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Location: http://wiki.occupyboston.org/index.php?title=Arts/Outreach/Indigenous&action=edit&section=1 Line Number 1, Column 9046:<sourcetext>&lt;body xmlns:x="http://excel"&gt;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;b&gt;Indigenous Solidarity and Outreach Working Group&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: x-large;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: x-large;"&gt;Decolonize Thanksgiving:&#xA0; National Day of Mourning&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;***Please use the below text as an email to be sent out to OB lists and related contacts.&#xA0; Please help spread this.***&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: larger;"&gt;The time of the US Thanksgiving holiday has various meanings for different people.&#xA0; For some it marks the beginning of the consumer holiday season.&#xA0; For many, it represents an opportunity to gorge oneself to the point of sickness.&#xA0; Some may take time to share a moment of gratitude and reflection with their family and friends.&#xA0; For others, however, this day serves as a reminder of the genocide of millions of Native People.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;On November 24th this year, a group from Occupy/Decolonize Boston in Dewey Square will travel together to Cole's Hill, which sits above Plymouth Rock, to join in solidarity with the United America Indians of New England (UAINE) and other participants in the 42nd National Day of Mourning.&#xA0;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: larger;"&gt;What: &lt;strong&gt;National Day of Mourning&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Where: &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Cole's Hill, Plymouth, MA&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span&gt;When: &lt;strong&gt;November 24th, 2011&lt;/strong&gt;, 12:00 noon (sharp) - 5:00 pm (rides leaving Dewey Square at 10 am!)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: larger;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Please RSVP to offer/ask for a ride by filling out this &lt;a href="http://bit.ly/sPfSse" target="_blank"&gt;form&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://bit.ly/sPfSse" target="_blank"&gt;http://bit.ly/sPfSse&lt;/a&gt; or by filling out the sign-up sheet at the Info Desk in Dewey Square. &#xA0; We also have a &lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=172428339515558" target="_blank"&gt;facebook event&lt;/a&gt; to help spread the word.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: larger;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Contact &lt;a href="mailto:decolonizeboston@gmail.com" target="_blank"&gt;decolonizeboston@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt; with any questions or to help.&#xA0; More details below. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: larger;"&gt;From the UAINE event flier:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;"Since 1970, Native Americans have gathered at noon on Cole's Hill in Plymouth to commemorate a National Day of Mourning on the US thanksgiving holiday.&#xA0; Many Native Americans and their allies do not celebrate the arrival of the Pilgrims and other European settlers.&#xA0; Thanksgiving day is a reminder of the genocide of millions of Native people, the theft of Native lands, and the relentless assault on Native culture.&#xA0; Participants in National Day of Mourning honor Native ancestors and the struggles of Native peoples to survive today.&#xA0; It is a day of remembrance and spiritual connection as well as a protest of the racism and oppression that Native Americans continue to experience."&#xA0;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#xA0;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: larger;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Indigenous Solidarity and Outreach Working Group of Occupy/Decolonize Boston is organizing rides and inviting all from the movement to participate in the event on November 24th.&#xA0; Community members and friends will stand in solidarity, with humility and respect, as we &lt;i&gt;listen&lt;/i&gt; to the Native speakers on this "solemn, spiritual and highly political day."&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Details and an "orientation" on the National Day of Mourning event can be found on the UAINE website (&lt;a href="http://uaine.org/" target="_blank"&gt;uaine.org&lt;/a&gt;).&#xA0; Of particular note: "&lt;i&gt;Many of us fast from sundown the day before through the afternoon of that day (and have a social after Day of Mourning so that participants in DOM can break their fasts). We are mourning our ancestors and the genocide of our peoples and the theft of our lands. NDOM is a day when we mourn, but we also feel our strength in political action. Over the years, participants in Day of Mourning have buried Plymouth Rock a number of times, boarded the Mayflower replica, and placed ku klux klan sheets on the statue of William Bradford, etc.&lt;/i&gt;"&#xA0; There will be a march during the event.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;In response to the &lt;a href="http://www.occupyboston.org/2011/10/09/occupy-boston-ratifies-memorandum-of-solidarity-with-indigenous-peoples/" target="_blank"&gt;Memorandum of Solidarity with Indigenous Peoples&lt;/a&gt; which was passed by the Occupy Boston General Assembly on October 8th, 2011, and subsequently adopted, in various forms, by several other Occupations, the UAINE declared their support of the Occupy/Decolonize movement and made the following invitation:&#xA0;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: larger;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;"We invite all involved in Occupy/Decolonize Boston to attend the National Day of Mourning in Plymouth, Massachusetts on November 24 at 12 noon. Every year since 1970, Native people and our supporters have come together to refute the mythology of the Pilgrims and declare the US thanksgiving holiday a National Day of Mourning for Native Americans. On that day, we mourn our ancestors. We speak about our history and about current conditions in Indian Country. We express our solidarity with our undocumented sisters and brothers who are under attack and with others in struggle, from Haiti to Palestine. And we demand freedom for Native political prisoner Leonard Peltier. We stand with you now. Come stand with us on November 24."&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&#xA0; &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: larger;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;- UAINE Statement of Support for Occupy/Decolonize Boston, 10/13/2011 &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: larger;"&gt;We at the Indigenous Solidarity and Outreach Working Group invite others from the Occupy/Decolonize community to join with us to stand with UAINE on November 24th.&#xA0; &lt;span&gt;Please RSVP to offer/ask for a ride by filling out this &lt;a href="http://bit.ly/sPfSse" target="_blank"&gt;form&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://bit.ly/sPfSse" target="_blank"&gt;http://bit.ly/sPfSse&lt;/a&gt; or by filling out the sign-up sheet at the Info Desk in Dewey Square. &lt;/span&gt;&#xA0; You may also join the facebook &lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=172428339515558%20" target="_blank"&gt;event&lt;/a&gt;. (&lt;a href="http://on.fb.me/seo1ba" target="_blank"&gt;http://on.fb.me/seo1ba&lt;/a&gt;)&#xA0; Rides will be departing from the Dewey Square area at 10 am on November 24th, and returning after the event (after 5p, at least).&#xA0; Please RSVP to assure seating.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: larger;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: larger;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;For the healing of all people and of Mother Earth,&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: larger;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;The Indigenous Solidarity and Outreach Working Group&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: larger;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Occupy/Decolonize Boston&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: larger;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: larger;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;About the Indigenous Solidarity and Outreach Working Group:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: larger;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;The Indigenous Solidarity and Outreach Working Group (&lt;a href="../../wiki/Indigenous_Solidarity_and_Outreach" target="_blank"&gt;wiki page&lt;/a&gt;) consists of Native and non-Native allies from the Occupy/Decolonize Boston community who are working to incorporate more Native voices into the movement, and to help connect the dots on root-cause issues foundational to the Occupy/Decolonize movement.&#xA0;&#xA0; “&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;To dismantle corporate greed and imagine a different world we must make connections between the histories of colonialism, genocide, capitalism, human trafficking, globalization, racism, imperialism, ecocide, patriarchy and so much more.”&lt;/span&gt; (#decolonizewallstreet flier).&#xA0; The Working &lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;Group meets on Fridays at 5p in South Station (food court mezzanine level) and seeks more input from the public and greater collaboration with other Working Groups on these and related efforts. Please see the wiki page for the most up-to-date information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: larger;"&gt;What: National Day of Mourning&lt;br/&gt;Where: &lt;span&gt;Coles Hill, Plymouth, MA&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span&gt;When: November 24th, 2011, 12:00 (sharp) - 5:00 pm Buses/cars leaving Dewey Square at 10 am.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: larger;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Please RSVP to offer/ask for a ride by filling out this &lt;a href="http://bit.ly/sPfSse" target="_blank"&gt;form&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://bit.ly/sPfSse" target="_blank"&gt;http://bit.ly/sPfSse&lt;/a&gt; or by filling out the sign-up sheet at the Info Desk in Dewey Square. &#xA0; We also have a &lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=172428339515558" target="_blank"&gt;facebook event&lt;/a&gt; to help spread the word.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: larger;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: larger;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;No thanks to Thanksgiving&lt;/b&gt;--&lt;a href="http://www.alternet.org/story/28584/" target="_blank"&gt;http://www.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.alternet.org/story/28584/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;wbr&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: larger;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.alternet.org/story/28584/" target="_blank"&gt;alternet.org/story/28584/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Why we shouldn't celebrate Thanksgiving&lt;/b&gt;: &lt;a href="http://www.alternet.org/story/68170/" target="_blank"&gt;http://www.alternet.org/story/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.alternet.org/story/68170/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;wbr&gt;&lt;wbr&gt;&lt;wbr&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: larger;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.alternet.org/story/68170/" target="_blank"&gt;68170/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: larger;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: larger;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Occupy/Decolonize Boston Indigenous Solidarity and Outreach Working Group&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Contact &lt;a href="mailto:decolonizeboston@gmail.com" target="_blank"&gt;decolonizeboston@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt; with any questions or to help.&#xA0;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="../../wiki/Indigenous_Solidarity_and_Outreach" target="_blank"&gt;http://wiki.occupyboston.org/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="../../wiki/Indigenous_Solidarity_and_Outreach" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;wbr&gt;&lt;wbr&gt;&lt;wbr&gt;&lt;wbr&gt;&lt;wbr&gt;&lt;wbr&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: larger;"&gt;wiki/Indigenous_Solidarity_&lt;/span&gt;&lt;wbr&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: larger;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="../../wiki/Indigenous_Solidarity_and_Outreach" target="_blank"&gt;and_Outreach&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Follow us on Twitter! &lt;a href="http://twitter.com/decolonizebos" target="_blank"&gt;@DecolonizeBos&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: larger;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;wbr&gt;&lt;wbr&gt;&lt;wbr&gt;&lt;wbr&gt;&lt;wbr&gt;&lt;wbr&gt;&lt;wbr&gt;&lt;wbr&gt;&lt;wbr&gt;&lt;wbr&gt;&lt;wbr&gt;&lt;div style="display: inline;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: larger;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;UAINE contact info:&lt;br/&gt;United American Indians of New England/LPSG&lt;br/&gt;Phone: &lt;a href="tel:%28617%29%20522-6626" value="+16175226626" target="_blank"&gt;(617) 522-6626&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:info@uaine.org" target="_blank"&gt;info@uaine.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.uaine.org/" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank"&gt;http://www.uaine.org/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;facebook group: United American Indians of New England&lt;br/&gt;Absolutely No Drugs or Alcohol Allowed&lt;br/&gt;Pot-luck Social to Follow&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;National Day of Mourning orientation:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.uaine.org/2011_ndom/orientation_ndom_2011.pdf" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span&gt;http://www.uaine.org/2011_&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;ndom&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.uaine.org/2011_ndom/orientation_ndom_2011.pdf" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;wbr&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: larger;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.uaine.org/2011_ndom/orientation_ndom_2011.pdf" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span&gt;/orientation_ndom_2011&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;wbr&gt;&lt;wbr&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: larger;"&gt;&#xA0;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.whoisleonardpeltier.info/" target="_blank"&gt;*Free Leonard Peltier!&lt;/a&gt;&#xA0; &lt;a href="http://www.whoisleonardpeltier.info/" target="_blank"&gt;http://www.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.whoisleonardpeltier.info/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;wbr&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;wbr&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: larger;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.whoisleonardpeltier.info/" target="_blank"&gt;whoisleonardpeltier.info/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;wbr&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: larger;"&gt; &lt;span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;***Please help spread this invitation***&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="../../images/3/3a/Decolonize.jpg" _fck_mw_filename="Decolonize.jpg" alt="RTENOTITLE"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;contact: &lt;a href="mailto:decolonizeboston@gmail.com"&gt;decolonizeboston@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Indigenous Solidarity and Outreach Working Group is focused on furthering the discussion of the connection between colonialism, capitalism, and the unjust systems we are addressing in the Occupy movement. We believe that in order to co-create a truly just and sustainable society, we must seek the consent and guidance of the original inhabitants of this land. We are working to incorporate native voices into the Occupy Boston movement, to bring us closer to that ideal of representing the 99%. If you would like to join these efforts or have any helpful connections, please contact the working group at the above email. We could use your help!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/body&gt; 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=The Occupy Movement and Ancient Prophecies=
 
Charles Laster, a Native American of Cherokee descent, noted the following in an open letter on facebook:
 
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I was in full support of the Occupy Movement, for a number of reasons. Some of which was that their goals were in harmony with my views as a Native American of Cherokee descent. When I read the following Resolution by the Occupy Boston group, I was deeply touched and moved.</span>
 
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">What was profound for me was how this action and the worldwide Occupy Movement meshed with the prophecies found in many Native Tribes.</span>
 
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Listen to these excerpts of their words.</span>
 
'''''<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">RESOLVED, That we seek the involvement of the First Nations in the rebuilding of a new society on their ancestral land... with the guidance and participation of First Nations Peoples.</span>'''''<br>
'''''<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">... [We] implore Indigenous Peoples to share their wisdom and guidance, as they see fit... [and] initiate a new era of peace and cooperation... including the Earth and the original inhabitants of this land.</span>'''''
 
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">They know they have lost the way. That the killing of the Earth and its peoples must stop.</span>
 
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">More importantly, they know that we the Native people of the Earth have the wisdom to guide them.</span>
 
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Has this ever happened before, has anyone ever said this to us!</span>
 
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">When I look upon the crowds at Occupy protests, I see all races and people of the earth in all their diversity, a rainbow of races and people from all walks of life around the globe.</span>
 
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The worldwide Occupy movement reminds me of a number of Native American Prophecies.</span><br>
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #114170; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10.6667px; vertical-align: baseline;">[http://www.welcomehome.org/rainbow/prophecy/prophecies.html <u>[http://www.welcomehome.org/rainbow/prophecy/prophecies.html</u>]</span> http://www.welcomehome.org/rainbow/prophecy/prophecies.html</u>]</span>]
 
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Listen to what our elders said of these times.</span>
 
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #114170; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10.6667px; vertical-align: baseline;">[http://www.chi-manidoo.com/7fires.html <u>[http://www.chi-manidoo.com/7fires.html</u>]</span> http://www.chi-manidoo.com/7fires.html</u>]</span>]<br>
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">From the 7 fires prophecy of the Anishinabe.</span><br>
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">"The Seventh Prophet that came to the people long ago was said to be different from the other prophets. He was young and had a strange light in his eyes. He said, " In the time of the Seventh Fire, New People will emerge. They will retrace their steps to find what was left by the trail. Their steps will take them to the elders who they will ask to guide them on their journey. But many of the elders will have fallen asleep. They will awaken to this new time with nothing to offer. Some of the elders will be silent out of fear. Some of the elders will be silent because no one will ask anything of them. The New People will have to be careful in how they approach the elders. The task of the New People will not be easy."</span>
 
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">If the New People will remain strong in their Quest, the Water Drum of the Midewiwin Lodge will again sound its voice. There will be a Rebirth of the Anishinabe Nation and a rekindling of old flames. The Sacred Fire will again be lit.</span>
 
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">"It is at this time that the Light Skinned race will be given a choice between two roads. If they choose the right road, then the Seventh Fire will light the Eighth and final Fire, an eternal Fire of peace, love, brotherhood and sisterhood. If the light skinned race makes the wrong choice of roads, the destruction which they brought with them in coming to this country will come back at them and cause much suffering and death to all the Earth's people.</span>
 
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<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #114170; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10.6667px; vertical-align: baseline;">[http://www.manataka.org/page235.html <u>[http://www.manataka.org/page235.html</u>]</span> http://www.manataka.org/page235.html</u>]</span>]<br>
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The prophecies about the Rainbow Warriors are varied, but there is a general theme. A new tribe of many races, that will unite with the native people at a turning point in history to save the Earth and each other. This is that turning point in history!</span>
 
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #114170; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10.6667px; vertical-align: baseline;">[http://www.dreamscape.com/morgana/rhea.htm <u>[http://www.dreamscape.com/morgana/rhea.htm</u>]</span> http://www.dreamscape.com/morgana/rhea.htm</u>]</span>]<br>
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The Mohawk Prophecy of the 7th Generation and the Two Serpents Prophecy of Deganawidah both speak of those who would turn to the Native People for leadership and guidance, joining us.</span>
 
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #114170; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10.6667px; vertical-align: baseline;">[http://www.v-j-enterprises.com/hopi.html <u>[http://www.v-j-enterprises.com/hopi.html</u>]</span> http://www.v-j-enterprises.com/hopi.html</u>]</span>]<br>
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The Hopi also have prophecy for this.</span><br>
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">It shows we will have a choice, if the material path is followed, as represented by the top horizontal line in the rock drawing, the result is a very jagged line that will result in destruction. If the lower spiritual path is followed, the result will be peace and harmony.</span>
 
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">It is not just Native American Tribes that see this in prophecy, the Tibetan Buddhists have a similar prophecy, and the Dali Lama has spoken with Hopi Elders about this. There are more such prophecies from tribes and people around the world, I can not list them all.</span>
 
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Now is the time, the White Buffalo has been born. Will we let its promise die?</span><br>
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #114170; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10.6667px; vertical-align: baseline;">[http://www.nativevillage.org/Inspiration-/white_buffalo%20a%20living%20prophecy.htm <u>[http://www.nativevillage.org/Inspiration-/white_buffalo%20a%20living%20prophecy.htm</u>]</span> http://www.nativevillage.org/Inspiration-/white_buffalo%20a%20living%20prophecy.htm</u>]</span>]
 
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">It is not just the light skinned man that must make a choice. The words of our ancestors show we must also choose!</span>
 
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Will we grasp the hands extended from around the world and complete the Great Hoop? Shall we give them the wisdom and knowledge of our ancestors they seek?</span>
 
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Or will we in fear and anger not join the hoop? Let prejudice and spite withhold our council from them?</span>
 
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The Earth filled with the blood and bones of our ancestors cry out to us, the words they spoke long ago ring in our ears today, stand or die, we must choose.</span>
 
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Are we content to sit around the fire and tell stories of our suffering while moaning how things will never change?</span>
 
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The Earth calls out to her children around the world. The words of our ancestors call out to us. Those that have answered call out to us. I raise my voice to the Creator, I pray for the strength for what I know is to come, I pray that all will hear and answer the call.</span>
 
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">We can not sit by and let the Earth and her children die a slow death in the name of profit!</span>
 
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">We must stand together, one great hoop around the world.</span>
 
 
 
 
 
'''Awesome articles you should read:'''
 
Racialicous: [http://www.racialicious.com/2011/10/11/decolonization-and-occupy-wall-street/ Decolonization and Occupy Wall Street]<br>
Racialicous: [http://www.racialicious.com/2011/09/30/occupy-wall-street-the-game-of-colonialism-and-further-nationalism-to-be-decolonized-from-the-left/ Occupy Wall Street: The Game of Colonialism ](Jessica Yee's article)<br>
John Paul Montano: [http://mzzainal-straten.blogspot.com/2011/09/open-letter-to-occupy-wall-street.html An Open Letter to the Occupy Wall Street Protesters ]<br>
Unsettling America: [http://unsettlingamerica.wordpress.com/2011/10/03/decolonize-wall-street/ Decolonize Wall Street ]<br>
Tequila Sovereign: [http://tequilasovereign.blogspot.com/2011/10/manna-hata.html?spref=fb Manna-hata] (Info about the Lenape history of Manhattan)<br>
Indian Country Today: [http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2011/10/indians-counter-occupy-wall-street-movement-with-decolonize-wall-street/ Indians Counter Occupy Wall Street Movement with Decolonize Wall Street]<br>
Indian Country Today: [http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/ict_sbc/why-i-am-occupying-wall-street/ Why I'm Occupying Wall Street]<br>
Press TV: [http://presstv.com/detail/204127.html Indigenizing Occupy Wall Street ](about Occupy Denver)<br>
Occupy Denver: [http://thesolereader.com/post/11238454341/colorado-aims-challenge-to-occupydenver An Indigenous Platform for Occupy Denver] (AIM's 10 Points)
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''Based on: [http://occupyboston.wikispaces.com/Indigenous+Solidarity+and+Outreach Indigenous Solidarity and Outreach at wikispaces]''

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