Wacantognaka (Lakota Indian: Generosity) - Remembering Thanksgiving Video

Wacantognaka (Wa-chon-toeg-nah-kah Lakota word for: Generosity)
When white settlers first came to America, they didn't know which foods to eat and which were poisonous. There were harsh cold winters and the settlers were starving. Our culture highly values generosity and our ancestors fed the settlers and taught them which foods were edible. It is important to thank the earth, animals, spirits and creator though our thoughts, prayer and creating a spirit dish. It honors them and it is makes the food healthier and tastier. Thanksgiving isn't just once a year, we live it everyday. What you give away, you keep. What you keep, you lose. Our life on Earth is short, our life in the Spirit World is eternity. This is what we were taught Thanksgiving is. Pilamaya Ye (Thank you)