May 1
Ana-sku' tee
Planting Month
We, the old settlers here in council with the late emigrants, they are
perfectly friendly towards us . . . we have full confidence they will
receive
you with all friendship.
~Sequoyah~
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May 1
A country road in May hums with activity. Bees comb the clover fields for
nectar. Buttercups and dayflowers open to the sun and a mockingbird set
out
to mimic every sound it has ever heard - even the baby chick. Wild onions
and
pink verbena share space and the buttery blooms of buffalo peas nod in
spring
breezes. Only now the air has warmed to the sun and the plants and leaves
of
oaks grow so much overnight that the sky closes in like a cocoon. Now is
the
time to slow down and enjoy the minute changes as they come hourly, the
scents,
the roadsides filled with new plants, and the green hills and valleys.
They
come quickly, the 'di ga ne tli yvs di', changes, that sometimes mature
before we see the difference. If we are not careful, our clouded thought
and
vision shut it out until we have missed the best part.
Quote: This brings rest to my heart. I feel like a leaf after a storm,
when
the wind is still.
~Petalasharo~
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Five
Hi' Ski
Planting Month
Ana sku' tee
The Long Hair [Custer] came. . . . They say we massacred him,
but he would
have done the same thing to us had we not defended ourselves and fought
to
the last. Our first impulse was to escape with our squaws and papooses,
but
we were so hemmed in that we had to fight.
~Crazy Horse, Sioux Military Genius~
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May 1
Fear of obstacles makes us 'u d nu lv hi', lazy or indolent as the
Cherokee
calls it. Shy in nature and reticent in manner, most Indians avoid
appearing
forward. It is easier to put things off than it is to take the bit.
One of the greatest discoveries is to start out in faith. Start - and
boldness and energy will come in. start out - and wisdom will flow,
spotty at
first but it will come. If people who are afraid they are not capable
will
just start out to do a thing, it, or something even better, happens.
Quote -
We are nothing compared to His power, and we feel and know it.
~Black Hawk, Sauk~
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