Harriet, the artist, wrote about this design,
"River canyons in the desert are magical places, lush environments that are home to birds and wildlife. The colors of rock and sky reflect on the water and if you're lucky, you may hear the descending trills of the canyon wren reverberating off the canyon walls."
"experience beauty" is printed below the design.
I recently watched the movie "Lakota Nation versus the United States". In the movie, the Native Americans say that people should "Live in the Beauty of the Creation".
They have a saying that roughly translates as "all my relations". " In Lakota they say “Mitákuye Oyás'iŋ” meaning ”all my relations” “we are all related.” This phrase is often said in prayer and ceremony and is an acknowledgement that everything is related from people to plants and animals. It has a deeper meaning as well, that everything in our universe is interconnected." " "All my relations," means all. When a speaker makes this statement it's meant as recognition of the principles of harmony, unity and equality. It's a way of saying that you recognize your place in the universe and that you recognize the place of others and of other things in the realm of the real and the living.
"The Lakota Sioux want their land back- the land where they and their ancestors have lived for millennia. They consider the land- the lakes, rivers, hills, cliffs, mountains, fields, creatures, and plants there as sacred and as their relatives. The natives protest against the oil pipelines across their lakes and rivers. They refuse the money that the US offerred them for taking their land. They are part of the "Land Back" movement.
Good news- in fall 2023, Minnesota Judge Metzen dismissed charges against 3 Native American women who had protested against the Enbridge Line 3 oil pipeline. Judge Metzen said " justice meant throwing out charges against Anishinaabe people committed to preserving their treaty lands. “The court finds that it is within the furtherance of justice to protect the defendants peacefully protesting to protect the land and water,” she wrote. "
Artist: Harriet Peck Taylor
Design # 1721 1721t 1721p 1721w
