The spirit of the wolf lives in us all,
To look in their eyes will tell the tale
 of thousands of years.
Their courage and endurance through time,
 shine through these majestic creatures.
  Now all of this might be coming to an end.  
Many men want to see them destroyed.  These
beautiful creatures are feared and hated.  
They can't defend themselves, it is up
to us. 
 
We are the ones who believe in their magic. 
We are the ones who have to fight to protect
them, before they are all gone and all
that is left is a memory.  

He looks into my eys and sees my soul.  I 
look in his eyes and see the pain and fear.
The pain and fear we have caused...
But I see in his eyes that we are starting to recover....

If all the beasts were gone, 
Men would die from loneliness of spirit.
Since whatever happens to the beasts, 
also happens to man. 
 All things are connected.
   
 Whatever befalls the earth,
 befalls the sons of the earth.
__Chief Seattle

If we could open our minds and open our hearts,
 they could enter our lives instead of living
apart.  What we don't understand, we destroy.
What we know, we embrace.  Please let us come to
"know" the wolf. 

 "The Teachers" features the hawk, who teaches
 us to soar;
the wolf, who teaches us truth;
 the bear, who teaches us medicine;
and the woman, who teaches us compassion.

It is a man's sympathy with all creatures that
truly makes him a man.  Until he extends his
circle of compassion to all living things,
man will not find peace.
__Albert Schweitzer

May the Wolf Spirit guide you on your path.
May the Wolf Spirit touch your heart and soul.
May his howls be heard thru the valleys
 and forests.
And carried like whispers on the wind.

I wanted to give something of my past to
my grandson.  So I took him into the woods,
to a quiet spot.  Seated at my feet, he
listened as I told him of the powers that
were given to each creature.  He moved not
a muscle as I explained how the woods had
always provided us with food, homes,
comfort, and religion.  He was awed when I
related to him how the wolf became our
guardian.  And when I told him that I would
sing the sacred wolf song over him, he
was overjoyed.

In my song, I appealed to the wolf to come
and preside over us while I would perform
the wolf ceremony, so that the bondage
 between my grandson and the wolf would be
lifelong.

I sang.  In my voice was the hope that clings
to every heartbeat.

I sang.  In my words were the powers I inherited
from my forefathers.

I sang.  In my cupped hands lay a spruce seed--
the link to creation.

I sang.  In my eyes sparkled... love.

I sang.  And the song floated on the sun's 
rays from tree to tree.

When I had ended, it was as if the whole world listened with us to hear the wolf's reply.
We waited a long time, but none came.

Again I sang.  Humbly but as invitingly as I
could, until my throat ached and my voice
gave out.

All of a sudden, I realized why no wolves had
heard my sacred song.  There were none left!

My heart filled with tears.  I could no longer
give my grandson faith in the past, our past.
At last I could only whisper to him:
"It is finished!"

"Can I go home now?" He asked, checking his
 watch to see if he would still be in time to
catch his favorite program on TV.

I watched him disappear and wept in silence. 
ALL IS FINISHED.
__Chief Dan George

"We have taken so much from your culture, I 
wish you had taken something from ours....
For there were some beautiful and good
things within it.  Perhaps now that the time
has come.  We are fearful that what you take
will be lost....

If you talk to the animals, they will talk
with you and you will know each other.
If you do not talk to them, you will 
not know.  You will fear.  What one fears
one destroys."
__Chief Dan George

Wolf is the grand teacher. 
Wolf is the sage, who after man,
winters upon the sacred path and seeking the
ways of wisdom, returns to share new knowledge
with the tribe.  
Wolf is both the radical and the traditional 
in the same breath.
When the wolf walks by you, you will remember.
__Robert Ghost Wolf

Father of wolves
A pup went to his father with questions in
his mind about the world around him: about 
life, nature, and time.
First he asked about the world, about how 
he came to be,
about how he knew right from wrong and about
the mystery of the sea.

The father smiled and answered his son in
a riddled rhyme.

"Your life will go onward from now and you
shall know in time.  But over the course
of time, remember that you have in your
paw, the power to give life by mercy and 
the power to kill by the claw.  But always
know you are no king, for nature has given 
this power to others, though they shall not
harm those who live a good life, for all of
nature is your sisters and brothers."
sisters and brothers."

The pup nodded to his father, then asked him
some questions about the bountiful river
and the mighty caribou herds.

The father smiled and answered his son again,
looking into the young pup's eyes, answering
with the same soft spoken words, in the same 
riddled rhyme.

"The water we drink and food we eat is granted 
to us for life, but each must only take as
much as they need, for that is only right.
But each is destined to grow old, and
to soon after have all health gone, so that
they might fall prey to nature so that
others may live on."

The pup again nodded once, turning to his
father to ask him of his life; how he had
come to know all he did; about his pain, 
suffering and strife.

"My son," he whispered to the pup, still gazing
in his eyes, "I know of what I speak, my son,
through using my own mind.  I'll tell you
of what I've see, my son, and of what the
Shamans preach.  Live your life well but
harm no others, for the purpose of life is
to teach."

To this the pup just nodded, making this knowledge
his own.  He then sweetly nuzzled his father, as 
the enlightenment in his eyes shown.  Then the
father spoke unto his sone about the strangest
of nature's clan.  Of the ones who've learned 
so very little, he warned his son of man.

"Be fearful son of a race called man, for they
know not what they do.  They have been given
gifted abilities far beyond our own, yet
utilize so few.  They act not for their
brothers and sisters, but for the betterment
of one.  They've violated many of nature's
laws, but know not what they've done.  Man
has abandoned the powerful mind he has which
first allowed him to thrive, but he will reap
what he has sown, once he can no longer
survive."

With that the father nuzzled his son and bid 
him on his way, knowing his son would lead
a wealthy life and pass his knowledge on one 
day.
__Kayotae Blackwolf

WOLF WAYS
The cry of the Wolf,
cuts the silence of the night.
A sound so anciently familiar,
that man instinctively seeks flight.

Those who seek to understand,
know that they are not cruel.
They kill only what they need,
living by Mother Nature's rules.

The wolf pack is a family,
just like yours and mine.
Living together with unwritten laws,
each member knows when it is their turn to dine.

Wolves are loving and caring parents,
punishing and praising each pup their due.
For each one must learn their place,
if the pack is to survive each generation anew.

so when you hear a wolf's howl,
listen to it to the full.
Feel its' primeval beauty,
way down in your soul!
__Mark D. Martison