Bird Clan
Anita Atsila Davis:
97 Utley Rd. Huntsville, TX 77320
I am Anita
Atsila Galisgisgia. I am Bird Clan Mother of my Cherokee people here in Texas
and a
Grandmother
Guardian of this land, but mostly, well.. I'm just a student in Life's journey
Osda, osda dv.
It is good to sit together. I'm glad you're here. Hayv!
"The Fire has burned as long as the People have existed....That fire is the
breath of life, it is the manifestation of pure mind,
it is the clear light of things in their essential truth..
a symbol of the wisdom fire....the stirring of thought into action....
That Fire of Clear Mind is in everyone and to remove any obscuration of its
clarity is the duty of all people...that each may remember and find our way
again to the source of our being."
From Voices of Our Ancestors, by Ven Ulisi Dhyani Ywahoo/Cherokee
It is good to share stories.
"There is no such
thing as 'Part-Cherokee'. Either you're Cherokee or you're not.
It isn't the quantity
of Cherokee blood in your veins that is important, but the quality of it . . . "
Una tla nv hi
I send a voice...a prayer...as I greet the day.
FOR OUR ELDERS; they are the keepers of all that we have been.
May they always feel and may we always show
the respect and care that is their due.
FOR THE MEN NATION; they are the backbone of the People.
May they once again wear the mantle of strength sewn with wisdom
the white robe of the Peacekeepers.
FOR THE WOMEN'S NATION; they are the heart of the People.
May they know and walk in beauty
remembering that true strength lies in gentleness of spirit.
FOR THE RAINBOW NATION; they are our relatives.
May they renew their relationship with Mother Earth in an embrace of healing,
and in that embrace receive tomorrow.
FOR THE CHILDREN; they are the keepers of all that we might become.
May they have the sacred fire of spirit and the understanding
to keep alive from the past all that is good
the wisdom to discard from the present all that destroys
and the vision to choose for the future that which builds.
Those belonging to this Clan were the keepers of the
birds, sacred feathers and bird medicines.
The belief that birds are messengers between the People
and Creator, gave the members of
this clan the responsibility of caring for the birds. They
were messengers and were very
skilled in using blowguns and snares for bird hunting.
Eagle feathers earned by others were
originally presented by the members of this clan, as they
were the only ones able to collect
them. Their color is Purple, and their wood is Maple.
| 
