Great Spirit,
give us hearts to understand;
Never to take from creation's beauty more than we give;
Never to destroy or want only for the furtherance of greed;
Never to deny to give our hands for the building of earth's beauty;
Never to take from her what we cannot use.
Give us hearts to understand
That to destroy earth's music is to create confusion;
That to wreck her appearance is to blind us to beauty;
That to callously pollute her fragrance is to make a house of stench;
That as we care for her she will care for us.
We have forgotten who we are.
We have sought only our own security.
We have exploited simply for our own ends.
We have distorted our knowledge.
We have abused our power.
Great Spirit, whose dry lands thirst,
help us to find the way to refresh your lands.
Great Spirit, whose waters are choked with debris and pollution,
help us to find the way to cleanse your waters.
Great Spirit, whose beautiful earth grows ugly with mis-use,
help us to find the way to restore beauty to your handiwork.
Great Spirit, whose creatures are being destroyed,
help us to find a way to replenish them.
Great Spirit, whose gifts to us are being lost
in selfishness and corruption,
help us to find the way to restore our humanity.
FWP- Wildlife Bureau
Attn: Public Comment PO Box 200701
Helena,
MT. 59620-070June 20, 2012
To whom it may concern:
The Modoc Nation does not
and will not condone the killing of the Grey Wolf.
Our brother the Wolf has been
on this planet from the beginning.The
Creator put these majestic animals here for a reason to bring balance to the
ecosystem by consuming weak, old, and diseased animals, thus helping all
animals to thrive better, keeping vegetation robust and waters clean for fish
to thrive, therefore creating conditions to allow all to survive.
Our Brother the Wolf has
been given to us for Spirit Quest and to teach us by the Creator, he has helped
us hunt and learn how to be a bonded family.It is sacrilege to kill our Brothers for sport or waste.These are our brothers, a symbol of freedom,
strength and wisdom.
This slaughter is an
outright atrocity with no reason other than to satisfy the greedy corporate
ranchers.This is a political issue,
this has nothing to do with any damage our brothers have or will do.This is about special interest who wants to
destroy our sacred animals, they will not stop until all our precious brothers
and sisters are gone forever.
If you destroy the Wolf,
what will be next? the Mountain Lion, the Coyote, the Bobcat then the Bear?
When all of the animals are
gone and the lands and water are ruined what will you do then?
It
is time to start respecting all of Great Spirit’s creations; if we do not then
man will be next.
