The only Government that the One and Only Sovereign God gave to All Mankind, was Tribalism. Life is a Sacred Circle. What was in the Beginning, will be in the End. Our Sovereign God, is the Alpha and Omega. The Creator of All Life determines His Sovereignty, on those He Chooses. God has made Covenants, Vows, and Sacred Laws by His Name and Word and these Stand Today, and cannot be changed by Mankind.
Mankind conveniently try's to negate their obligations to those Words of God however, it is a losing battle. Many Nations have become dust. And many more will follow. New Nations will rise and those favoured will flourish again. God lifts up those He Loves and keeps His Promises Always!
Every place on Earth inhabited by Mankind, flourished with Tribes; "tribe— noun-any aggregate of people united by ties of descent from a common ancestor, community of customs and traditions, with adherence to the same leaders, etc." not only were they Family, they were united in Spirit to the Land they lived in and on. This True form of Government existed and stood the tests of time, for Thousands of Years. All the spiritual teachings, belief systems, cultural practices a People came to understand grew through the relationship the Tribes had within their geographical and environmental territory as Tribal Peoples grew. The Earth's Natural Topography helped to define the various Cultures. "The American Indian is of the soil, whether it be the region of forests, plains, pueblos, or mesas. He fits into the landscape, for the hand that fashioned the continent also fashioned the man for his surroundings. He once grew as naturally as the wild sunflowers, he belongs just as the buffalo belonged...." Luther Standing Bear, Oglala Sioux 1868-1937
As these Families grew and Banded together with other Families, they became established Tribes. The Tribes then aligned usually through Marriages, Treaty and Covenants. Tribes can be large or small. There is no limit to size or membership. It is understood that the more Tribal Members the Mightier the People. It is the Leadership and Principals of Understanding for Common Purpose and Survival, forms referred to as Confederacies, Condos, Federations and Foundations that Unites a People into a greater tribal Nation. Each Nation, associated with a particular territory, is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly their own. This is the Natural progression to and of Self-Government.
However, Spiritual Circumstance has always been the Ultimate and Central Focus for Sovereign Right. It seems Spiritual Unity, and Political Power, Reign, walk hand in hand. This is another form of a Familial Tie. Everything is and was based on Tribal Affiliation. The Body or Tribe of People are united by common belief systems.
Tribal Leaders were chosen for their Qualities of Humility, Caring, Valour and Honour. War Lords are not Tribal Leaders! Peace Makers are Leaders. All People in a Tribe were to try to emulate the "Best" of qualities. Starting as Human and rising to be Whole/Holy ...to be Like our Maker. This level of Personal Standard brought Honour to One's Family and to One's People. This is how Mankind becomes Free and lives with the Gift of Free Will. Self control becomes Liberty and Liberty is the demonstrated Gift of Freedom. Choosing to Live in Love is the Wisdom of Freedom.
With all the Corruption of today and the games of Divide to Conquer still enforced giving fear form, it is no wonder Harmony is a Pipe Dream!
“English Monarchs 400ad-1603
"The history of the English Crown up to the Union of the Crowns in 1603 is long and eventful.
The concept of a single ruler unifying different tribes based in England developed in the eighth and ninth centuries in figures such as Offa and Alfred the Great, who began to create centralized systems of government.
Following the Norman Conquest, the machinery of government developed further, producing long-lived national institutions including Parliament.
The Middle Ages saw several fierce contests for the Crown, culminating in the Hundred Years War."” And time moved on...to today.
I quote this to remind others that no matter how far removed One thinks they are from Tribal Government, they AREN'T! The modern forms of Government are based on Tribal Systems. Every Government in the World is based on Tribal Systems. Tribal systems are still related ultimately by Familial Ties. Tribes are made through Love and Natural Selection, not by Blood Quantum quotas. Considering how short a time First Nations in Canada have had to re-organize, (it was only in 1962 that the People could leave the Reserve without a note from the Indian Agent to look for work) and establish business and management for themselves, progress has been phenomenal.
When Governing systems fall or fail for any reason, everyone automatically falls back to Tribal affiliations. They fall back into what is Familiar, Family. "There are many things to be shared with the Four Colours of humanity in our common destiny as one with our Mother the Earth. It is this sharing that must be considered with great care by the Elders and the medicine people who carry the Sacred Trusts, so that no harm may come to people through ignorance and misuse of these powerful forces." Resolution of the Fifth Annual Meetings of the Traditional Elders Circle, 1980
Tribal government has been adulterated, made to look Primitive and Poverty Stricken. This is far from the Truth. "All things in the world are two. In our minds we are two, good and evil. With our eyes we see two things, things that are fair and things that are ugly.... We have the right hand that strikes and makes for evil, and we have the left hand full of kindness, near the heart. One foot may lead us to an evil way, the other foot may lead us to a good." Eagle Chief (Letakos-Lesa) Pawnee
Now in Canada, we have two very different systems, trying to live under one roof. Capitalism coated in Democracy, verses various forms of Tribal Government. Different Families trying to survive and prosper. "We know our lands have now become more valuable...people think we do not know their value; but we know that the land is everlasting, and the few goods we receive for it are soon worn out and gone." Canassatego
So some Families or Tribes have different viewpoints on what the definitions for Prosperity, Success, and Value are. This is the Crux of discontent. Recently, I have seen the definitions for what a "good" Indian is and what is not "good". Apparently, Assimilation is good and anyone that doesn't share that vision is bad. "The people, who are trying to make us over into their image, they want us to be what they call "assimilated," bringing the Indians into the mainstream and destroying our own way of life and our own cultural patterns. They believe we should be contented like those whose concept of happiness is materialistic and greedy, which is very different from our way." From the 1927 Grand Council of American Indians
"....I am poor and naked, but I am the chief of the nation. We do not want riches but we do want to train our children right. Riches would do us no good. We could not take them with us to the other world. We do not want riches. We want peace and love." Red Cloud(Makhpiya-luta), April, 1870
On News casts People are told that the "Best" Indians are the Biggest Entrepreneurs. Every time someone protests Corporate development, the Indian that is trying to feed his Family is highlighted as the new "partner" of success. There is nothing wrong with Freedom of Choice for Lifestyle however with the Climate Change Issues and the Poisons spewing from the Various forms of Development, the Dividing of Families is just one more issue that Everyone has to eventually deal with. Those making 6 figures may be financially well off, however not All agree that their form of Success is going to be the Future Measure. "Traditional people of Indian nations have interpreted the two roads that face the light-skinned race as the road to technology and the road to spirituality. We feel that the road to technology.... has led modern society to a damaged and seared earth. Could it be that the road to technology represents a rush to destruction, and that the road to spirituality represents the slower path that the traditional native people have traveled and are now seeking again? The earth is not scorched on this trail. The grass is still growing there." William Commanda, Mamiwinini, Canada, 1991
The Treaties that hold statements of surrender were signed under attrition (a wearing down or weakening of resistance, especially as a result of continuous pressure or harassment) and in Just Courts would be made null and void, and possibly renegotiated. The following quote is one example of attrition, yet every Tribe has their own History and spend a lot of time and money in Courts trying to share their Truth. "In 1868, men came out and brought papers. We could not read them and they did not tell us truly what was in them. We thought the treaty was to remove the forts and for us to cease from fighting. But they wanted to send us traders on the Missouri, but we wanted traders where we were. When I reached Washington, the Great Father explained to me that the interpreters had deceived me. All I want is right and just." Red Cloud(Makhpiya-luta) , April, 1870
"Our land is everything to us... I will tell you one of the things we remember on our land. We remember that our grandfathers paid for it - with their lives." John Wooden Legs, Cheyenne
"The ground on which we stand is sacred ground. It is the blood of our ancestors." From Chief Plenty Coups, Crow
"These words from our past, tell us of the pain and loss we, the Children of the Earth, feel in our hearts and express our concern for, not only our future but the future of the world as we watch the land being raped in the name of progress."
Not All People want the same thing. And that is OK! Some want a Future for the Next Seven Generations. With Respect, All Our Relations! I wish you Peace and Love.
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