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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=168 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="d9b20d43.gif"> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>Cantrell Family Website</B></FONT>     |   <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Cantrell Family Website"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="John Cantrell"><U>John Cantrell</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id174.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Cantrell Family Tree"><U>Cantrell Family Tree</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id57.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Cantrell photo album"><U>Cantrell photo album</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id149.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Cantrell Family Holiday Pages"><U>Cantrell Family Holiday Page's</U></A>   |   <B>Native Americans </B>   |   <A HREF="id214.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="SUPPORT OUR TROOPS"><U>SUPPORT OUR TROOPS</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id106.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="An Angel"><U>An Angel</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id196.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="its been a while"><U>it's been a while</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id220.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Money"><U>Money</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id183.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="faire maidens "><U>faire maiden's </U></A>   |   <A HREF="id179.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="My Garden Page"><U>My Garden Page</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id193.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="My Pets"><U>My Pet's</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="POETRY"><U>POETRY</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id3.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Fantasy Art Gallery"><U>Fantasy Art Gallery</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id195.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Joke Of The Week"><U>Joke Of The Week</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact John Cantrell"><U>Contact John Cantrell</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id188.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Guest Book"><U>Guest Book</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> Native Americans </div> <div>  <embed src="HTMLobj-666/dancemedley.mid" autostart="true" loop="true" hidden="true">  </div> <bR> <div> This Page reflects my interests in Native Americans </div> <div> And this awesome universe,</div> <div> the care for our Mother Earth,</div> <div> the search for truth & honesty,</div> <div> My Walk down the Red Road, my path to follow</div> <div> and all those things which lead us to </div> <div> understanding and harmony.</div> <div> I hope you enjoy your visit here.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="291e1290.gif" border=0 width="225" height="297" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> Give us hearts to understand; </div> <div> Never to take from creation's beauty more than we give; </div> <div> never to destroy wantonly for the furtherance of greed; </div> <div> Never to deny to give our hands for the building of earth's beauty; </div> <div> never to take from her what we cannot use. </div> <div> Give us hearts to understand </div> <div> That to destroy earth's music is to create confusion; </div> <div> that to wreck her appearance is to blind us to beauty; </div> <div> That to callously pollute her fragrance is to make a house of stench; </div> <div> that as we care for her she will care for us. </div> <div> We have forgotten who we are. </div> <div> We have sought only our own security. </div> <div> We have exploited simply for our own ends. </div> <div> We have distorted our knowledge. </div> <div> We have abused our power. </div> <div> Great Spirit, whose dry lands thirst, </div> <div> Help us to find the way to refresh your lands. </div> <div> Great Spirit, whose waters are choked with debris and pollution, </div> <div> help us to find the way to cleanse your waters. </div> <div> Great Spirit, whose beautiful earth grows ugly with misuse, </div> <div> help us to find the way to restore beauty to your handiwork. </div> <div> Great Spirit, whose creatures are being destroyed, </div> <div> help us to find a way to replenish them. </div> <div> Great Spirit, whose gifts to us are being lost in selfishness and corruption, </div> <div> help us to find the way to restore our humanity. </div> <div> Oh, Great Spirit, whose voice I hear in the wind, </div> <div> whose breath gives life to the world, hear me; </div> <div> I need your strength and wisdom. May I walk in Beauty. </div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="292f4f40.gif" border=0 width="244" height="244" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="29b5a280.gif" border=0 width="90" height="40" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="29303ba0.gif" border=0 width="259" height="186" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> Oh Great Spirit</div> <div> Be my mind,</div> <div> Be my eyes,</div> <div> Be my ears,</div> <div> Be my heart,</div> <div> Be my soul,</div> <div> So that I may walk</div> <div> With dignity and pride. </div> <div> Oh Great Spirit</div> <div> Of the Indian People</div> <div> Know of me.</div> <div> For I am of your people.</div> <div> I am Indian,</div> <div> An Indian of the Circle of Life</div> <div> A prisoner of War</div> <div> In my own Land! </div> <div> Oh Great Spirit,</div> <div> Of the Indian people,</div> <div> Hear my words</div> <div> For they are for you.</div> <div> They are of you.</div> <div> You are my way of life</div> <div> In the Circle of Life. </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="29c86630.gif" border=0 width="134" height="99" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="294dc2c0.gif" border=0 width="220" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> When kindred spirits meet </div> <bR> <div> It is as wind upon the sail;</div> <bR> <div> A driving force, a rising heat, </div> <bR> <div> Hold fast! Let it not fail!</div> <bR> <div> So rare the kindred spirit is, </div> <bR> <div> So few indeed there are;</div> <bR> <div> When this you find, yes, nurture this, </div> <bR> <div> Let it not drift afar.</div> <bR> <div> For kindred spirits once apart </div> <bR> <div> May never find once more</div> <bR> <div> A heart so well matched with a heart </div> <bR> <div> As they have found before.</div> <bR> <div> There are those rare occasions in life when you are fortunate</div> <bR> <div> enough to meet a kindred spirit</div> <bR> <div> and instant friend.</div> <bR> <div> My friend shall forever </div> <bR> <div> be my friend,</div> <bR> <div> and reflect a ray of Good to me.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="295f62d0.gif" border=0 width="246" height="301" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="299e0230.gif" border=0 width="480" height="35" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="296bc2c0.gif" border=0 width="188" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> h, Great Spirit, whose voice I hear in the wind, </div> <div> Whose breath gives life to all the world. </div> <div> Hear me; I need your strength and wisdom. </div> <div> Let me walk in beauty, and make my eyes ever behold the red and purple sunset. </div> <div> Make my hands respect the things you have made and my ears sharp to hear your voice </div> <div> Make me wise so that I may understand the things you have taught my people. </div> <div> Help me to remain calm and strong in the face of all that comes towards me. </div> <div> Let me learn the lessons you have hidden in every leaf & rock. </div> <div> Help me seek pure thoughts & act with the intention of helping others. </div> <div> Help me find compassion without empathy overwhelming me. </div> <div> I seek strength, not to be greater than my brother, but to fight my greatest enemy - Myself. </div> <div> Make me always ready to come to you with clean hands and straight eyes. </div> <div> So when life fades, as the fading sunset, my spirit may come to you without shame. </div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="297904f0.gif" border=0 width="400" height="335" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> O Great Creator,</div> <div> I come before you in a humble manner</div> <div> and offer you this sacred pipe.</div> <div> With tears in my eyes and an ancient song from my heart</div> <div> I pray. </div> <div> To the four powers of Creation,</div> <div> To the Grandfather Sun,</div> <div> To the Grandmother Moon,</div> <div> To the Mother Earth,</div> <div> And to my ancestors. </div> <div> I pray for my relations in Nature,</div> <div> All those who walk, crawl, fly, and swim,</div> <div> Seen and unseen,</div> <div> To the good spirits that exist in every part of Creation. </div> <div> I ask that you bless our elders and children and families and friends,</div> <div> And the brothers and sisters in prison.</div> <div> I pray for the ones who are sick on drugs and alcohol</div> <div> And for those homeless and forlorn.</div> <div> I also pray for peace among the four races of humankind. </div> <div> May there be good health and healing for this Earth,</div> <div> May there be Beauty above me,</div> <div> May there be Beauty below me,</div> <div> May there be Beauty in me,</div> <div> May there be Beauty around me.</div> <div> I ask that this world be filled with Peace, Love and Beauty. </div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="298cc590.gif" border=0 width="460" height="345" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="133" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id33.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Dream catcher"><U>The Dream catcher</U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="121"><div> <A HREF="id34.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="WOLVES"><U>WOLVES</U></A></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id149.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Cantrell Family Holiday Pages"><U><IMG SRC="d9c61300.gif" border=0 width="97" height="48" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A>   <IMG SRC="d9d61300.gif" border=0 width="97" height="48" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>