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 Taken from the Smithsonian Institute, Bulletin 183. Reference to Article 15.) Seneca Thanksgiving Rituals : Translations from Corbett Sundown and Solon Jones, speech. These short excerpts, in no way, should be taken as anywheres near a complete description of the subjects listed and are simply provided as one version and as a reminder... The Creator : And now this is what Our Creator did. He decided, "I myself shall continue to dwell above the sky, and that is where those on the earth will end their Thanksgiving. They will simply continue to have gratitude for everything they see that I created on this Earth, and for everything they see that is growing." That is what he intended. "The people moving about on the earth will have, that feeling amoung us (love); they will simply be thankful. They will begin on the Earth, giving thanks for all they see. They will carry it upward, ending where I dwell. I shall always be listening carefully to what they are saying, the people ...

 The following is the most common Domestic Violence Cycle. At the end of the cycle, the cycle simply repeats, unless something happens, like the abuser gets arrested or the victim is murdered. Each phase of the cycle can last for hours, days, weeks or months. Each time, the phrases can be longer or shorter. Some phases can be skipped. But the cycle will end in a Domestic Violence Event and start over, unless something happens and sadly that may be the death of the victim.  Mandatory Arrest Programs for Domestic Violence, have shown to be successful in stopping or cutting down on future domestic violence police calls.  There are many types of domestic violence, not just physical. There are for example- emotional abuse, controlling abuse, spiritual abuse, financial abuse, etc. Or any combination of domestic violence.  If after reading the Domestic Violence Cycle, you feel like a camera was secretly videotaping you and your abuser in your home, don't feel alone. This is...

People are talking about how they now are beginning to understand that their relative, who was a residential school survivor, acted in a negative way during their lifetime, because of the atrocities of the residential school experience. But we also need to understand the many types of negitive behavior that residential school Survivors exibit, due to the atrocities of the residential schools. And how that negative behavior affected themselves, their children, friends and Six Nations. "Adult Children of Alcoholics" (ACOA) is only one aspect of this negative behavior. The Canadian government's Genocidal Policies and Laws, created all kinds of mental health issues for Six Nation People and Indigenous people across Canada. Remember: the residential school Survivor was having a "Normal Reaction to an Abnormal Situation". And they are absolutely SURVIVORS. There is a lot we must all learn from them. They must be honored and listened to. The Survivor is normal, the res...