Oh Great Spirit of our Ancestors, I raise my pipe to

you.




To your Messengers, the Four Winds, and to Mother

Earth who provides for your children.




Give us the wisdom to teach our children to love,

to respect, and to be kind to each other so that they may grow with peace of

mind.




Let us learn to share all good things that you

provide for us on this Earth.









A warrior is a person whose Spirits one with the

Creator...whose

heart belongs to the

People....whose life is a sacred gift given by the

ancestors....whose mind is the greatest weapon and shield in life's

battles.







The foremost responsibility of a warrior is to be

true to one's

self...to the People...and to the

Creator. The purpose in life is to ensure

the

survival and well being of The People. A warrior transforms

knowledge into wisdom and therefore understands that the greatest enemy

in

life is one's self. He must overcome

weaknesses.







A true Warrior will sacrifice His Heart upon the

altar of life for the

survival of the People. He

may be wounded or killed a thousand times in

battle, but the spirit cannot be destroyed for the spirit of a true

warrior

is eternal as the stars. A warrior lives by

a code of

honor...beyond the reach of most

mortals.







A warrior speaks directly to the Creator and

Mother Earth thru

sacred prayer and ceremony,

giving offerings of gratitude and respect. A true Warrior is Proud...yet humble, with a heart full of love for the

People.







The path of a warrior is the most difficult path

of all for He will

know pain and suffering in ways

no one else ever can. The pain of life's

injustices will be absorbed into the whole of their being.




He may be captured...imprisoned...and taken away

from the People, but the

Spirit lives in the hearts

of The People....for He is one of The People and

will always be loved an respected by the

People...Unconditionally.







He will be forgiven mistakes by the Spirits and

the Holy People because He

has forgiven the self

and humbled oneself before the People.







He will go to the mountaintop without food or

water to pray to the Spirits

of the land and cry

for a vision. This sacred vision will lead thru the

darkest hours of life. It shall lead to the light of the

Creator.







A warrior must always believe in Himself...in the

Spirit

helpers...and in the Way of Life. He must

always speak and live the

truth of who...and

what...he is when standing before the eyes of the Creator.





A warrior is not afraid of Death...and shall NEVER

surrender to the

Dark Forces of Life which attempt

to break the Spirit...for the Spirit

cannot be

broken...the mind cannot be defeated.. The vision of life is

that

of the Eagle...with clarity and purpose in

being. The wings are strong and

carry the spirit to

the highest levels of self-understanding and spiritual

growth as a human being.