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The Lost Art of Masculinity

http://www.elephantjournal.com/2010/08/the-lost-art-of-masculinity/ on Aug 10, 2010 In the heart of the divorce boom (starting in the ‘60s, peaking in the ‘70s) a generation of women ended up parenting (mostly) solo, and a generation of boys ended up being raised (mostly) without a positive father figure, if they had one at all. Maybe it was partially a reaction to “women’s lib” that led men to feel less-than-needed.

Indigenous Guiding Principles for Building a Sustainable and Harmonious World - The Four Worlds International Institute

http://www.fwii.net/profiles/blogs/indigenous-guiding-principles-for-building-a-sustainable-and-harm What’s a Guiding Principle? A guiding principle, as we are using the term is a statement of basic truth about some aspect of the process of human and community transformation. It articulates what works or what doesn’t, what is needed, what must be avoided, how the process must proceed, and what it must include if the outcome is to be authentic human well-being and prosperity, and not some counterfeit.

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http://suite101.com/article/the-mighty-oak-has-health-benefits-as-well-as-a-long-history-a321540 The oak tree is known for its longevity and the wood for its durability, but the different parts of the oak can bring health benefits. Quercus robur is the Common oak which grows in ancient forests across Europe but there are hundreds of different types of oak trees, some deciduous of the Quercus family and others evergreens, mainly of the Cyclobalanopsis family.
http://midwifethinking.com/2010/08/07/birth-from-the-babys-perspective/ Birth from the Baby’s Perspective

Birth from the Baby’s Perspective | Midwife Thinking

Cherokee Story of Two Wolves

http://www.rainbowbody.net/Ongwhehonwhe/cherokee.htm Native Wisdom A Grandfather from the Cherokee Nation was talking with his grandson .
Wikileaks reveals how the US and Canada worked globally to systematically violate Indigenous rights http://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2011/06/wikileaks-top-six-ways-us-and-canada.html

Wikileaks: Top six ways the US and Canada violated Indigenous rights

A drum circle is any group of people playing (usually) hand-drums and percussion in a circle . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drum_circle

Drum circle

What are Drum Circles? Drumming is an ancient musical tradition that many cultures around the world use to energize, build unity, focus attention, relax and heighten creativity. No matter what our age and ability, whenever we hear drumming, we all begin to move to those universal rhythms inside us. http://www.catanna.com/drumcircles.htm

Drumming Circles & Hand Drums

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Sacred-texts home Legends and Sagas England Buy CD-ROM Buy Books about Celtic Folklore http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/celt/index.htm

Celtic Folklore