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Aye, there is a web site that you can try. It shows more than the Dakota Sioux, but it is someplace to start. It is www.indianz.com/MedicineWheel/ . I wish you the best of luck. Native

This I fully know and understand. I have good friends in the NAI community that accept me as one of their own. I also know some FBI (full blooded indians) that look down on me because I have no Tribal recognition. Its strange how one is treated on where you are in the U.S. Native

Thanks prmenrs for posting the letter from Senator Barbara Boxer on Legislation S.147. Just wish the US government would do the same thing for the NAI of the continental 48 states and Alaska. Please keep us posted on further details. Native

Here's a couple I have heard. For a burn, coat in mud and wrap with a wet leaf For a minor cut, use dried crushed mushrooms to stop the bleeding For a charlie horse, hold a piece of silver against the area that is hurting Native

prmenrs, thank you for such a wonderful site. I really enjoyed reading it. Native

Grinnurse, you will find that meditating will help you both spiritualy and physically. What is the "right direction" for you, only you will know. It seems to me that you are on your way. Just be true to yourself and what you believe in, and you will know your path, and the spirits will guide you where you need to go. As for a journal, my Spiritual Teacher whats me to remember all that I have learned, not write them down, that is the way he learned. I do jot some things down, but not on a regular bases. I believe a journal would be a big help. As for meditating every night, no, I meditate whenever I feel the need, or the calling. Native

Grinnurse, the answer to both your questions is yes. When a person reaches a state of deep relaxation it is very similar to what is perceived as sleep. So in a way, you did fall asleep. There has been times I have meditated and people thought I was sleeping even though I could hear them. What is sleep, and what is meditative state of relaxment? That is a very fine line.

You slow down for Moose crossing signs, but ignore Deer crossing signs

The mind is a very powerful tool. With all the "scientific facts" , the one thing they don't or can't understand the healing powers of the mind. Something as simple as aromatherapy works so well that it can surprise alot of people that only believe in modern type of medicine. The old ways still work and is practiced by those who believe in treating all of the person, and not just the ailment. Native

my favorite "In Silence, a whisper can be thunderous" Native

Spiritualnurse, when you treat a pt, you use the same techniques that you use as a Reiki Master. The energy transfer with prayers for healing wounds are the same as doing a Reiki massage. The principles are the same no matter what. Native

:smackingf :lol_hitti Wolfie, you are a card. That picture is too funny.

Just to let you folks know, the big wigs at U. of I. like all the attention they are getting over this. I have been there to protest, and the respone we get....:angryfire ! Alot of the students want the change, but there are some (like the Alumni) that make it a newspaper hoopla. I believe that it will take more than the NCAA's help to get rid of the "chief". Native

As for organ donations, several clans/tribes believe that any part of their body that is missing, will not be with them in the next world. Because of this belief, alot of NAI will not donate organs. Native

Just to add a side note, the remaining cast that are still alive went to Korea when the last real M*A*S*H unit was dispanded. My favorite episode with Klinger was when he was threatening to set himself on fire. Potter smelled the gas can and had Radar replace the "water" in the gas can with real gas. When Klinger poured the gas on himself, he hollered "Who put real gas in my gas can"