The current recession, along with
corrupt business practices, caused the investment
bank Lehman Brothers to go bankrupt. Seven years ago, after
Lehman acquired Peabody Coal, a delegation of Navajo, Hopi
and Lakota elders warned them about the spiritual consequences
of mining coal on the Black Mesa, which is sacred to all three
tribes.
In her internet blog counterpunch.com, Brenda Norrell quotes
the Indians as saying, "Lehman Brothers, even though we
are just a few here, we speak for the Creator, who is the
majority. Therefore we demand you stop the Peabody coal
mining and the slurry?
"Traditional and priesthood people don't want this mining. The
Hopi prophecies say that we have to protect land and life. If
we don't protect our beautiful Earth?our Heaven, our
Mother, we will suffer with her?Our ancestors warned that
someday this would happen?Our roots are rooted in our
villages and it goes up to the whole universe. If we break
these roots the world will get out of balance. I pray for you
and hope that we open your eyes and you find the majority in
your heart."
Art credit: gimp-savvy.com
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