They Did Not Deserve to Die!
We find that the blogging still going on tying the sweat lodge deaths to the anger around cultural appropriation issues inappropriate and heartless. No participant deserved this to happen.
We know that lodges are safe when facilitated by individuals who know the cultural, spiritual and safety practices of the purification ceremony. Lodges facilitated by non First-Nations people are also beneficial, when conducted with cultural-spiritual integrity and strict adherence to safety protocol. Spirit is not limited by our cultural-racial identities and is not mono-lingual. A friend of mine has an ancestor that speaks Twee. I understand and can interpret only when I listen with my higer emotions.
Again, we pray that all peoples receive understanding, guidance and healing while moving through this loss. Most of all, may those of us talking learn compassion. May all impacted recive support through this time of crisis. We also pray for the facilitators who bear the burden of this tragedy. This is a heavy debt to pay. May spirit provide the courage and strength to sustain them to do so. May spirit sustain all in this time of need and help us to let go of the past, claim the present and create better futures.
Spider Who Sings
