Red Elk Speaks

We always Do Ceremony & ask Spirit to show us which trees can be taken; then every spring for every one tree taken, we plant 3 in its place; Much of the wood we are harvesting, are tree killed by the ice storm that hit SouthEast Iowa & NorthEast Missouri and really killed off alot of tree. All the Brush that is gathered up are piled around the bases of the the giant Cedar trees for homes for all woodland creatures that can be see or unseen; We never take with out asking and being showed, and always do ceremony and give Thanks for the offering as we give offerings of tobacco, sage, and Sweetgrass; And we re-plant; It is the way my Grandfather taught us, he is now past, but he managed the land well here; We have sacred Burial grounds back on parts of the land that is considered sacred and no tree, or grown breaking or even hunting has ever been alowed on that piece of ground; we all were taught to respect it from very young; And My family still does and always will as long as we can; But we do have some family that do not respect the land as we do; and it really angers me sometimes; We have all always been taught to respect the land, and never take more than we need; For it provide for us just what we need; Yes we have to careful with how much water we get to use each week; or each day we have figured we cannot use over 50 gal, and we all seem to manage, that is with also watering 5 horses to we have on the land too: and we of course have around 30 laying hens, that pretty much provide for around 18 family altogether; most of the time we do not even take money for the eggs, we take a couple of hours of labor for them after every 10th dozen eggs; That is just the way my mom does it or we barder for something some else may have that we need;  One lady my Mother trades for yarn that she makes beautiful afgan blankes, and sweaters, and Booties, and the like; that she also trades, I do jewelery work, and make prayer fans, and never have to kill a bird one, just take walks throughout the woods, and pick up what is gifted to the forest floor; and go from their just letting Spirit to lead me; I did real well this year with Turkey, Hawk, and even a Couple of female eagle feathers, that were on the ground just below a giant eagle nest by chance so I sat under it and gave offering, and praises for such a gift; I will be a Blessed Christ Mass at this home for sure this year; Bountiful Blessings To you and your Family Always;

Creator Made the way I am and I do not change that for no one; My Family and I live where we do for simple things, Not nessarily easier, but oh so simpler for sure; we go gather what we need for a day or two then we kind of hibernate for a few days, until we have to go out and do the Hunter/Gather things again that our people have done all down through the ages of time; Blessings Abound wouldnt have it any other way;

May all be Blessed with Enough To Spare

That All be Blessed with Enough to Share;

I AM THAT I AM