> > > It is not the wolf that is dangerous.It is not the wolf that murders
> > > by the millions.It is not wolves that abuse their children,or sow
> > > corruption,fear,hate and madness.The wolf does not rape our earth-mother
> > > or desecrate her sacred spirit.People do.We,who were granted dominion
> > > by the great-spirit,and made to be care-takers, have committed these
> > > crimes.It is we humans that have betrayed our sacred trust and duty,
> > > and it is we humans that bear the responsibility for the fate of this
> > > noble creature,nay,for the earth-mother herself and all that live upon
> > > her.
> > *Sigh*
> > The only thing that ever makes me ashamed of my part-Indian ancestry is to
> > see goofy New Age "earth-mother" babble such as the above presented as
> > being the philosophy and/or "suppressed mystical secrets" of aboriginal
> > peoples. I guess that it serves a purpose, e.g. extracting cash out of
> > bleeding-heart white liberals. But it's still irritating.
> >
> > It reminds me of 19th century "noble savage" romanticism; a mix of bits
> > and pieces of distorted aboriginal religion with European idealism. "We,
> > who were granted dominion by the great-spirit" and "sacred trust and duty"
> > are very much of European/xtian influence.
> I am saddened that you have chosen to set aside the rich spiritual
> heritage of your Indian ancestors,and instead have elected to follow
> the path of the Washita's,who view the world as a resource to be
> exploited and who would bury her spirit in a mantle of greed,avarice,
> and political expediency at the expense of other living things whether
> wolf or slug or man.
This is really the heart of the debate right here.