#cherokee parable
Indigenous First People of the Americas Mask Art
Two Wolves – A Cherokee Parable“ An old Cherokee chief was teaching his grandson about life…
‘A fight is going on inside me,’ he said to the boy.
‘It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves.
One is evil – he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed,
arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies,
false pride, superiority, self-doubt, and ego.
The other is good – he is joy, peace, love, hope,
serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy,
generosity, truth, compassion, and faith.
This same fight is going on inside you
and inside every other person, too.’
The grandson thought about it for a minute
and then asked his grandfather,
‘Which wolf will win?’
The old chief simply replied,
‘The one you feed.”We all wear masks since the begining of time . Today’s masks consist of ‘Brands and snap chat filters
Edward S. Curtis often asked natives to recreate their ceremonies wearing traditional garb so he could capture them on camera.
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