Mi-Shell
As some of you know, I am a member of the Mohawk -Kahniakehake (People of the Flint) Haudenosaunee Longhouse in Wahta Reservation.
Our Longhouse meets once a month for a feast, stories and dances. the last meeting was just before the Winter Solstice and I thought I would share with you the sacred story of
"The Peacemaker":
At a time, many years after the Creator had made the people, they had forgotten all his teachings and there was a lot of fighting and bloodshed among the people and the rivers run red with the blood of the people. There was a mother of a young daughter, that did not want to be involved with all the fighting and so she moved away deep into the forest to live alone and raise her daughter in peace. That was not done in those days, but she did it anyway, The daughter grew up, and was very beautiful. But one day she met a Spirit in the woods and became pregnant. The Grandmother wanted to know, who the man was, but the daughter told her, she had never been with a man... She gave birth to a little son.
The grandmother was very ashamed about this situation and wanted to kill the baby. When the mother slept, sh took the baby and buried it in the Earth. But when she came back to the hut, the boy was alive and well in the arms of his mother. Another night she sent out to the river and the ice, that was almost covering it all up. She put the baby under the ice in the fast flowing water. But getting home, there was the little boy crying and his mother nursed him. For the third time the Grandmother a few days later stole the baby and lit a big fire and put him into the fire. But the baby again was safely asleep at the breast of his mother when the Grandmother came home after this evil deed.
Then she had a dream and the Creator spoke to her, telling her to leave the little boy in peace and apologize to his mother. The little one would grow up to be a very important messenger for the people and he would be known as ….. the Peacemaker!
So the Grandmother did as being told in the dream and told the daughter, what she had done, and apologized and promised, from now on to help and protect the little boy.
In the village about the same time 12 little boys were born to the mothers there. The grandmother and her daughter moved back into the village so the little boy could play with other little boys. Soon the little boy however became the leader of the group of 13 boys, because all the other little ones always came to him. And soon the boys were all growing up and the Peacemaker started to break up fights and quarrels when they came up and told them to be in peace and of a good mind......
When he got a little older, he also broke up the quarrels among the adults and told people not to go to war and be of a good mind.
At first with much reluctance, but sloooooowly the people started to listen to the Peacemaker and the village became known for being peaceful.
that went on, until the boys were all grown up, when the Peacemaker was their leader.
Then he also went to seek a vision and he told the people of the village to prepare a great feast with Deer roast and Corn soup and after this feast he was supposed to build a stone canoe and travel down the river to bring peace to the other villages.........
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Of course the story goes on from here and on occasion, I will ad another segment.....
Happy celebrations around the birth of a special baby! ;0
Our Longhouse meets once a month for a feast, stories and dances. the last meeting was just before the Winter Solstice and I thought I would share with you the sacred story of
"The Peacemaker":
At a time, many years after the Creator had made the people, they had forgotten all his teachings and there was a lot of fighting and bloodshed among the people and the rivers run red with the blood of the people. There was a mother of a young daughter, that did not want to be involved with all the fighting and so she moved away deep into the forest to live alone and raise her daughter in peace. That was not done in those days, but she did it anyway, The daughter grew up, and was very beautiful. But one day she met a Spirit in the woods and became pregnant. The Grandmother wanted to know, who the man was, but the daughter told her, she had never been with a man... She gave birth to a little son.
The grandmother was very ashamed about this situation and wanted to kill the baby. When the mother slept, sh took the baby and buried it in the Earth. But when she came back to the hut, the boy was alive and well in the arms of his mother. Another night she sent out to the river and the ice, that was almost covering it all up. She put the baby under the ice in the fast flowing water. But getting home, there was the little boy crying and his mother nursed him. For the third time the Grandmother a few days later stole the baby and lit a big fire and put him into the fire. But the baby again was safely asleep at the breast of his mother when the Grandmother came home after this evil deed.
Then she had a dream and the Creator spoke to her, telling her to leave the little boy in peace and apologize to his mother. The little one would grow up to be a very important messenger for the people and he would be known as ….. the Peacemaker!
So the Grandmother did as being told in the dream and told the daughter, what she had done, and apologized and promised, from now on to help and protect the little boy.
In the village about the same time 12 little boys were born to the mothers there. The grandmother and her daughter moved back into the village so the little boy could play with other little boys. Soon the little boy however became the leader of the group of 13 boys, because all the other little ones always came to him. And soon the boys were all growing up and the Peacemaker started to break up fights and quarrels when they came up and told them to be in peace and of a good mind......
When he got a little older, he also broke up the quarrels among the adults and told people not to go to war and be of a good mind.
At first with much reluctance, but sloooooowly the people started to listen to the Peacemaker and the village became known for being peaceful.
that went on, until the boys were all grown up, when the Peacemaker was their leader.
Then he also went to seek a vision and he told the people of the village to prepare a great feast with Deer roast and Corn soup and after this feast he was supposed to build a stone canoe and travel down the river to bring peace to the other villages.........
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Of course the story goes on from here and on occasion, I will ad another segment.....
Happy celebrations around the birth of a special baby! ;0
