Greetings everyone, this is SugaPlum.

Sugaplum is my grandchild. She was born about 10 days ago. When I look at her I think of my Grandmothers and all the things they taught me. Their wisdom has carried me through some challenging times. Learning about Native American/ First Peoples is a very important event in my life. Passing on knowledge, wisdom and a love for each other and the environment is one of the main things that unifies mankind. I watched the YouTube video of Faith Keeper Oren R Lyons speaking. He stated: " The seventh generation reminds you that you have responsibility to the generations that are coming and that indeed you are in charge of life as it is at the moment" (O.R.Lyons)

When I look at Sugaplum and my other grandchildren I think about what their generation will inherit and how they will deal with some of destructive things organizations and corporations have done. Mr. Lyons spoke about leadership, responsibility and using our common sense . After watching the video I feel the urgent desire to reinforce the idea in the minds of my grown children to raise their children as responsible leaders, and common sense thinkers. To understand that man does not own the earth but is the caretaker seems to be the underpinning or common understanding for most or all of First People's culture and lives.