ANCIENT WISDOM: PATHS TO PEACE
Drum, calling Spirit,
Circle of Learners
Great Hoop of Life
White pine, Tree of Peace
four roots extended
to all Earth's children
Eagle, soaring high,
Far reaching vision,
warning of change
Turtle Woman Singing
holding Oral History
welcoming possibilities
Feather, delicate strength
giving direction
to a Community's learning
Weathered drum, rhythm of life,
echoing still,
the heartbeat of our Ancestors
Peace and harmony
weaving many paths
uniting a Whole People
Images of continuity,
Ancient Wisdom carried forward
through ever-changing circumstance
Joanne Dondero Lambert
and a Circle of Learners