Thanks for posting the code of ethics. I can't get over how they are basically the same things that were taught and enstilled in me by the elders of my tribe. I respect and try and live by those just as my elders did and the people pf my tribe today. I can hear my grandmother telling me to"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 for the courage and strength to be a better person. Seek for the things that will benefit others (everyone). " It almost makes me speechless because it's nice to know that other tribes share and respect common ethics. Many people who aren't Native really can't grasps just how important those ethics are to us. I have the upmost respect for my elders and my gaga(grandmother) who just recently passed away lived and breathed to do for others."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." I just can't express the excitment I have for my fellow classmates to get an idea what its truly to be Native and raised with traditions. THANKS!!!!!
Krystal Stewart