"So live your life that the fear of death can never enter your heart.
Trouble no one about their religion; respect others in their view,
and demand that they respect yours. Love your life, perfect your life,
and beautify all things in your life. Seek to make your life long and its purpose
in the service of your people. Prepare a noble death song for the day when
you go over the great divide. Always give a word or a sign of salute when
meeting or passing a friend, even a stranger, when in a lonely place.
Show respect to all people and grovel to none. When you arise in the morning
give thanks for the food and for the joy of living.
If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies only in yourself.
Abuse no one and no thing, for abuse turns the wise ones to fools
and robs the spirit of its vision. When it comes your time to die,
be not like those whose hearts are filled with the fear of death,
so that when their time comes they weep and pray for a little more time
to live their lives over again in a different way.
Sing your death song and die like a hero going home."
Chief Tecumseh, Shawnee Nation
Go now my people, to brother Sun
He will warm your days and grow your crops
Visit me in the stillness while you dream
I will light your pathway, always
A new awareness dawning
by: Dove
A few words of Shawnee Language
"bezon" (pronounced bay-zone) is a friendly greeting
and "neahw" (pronounced nay-aw) means "thank you."
The Lord's Prayer (Shawnee tongue)
Our, Ne-la-wa
Father, no-the-na,
Which art in Heaven, La-gwa-Spi-me-ke-A-pe-ta.
Hallowed be thy name, Ne-tagh-que-le-mabe-kit-e-she-tho.
Thy kingdom come, Ke-la-no-sa-ta-ma-wegh-he-a-wa.
Thy will be done, Ke-la-we-a-mitch-to-ta.
In earth as it is in heaven, O-ta-she-na-tha-pe-ta-hap-pe-an-e-Spi-me-ke.
Give, Me-le-to,
Us, Ve-la-wa,
This, Ye-a-ma,
Day, Ke-she-ke
Our, Ne-la-wa
Daily, Thwawa-puck-a
Bread, Tuck-gwan-a
and forgive. Wi-ne-cal-a-loo
Us, Ne-la-wa,
Our, Ne-la-wa,
Debts, O-sen-a-a-ga,
as we forgive, Sha-ke-ne-la-wa-now-en-e-can-ta,
Our Debtors, Ne-la-wa-ma-she-ne-get-che,
And lead us, Neke-she-washe-,
Not into temptation, Ta-ke-ta-mut-cha-se-ke,
But deliver us, Pi-e-que-negh-wa-ben-she-pa,
From evil, Ta-mut-cha-se,
For thine is the kingdom, Ke-la-we-se-ta-hap-pe-na-ne,
And the power, ke-la-we-she-cal-e-wan,
And the glory, Sheka-nan-es-can-kim-she-ke-la-wa,
Forever, La-gwa-te-she,
Amen, E-ne-we-ha-ke.
Bezon and neahw for visiting
Skin of fire
Hair of ash
Eye's of savage
White-man’s trash
Conquered nation
Slaughtered tribes
Degradation
Gold-piece bribes
Reservations
Encampment tents
Lethal starvation
Language bent
Desolation
Crying child
Dragging, dead
Through the wild
Broken treaties
Red? White? Blue?
...If only we had known...
Before we welcomed you!
Children of Mother Earth hold your heads high
When you need comfort "look to the sky"
Tribes from all nations rising from the past
Growing in numbers, our lands are still vast
Hold to the Spirits ~ abreast them anew
Take up your armor, wear out your shoes
The Gods have just started to rise to the crown
"Look to the sky" when you get shoved down
Let - not - "any man" consider you used
Stand straight and tall, don’t be abused
Slip on your moccasins hold tight your papoose
Befriend the great bear never letting him loose
Protect our children ~ teach the old ways
"Look to the sky" and give her your praise
Always be humble in your buffalo hide
Wrapped up in secret ~ building your pride
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