THE THANKSGIVING ADDRESS
- ONKWEHSHON:A (The People).
- May we now gather our minds as one and give one another greetings and thanks that we are gathered here in good health and in peace. (All agree).
- IETHINISTENHA ONHWENTSIA (Mother Earth).
- May we now gather our minds together as one and greet and give our thanks to our mother earth for all that she gives us so we may live.
- OHNEKASHON:A (The Water).
- May we now gather our minds together as one and turn to the spirit of the waters of the world, With oneness of mind, we now send our thanks to the waters of the world for quenching our thirst and purifying our lives.
- KARIOTA’SHON:’A (Animal Life).
- May we now gather our minds as one and give our words of greetings and thanks to the animals.
- OKWIRE’SHON:’A (Trees of the Forest).
- May we now gather our minds together as one and give greetings and thanks to the trees of the forest for the fruits we eat, for the shade in summer, and for the shelter of our homes.
- OTSI’TEN’OKON:’A (Bird Life).
- The Creator instructed the birds to sing upon the arrival of each new day, and to sing so that all life will not know boredom. With one mind we now greet and thank the bird life.
- RATIWE:RAS (Grandfather Thunders).
- The Creator instructed the grandfather thunders to put fresh water the rivers, lakes, and springs to quench the thirst of life. So with one mind we give our greetings and thanks to our grandfathers.
- EHTSITEWAHTSI:’A KIEHKEHNEKHA KARAHKWA (Our Eldest Brother The Sun).
- We are the younger siblings and our brother sun shines the light so we may see and radiates warmth that all life may grow. We now with one mind give greetings and thanks to our eldest brother the sun.
- IETHIHSOTHA AHSONTHENHKA KARAHKWA (Our Grandmother The Moon).
- Our Creator placed her in charge of the birth of all things and made her leader of all female life. All babies of all nations are born by her orchestration. May we now gather our minds into one and send our greetings and our thanksgiving to our grandmother the moon.
- SHONKWAIA”TISON (Our Creator).
- Our Creator made all of life with nothing lacking. All we humans are required to do is waste no life and be grateful daily to all life. And so now we gather all our minds into one and send our greetings and our thanksgiving to our maker, our Creator.
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