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Poster:  hopikatsi@nativeweb.net         Reply   Post Message
Date: Thu Jan 22 04:53:30 2004
Subject:  To All Peaceloving Earthkeepers
Post No:  1189    

Turtle Island Rainbow World Peace and Healing gathering of Native and Alternative Tribes
An invitation to all Peaceloving Earthkeepers to gather in Oneness in the temple of Nature
for info: kwebekwecaravan@groupesyahoo.ca
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An Indian Prophecy:

The different Indian tribes were not surprised when landed on their shores white, black and yellow men.

Since very ancient times, the prophets had foretold the coming of men of other races.

They knew also that these newcomers would submerge the ancient cultures living on this land they used to call Turtle Island at that time.

It was also said that later, the spirit of the Indians would find refuge through different races gathered on this Earth.

But, only a part of the represented races would become conscious that we form but only one Family.

So, regardless of their racial origins, these Rainbow warriors will bring great changes and great transformations regarding the way of living in harmony with Creation and with all human beings.

-Heyoehkak Merrifield, Cherokee
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Turtle Island Rainbow World Peace and Healing Gathering of Native and Alternative Tribes

In Quebec, from july 31st to august 30th 2004

We who are brothers and sisters, children of God,
Family of Life on Earth, friends of Nature and of all
people, children of humankind, calling ourselves
Rainbow Family tribe, humbly invite: all races,
peoples, tribes, communes, men, women, children,
individuals... out of Love; all nations and national
leaders, out of Respect; all religions and religious
leaders, out of Faith; to join with us in gathering
together for the purpose of expressing our sincere
desire that there shall be Peace on Earth, Harmony
among all people, and to hold open worship, prayers,
chanting, or wathever is the want or desire of the
people.
But upon the morning of the new moon, on the 15th of
august 2004, we will unite in a meditative
comtemplative silence wherein we, the invited people
of the world may consider and give honour and respect
to anyone or anything that has aided in the positive
evolution of humankind and Nature, upon this, our most
beloved and beautiful Mother Earth.
Asking blessing upon we, people of this world in hope
that we people can effectively proceed to evolve,
expand and live in Harmony and Peace.
The Rainbow Gathering is an opportunity to celebrate
human diversity, to venerate the earth, to deepen
connections, and to party, to share a community that
is beyond the rules of violence, prejudice and caste.
The people who gather are a tribe, not of blood, but
of spirit, for all are born into it.We are bound
together by our desire to live in Peace, to be in the
cathedral of Nature and to heal ourselves through
union with the Earthly Mother and the Heavenly Father.
(Text inspired from the invitation to the first
Rainbow Gathering, in july 1972)
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‹‹In 1972, I went to the first Rainbow Gathering and
my life turned all around. Now there are old
prophecies that at the end of this world, many people
of many different nations and tribes would come
together to seek a new world and a new way. this would
be according to the vision the Creator placed in their
hearts. Then, you know, seeing how sincerely they
sought this, how deeply they desired it, the Great
Spirit would hear the cries of their hearts and take
pity on them. At that time, the prophecies said, the
new world would be born in the midst of the old. This
new world would be very small at first, like a newborn
baby.››
-Manitonquat or Medecine Story, spiritual leader
(powwah) and keeper of the lore (minatou) from
Assonet, of the Wampanoag Nation , and co-founder of
the Rainbow Family of Living Light

‹‹There is truth in the prophecies of the Rainbow and
the Rainbow people. People from all of the Americas
will unite with people from all the other nations, and
they will realise that we are all Family, brothers and
sisters. This is not my personal vision, but the
cosmic vision presented by all the elders, a vision
that we all share.››
-Don Alejandro Cirilo Perez, president of the Maya
Elders Council in Guatemala, keeper of the calendar
and the prophecies

‹‹As Native Americans, we believe the Rainbow is a
sign from the Spirit in all things. It is a sign of
the union of all people, like one big family. The
unity of all humanity, many tribes and peoples, is
essential.››
-Thomas Banyacya, late spokesman for the Hopi
traditional elders from Hotevilla

‹‹The name Rainbow Warrior symbolises that you cannot
sink an idea, or remove it by force.››
-Rebeca Johnson, from Greenpeace, at the launching of
the Rainbow Warrior II

‹‹This difficult time has seen the beginning of a new
nation of multiclored beings. The seeds of the four
directions have mixed together to create the first
Rainbow people. It is written in time and in the
memory of the Indian peoples that our sun will rise
again, that we will be able to reestablish our
culture: its arts, sciences, mathematics and religion.
Mayan knowledge will come forward again. It is for
this reason that we, of the Amerindian communities,
are once again uniting to reestablish our entire
culture.››
-Hunbatz Men, hereditary keeper of the Mayan
tradition

‹‹Native prophecies say that mixed-blood and white
people who grew their hair long and wore beads would
come to the Native healers and ask for guidance... The
prophecies say that they would return as the Rainbow
people in bodies of different colors: red, white,
yellow and black. The old ones said that they would
return and unite to help restore balance to the Earth.
The story of these Rainbow Warriors is told by many
peoples in many different ways. We feel that we are in
that time now when the Rainbow Warriors are coming
about. So it is a time where we have to aknowledge
that we are all human beings upon the same planet and
that's what the Rainbow Warriors are all about.››
-Sun Bear, late Ojibway teacher and founder of the
Bear Tribe Medecine Society

‹‹In this prophecy, these people would wear feathers
and beads and communicate with the flowers. The
flowers would guide them and support them as they
walked their life paths... This also would be a time
when all the esoteric teachings of the world's
traditions will be revealed, so there will be no
secrets, no reason to fear each other, or to be in
conflict. This is certainly what is happening now. Not
everyone has the strenght or disposition to be a
warrior. Many are Rainbow Walkers... They are walking
accross the Rainbow bridge to a new time.››
-Oh Shinnah, medecine woman from Tineh (Apache) ,
Mohawk and Scottish origin

‹‹We have the opportunity to build a Rainbow bridge
into the Golden Age. But to do this, we must do it
together with all the colors of the Rainbow, with all
the peoples, all the beings of the world. We who are
alive on Earth today are the Rainbow Warriors who face
the challenge of building this bridge.››
-Brooke Medecine Eagle Daughter of the Rainbow, Crow
and Lakota medecine woman

‹‹The elders have asked, and this a large council of
elders, so to speak to Central and North American
peoples, that the morning after each full moon, at
about ten A.M., we gather flowers and go outside, and
look to the sun, to the flowers and to the heart of
the Earth. In so doing, we bring more solar energy and
flower wisdom to the Earth, because the New Age is the
Age of Flowers.››
-Dhyani Ywahoo, teacher of the Etowa Cheroqui
tradition and master in Tibetan Budhism

‹‹North America and South America were the site of the
First World. While we are now over the threshold of
the Fifth World, there are obviously many hangovers
still around from the Fourth World... So it will take
some time before we can see the full influence of the
illumination of the Fifth World. It's happening and
you can see it, but you have to look.››
-Grandmother Twylah Nitsh, of the Seneca Nation,
founder of theWolf Clan Teaching Lodge

‹‹The Rainbow is a form of illumination for mankind...
One of the signs that our elders looked for in ancient
times was a perfect Rainbow, a perfect one... Some of
our old people could summon up the Rainbow the way the
Native American medecine people could bring the rain.
As soon as the Rainbow appeared, our elders would look
at it closely, carefully, for little flaws. Were all
the colors perfect? Did the Rainbow arc from one place
on the Earth to the other or was it incomplete? They'd
size it up carefully. That way they would see if
Boamie, the Rainbow Serpent, needed something, if it
was damaged or incomplete in some ways... The Rainbow
will be perfect again as soon as the Sacred Hoop
closes, as soon as the Golden Circle of the new world
is complete... The Rainbow will again encircle the
Earth perfectly, as it was in the begining.››
-Lorraine Mafi-Williams or Alinta, spokeswoman for
the Council of the Australian Aboriginal Elders from
Wollombin

‹‹In the time of the Seventh Fire, a New People would
emerge. They would retrace their steps to find the
wisdom that was left by the side of the trail long
ago. Their steps would take them to the elders, who
they would ask to guide them on their journey. If the
New People remain strong in their quest, the sacred
drum will again sound its voice. There will be an
awakening of the people, and the sacred fire will
again be lit. At this time, the light-skinned race
will be given a choice between two roads. One road is
the road of greed and technology without wisdom or
respect for life. This road represents a rush to
destruction. The other road is spirituality, a slower
path that includes respect for all living things. If
we choose the spiritual path, we can light yet another
fire, an Eight Fire, and begin an extended period of
Peace and healthy growth.››
-Extract from the prophecy of the Seven Fires of the
Anishnabe, written on the ancient wampum belt carekept
by Grandfather William Commanda, named Chief of the
Indians of the Americas in 1957, and founder of the
Circle of All Nations

‹‹The time has come to light up the Eight Fire.››
-Grandfather William Commanda, in august 2002

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