TRADITIONAL CODE OF ETHICS

TRADITIONAL CODE OF ETHICS

Each morning upon rising,
and each evening before sleeping,
give thanks for the life within you and for all life,
for the good things the Creator has given you and
for the opportunity to grow a little more each day. Consider your
thoughts and actions of the past day and seek the courage and
strength to be a better person. Seek for the things that will
benefit others (everyone). Show Respect: Respect means "To
feel or show honor or esteem for someone or something; to
consider the well being of, or to treat someone or something with
deference or courtesy". Showing respect is a basic law of life.
Treat every person from the tiniest child to the oldest elder with
respect at all times. Special respect should be given to
Elders, Parents, Teachers, and Community Leaders. Never sit and
stare at people keep your eyes down cast or otherwise busy. No
person should be made to feel "put down" by you; avoid hurting
other hearts as you would avoid a deadly poison. Even when you
know someone makes a mistake do not repeatedly point this out to
them and make them feel forgetful or lacking. Many of us will
forget in our life time and need not be judged in this way. Do
not touch things that belong to someone else (especially Sacred
Objects), without permission; or an understanding between you. We
here in our home never enter another personal room without
permission as this is there Sacred Space. This is their space as
long as they are in our home.

When visitors are here we do not
enter there rooms or touch there personal effects. Respect the
privacy of everyone, never intrude on a person's quiet moment or
personal space. Again this reinforces the need to not violate the
private time or need of another for silence. The out side world
wonders at the silence of the Indigenous people. They simply have
no need to chatter all day and are perfectly content in there own
minds. Noise and constant talking can also be an intrusion of
space. Never walk between people that are conversing. Use your
instincts and pass by without stopping and talking or listening.
Never interrupt people who are conversing. Speak in a soft
voice, especially when you are in the presence of Elders,
strangers or others to whom special respect is due.
Do not speak unless invited to do so at gatherings where Elders are present
(except to ask what is expected of you, should you be in doubt).
Never speak about others in a negative way, whether they are
present or not. Treat the earth and all of her aspects as your
mother. Show deep respect for the mineral world, the plant world,
and the animal world. Do nothing to pollute our Mother, rise up
with wisdom to defend her. Even if you did not throw the papers
and garbage on the Earth pick it up show an example to the
children. l. Show deep respect for the beliefs and religion of
others. Do not try to convert or persuade others to join in what
you believe or condemn them for not seeing things as you do.
Listen with courtesy to what others say, even if you feel that
what they are saying is worthless. Listen with your heart. You
just might learn a thing or two. 2. Respect the wisdom of the
people in council. Once you give an idea in a council meeting it
no longer belongs to you. It belongs to the people. Respect
demands that you listen intently to the ideas of others in
council and that you do not insist that your idea prevail. Indeed
you should freely support the ideas of others if they are true
and good, even if those ideas are quite different from the ones
you have contributed. The clash of ideas brings forth the Spark
of Truth. 3. Once a council has decided something in unity,
respect demands that no one speak secretly against what has been
decided. If the council has made an error, that error will become
apparent to everyone in its own time. 4. Be truthful at all
times, and under all conditions. 5. Always treat your guests
with honor and consideration. Give of your best food, your best
blankets, the best part of your house, and your best service to
your guests. 6. The hurt of one is the hurt of all, the honor of
one is the honor of all. 7. Receive strangers and outsiders
with a loving heart and as members of the human family. 8. All
the races and Nations in the world are like the different colored
flowers of one meadow. All are beautiful. As children of the
Creator they must all be respected. 9. To serve others, to be of
some use to family, community, nation, and the world is one of
the main purposes for which human beings have been created. Do not
fill yourself with your own affairs and forget your most
important talks. True happiness comes only to those who dedicate
their lives to the service of others. 10. Observe moderation and
balance in all things. 11. Know those things that lead to your
well-being, and those things that lead to your destruction.
12. Listen to and follow the guidance given to your heart. Expect
guidance can come in many forms; in prayer, in dreams, in times of
quiet solitude, and in the words and deeds of wise Elders and
friends.

Mitakuye Oyasin Maka Nupa L.Cota
Copywrite (c) 2008 by Maka Nupa L.Cota

TONIGHT!!

November Moon (Waniyetu wi) when Winter comes to the lodges.

Come join us in the Sacred Hoop of All Our Relations.

For thousands of years The Human Beings have gathered around the fire to learn
and share.
The Circle of Life represents complete harmony and is one that we hold sacred.
Sitting in the Sacred Hoop and sharing our stories and dreams is the way of
living and of survival.
In the Sacred Hoop we are all equal and each an important part of the Sacred
Point of View.

During the time of winter it was, and still is, the tradition to welcome the
story tellers and the wisdom keepers. In the long nights of winter we would all
gather around the fire and listen to the stories. This tradition continues to
this day. We welcome you all to join us in such an evening.

Each month we will gather and share knowledge. wisdom, stories, and music. We
will pray for the future of our Mother Earth and for the seven generations to
come.

We will be sharing a different teaching and relate it to the present at these
circles. It is in this way we will
walk in a better way upon Mother Earth and fully understand our purpose and
place in the Circle of Life.
Come and enter into the Sacred Space of the We and the One.

Blessings Matakuye Oyasin Maka Nupa L.Cota


We will be sharing the legend and teachings of the Corn Mother. You will be
gifted with sacred corn to plant in the spring.

Make Nupa L.Cota, also known as Grandmother Maka Nupa by many people, is born of the Bear Clan from her Father and Bird Clan from her Mother. Maka Nupa is a direct descendent of seven generations of traditional healers. Much of her youth was spent living in a western isolated community.

The knowledge of the healing was passed down to her through generations of Grandmothers, and Elders. As many Indigenous people do, she feels that it is time to share with others who come to listen and learn.

She currently makes her home in Maine, from where she continues to travel, write, and speak.





Available for seminars, retreats, lectures, story telling, songs, drumming, healing, or private consults.

Please call for details.

If you wish to schedule a time to talk or for work please call:

207-892-1252 or Email nupamaka@yahoo.com



My life is for the Children they are the path way to peace.

Sacred Hoop "Drumming Circle" Nov 09

TBA