{"product_id":"haudenosaunee-thanksgiving-address-greetings-to-the-natural-world","title":"Haudenosaunee Thanksgiving Address\nGreetings to the Natural World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Thanksgiving Address (the \u003cem\u003eOhen:ton Karihwatehkwen\u003c\/em\u003e) is a traditional address of gratitude for the \u003cem\u003eHaudenosaunee \u003c\/em\u003e(also known as the Iroquois Confederacy or Six Nations — Mohawk, Oneida, Cayuga, Onondaga, Seneca, and Tuscarora). It reflects their relationship of giving thanks for life and the world around them. The Haudenosaunee open and close every social and religious meeting with the Thanksgiving Address.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt is also said as a daily sunrise prayer, and is an ancient message of peace and appreciation of Mother Earth and her inhabitants. The children learn that, according to Native American tradition, people everywhere are embraced as family. Our diversity, like all wonders of Nature, is truly a gift for which we are thankful.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen one recites the Thanksgiving Address the Natural World is thanked, and in thanking each life-sustaining force, one becomes spiritually tied to each of the forces of the Natural and Spiritual World.  The Thanksgiving Address teaches mutual respect, conservation, love, generosity, and the responsibility to understand that what is done to one part of the Web of Life, we do to ourselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eproceeds support!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1dfe19a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1dfe19a\" data-element_type=\"section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d91d159\" data-id=\"d91d159\" data-element_type=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4371aa2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4371aa2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-widget-container\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"\u003eAbout The Tracking Project\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a96fd42 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a96fd42\" data-element_type=\"section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c20ac6\" data-id=\"4c20ac6\" data-element_type=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a2d965 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a2d965\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-widget-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFounded as a non-profit organization in 1986 by John Stokes, \u003cstrong\u003eThe Tracking Project\u003c\/strong\u003e ® in Corrales, New Mexico, has worked with community educators and Native elders from around the world to design a series of teachings which connect individuals directly to the natural world. Our programs of natural and cultural awareness include a wide range of skills—from traditional tracking and survival skills to music, storytelling, dance, peace- making and martial arts training. The name \u003cstrong\u003eArts of Life\u003c\/strong\u003e ® was chosen to describe these programs, which emphasize indigenous knowledge, the lessons of Nature and the power of art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef507e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ef507e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-widget-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-image\"\u003e\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-caption\"\u003e\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/thetrackingproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Group-Tracking-in-DT.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thetrackingproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Group-Tracking-in-DT.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3655 lazy loaded\" alt=\"Group Tracking\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thetrackingproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Group-Tracking-in-DT.jpg 800w, https:\/\/thetrackingproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Group-Tracking-in-DT-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thetrackingproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Group-Tracking-in-DT-768x511.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thetrackingproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Group-Tracking-in-DT.jpg 800w, https:\/\/thetrackingproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Group-Tracking-in-DT-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thetrackingproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Group-Tracking-in-DT-768x511.jpg 768w\" data-was-processed=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cfigcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"\u003eDreamtracking—The girls and staff on some coyote tracks in a dry wash.\u003c\/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e3cdaf\" data-id=\"9e3cdaf\" data-element_type=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc1c9c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cc1c9c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-widget-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-image\"\u003e\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-caption\"\u003e\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" width=\"638\" height=\"448\" src=\"https:\/\/thetrackingproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Ramah-Firemaking.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thetrackingproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Ramah-Firemaking.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3653 lazy loaded\" alt=\"Ramah Firemaking\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thetrackingproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Ramah-Firemaking.jpg 638w, https:\/\/thetrackingproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Ramah-Firemaking-300x211.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" sizes=\"(max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thetrackingproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Ramah-Firemaking.jpg 638w, https:\/\/thetrackingproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Ramah-Firemaking-300x211.jpg 300w\" data-was-processed=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cfigcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"\u003eJohn Stokes breathes life to fire in Ramah, NM. Arts of Life program.\u003c\/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1a01da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e1a01da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-widget-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince 1986 a team of artist\/educators and traditional Native elders from \u003cstrong\u003eTTP\u003c\/strong\u003e have shared this unique awareness program with more than 100,000 people of all ages. We provide: \u003cstrong\u003eArts of Life\u003c\/strong\u003e programs for schools and communities; wilderness camps for youth; tracking\/awareness classes for adults; \u003cstrong\u003eTracking the Roots of Peace\u003c\/strong\u003e® gatherings. Through \u003cstrong\u003eNurturing the Roots (NTR)\u003c\/strong\u003e, a community mentor program, our work with the international community now includes partners\/programs in Hawai‘i, Brazil, the Philippines, Colombia, Sweden, Spain, Japan and Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChildren, the preservation of wildlife, biodiversity and the integrity\/vitality of Native cultures in the global indigenous network have been the focus of our work. 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