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Each type of tree has a different quality and a unique lesson to pass on to mankind.<br><img src='http://www.artq.net/artImages/9/WYSX54108331202014419.jpg'><br>]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rites of Passage]]></title><link>http://www.artq.net/ArtView.asp?artwork_id=JGRJ54108331202028244</link><description><![CDATA[American Indians used Rites of Passage to mark each stage of an indvidual's life cycle, from birth to old age and then into the Spirit World (as in the Medicine Wheel or Sacred Hoop).  Here, a young man is going on his first journey to learn the ways of becoming a hunter and warrior.<br><img src='http://www.artq.net/artImages/3/GZXI54108331202028243.jpg'><br>]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Flute Player]]></title><link>http://www.artq.net/ArtView.asp?artwork_id=SWUJ5410833120203546</link><description><![CDATA[The Sioux, Kiowa and Zuni peoples were among the many tribes in North America who played the flute in courting rituals and other ceremonies such as the Peyote, Potlach and Sundance.  Flutes were made from a variety of materials, including the wing bone of an eagle, or branches from cedar and birchwood.<br><img src='http://www.artq.net/artImages/5/XJRB5410833120203545.jpg'><br>]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Peacemaker]]></title><link>http://www.artq.net/ArtView.asp?artwork_id=FEIJ5410833120256057</link><description><![CDATA[The Peacemaker set out in a Stone Canoe to spread the message of peace among the warring Iroquois tribes.  Jikonsahseh, a powerful female warrior of the Seneca was the first to embrace the Great Law of Peace.  She became the Clan Mother of the Iroqois League of Six Nations.<br><img src='http://www.artq.net/artImages/7/KXEK5410833120256057.jpg'><br>]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hopi Basket Weaver]]></title><link>http://www.artq.net/ArtView.asp?artwork_id=BNUH5410833120251329</link><description><![CDATA[Basket-weaving is an ancient tradition among the Hopi, still practiced today.  The baskets are made for practical and ceremonial purposes and usually adorned with emblems representing  the artisan's clan.  These symbols were passed down in their work to future generations.<br><img src='http://www.artq.net/artImages/8/CVFS5410833120251328.jpg'><br>]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shape Shifters]]></title><link>http://www.artq.net/ArtView.asp?artwork_id=PZXO5410833120252589</link><description><![CDATA[Shamans perform rituals according to the natural cycles of the seasons.  They can 'walk the paths' that link the physical world with the Spiritual.  Many stories in Native American lore tell of how these shamans could take on the identity of a Wolf or Eagle and work with the 'Medicine' of that animal to aid them in rituals of healing and fertility.<br><img src='http://www.artq.net/artImages/8/BAOF5410833120252588.jpg'><br>]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Stone People]]></title><link>http://www.artq.net/ArtView.asp?artwork_id=EQDI54108331202533659</link><description><![CDATA[The Stone People are the record keepers of Mother Earth.  Every marking on a rock has a meaning and is a way of the Stone People sending messages to us.  If we are in tune with nature and willing to 'listen', we can understand their language and the the teachings they are passing on to us.<br><img src='http://www.artq.net/artImages/8/JDCU54108331202533658.jpg'><br>]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breaking Camp]]></title><link>http://www.artq.net/ArtView.asp?artwork_id=CALD54108331203014416</link><description><![CDATA[The Buffalo was Creator's gift to the Plains Indians for food, clothing, shelter and numerous utensils and weapons.  Wherever the Buffalomoved, so did the Indian, which meant that a tribe had to be prepared to break camp at a moment's notice and everything Plains Indians owned was designed for easy transport.  The tepee became a vehicle of transporting family baggage.  This was known as the 'Travois' and was quickly assembled and attached to a horse.  The whole process of moving a camp could easily be done within a few hours.<br><img src='http://www.artq.net/artImages/5/FMEZ54108331203014415.jpg'><br>]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Free As The Wind]]></title><link>http://www.artq.net/ArtView.asp?artwork_id=YOPF5410836162028232</link><description><![CDATA[Since ancient times, humans have regarded the horse as a symbol Spirit, power and freedom.  Of all domesticated animals, none have contributed more to our social evolution, than the horse.  The Indians of the American Plains called horses "Spirit Dogs" or "Medicine Dogs".  As a totem - or power animal, Horse can teach us how to ride into new directions and discover our own freedom and power.<br><img src='http://www.artq.net/artImages/1/EHTN5410836162028231.jpg'><br>]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Giveaway]]></title><link>http://www.artq.net/ArtView.asp?artwork_id=ZZST541083616251249</link><description><![CDATA[Native Americans believe in sharing all that they have.  Those who are blessed possessions and food always share with those who are lacking.<br><img src='http://www.artq.net/artImages/9/LYOV541083616251249.jpg'><br>]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chief Joseph]]></title><link>http://www.artq.net/ArtView.asp?artwork_id=HTJR541083616252044</link><description><![CDATA[Chief Joseph is recognised as the most outstanding leader of the Nez Perce people.  With great skill and determination, Joseph saved his peaceful tribe from extinction in a long, but unsuccessful war against the white intruders.<br><img src='http://www.artq.net/artImages/4/DJUN541083616252044.jpg'><br>]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Seven Sisters (Pleiades).]]></title><link>http://www.artq.net/ArtView.asp?artwork_id=NXIS541083616252585</link><description><![CDATA[<br><img src='http://www.artq.net/artImages/5/SJKU541083616252585.jpg'><br>]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Seven Sisters (Pleiades).]]></title><link>http://www.artq.net/ArtView.asp?artwork_id=XKXS5410836162531850</link><description><![CDATA[The Pleiades constellation consists of more than 100 stars, but we can only see seven with the naked eye.  The Lakota Sioux knew them as 'Wicincala Sakowin' and according to one of theirstories, a legendary hero carried the spirits of seven sisters into the heavens and created the Pleiades star group.<br><img src='http://www.artq.net/artImages/9/LRXA5410836162531849.jpg'><br>]]></description></item></channel></rss>