NANISH SHONTIE

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Nanish Shontie is a community on 17 acres of property in the country in Western Oregon. It is a place where people have an opportunity to learn from traditional native people about the native way of living with Mother Earth. Nanish Shontie is helping to build a bridge between the modern world and indigenous world so that we may work together for the healing of Mother Earth.

Nanish Shontie is sharing the teachings of the ways that were taught to us from Mother Earth. This is being taught to those who come in a respectful manner. Native people recognize that there are many good paths on this Mother Earth, we willing share ours so that it may guide people to help restore the balance of Mother earth. As each one of us helps in restoring that balance to Mother Earth, we will find that it will help in our own personal healing.

Nanish Shontie urgently needs your help and invites your participation in a variety of ways. Indigenous people believe that everyone and everything is put on Mother Earth with a purpose and a gift. If there is any way that you feel you may be able to help, please let us know.

Please visit our web site here to learn more about our vision and who we are.

P.O. BOX 17 BLACHLY , OREGON 97412 U.S.A.

(541) 925-3777 fax (541) 925-3776

WEB SITE www.nanish.org E-MAIL

UPDATE FEBRUARY 2007 UPDATE

HELLO TO ALL OUR FRIENDS, SUPPORTERS, AND VOLUNTEERS…

We hope that this e-mail finds you with a light heart and surrounded by good friends;

At Nanish Shontie , we worked really hard getting ready for the winter that was approaching. We hauled in many loads of downed trees that were cut up for firewood. Some people also donated some firewood. This was used to both heat the buildings and for different ceremonial use. Many people came and went doing the winter time so far and many new friends and connections were made. The weather seems to be changing from the normal pattern but that seems to be happening everywhere. It seems that the Mother Earth is trying to let us know how she is out of balance and needs our help to bring her back in balance. The important thing is that we don’t push our way on the Mother Earth.

Too often we think that we know the answers to fix things but we don’t take the time to ask how we can help. For a long time people with good intentions came to indigenous people with the thinking that they were going to help them. They never thought to ask the indigenous people if they wanted the help or how they would like to help. These well meaning people felt superior to the indigenous people and felt that they already knew the answers. This approach ended up in either hurting or destroying many of the native communities that they were trying to help.

Now we are doing the same thing to the Mother Earth. Many people with good hearts are going out there to help save the Mother Earth and help correct the imbalance. They are still going out thinking they know the answer without asking the Mother Earth what is the best way to help her in her healing. If we are to be real caretakers of the Mother Earth, we have to learn how to listen to her again. There are a number of ways of doing this, we just need to seek them out and start doing them. Listen to those who still hold this knowledge. There are many good paths to the Mother earth and to Creation. We just need to find the one that is right for us.

Our spiritual leader Corbin’s was diagnosed with prostate cancer which has spread to his bones and most recently his lungs. Due to the healing ceremonies, prayers and help of many people, we feel that we have slowed down the progress of the disease. We are still asking people to keep him in your prayers and any healing energy that you could send him. We send our heart felt gratitude to those who have been already doing this.

During the moth of February we have many activities planned. If you want to attend any of these activities, please write to us so that we may give you more information on these.

• February 3rd – Saturday, Sweat Lodge Ceremony at 11:00.
• February 4th – Sunday, Craft workshop by Bill White Eagle at 1:00.
• February 10th – Saturday, workshop on reconnecting with the Mother Earth by Mala Spotted Eagle at 1:00
• February 11th – Sunday, workshop on the Native American way of traditional drumming by Mala Spotted Eagle at 1:00
• February 16th – Friday, workshop on making Native American beaded earrings by Mary Thomas at 3:00
• February 17th – Saturday, A workshop on planting and saving your own seeds by Henry Soto from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
• February 24th – Saturday, workshop on cleaning your home and business with green chemicals by Mary Moppins from 10:00AM to 12:00 noon.

Nanish Shontie has lately been struggling financially but has still been carrying on its work as much as possible.. We are asking that if you feel good about the work that Nanish Shontie is doing and are in a position to help, this would be a great time and it would be greatly appreciated.

Nanish Shontie is 501(C) 3 nonprofit and any donation of any size is always greatly appreciated and needed. As a 501(C) 3 nonprofit organization, Nanish Shontie is recognized by the United States federal government as a charitable organization. Please look at our web site (www.nanish.org) or give us a call. We look forward to hearing from you in some way.

We hope that one day you will join us in sharing a prayer in your own way to be carried by the smoke in our daily sacred fire circle to the Creator…that our Mother Earth may know that we haven’t forgotten her, to pray for her continued healing and well being and to give thanks for what the Mother Earth provides for us every moment of our lives.

Zon Mea Noh (walk in a good way)

Nanish Shontie

PO Box 17

Blachly, Oregon 97412 USA

www.nanish.org

541-925-3777