I just got this off another forum (machinery) thought I share it with all you.
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I would like to share with you something we (as a family) read in our
household every night before bed.
These words are based upon The Thanksgiving Address, an ancient message of
peace and appreciation of Mother Earth and all her inhabitants.

These words come to us from the Native people known as the Haudenosaunee,
also known as the Iroquois or Six nations - Mohawk, Oneida, Cayuga,
Onondaga, Seneca and Tuscarora.

These words are still spoken at Cerimonial and Government gatherings held by
the Six nations. Children, too, are taught to greet the world each morning
by saying thank you to all living things.




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Ohenton Kariwatehkwen Teiethonwartonhkhwa
Akwekon Onkweshona entitewatkawe ne kanonhweratonthsera
Akwekon onkweshona ne Lethinistenha Ohontsia
Teiethinonhwaraton ne Ohnekashona
Teiethinonhwaraton ne Ohonteshona
Teiethinonhwaraton ne Kakhwashona
Teiethinonhwaraton ne Kahishona
Teiethinonhwaraton ne Ononhkwashona
Teiethinonhwaraton ne Kontiro
Teiethinonhwaraton ne karontashona
Teiethinonhwaraton ne Otsitenokona
Teiethinonhwaraton ne Kaieri Nikawerake
Teiethinonhwaraton ne Ratiweras
Teiethinonhwaraton ne Ahsonhthenhneka Karahkwa
Teiethinonhwaraton ne Tshitewahtsia Karahkwa
Teiethinonhwaraton ne Otsistohkwashona
Teiethinonhwaraton ne Kaieri Niionkwetake
Teiethinonhwaraton ne Shankwaiatson




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For those not fluent in Mohawk... We now the same thing (roughly translated)
in English...



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To be a human being is an honor and we offer thanksgiving for all the gifts
of life.

Mother Earth, we thank you for giving us everything we need.

Thank you deep blue waters around Mother Earth, for you are the force that
takes thirst away from all living things.

We give thanks to green grasses that feel so good against our bare feet, for
the cool beauty you bring to Mother Earth's floor.

Thank you good foods from Mother Earth, out life sustainers, for making us
happy when we are hungry.

Fruits and berries, we thank you for your color and sweetness. We are all
thankfull to good medicine herbs, for healing us when we are sick.

Thank you, all the animals of the world, for keeping our precious forests
clean.

All the trees in the world, we are thankfull for the shade and warmth you
give us.

Thank you all the birds in the world for singing your beautiful songs for
all to enjoy.

We give thanks to you gentle Four Winds, for bringing air for us to breathe
from the four directions.

Thank you Grandfather Thunder Beings, for bringing rains to help all living
things grow.

Elder Brother Sun, we send you thanks for sining your light and warming
Mother Earth.

Thank you Grandmother Moon for growing full every month to light the
darkness for the children and sparkling waters.

We give thanks, twinkling stars, for making the night sky so beautiful and
for sprinkling morning dew drops on the plants.

Spirit Protectors of our past and present, we thank you for showing us ways
to live in peace and harmony with one another.

And most of all, thank you Great Spirit, for giving us all these wonderful
gifts, so we will be happy and healthy every day and every night.





Thanks Very Much,
Johnny Kleso AKA rarebear
www.REXMILL.com