What does it mean, “Forgive the past to heal the future?”   Our ancestors spoke of great things; the wars they experienced, the raiding parties, hunting parties, the games they played, the feasts they enjoyed to honor individual feats of bravery looking beyond themselves and onto others. The women they loved and the women who […]

  What does it mean, “Forgive the past to heal the future?”   Those seven words hold the keys to our tomorrows, both as a people and as individuals. We are powerless to change the past. As surely as water in a stream will never flow over the same place twice, our actions can never […]

We must treat Native history with great honor and respect. Like you, I have ancestors that hold their heads high, ancestors whose names I dare not say aloud for fear of showing disrespect. Like our ancestors, I was raised to honor all the things I can see, the things I can hear and the things […]