Te-lah-nay's Prayer Circle
by Paul Mashburn
Title
Te-lah-nay's Prayer Circle
Artist
Paul Mashburn
Medium
Photograph - Prints
Description
In northwest Alabama, there is a stone wall dedicated to Tom Hendrix's great-great-grandmother's journey, and to all Native American women.
The wall is his way of honoring his ancestors. It has become a special place to many who visit it, for reasons that relate to their own lives.
After walking the length of the wall, Charlie Two Moons, a spiritual person, explained it this way: "The wall does not belong to you, Brother Tom. It belongs to all people. You are just the keeper. I will tell you that it is wichahpi, which means 'like the stars'. When they come, some will ask, 'Why does it bend, and why is it higher and wider in some places than in others?' Tell them it is like your great-great-grandmother's journey, and their journey through life--it is never straight."
More on this at: http://mushysmoochings.blogspot.com/2009/06/telahnays-wall.html, and at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/23056599@N00/sets/72157619895655646/with/3636909731/
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January 1st, 2012
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