Chief Oren Lyons: Importance of Feathers & the Next Generation

Featuring Native American Chief Oren Lyons. Faitherkeeper of the Onondaga Nation, Lyons has been a spokesperson for Native American human rights and ecological wisdom at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. A longtime friend of Rabbi Awraham Soetendorp, Founder of The Feather Project, listen to Lyons tell about the importance of feathers in Native American life

[@mojorising1]

I'm currently homeless but no without a home the land and people have been good to me. I've seen three feathers, Grey, white spotted black and black now at my current campsite where I'm living off the land. I say a prayer each time of greatfullness and then I see the feathers. Peace be with everyone who is struggling we are just waking up 🐦

[@skytunes86]

Keep and foster positive thoughts & discard the negative ones. Sending you positive vibes! ❤️

[@Gymngardengains]

@mojorising1 you ok?

[@shelbyhaynes8101]

So I’ve been really focused on my spirituality and energy and about a week ago I made a decision to change. Been going strong. I wanted to watch the sun set yesterday so I drove up to a random mountain side where there was a giant tower. (I’m exteremely terrified of heights) well I decided the view would be beautiful I had to climb it. Well I tried once and quit then I sat and meditated and told myself to have the courage. Well I climbed to the top and when I came down there was an eagle feather at the bottom of the steps. I am still amazed.

[@christenabergemann197]

Wow! Amazing!

[@pukofthewilds9000]

What a blessing. I am proud of you. Courage is not the absence of fear, it is being scared and moving forward anyway. You are as the eagle! Fly high, my friend!

[@merakicata4672]

Wow how beautiful ✨

[@joshcannon3600]

That's awesome, good work

[@Belleluna369]

U r called in.✨Welcome Beloved🥰🧚🏼‍♀️🤸🏼‍♂️💖🤸🏼‍♂️💖

[@ChrisDouglass2141]

Many years ago, I knew a Native American who was called Bear Claw by his people. I swear every time i was with him I found something belonging to a bird in the strangest places, one time he was giving me a ride home from work, in the drive way I found a huge turkey feather, I handed it too him as soon as i seen it. He said it was a sign of the creators blessings or something, i tried to understand but it was confusing. Then a couple days later, I found a Red Tailed Hawk "entire animal" it was dead sadly but i called him up and asked what should i do, i know this is a sign and it doesn't look like a good sign, but he said it was a great sign and asked where it was. He went and got the animal and made an entire head dress, and it was amazing, i told him to take care of it and he died a few weeks later.....sad but very true story.

[@cynthiaennis3107]

Chris Douglass what a really interesting story & experience. I’m sorry about your friend’s passing.

[@giftmaryann326]

It was a sign telling you that your friend will pass but you didn't understand it

[@ChemistryAmsterdam]

Bear claw is write. Its a blessing from the creator. I know this because i got the same gift. The first year i got the left feather, exactly a year later the right feather. Same feather same collor but now from the other wing. I was looking for 12 months but i found it on the exact day a year later. Looks like You did somthing write, or you needed this gift. It had a reason 🙏

[@ChemistryAmsterdam]

@@giftmaryann326 can you explain it to me, because I dont see that part in his story!? I like to learn from other's. ⭐🌙

[@djaflo]

@@ChemistryAmsterdam 1st: birds are 'partner' or 'friend' of human so when you get to see 'bird parts' that means you get connected to the native spirit / 2nd: the red tailed hawk here stands for friendship of 'BearClaw' to 'Chris Douglass' / 3rd: the head dress refers to the connection of the 'living' with the 'spiritual' so the passing away of 'Bear Claw'... remark: head dress made of one and the same bird, found no too long after it died, refers to one person in particular and imminent death

[@Sixty_Five_Pronghorn]

I’m not native, but when I go hunting, I often come across feathers before I make a kill. The first time I found one, it belonged to a wild turkey. Several hours later, I successfully hunted a turkey which fed my family for Easter. The second time, I was pronghorn hunting and a red-tailed hawk feather blew right in front of my eyes as I was following my guide on the hunt. The next day, I hunted a very large doe which, five months later, is still feeding me. God definitely gives us signs before something great happens, and in the American wilderness, those signs come in feathers.

[@freespirit_17]

You don't have to be Native to be connected.

[@yayacentella]

A hummingbird came into my house many years ago. I held him in my hand ..petting him amazed by all the beautiful colors then I took him outside on a branch but he would not fly away. I was worried he was hurt and a cat would get him so I tried to put him in a cage and as soon as I tried to put him inside the cage. He flew away. Smart friend

[@renda1982]

It came to bring you a message. It's the creator's way of sending a tweet! : }

[@yayacentella]

@@renda1982 you made my day. Literally made me LOL

[@ruthgodfrey6955]

Great story ! Thank you.

[@jokestermasteroflaughter7754]

The elders are wise, I am humbled to receive the messages they share

[@luckylouise6762]

I have a pair of Cardinals who come to visit me daily. They’ve been coming for years and sing beautiful songs to me. They watch me and I watch them. I feel connected to them, in a way I feel protected.

[@PhilippineAmerican]

That is what I felt exactly. I do feel abandoned by my elders and I feel that the system is abusing their power.

[@angelamolnarpemberton5145]

Seeing 7 years past now I am wondering if ur still feeling the same way as u did about feeling abandoned by the elders and the corruption of the people? I feel this greatly about my tribe. 😢

[@lyndabuswell139]

I am truly saddened to learn of your shared feelings. America, under the it's continued corruption and greed is a disease that affects us all. Be strong. Blessings.

[@cathys1823]

I will pray for u Lez, maybe it will ease you're pain. ⚘

[@lynnettereede6887]

Still applies today!

[@skyebentley]

i teared up when he said that .......

[@threeshocks5769]

I've really been suffering from anxiety lately due to all the stress in this world today I walked out the door this morning and found a turkey feather at the bottom of my steps I know the great creator the grandfather as he's known has sent me this feather to teach me and help me grow thank you grandfather Be well people teach learn and Grow

[@ruthgodfrey6955]

Done whole house smudging this morning. Ahhhh. Such peace now. Tranquility , balance, overwhelming peace.

[@Smokerise4969]

I was at an early age adopted into the Tuscarora tribe which are a part of the Onondaga Indian nation. The chief gave me a blessing . He said as I would be needing this blessing when I was older. I have had visions many times but I also had a vision of him coming to me with wisdom. I believe in the Native American ways. They are very wise indeed. I have been blessed.

[@ghostdancecocopelli1967]

Although I am German, I feel very connected to the native americans and their way of thinking. Best regards from Northern black forest 🌲🌿🌳

[@singingwindwindwalker5274]

Actually the tuscororas sit u der the Seneca nation

[@carmiebenz8771]

My dad wore a feather on his fishing hat . I kept his feather. Freedom and peace for yourself and Earth.

[@colleenkerr4152]

My husband and I moved to Northern Ontario from city life in Southern Ontario. He was raised up here. I was raised down there with strong connections to the land and all its glory., but only 2 weeks a year camping in tents on an island in THE most gorgeous place northeast of Orillia, Ontario. My most favourite times! I still, 50 years later, get a huge lump in my throat when I hear the loons call. I have ALWAYS revered the Loon, Red Tailed Hawk, the wolf and the horse. To me, they are VERY SPECIAL. Our northern home is rampant with hummingbirds and the bald eagles rest and hunt from a tree within sight of our house. I have a feather that I found on the ground near the tree. I've kept it, thinking of it as a gift and sacred. We are in a very special place with Blue Jays, Eastern Pheobes, Ravens, Crows, Hummingbirds, huge cedars, poplar, sugar maples, sumac, blackberries, raspberries, strawberries, wild roses, fiddlehead ferns, pine, spruce, tamarac, basswood, elderberry, mountain ash, honeysuckle, chokecherry, mullein, plantain! The more I explore, the more I find! I'm learning and grounding and connecting. And feeling more and more at peace each day. I was not raised with whiteman religion. I was raised to find my peace. It has always been Nature based for me. I believe that The First Nations/Indigenous/Indian Peoples of our land had it right before whites tried to destroy it. The Native Peoples had not just survived, but thrived here, for millennia before us. In fact, they help us survive when landed our SORRY asses over here in a land we knew nothing about! The more I learn about Indigenous beliefs, the more I respect and want to learn. Miigwetch! For sharing! I am listening. Blessed Be!

[@carathorsven3326]

I have a powerful connection to the eagle, hawk, and turkey. Bless you grandfather ❤ Two eagles appeared and called out loud to my husband and I on our wedding day after the ceremony. A hawk appeared 3 ft in front of me near to the ground when I prayed to my ancestors to watch over as I performed healing work on my sister, And a Turkey flew over my head in my first garden with my husband and dropped a feather to me- I still use it in medicine work.

[@garymitchell6056]

I am an Aussie - but have always felt some perhaps spiritual connection with birds - and their feathers are things of great beauty and significance - and wear them on my Akubra hat. To hear Chief Oren Lyons speak - makes great sense to me!!

[@Jyeah89]

i'm not Indigenous. i am East Indian, but i have a story about a bird. one time, i saw a yellow bird and asked myself if birds sent us messages from the recently departed. My grandma has passed away 1.5 years ago after being in life for 30 years. And, I had just read the Viktor Frankl book. Well, right after, the yellow bird started to approach me, walking across a tree trunk towards me, then it flew right above my head, and flew in a small circle two times right above my head before flying away into a nearby tree. i still wonder, 2 years, what that encounter meant. strangely enough, this encounter with the yellow bird, happened right before a severely mentally tumultuous time for me, and i had dipped int a low period where ii felt suicidal for almost 2 weeks. I had pushed myself too hard at university, neglecting sleep trying to prove that I was worthy after a disastrous few years at university. I came out by prioritizing my spirituality. I watched Eckart Tolle, and realized i had been discounting the now, in favour of a future moment where i would be maybe proven worthy. My grandma was/is a tough woman, definitely hard on her children, but still a survivor who battled much poverty and witnessed a lot f violence b/c of political discord. maybe, the yellow bird meant our ancestors' love is always rooting for us even in difficult times.

[@invalidgirl]

Wow so wholesome and beautiful thank you . I found a red tailed hawk feather and now Im humbled to be more conscious of birds more and love them . This helped me spiritually feel more grounded in this stressful world...

[@SWForce]

Aho I love birds they are my sweet singing cousins the crows protect my home and warn me when someone is around.

[@Prop_Lure]

My family uses a talking stick. it is very useful in teaching children when it is proper to speak and when it is important to listen and hear.

[@zuzu7250]

Are you serious or is that a joke🤔

[@jackdavis768]

Hopefully it is serious. Respectfulness is definately fading....I believe it IS important for ALL of Us to have a voice, however MORE important to be taught the proper time to USE that voice.

[@dwk1948]

@@zuzu7250 looks like someone could have benefited from the use of a talking stick..!!! An important lesson to learn... when to speak and when to jus listen and hear... but than again that may just fall under manners! Haha.... or is that a joke” Some people!!!! :)

[@shaunmaloney2940]

I don’t want to turn people off by saying this but i’m a Christian I’m young I’m 31 and I have my family and I’m so grateful for leaders like this in our community I thank God for them and their teachings and knowledge and I wanna thank you sir for putting it out there and teaching us the other side of life as well because I understand this world is more spiritual

[@kurtbogle2973]

The first time I heard of the Talking Stick. Chief Roy Wilson of the Cowletz explained it. Pure wisdom on my opinion.

[@jeantaylor2717]

I love that man. What an honor to have, his wisdom is priceless. I wish we had more men like this. Thank you for sharing. ❤

[@christinelex8092]

Bless these Words of Wisdom Grandfather, Prayers for Our Beloved Children. Please Continue to Teach Humility and Compassion And Respect, The Adults are Falling Short of Sacred Responsibilities. Takes Fortitude :🙋

[@tishsmiddy71]

Christine Lex Thank you 😊

[@tishsmiddy71]

As I’m watching i see 20 thumbs down , that is disheartening to me... 😞

[@1stp4ward]

I could listen to this man for hours drinking in his wisdom.

[@wbworkout]

I have always respected this man and what he says. I have heard of this tradition or the talking stick or feather. I consider sacred gifts, not for decoration. If I find a feather I see it as a san that I am on the right track or where I need to be at that time. Many birds have lessons to teach us and are amazing in many ways. I try to learn about birds and how they live. If birds build nests near on on my house,I do not disturb them and allow them to raise their young. I don't mind the clean up as I see their presence as a blessing. I allow certain plants to grow because birds seem to favor them. I also have some places of clean water of the birds and feed them during the winter. I live in a congested city but I have seen Hawks, Herons, Kingfishers, Martins, Night Hawks, Sparrow Hawks, finches, crows, robins, cardinals, flickers, Swallows, Canada Geese, Ducks, Gulls, and of course pigeons, sparrows and starlings. I am amazing how many birds live so near human habitations and congestion, yet manage and some flourish.

[@BhikshuniLozangTrinlae]

Dano Pierce see the cool crow intelligence videos on yt

[@TheRockindio]

I'm with you my friend. All the signs point to spirit. Listen to the spirit.

[@mgmassey174]

Birds have been my only real companions since becoming disabled. I value and cherish them and their lessons

[@joeswampdawghenry]

Thank you Great Chief.💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐤🐤🐥

[@mjm6363]

Very important to listen to elders they can teach you if you listen and don't talk so much.🦅🦊

[@AlaskanAndie]

I from Alaska and grew up around the beautiful natives there! I love and miss the Indian culture so deeply, and sometimes wish that I could go back home to be with them again! I wish the whole world would learn from them and absorb their teachings!! It would be a far better planet and world for sure!!! Their love and respect for God and the well being of earth and our creatures is astounding and strengthens my soul!!! God bless and protect them all, in the precious holy name of Jesus, Amen!!!

[@spiritualistess6059]

So recently I found some Hawk Feathers! Near a place my Grandparents lived for most of my life. They are both deceased now. But I am very spiritual and love the Native American Culture! Now what I have found is that the Feathers gave confirmation of my Clairvoyance and Clairaudience. I dream that something will occur in my waking life and it does. It’s Amazing.

[@spiritualistess6059]

Found another Hawk Feather in my Path. 4/7/22 on my way into work. The significance is that I am trying to get a job and I am losing my patience. I appreciate my ancestors are with me.

[@bansheerosebelle9848]

thank you for sharing your wisdom and beautiful traditions.

[@janedeauxxx]

Wow... i used to use a talking stick i decorated in my meetings with my old band when we would speak on things we were concerned with or wanted to discuss. The speaker would stand and we wouldnt interrupt.... had no idea what i was doing til i saw this. Many blessings for sharing this knowledge

[@ManifestedSonofTheMostHigh23]

Thank you Grandfather.

[@helixjc]

Are you of the Talako Indian Dancers? If so, I remember Bill and Sally Prentis who used to own a store called the Western Crafts and Gifts. So sad they went out of business. They were good people.

[@ph11p3540]

This man has the wisdom and experience of a naval captain. Feathers are service medals or commissioned officers braids and cuff stripes.

[@deborrastrom8559]

I love Sunrise & morning song birds.

[@CarolinaChris26]

Coharie Tribe NC Here ❤❤❤❤❤ it’s 2022 things are more crazier today than they were back 12 years ago

[@jesseramos8906]

Thank you for the wisdom of the feather 🪶

[@mjm6363]

My father was born in 1899 a native out of mississippi he was farmed out as a child I have been unable to find which tribe he belonged to. Guess it was important to share my father's beginning. Quite a time those days. Many children of all races were farmed out not enough food and shelter.

[@rainmakerii2610]

I learned the importance of the Eagle Feather,and speaking from my dad,I was younger when it was related. Rain Maker,Onyota'aka,Turtle Clan

[@GAUROCH2]

Wise words from The Elders...to be listen because they know!!! Megwiich, the Limp Fox

[@darkcamo77]

I did my first past life regression on my birthday this past Feb. I gave one of my spirit guides, which came in the form of a native american archetype, a feather as a gift when I was guided to come back to this reality. Ever since then I've noticed pigeon feathers on the ground wherever I choose to walk here in the streets of NYC.

[@HalelEliyah3777]

I kept finding n keeping feathers last year and was researching spiritual insight. So, Whoever, Angel I'm guessing got me to the point that I wanted to find a feather in a place where there is no way it came from a bird. I kept looking thru my house hoping to find a feather. The next day, I was in the passenger seat of my bros. truck at a gas station, n I thought about wanting to find a feather again. About 15 seconds later I took off my sunglasses and ball cap. A doves feather fell on my lap out of my hat

[@user-qc8ww3xf2k]

From the land down under down under how can WE Together make change

[@cristinagabrielidis2811]

By being the change. Telling the truth. Living the truth.

[@moeshouse575]

i thank you Faitherkeeper. for the honor to hear your words of wisdom.

[@andrewlast1535]

I very much enjoy listening to this man.

[@WazigeLogica]

Man.. Chief Oren Lyons looks so much like my grandfather.. Wow. He was part native but it was never really talked about in the family, yet you could easily tell. The facial features, his skintone, dark hair but grey eyes. I first figured that out age 13 or 14 when I saw the movie dances with wolves, crazy as that sounds. I was like "huh? Grandpap is an indian?" When I asked my parents my mom told me yes but my dad always got extremely defensive about it. He got annoyed with all my questions, and I had so many. It became an issue between me and my dad for quite some time. Because I wanted to know and he didn't want to talk about it "You're white! You're a blond girl! There's nothing special about us!" And I got emotional as a young girl, which my dad could not deal with at all.. But he did know it was true and later on he told me how he knew because it was never talked about at home. It was at a business-fair that someone came up to my father and told him "Hey, did you know our great grandmothers were sisters? They came straight out of the tipi. We are distant cousins!" He told him they were Sioux (excuse my ignorance for not knowing the exact tribe) that lived in Canada, but that's about all. The man if I remember correctly was the owner of the Sherwood company at the time and my dad had an import business in hockey equipment. My grandfather was a hunter and outdoors-man. Very strong. Charismatic. The type of person that everyone reckoned with. He was very self- reliant. Had a big love for birds and had special relationships with them on his island in Quebec.. I remember this big eagle poster he had taken out of a magazine and had framed in the cabin livingroom.. Watching Chief Oren Lyons talk kinda brings him back to me for a second.. Very special

[@zeropointconsciousness]

That's really nice sacred sister as tears are of course sacred and healing too. It's a wonderful thing to learn the language of birds because we pick up their "clear inner knowing" too.

[@brownwarrior6867]

I found a black feather in my drill case today when working for a religious Indian(Asian) family in the U.K. I believe it may have been a Crow feather. The thing is I came out of hospital two days ago after suffering a kidney stone blockage which lasted 3 days in Hospital but ultimately I passed it naturally when released on the 5th day. I have had a major issue with ego most of my adult life and prayed to God for a release from my own ego. I’ve taken DMT in the last 3 years and experienced ego death as a result but slowly it came back which has resulted in many issues in my private life. I once as a British Soldier spent some time in the US at Fort Lewis and went on exercise on Yakima Training Ground where I noticed the First Nation burial sites. I found it unsettling that we should be live firing on land next to where warriors sleep. I said my peace and apologised to them for me being there and given the British Empires behaviour to the First Nations this was not lost on me. I wonder if in your culture what finding a black feather means spiritually?

[@carmennemet7521]

Thank you for your teaching. In gratitude and kindness, Carmen

[@shadowsofthenight6598]

Thank you for the Wisdom and Lesson

[@celineypie]

Thank you very much for sharing this wisdom ❤️ I have been finding feathers a lot lately and I feel I was guided to this video. Thanks again!

[@bonnie2057]

i believe that birds are amazing creatures free and yet they live with whatever they can find or scrounge around and create homes for their young and they hunt willingly knowing its for the good of their young risking their own lives

[@jokay4957]

wise and gentle words as well as beautiful and meaningful - thank you

[@Nokemes1]

Chief Oren Lyons......a very wise and gentle man.

[@sheilabarron5532]

Thank you for sharing about the feathers. It is trying times today,but I truly believe that our Creator is still Very Very involved in our World God Bless You and Love and Peace to All

[@mistimclaughlin7419]

I send you Love and Light Brother! 👼

[@MookishofCali]

Thank you for sharing, Chief Lyons. Respectively, Geoffrey Ellis Woodfords, Ca

[@brodeblarkowski1960]

Good to know thanks chief, my favorites are the humming bird,and the American eagle. I love nature It gives me a feeling of peace, love,happiness. I love to hear about the old ways of life of my native ancestors. Thanks for the wonderful message. May the soft winds blow up on your face with the breath of life of the Creator.

[@jesusmind1611]

We are in a sacred way in New Mexico, Tribal meets the white man meets India and Tibet meets the Mother of Jesus (Guad we Trust) somewhere beyond books and buildings. I wish I had heard of you a few years earlier I would like to meet you, Chief Oren, but I suppose the literature works too, thank you for showing up here elder brother man, I can feel you from here, we are New Mexico, Mountain Home of the disappearing birds.

[@1111poppy]

I have a saying when you do a good deed you get another feather in your wings. We are all Angles.

[@zeldarobinson3382]

Thank you ❤️. I have been blessed with many Eagle and hawk feathers also owl and flickers and hummingbirds. I love nature and bird's are a favorite

[@JustMe-gs9xi]

we have to let our children know they are Loved, and wanted and just 'be there', give them love when they come to you. some are harder than others,, but they need to trust you are a safe place. parents cannot yell or fight, that is selfish. you must listen and know we are bringing up the Next Generation , as many have said - bring your kids to nature, and teach them to grow food, and live wisely. they are in our care. Bless to all good people.

[@Winchesterosteve]

I love the people Native American

[@e-maikey4543]

🙏... Thank You so much💜🌲🐬

[@bee7549]

Thank you for your Wisdom

[@CzechwithVeronika]

Thank you for sharing your wisdom and knowledge. I felt so moved when I saw you speaking, feeling very connected to your people. Many blessings.

[@mirjananinic4366]

Thank you Chief Oren Lyions.Someone who is connected with one of your tribe. ♥️♥️♥️🦅🦅🦅, someone who is more then eagle, your part of your elect Thunderbird ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️Cliiiiiiiic!

[@JesusChrist-qe6nu]

Thank u worldwide family of one God homes church's worldwide all of us as one family of God u all opened my eyes to thank u all ok in love truth and peace 💜 ❤ 💙 💜 💖 ❤ 💙 💕 family worldwide peace

[@sabrinas3981]

Greeting this message was very entertaining encouraging thank you

[@stevecl8275]

I found the true creator, I died last year and went to Heaven I saw Jesus and hugged him. I had to come back.

[@LS-ng1sf]

Thank you for your wisdom

[@normacorella2250]

Where I live i see the golden eagle pidgeons and doves and hummingbirds on occasion... I see them as blessings... Each time I see one I pray to the creator and and give him Thanks...

[@axelgrz]

Thank you. I love the birds.

[@sal6423]

Red Eagle was friend of mine show me to be quite and listen. There is a difference between hearing someone speak and listening to them speak. I can now hear Mother Nature speak when the wind blows and it make my heart full of joy!

[@knitknack2285]

I was told that the feather stands for freedom and helps the spirit of our ancestors be guided to the spirit world.

[@petertuckergoettler5720]

Merci beaucoup. (Red Eagle).

[@MagycArwen]

Thank you so much for the wisdom you shared. I wish it was possible to go deeper into the different birds' work. So fascinating!

[@chicchats]

Beautifully put. I was gifted a Feather every day - while with my eldest sister. I gave her her LAST SUMMER on her raw land she called home. She gifted me so much. Birds are always so kind... and yes the hummingbird is one of my Totems.

[@paulbucklebuckle4921]

Thank you dear brother .

[@immasoxfanbaby]

Im a Cherokee Indian cheif in America. I am humble of who my ancestors lineage who created me

[@daniellegirouard4304]

Please share this video of Chief Oren Lyon on the Importance of Feathers & the Next Generation. There is great teachings and truth and very useful with your close ones. Wela'lieg (thank you)

[@auracle9231]

Real talk..

[@Lelffy]

Hummingbirds have always been very special to me. I have visits regularly and I especially enjoy when they buzz up and hover in front of me for a moment. I always say, “Hello. Thank you for visiting.” And I wonder what message it wants to deliver. I always feel happy and a bit surprised when one visits. Thank you for this lovely talk.

[@mightyfiner1752]

Chi Miigwetch 🙏🦅

[@jesusmind1611]

You just blew my mind Chief, thank you, this is literature too, this video/audio recording. Thank you for "writing" this down. The eagle may too stoop to be a hawk so as to be closer to man and know His language. Never knew a native lifetime, but I have always walked with the Hummingbird and either the Eagle or the Hawk depending on the situation. A hawk once gave its body to me on the trail home (literally still warm and quite dead) one summer, living on a mountain side, in a commune, for spiritual retreat. I knew enough to pray, clip the wings and tail, and dry; I did not think to keep the head, but I made an offering of burning as they do in India. Never knew a native life, just Tibet and Jesus (the real one who walked "bard"-foot upon the earth and let the "enemy' "kill" Him ha ha ha) any way I have spoken of the Eagle and the Hummingbird many times over the decades. I did not know this was a Native blessing until this morning. This video record is a good thing, thank you Speaker, I can feel you from here

[@janellemccoy09]

Thank you for your knowledge.

[@mandymigut8200]

i wear the feather over my heart.

[@garydavid7790]

Hummingbird of growth owl of wisdom hawk of strength raven of message . Appreciate your Way. Love and Gratitude

[@cynthiaennis3107]

Thank you for posting this video! What a great customs!

[@duaneholcomb8408]

Creek Muskogeon,, last of my people. Native pride,, ,red eagle. ,,,,,

[@naomiebriseno5646]

I couldn’t agree more, but sickness took my teachers at a young age,

[@manysons]

Thank you for posting. Peace.

[@madadem2652]

The great spirit left me 2 red tailed hawk feathers. I only wear them to very special occasions or performances

[@mortalmanny]

While we're on earth It always possess swift energy and a precisely narrow path of extreme holy ness

[@margaretosborne9358]

I thought I was the only one I talk to the crows and the hawks they even tell me when something is trying to get my sweet ducks. And of course the Cardinals

[@taniarodriguez7941]

Thanks for sharing. 🪶

[@denaredford6701]

Thank you for this special message on birds .

[@walkinloveonpurpose9496]

Yes I agree, I feed the birds and have chickens, put out hummingbird feeders this gives me much peace and gratitude for life 🕊️

[@LW-wg4ny]

He has such a gentle spirit, wish I could be in his company.

[@h1eart1h]

thank you for sharing your words respect

[@joebersik9846]

always felt an affinity with the American Indian way of life......Such kind loving people. I think in a previous life that I was an Indian.

[@judgedoneness5230]

wonderful

[@richardmenard6564]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge of feathers🙏