Welcome to the
visitor from
Helsinki, Southern Finland, Finland
To one of our
postings about our wedding ceremony
Native American
Wedding Ceremony (Traditional)
6/9/11
Mind you, my friend,
nothing done in our culture (ceremonies), with our Tobacco (Kinnick-Kinnick),
is for pay.
That said, while it
is not mandatory it is a good act of kindness to the Spiritual Leader.
Because
A good Traditional
Spiritual leader uses a lot of tobacco
(Kinnick-Kinnick)
and
charges you nothing
for the service.
So yes because a
good traditional Spiritual leader is always in need of the herbs (Kinnick~
Kinnick).
Also
Remember that our
tobacco is a group of herbs, picked by one or more of our clan mothers, handed
to a Spiritual leader and blessed by our Creator (Kiehtan) we call
(Kinnick-Kinnick).
If one wishes to honor the Spiritual Leader,
If one wishes to honor the Spiritual Leader,
The correct way to
gift an American Native is from your left hand to their left hand.
If the gift is
words, then from your mouth with your left hand to the left shoulder of that
person, which you should know is the closest to the heart.
If the gift is too
big, then your left hand to your heart, straight out pointing at the gift or
gifts.
It is very easy to
spot a real Traditional Native American.
They are the ones
constantly giving something away.
If you choose to
gift a true American Native, and you do not want that person giving it away, do
not give it to them.
As a young native a
wise old native told me , " Once you give something to me, it is mine, you
cannot tell me what to do with it".
"Once I give
something to you it is yours, never ask if I want it back, now you go do the
same".
If at any time an
American Native is thought to have a religion, this would be it.
We believe that
everything on Mother Earth is a free gift from Creator to all creatures, so if
it is a free gift from Creator to all creatures, then it was predestined to be
given away.
If Creator wishes
you to have it, then it will be coming back.
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