 BECOMING IMMERSED WITHIN THE STRUGGLE OF A CONTINENT "PILGRIM", chants The Great Voice Of The Turtle, "Close your eyes. Imagine entering the sacred circle of the one tribe among my native children you feel most attracted to. Notice everything about the spirit of the land where they live. Note, too, the struggle for survival they've had upon these lands. Retrace the tracks of their dream-dancing journey atop me through the great celestial void. Ask your ancestors to join you in this cosmic ghost dance. Watch their every move as they shuffle 'round in front and back of you on the circle. What memories of them rush to mind? Toward what reunion with them and their ancient ways do your dance tracks lead? As you prepare to leave the dance, and so break the circle, what new beginning have you chosen for yourself?"  19th Century Metis Cart & Metis Teamsters |
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