Iroquois, Haudenosaunee website: Welcome to Me & U: Mother Earth & Us

ME & U

[MOTHER EARTH & US]

A Haudenosaunee Perspective

Web Site by Kanatiyosh

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"4 sacred colors of man" by Kanatiyosh 1999©

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We are instructed to carry love for one another,
And to show great respect for all beings of the earth.
We must stand together, the four sacred colors of man,
as the one family that we are,
in the interest of peace....
Our energy is the combined will of all the people
With the spirit of the natural world,
To be of one body, one heart, and one mind.

Chief Leon Shenandoah (Onondaga)

MAP SHOWING HAUDENOSAUNEE LOCATIONS

*Coming Soon Map Showing Haudenosaunee In Oklahoma

Click on the turtles below to access different pages

Traditional Prayer

Peace 4 Turtle Island

KIDS' PAGE

Reading List & Reviews

Links to language, culture, & more.

Introduction:

This is a Haudenosaunee (People of the Longhouse) site dedicated to promoting Skennenkowa (Great Peace) for the Natural World, the Four Sacred Colors of Man, and the future generations yet born. I, Kanatiyosh, am from the Deer clan, and I am Mohawk and Onondaga from Akwesasne (Land of the drumming partridge) also known as the St. Regis Mohawk Indian Reservation.

I graduated from Arizona State University Law School May 14, 1999 with my Juris Doctorate. While in law school, as I was being submerged in the white man's law, I never forgot nor abandoned my traditional teachings, instead I was driven by an inner voice to became more familiar with Haudenosaunee traditional teachings. I am currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Justice Studies at Arizona State University.

In my opinion, Native American Indian traditional teachings hold the key to continuity of life on this planet, if we do not incorporate these traditional laws, ecological knowledge, beliefs, and spirituality back into our communities and laws, no one will survive.

Enjoy your visit.

ARTICLES OF INTEREST

THE TOXIC TURTLES is an excerpt from "Ecocide of Native America" written by Donald Grinde & Bruce Johansen about the environmental impacts at Akwesasne. (Reprinted here with permission from Bruce Johansen. )

RACISM & OUR CHILDREN is an article I wrote that ponders the question of where does the seeds of racism and the general public's tolerance for stereotyping Native American peoples begin?

This paper is about THE INFLUENCE OF THE GREAT LAW OF PEACE on the founding fathers and the United States Constitution.

Understanding Passions & the Law through storytelling. In writing this paper, I compared & contrasted my culture's, the Kaianeraserakowa (the Great Law of Peace) with Aeschlus' "The Orestiea," which is a Greek drama. I think you will find this paper very interesting, for it hopes to find the seeds of a just system of justice.

HAUDENOSAUNEE ARTISTS. Joanne Shenandoah Oneida singer & songwriter. Kanatiyosh Onondaga/Mohawk writer & artist.

SIX NATIONS INDIAN MUSUEM. If you are ever in Onchiota, N.Y., you have to stop by and visit the Faddens. John Fadden and his wife Eva are currently looking after the museum with John's Mom, & his dad Ray Fadden. John is Mohawk from the Turtle Clan and is an artist. He and his son have illustrated numerous books.

NEW:

CD-ROM REVIEW(The Great Peace...The Gathering of Good Minds) This CD-ROM is a must have educational tool for anyone interested in understanding Haudenosaunee culture, history, and in promoting Peace.

EMAIL: GrayDeer

Last updated 1/9/2000