The great varieties of Native American cultures share four cardinal principles: 1) respect for The Divine…The Great Mystery, 2) respect for Mother Earth, 3) respect for their fellow man and woman, and 4) for individual freedom. We know and hold the Truth expressed in this Native American Prayer for Peace…
O Great Spirit of our Ancestors,
I raise my pipe to you
To your messengers the four winds,
and to Mother Earth who provides for your children.
Give us the wisdom to teach our children
to love, to respect, and to be kind to each other
so that they may grow with peace in mind.
Let us learn to share all good things
that you provide for us on this Earth.
- Sioux Chief Yellow Hawk
