Twirl

1) WHOLENESS All things are interrelated. Everything in the Universe is part of a single whole. Everything is connected in some way to everything else. It is only possible to understand something if we understand how it is connected to everything else. 2) CHANGE Everything is in a state of constant change. One season falls… Read more »

CHIEF BLACK ELK, OGLALA SIOUX My friend, I am going to tell you the story of my life, as you wish, and if it were only the story of my life I think I would not tell it, for what is one man that he should make much of his winters, even when they bend… Read more »

TOTEMS AND CLANS Totem and or Clan systems have been in existence since the beginning of time and the system still exists today. The system is like a framework of government or an extended Family that gives Strength, Order, and Identity to it’s Member’s. In some Nations, individuals will get their clan recognition through matriarchal… Read more »

CHIEF CORN PLANTER Cornplanter was a great war captain of the Seneca nation, a member of the Iroquois Confederacy. During the American Revolution, the Iroquois warrior Cornplanter rose to prominence, becoming a principal Seneca leader. He was also known as John O’Bail after his Dutch trader father. After the Revolution, Cornplanter quickly decided that keeping… Read more »