobacco) are everything needed to ensure a long and vibrant life.

There is a great deal of disease related to lifestyle in today’s Indian population but eating a diet based on these traditional Native American food items will do much to combat today’s ills. They are much more in keeping with the traditional way of life than the typical American diet of today is and they are much more friendly to the environment. Historically, all Native American food was considered a blessing of the highest honor and the Earth which presented it was to be nurtured and revered at all times.

There was a time when even enjoying tobacco occasionally wasn’t such a self-destructive act. Unfortunately, today’s chemists and food engineers have taken a perfectly fine blessing from the Sky spirit and made it a poison. Using today’s tobacco products is almost like an insult to the benevolent spirit who gave it.

The next time you sit down to dinner, remember the Sky spirit and honor him, and the Earth, by choosing only the best Native American food blessings. To do so means to live healthy and live long.

by Wisdom Pills

Luther Standing Bear was an Oglala Lakota Sioux Chief who, among a few rare others such as Charles Eastman, Black Elk and Gertrude Bonnin occupied the rift between the way of life of the Indigenous people of the Great Plains before, and during, the arrival and subsequent spread of the European pioneers. Raised in the traditions of his people until the age of eleven, he was then educated at the Carlisle Indian Industrial Boarding School of Pennsylvania, where he learned the english language and way of life. (Though a National Historical Landmark, Carlisle remains a place of controversy in Native circles.)

Like his above mentioned contemporaries, however, his native roots were deep, leaving him in the unique position of being a conduit between cultures. Though his movement through the white man’s world was not without “success” — he had numerous movie roles in Hollywood — his enduring legacy was the protection of the way of life of his people.

By the time of his death he had published 4 books and had become a leader at the forefront of the progressive movement aimed at preserving Native American heritage and sovereignty, coming to be known as a strong voice in the education of the white man as to the Native American way of life. Here, then, are 10 quotes from the great Sioux Indian Chief known as Standing Bear that will be sure to disturb much of what you think you know about “modern” culture.

1) Praise, flattery, exaggerated manners and fine, high-sounding words were no part of Lakota politeness. Excessive manners were put down as insincere, and the constant talker was considered rude and thoughtless. Conversation was never begun at once, or in a hurried manner.

2) Children were taught that true politeness was to be defined in actions rather than in words. They were never allowed to pass between the fire and the older person or a visitor, to speak while others were speaking, or to make fun of a crippled or disfigured person. If a child thoughtlessly tried to do so, a parent, in a quiet voice, immediately set him right.

3) Silence was meaningful with the Lakota, and his granting a space of silence before talking was done in the practice of true politeness and regardful of the rule that ‘thought comes before speech.’…and in the midst of sorrow, sickness, death or misfortune of any kind, and in the presence of the notable and great, silence was the mark of respect… strict observance of this tenet of good behavior was the reason, no doubt, for his being given the false characterization by the white man of being a stoic. He has been judged to be dumb, stupid, indifferent, and unfeeling.

4) We did not think of the great open plains, the beautiful rolling hills, the winding streams with tangled growth, as ‘wild’. Only to the white man was nature a ‘wilderness’ and only to him was it ‘infested’ with ‘wild’ animals and ‘savage’ people. To us it was tame. Earth was bountiful and we were surrounded with the blessings of the Great Mystery.

5) With all creatures of the earth, sky and water was a real and active principle. In the animal and bird world there existed a brotherly feeling that kept the Lakota safe among them. And so close did some of the Lakotas come to their feathered and furred friends that in true brotherhood they spoke a common tongue.

6) This concept of life and its relations was humanizing and gave to the Lakota an abiding love. It filled his being with the joy and mystery of living; it gave him reverence for all life; it made a place for all things in the scheme of existence with equal importance to all.

7) It was good for the skin to touch the earth, and the old people liked to remove their moccasins and walk with bare feet on the sacred earth… the old Indian still sits upon the earth instead of propping himself up and away from its life giving forces. For him, to sit or lie upon the ground is to be able to think more deeply and to feel more keenly. He can see more clearly into the mysteries of life and come closer in kinship to other lives about him.

8) Everything was possessed of personality, only differing from us in form. Knowledge was inherent in all things. The world was a library and its books were the stones, leaves, grass, brooks, and the birds and animals that shared, alike with us, the storms and blessings of earth. We learned to do what only the student of nature learns, and that was to feel beauty. We never railed at the storms, the furious winds, and the biting frosts and snows. To do so intensified human futility, so whatever came we adjusted ourselves, by more effort and energy if necessary, but without complaint.

9) The old Lakota was wise. He knew that a man’s heart, away from nature, becomes hard; he knew that lack of respect for growing, living things soon led to lack of respect for humans, too. So he kept his children close to nature’s softening influence.

10) Civilization has been thrust upon me… and it has not added one whit to my love for truth, honesty, and generosity.

I hope some of these quotes have moved you and influenced you the way they have for me. It seems as though our modern culture could use a little guidance from ancient wisdom.