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Native American
Wedding Ceremony (Traditional)
Our people gift all
'Royal Native Americans' the same way, all the time, from a
Shechaim Ohjieshan, Shechaim, Sachem, Squaw Sachem, Head Clan Mother,
sagamore or chief.
Actually, we gift
most elders, native or not, just the same.
First thing to
remember about our tobacco,
it was, it is, and
should always be, herbs.
(Kinnick Kinnick) a
mix of herbs.
Not a chemical
treated cigarettes!
While offering a
cigarette,
please remember, it
is an insult to a Traditional if that person is a Non Smoker!
Please also
remember, there is nothing sacred about any chemical, they are all poison.
So, what you would
be saying if gifting tobacco with chemicals to this person is,
this can cause
cancer and is poison!
A person handing
this herb will usually have it wrapped in
something for a convenience to the elder, not
always but, if it is wrapped,
red would be the
preferred color of the wrap.
(RED IS THE COLOR of
the HEART BLOOD).
While gifting you
are also using your left hand to his/her left hand shows true respect and
knowledge to the elder.
Each time a native
uses a traditional way, an elder and your ancestor, sheds a tear of joy.
Our ancestors were
simple common sense people.
Their tobacco was
grown without chemicals; the ancestors did not need them!
Today our elders
know that cigarettes cause cancer.
Even if they smoke,
someone that they know and love has died a horrible death from this cancer.
Please do not insult
them by an offering of a cancer-causing cigarette.
Will you please use,
Kinnick~ Kinnick
(herbs)?
Gifting a Native
American chief
Gifting a Native
American chief
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