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The Circle Legacy Center
LOCAL MONTHLY GATHERINGS - NATIVE AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL AND PERFORMANCES
Every 2nd Friday of the month
Community Mennonite Church
328 W. Orange St, Lancaster, PA
February 10 – Jack Brubaker
Will speak about his book Massacre of the Conestogas, and sign copies. Jack will also speak about replacing Native American historical markers in Lancaster County. Snacks and beverages will be for sale.
March 9 - Exploring the Doctrine of Discovery
Jeff Worley will give a power point lecture and hold a symposium about renouncing the Doctrine of Discovery. Snacks and beverages will be for sale.
PA House Resolution No. 499 - Recognition of Native Americans in Pennsylvania
The Circle Legacy Center is a newly formed organization, receiving its 501c3 status in 2007. Located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, we are committed to the support and empowerment of Indigenous peoples by assisting with financial, technical and administrative support, grant writing, marketing and community outreach, as well as educating ourselves and the general public on issues of importance to First Nations People throughout the Americas.
Our organization is focused on giving voice to American Indian obstacles, culture, needs, concerns and accuracy in cultural education. We achieve these goals by building collaborations, networking, and providing programs, events and actions that promote: cultural education /enrichment / preservation; the arts; our youth; and the expansion of diversity, environmental conscience & current and international relations. Our purpose is education and alleviating current indigenous struggles. We are guided by the wisdom of our advisory council that is comprised of First Nations people who are leaders or active in their communities.
The United States has stolen so much from our American Indian brothers & sisters; we strive to inspire people into giving back to them. An equal balance of give-and-take is the movement of this circle. We wish to emphasize that by restoring First Nations people back to their rightful position as care takers of the Earth benefits the planet, our ecosystems and humanity.
The Circle legacy name can be better understood by this quote from Black Elk “everything the Power of the World does is done in a circle.” Our name reflects the importance of the circles and cycles, which affect all species nd the Earth; to understand the circle legacies from the past to the present and the future. Our present state is precarious; unbalanced and unhealthy. We support the healing of the Sacred Hoop or Circle of Life; to give back instead of taking. Circle Legacy Center’s strategy for giving back is by assisting American Indian people and communities.
All projects of the Circle Legacy Center are accomplished through: lectures, symposiums, community actions, gatherings, meetings, entertainment, workshops, events, projects and programs. We provide First Nations teachers, leaders, artists, academics, activists, and performers for our schools and community. We are in the process of creating a center by partnering with a local university in Pennsylvania to better serve the First Nations' communities locally, nationally and globally. At present there is no other place like Circle Legacy Center, we will fill that void.
"Native American Links and Resources"
EASTERN WOODLAND PATHWAYS EDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCE TROUPE
Troupe does Eastern Woodland Indian interactive education, art, dance, and music (hands out rattles, drums, etc. to kids in audience). Circle Legacy Center plans to promote this Troupe through events and performances. Contact: Mike Salamh, Jr., CLC Board Member - 717-449-1335.
Circle Wisdom
"You have noticed that everything an Indian does is in a circle, and that is because the Power of the World always works in circles, and everything tries to be round.
In the old days when we were a strong and happy people all our power came to us from the sacred hoop of the nation, and so long as the hoop was unbroken, the people flourished. The flowering tree was the living center of the hoop, and the circle of the four quarters nourished it. The east gave peace and light, the south gave warmth, the west gave rain, and the north with its cold and mighty wind gave strength and endurance. This knowledge came to us from the outer world with our religion.
Everything the Power of the World does is done in a circle. The sky is round, and I have heard that the earth is round like a ball, and so are all the stars. The wind, in its greatest power, whirls. Birds make their nests in circles, for theirs is the same religion as ours. The sun comes forth and goes down again in a circle. The moon does the same, and both are round. Even the seasons form a great circle in their changing, and always come back again to where they were.
The life of a man is a circle from childhood to childhood, and so it is in everything where power moves. Our teepees were round like the nests of birds, and these were always set in a circle, the nation's hoop, a nest of many nests, where the Great Spirit meant for us to hatch our children."
Black Elk, Holy Man 1863-1950
Over a hundred years ago Black Elk had a vision. In his vision the Sacred Hoop which had been broken, would be mended in seven generations. We are living in the seventh generation.
NEWS and LINKS!
The AMERICAN WILD HORSE PRESERVATION CAMPAIGN
Feb. 24th, 2010
Final Decision: PAROLE DENIED AGAIN!
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"One Language Disappears Every 14 Days" by Oshee Martin
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