What does it mean to live the Mi'kmaq way ?
Kwe!
As Mikmaq people we only ask to survive so that we remain who and what we are and for that we thank the Creator .We live and only ask to love our selves, children, youth and pass to them what knowledge we have learned through our seven stages in life.
We, as a people , cannot give up what we have now, but we can restore and incorporate our language and culture of our ancestors to teach our youth the past and see into the endless tomorrow.
As the sun rises in the east every day, each has a different path in life. For this we have to respect their paths and keep out thoughts healthy, and be contented each day as we pray with every activity and step we take, until the fading of the sun .This we thank the Creator for.
Living in the state of our economy today we have to adopt to a more modern and complex society. Man sometimes thinks he has been elevated to be the controller, the ruler, but he's not. We are only part of the whole. Man's job is not to exploit but to oversee, to be steward, and has responsibility.
Women are the givers of life and for this we hold higher respect , for she carries much wisdom and have more spiritual strength than man.
We as Mi'kmaq people have to find truth in life and it is found by listening and we cannot expect it to be passed to us on a platter .We must live our lives with values of kindness, respect , gratitude and humour.
To live in balance means harmony with the web of life and all through seven stages.
In our spiritual being the Mother Earth is our church and we must respect other peoples belief in order to respect our own beliefs.
The Most important form of creativity is the freedom to follow one's own Path while maintaining respect for other Nation's paths.
To live as a Mi'kmaq person we have to look within and without , but first we have to have courage to find a Indian soil in the corner of the four directions. We find this by our needs in life , food, shelter, and garments . Then we ,as a person , only take from Mother what we need to survive on and share with others.
This is our way of life bonded and taught by many respected Elders .
Sharing is believing , and believing is giving and giving is living life to the fullest.
Living the way of a Mi'kmaq , one must always point their finger at your self before pointing at another person's wrong.
We know that human knowledge is limited . Many things cannot be known. No one learns by verbal knowledge but we learn through observation all during our lifetime.
Those words are spoken with a sacred breath and though me by oral Tradition.
Pikto'l Sa'ke'j Muise.VJM
(Sa'qewie-wjijamijl wape;k paqt-sm)
Ancient Spirit of the White Wolf
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