Pow wow honors Native American veterans

Pow wow honors Native American veterans
by Sarah McCann
Beckie Supiano Nov 14, 2007

WASHINGTON-- Native American veterans are traditonally honored at pow wows, and the Rockville, Md. pow wow during Veterans Day weekend was a good example of such a event. After participating in a flag ceremony and honorary dance, Native American veterans from northern Virginia and the Washington metro area explained how their community welcomes troops home with spiritual cleansing ceremonies.

Cleansing the soul after war has been documented going back to the time of Judges in the Bible. If you think this is "hogwash" then you haven't been reading very much. The American Indians did not arrive on this continent in the 1400's but arrived hundreds of thousands of years ago. They did not just participate in war when they were trying to retain their lands and way of life from the early Americans, but have been warriors since their beginning. We can learn a lot from the Native Americans if we listen to them. The problem is most of us would rather watch TV than listen to wisdom.