<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/592bf687-ec51-4c4d-a164-567d6ee1826a/17882B0E-6439-483A-A41F-C7AD6F715826/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.manataka.org/page291.html" href="http://www.manataka.org/page291.html" style="font-size: 11px;">www.manataka.org</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.manataka.org/page291.html"><P align="justify"><SPAN><FONT size="3" face="Arial">American Indians know to respect Nature and kill only what we eat and use every part of the animal.<SPAN>  </SPAN>We do not waste life nor disrespect their spirits but honor and thank them for providing us with life and comfort.<SPAN>  </SPAN>We ask our spirit guides to lead us to the spirit of the animal we killed for food so that we may pray in thanksgiving to its spirit.<SPAN>  </SPAN>We honor their cousins by leaving a gift where the animal fell.<SPAN>  </SPAN><O:P _moz-userdefined=""> </O:P> </FONT> </SPAN></P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.manataka.org/page291.html"><SPAN><FONT size="3" face="Arial">American Indians view all things in creation as having spiritual energy.<SPAN>   </SPAN>All things are connected and worthy of our respect and reverence.<SPAN>  </SPAN>Our way is to seek balance and harmony within the complex tapestry of life called the Great Circle of Life.<SPAN>   </SPAN>As we move within the circle, we emphasize these truths:</FONT></SPAN></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.manataka.org/page291.html"><FONT size="3" face="Arial">        Everything on earth is alive;</FONT></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.manataka.org/page291.html"><FONT size="3" face="Arial">        Everything on earth has purpose;</FONT></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.manataka.org/page291.html"><FONT size="3" face="Arial">        Everything on earth is connected;</FONT></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; 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