Indigenous Education

We send greetings and thanks 
With our gathered one-mind 
For our on-going Peace 
With all of humankind. 

To our Mother the Earth, 
To the waters that flow, 
To corn, beans and squash
The sisters – we grow. 

To the plants that are fruit 
To the medicines too, 
To the four-legged animals 
For all that you do. 

To the sweet-water maple 
And all of the trees, 
To the birds in the sky, 
To the winds and the breeze. 

To Grandfather Thunders, 
To Eldest Brother the Sun, 
To Grandmother Moon, 
Our minds are now one. 

To the Stars in the night 
And the teachers who share 
Integrity, trust 
And respect us with care. 

To all of Creation 
These words are now done 
But our thanks continue 
And our minds are now one

-Elizabeth Doxtater, OCT Mohawk, 
Turtle Clan 
Six Nations Indian Reserve #40 
Grand River Territory