ᔅᑕᕐᐗᓪ on Nostr: Another prophet spoke. "In the time of the Fifth Fire there will come a time of great ...
Another prophet spoke.
"In the time of the Fifth Fire there will come a time of great struggle that will grip the lives of all native people. At the waning of this Fire there will come among the people one who holds a promise of great joy and salvation. If the people accept this promise of a new way and abandon the old teachings, then the struggle of the Fifth Fire will be with the people for many generations. The promise that comes will prove to be a false promise. All those who accept this promise will cause the near destruction of the people."
Benton-Banai adds,
"When indeed the Fifth Fire came to pass, a great struggle did indeed grip the lives of all Native people. The light skinned race launched a military attack on Indian people throughout the country aimed at taking away their land and independence as free and sovereign people. It is now felt that the false promise that came at the end of the Fifth Fire was the materials and riches embodied in the way of life of the light-skinned race. Those who abandoned the ancient ways and accepted the new promise [capitalism] were a big factor in causing the near-destruction of the Native people of this land."
"In the time of the Fifth Fire there will come a time of great struggle that will grip the lives of all native people. At the waning of this Fire there will come among the people one who holds a promise of great joy and salvation. If the people accept this promise of a new way and abandon the old teachings, then the struggle of the Fifth Fire will be with the people for many generations. The promise that comes will prove to be a false promise. All those who accept this promise will cause the near destruction of the people."
Benton-Banai adds,
"When indeed the Fifth Fire came to pass, a great struggle did indeed grip the lives of all Native people. The light skinned race launched a military attack on Indian people throughout the country aimed at taking away their land and independence as free and sovereign people. It is now felt that the false promise that came at the end of the Fifth Fire was the materials and riches embodied in the way of life of the light-skinned race. Those who abandoned the ancient ways and accepted the new promise [capitalism] were a big factor in causing the near-destruction of the Native people of this land."