Nov 23, 2014 · Native Americans had entire ceremonies just for the purpose of expressing thanks – sometimes the ceremonies lasted for days. This Thanksgiving Prayer comes from the Seneca Nation and is at least 500 years old. It is traditionally done around a …

We are all thankful to our Mother, the Earth, for she gives us all that we need for life. She supports our feet as we walk about upon her. It gives us joy that she continues to care for us as she has from the beginning of time. To our mother, we send greetings and thanks. Now our minds are one.

This prayer takes its inspiration from the verse in Psalm 24, “The earth is God’s.” We begin by acknowledging that this land belongs to no one. We then honor the ancestral Native peoples who cared for this land, followed by our own immigrant ancestors who endured hardship to come here.

The Thanksgiving Address (the Ohen:ton Karihwatehkwen) is the central prayer and invocation for the Haudenosaunee (also known as the Iroquois Confederacy or Six Nations — Mohawk, Oneida, Cayuga, Onondaga, Seneca, and Tuscarora). It reflects their relationship of giving thanks for life and the world around them.

Nov 26, 2020 · Please, set aside 20 minutes of quiet time to recite and reflect upon the Haudenosaunee‘s Thanksgiving Address, which comes from Indigenous people who inhabit the Central region of present day New York State. It is known in the Onondaga language as the “Words That Come Before All Else.”

This Thanksgiving address was used by the six nations of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) to open and close major gatherings or meetings. The prayer was also sometimes used individually at the beginning or end of the day.

Nov 26, 2019 · This ancient prayer of Thanksgiving comes from the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) people. The prayer is used to give thanks, bless gatherings, and greet the day. I plan to read it at a Thanksgiving gathering this year and hope it touches your heart as much as it touches mine.

Nov 25, 2021 · As a special thanksgiving message, I am sharing an ancient prayer of the indigenous people of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy located in New York and Canada. Native Americans believed that all creatures; all things, including humans, were beings with …

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