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From: Turk McGee <>
Subject: [FOLKLORE-L] IROQUOIS THANKSGIVING SPEECH
Date: Mon, 05 May 1997 16:55:20 -0400

I want to greet each and every one of you and ask that we put our minds
together as one and thank the Creator that we who are gathered here
are all well and that those of us who have met together before are able
to meet once again.

It is my duty to give thanks, the Creator has planned it this way that
every time we meet,whether day or night, no matter how few or how many
we are, we give thanks to him for what he has given us.

The Creator created the Earth, our Mother and he gave her many duties,
among them the duty to care for us. So let us put our minds together as
one and give thanks, and let it be that way.

The Creator put plants and animals upon Mother Earth to provide us with
medicines, food, shelter and clothing. So let us put our minds together
as one and give thanks, and let it be that way.

The Creator created the wind, rain, the sun and the moon- each with
their own special duties. So let us put our minds together as one and
give thanks, and let it be that way.

When the Creator created us he used a part of his heart in each one of
us and he wants his heart to return to him so each day and each night he
sends down his love to us and asks that we carry out the duties we are
directed to perform, and for this we are very grateful, so let us put
our minds together as one and try to be the people that he wants us to
be, and let it be that way.

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