What to do when you are given a gift by a native American

Bolivar Missouri

http://www.bolivar.mo.us/

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"what to do when you are given a gift by a native American"

http://mysmudgingblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/do-you-offer-tobacco-at-native-american.html

http://mysmudgingblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/native-american-gift-protocol.html

My first thought to the question is, "take the gift".

Please do not refuse a gift from a Native American because this would be very insulting, if you do not like the gift or want the gift please wait until no longer in sight of this person, you can always give the gift away later, in fact if you have spent time with Native people especially traditional native people, they usually do not keep anything for long because, it is part of our belief, everything on Mother Earth is a gift to the people from Creator and is intended to be given as a gift!

What sweet herbs can be mixed with tobacco.

Tulsa Oklahoma

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Welcome to the visitor to my blog looking for information about, what sweet herbs can be mixed with tobacco.

http://mysmudgingblog.blogspot.com/2011/05/tobacco-sweet-grass-sage-herbs-and.html

While most native people use tobacco for many reasons, my people never, never used chemical cigarettes until long after first contact, so speaking as part of my people, we never mix our herbs with a cigarettes because we believe that to be wrong to our bodies, we use Kinnick, Kinnick.

Kinnick, Kinnick is a mix of herbs.
Hope that this answer helps?

Smudging good spirits?

Colorado Springs Colorado

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http://mysmudgingblog.blogspot.com/2011/10/does-smudging-get-rid-of-good-spirits.html

http://walkingfox.tripod.com/id9.html

I do not know for the life of me why anyone other than Trickster and his spirits would not want good spirits from Creator around protecting you however, please remember that all questions about the blogs and websites will be answered by Walkingfox

Had and having heart operations so it may take some time but we will answer.

Tribal Leaders Tell Obama: No KXL!

http://blog.nwf.org/wildlifepromise/2011/12/tribal-leaders-tell-obama-no-kxl/#.TvHHzvvPf2o.email

Something that I believe is extremely important and is left out of every article written about this dangerous tar sands pipe line is, "If this pipe line did get approved, who will be doing the work, the owners of the pipe line (Canada) or people in the United States of America?

I am hoping and praying that this question never needs to be answered because this pipe line should never be started, let alone finished.

When Mohegan meant much more than a casino.

The holiday season is upon us once again, this time of the year I find myself reflecting back to the days of my youth, the time when being a Mohegan meant much more than a casino.

Sachem Tallfox (my grandfather) the leader of our traditional American native tribe, while holding the monthly meeting and on any month of each holiday including thanksgiving ( out people has 4 thanks given meetings one for each season). My grandfather would always allow his people to express their own belief, as long as the main expression was always Creator first.

I can still remember an elder from one of the New York tribes praying to a statue of Buddha, as with all elders he would sit back while I pestered him with my questions and as with all of those elders at my time of growing up would not get back to his prayers until I was complete with his answers.

Keeping in mind that our clan mothers made sure that every meeting would have a good meal before and a nice snack for after the meetings at our friendship gathering before heading back home.

The adult teachers would help the children with pictures from every religion to tape on the walls while at those holiday meetings.

When I got older I learned that the clan mothers assigned each adult the task of writing to Santa before each Christmas meeting to be able to get gifts under a tree for everyone attending that meeting.