I receive a lot of emails containing fear warnings of various sorts. While I do pay attention to warnings, unless they contain specific and verifiable  information, I simply note the warning and file it away as another possible trend of fear so prevalent of our time.  Obviously in these times we cannot afford to react to every warning, nor can we afford to put our head in the sand. However, we can still afford the use of our own good sense.  With this in mind, I am passing the following warning on to you and do hope you will take it as seriously as I have.

This email arrived while I was out of town. I only opened it yesterday (thanks Osage for the heads up!).   I have reformatted and linked all the information in such a way that each of you to very easily and quickly research and verify this information for yourselves - so that you may prepare with greater ease.  Click here for more Osage-specific preparations, recommendations and medicine.

Pandemic Avian (Bird) Flu Preparations

Traditional teacher and medicine person, David Gehue arrived at the Indigenous Peoples' Healing Our Spirits Worldwide Conference held Aug 6-11 in Edmonton. He was guided through the shaking tent to bring this message to the Peoples:

• The Pandemic Flu is to arrive in North America in October 2006 to last 30 days and will be spread by an airborne route. (Click here for a quick search of the latest Avian Flu news.)
• In preparation, we are to store 30 days of food and good water in our homes. Do not use tap water at that time; it will not be safe. (Click here for tips on storing 30 days of food and water)
• He suggests that when you go to the store, if you need such items as rice, flour, beans, nuts, seeds, etc. that you buy two of items at a time, keeping one for October. Don't forget the family pet's food.  (Click here for tips on storable and affordable foods)
• Economics in North America are expected to drop significantly at that time so don't invest prior to November. (Click here for a quick and up to day search of the stock market and the dollar)

Five shaking tents will be in New Brunswick Sept 17-24 to consult the next 500 years prophesies and anyone who wishes to attend is welcome.

Recipes to help us deal with the Avian Flu:

 Medicine for the Public to avoid contracting the flu It is to be worn on the person in a deer hide pouch, keeping the shiny side of the leather facing outward.

•     Women who are on their cycles can use it too.
•     Find white water lily root, pull it out of the mud, dry it, and place ½ tsp of ground root into the pouch.
•     Wear continuously.

Medicine to use by those over 5 years of age if we get the flu

• ¼ tsp of dry powdered Weekay, also known as Calamus Root or bitter root
• ½ tsp of powdered sweetgrass
• ¾ tsp powdered white yarrow (entire plant from ground up)
• 1 tsp of powdered Labrador tea

Medicine for children under age 5 years

• Use an amount of bear grease the size of a quarter (coin).
• Mix into it, 2 pinches of cayenne and the amount of honey that sticks to the end of your finger.
• Rub this on the child's chest and feet.

Medicine to cleanse the house

• Use 8" of blue spruce bough to burn in a 5-gallon metal bucket.
• Light the bough from below and take this smudge throughout the house.
• The smoke will purify the air.

Subject: RE: Pandemic flu info

Yes, I am the messenger for the Pandemic Flu preparations. I attended the Healing Our Spirits Worldwide conference in Edmonton. David arrived to deliver his message following the shaking tent ceremony. He said he would speak slowly so that we could write the information but he still spoke quite rapidly. He asked us to pass the information along so that we would be prepared. My understanding is that the medicines are not region-specific, that they are for all of North America.

 A medicine person from your area would likely be familiar with the ingredients and know where to locate them if they do not grow in your immediate vicinity. However, the ingredients must be dried and powdered. Sharing these recipes quickly so that gathering and drying prior to preparation can occur is essential. Please take the paper to the elders/medicine people so they too can become informed. The attached document provides a couple of clarifications in the recipes and the dates of the shaking tents, directly from David. Hope this helps.

Joyce Atcheson

Policy Development Officer

Ka:nen Our Children Our Future

101-106 North Cumberland St

 Thunder Bay, ONP7A 4M2

 Phone: (807) 684-1932

 Toll Free: 1-800-361-0563

Fax: (807) 344-6678

E-mail: joycea@kanen.on.ca