ABOUT THUNDERHANDS



About Me: "Wakiya" (Thunder)
I am a Tribal, Musician, Writer, Artist. I try to walk the path and have studied the tradition of the "Wisdom keepers" like Lame Deer, Fools Crow, Black Elk, and Rolling Thunder from the tribes of this region, and Lao Tzu, Buddha, Bodhidharma, Yeshua, and other enlightened ones from the many various tribes of the earth. I understand the worlds religions and belief systems, and realize the division this can cause by the lack of understanding the "real message" from the Masters. My intention, and life's prayer is to try to live in harmony with Grandmother Earth, Grandfather sky, (Nature) and "the spirit that moves in all things," and help in any way I can to build a bridge between all men and tribes so they can walk their path in a manner that will benefit themselves, the Earth and others. I open up, and ask Great Spirit, The creator, The Tao, The Universe, to work and direct healing and positive energy through me by different means, like the Flute, drums, Words, Prayer, and Touch. I try to be loving and accept others from the heart, and practice forgiveness. I honor all people, the winged one's, and four legged ones considering us all equal, not one being above another. I honor the bountiful Harvest from Mother earth in the form of plant life, water, air and herbs which sustain our oneness with her. I pray all tribes should re-unite as one, so we may protect the planet and live in harmony. Within you, without you.

Mitakuye Oyasin
( all my relations)
Wakiya

Sunday

The Lament of the Sioux Reservation Indian


A poem by Spotted War Bonnet who was stationed in the DMZ in Vietnam when he wrote it:


They took the whole Sioux Nation
And put it on this reservation
They took away our way of life
The tomahawk, bow and knife
They put our papoose in a crib
And they took the buckskin from our rib
They took away our native tongue
and talk their English to our young
The old teepee we all love so
they're using now just for show
And all the beads we made by hand
nowadays are made in Japan
Although they've changed our ways of old
They'll never change our hearts and souls
Though I wear a white mans shirt and tie
I'm still a red man deep inside
Hi ya yoh, hi ya yoh ho

-from the Rosebud Sioux Herald
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1 comment:

celticRaven said...

I absolutely love this photo/painting...And I would very much like to be taught in the Native American ways...though I am not by any means Native American, I would like to expand my horizons on thought and culture. Unfortunately, there are no teachers in my area. Though I could go to the Mattaponi, or Cherokee, I need more...I want truth, not biblical non-sense.

May 4, 2012 at 9:38 AM

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