Treat the Earth and all that dwell
thereon with respect.
Remain close to the Great Spirit.
Show great respect for your fellow
beings.
Work together for the benefit of all
Mankind.
Give assistance and kindness wherever
needed.
Do what you know to be right.
Look after the well being of mind and
body.
Dedicate a share of your efforts to the
greater good.
Be truthful and honest at all times.
Take full responsibility for your
actions.
Great Spirit,
give us hearts to understand;
never to take from creation's beauty
more than we give;
never to destroy wantonly for the
furtherance of greed;
never to deny to give our hands for the
building of earth's beauty;
Never to take from her what we cannot
use.
Give us hearts to understand
that to destroy earth's music is to
create confusion;
that to wreck her appearance is to blind
us to beauty;
that to callously pollute her fragrance
is to make a house of stench;
that as we care for her she will care
for us.
We have forgotten who we are.
We have sought only our own security.
We have exploited simply for our own
ends.
We have distorted our knowledge.
We have abused our power.
Great Spirit, whose dry lands thirst,
help us to find the way to refresh your
lands.
Great Spirit, whose waters are choked
with debris and pollution,
help us to find the way to cleanse your
waters.
Great Spirit, whose beautiful earth
grows ugly with misuse,
help us to find the way to restore
beauty to your handiwork.
Great Spirit, whose creatures are being
destroyed,
help us to find a way to replenish them.
Great Spirit, whose gifts to us are
being lost in selfishness and
corruption,
help us to find the way to restore our
humanity
