An Onondaga View of Gratefulness

"How do you inspire respect for something? By giving thanks, by doing it. We have to do that. We have to be thankful. Two things were told to us: to be thankful, so those are our ceremonies, ceremonies of thanksgiving. We built nations around it, and you can do that, too. And the other thing they said was enjoy life. That's a rule, a law - enjoy life - you're supposed to. I know you can only do as much as you can do and then when you do that, you're supposed to get outside and enjoy life. Don't take yourself so seriously."

Chief Oren Lyons,
Onondaga Nation
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Photo: Aspens and Marcellina Peak, near Kebler Pass, CO, September 26, 2015

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