The Story of Turtle Island

Introduction

My last name, Milwaukee, means Northern Lights. So I’m very proud of that. When I began this journey, it was because of my grandfather. I was doing an education study upon community philosophy of education. As I began questioning the people, my grandfather said I was doing very good at teaching the children and so on, but he requested that I should do a study to learn the traditional education system.

Learning from My Grandmother

I was the director of a school back then, and I took a sabbatical and went to my grandmother. She was raised by her great-great-grandmother who lived to be 128. My grandmother was adopted when she was two by her great-grandmother. For fourteen years, until the day she died, they didn’t live in the community. They always lived on the outskirts, living off the land because that’s the way the great-great-grandmother lived. They hardly used any European materials such as pots and stuff like that. They just used the land.

Discovering Traditional Skills

This is where I began learning how to hunt and fish, and how nature was this person. Many legends were recounted to me, and I began to put them together. I went on a 14-day fast to learn what the lifestyle was like prior to the European setting. One of the most important things that came up was the Turtle Island story.

Protecting the Territory

In 1999-2000, there was a logging issue, and my uncle asked me to protect his territory. I claimed myself as a member of the Turtle Island people, not really understanding what I was doing. So I began to study geography.

Understanding Turtle Island

When I look at North America, I began to see what the elders were talking about when they recounted the story of Turtle Island. There are 50 mountains in North America, and this is where I come from. I would be in Quebec, and then you would have Pennsylvania, New York State, Virginia, Louisiana, Northwest Territories, Manitoba, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Saskatchewan, Wyoming, Utah, and Arizona. My grandfather said that the turtle was tilted sideways a bit, and this would be the Rockies. The tectonics follow the marking of the turtle as well.

The Six Nations and Rivers

The Six Nations represent the animal nation, the bird nation, the fish nation, the plant nation, the insect nation, and the human nation. In the six rivers, you have the St. Lawrence, Mississippi, Colorado, Fraser, Mackenzie, and Churchill. These rivers correspond to the parts of the turtle: two from the neck, two from the heart, and two from the back legs.

Geography and Tectonics

As my grandfather said, the turtle is tilted sideways a bit, and it’s underneath the water. As I studied geography and geology, I began to see how everything is dispersed upon North America. Greenland has its eyes sticking out of the water on one side, and there’s a mountain on the other side. The mountain ranges in Mexico follow the center. The meteor crater in Mexico is actually the floor of the ocean, where you see three-dimensionally the back leg and the tail of the turtle.

The Other Continent

This is one continent we’re talking about. The other continent’s people killed their God and cut off their head, which is the time of Ulysses. I began to look at what the world looked like on the other side. Native people picked up the head and were supposed to bring it back at one point. This would be the Amazon River, with the mountain ranges and Kilimanjaro on the other side. The shoulder would be the European Alps, the Russian Alps, and the Himalayas. You have Australia, Madagascar, the Fiji Islands, the Hawaiian Islands, and the Canary Islands.

Currents and Environmental Impact

We were supposed to bring the head back. It’s sliding upwards, like a turtle sliding over, bringing it back. There are two currents in the ocean, one going north and the other going south, passing by Australia, bouncing off South America, and back up to Asia. This creates a disturbance in the ocean, which creates a disturbance in the air, leading to hurricanes and tornadoes.

Observing Nature

When you put the head back, you see the creature. The two creatures are what we call the two grandfathers, the longest-living creatures on Earth, and they have the memory of the evolution of the earth itself. As I began to see all this, it changed my vision and reinforced my belief in Mother Earth. The minerals we are taking from the land are part of the communication system of our being, like the central nervous system.

Disruption and the Need for Balance

Since there’s no more mineral, there’s no more contact, and this is when you become diabetic because there’s no more communication. We’re blocking every single river system, which is like blocking veins and causing cholesterol. Biologically speaking, we don’t see what we are doing because we have been blinded. The education system doesn’t teach this global vision and how everything is connected.

Traditional Knowledge and Modern Education

We need to teach our children about the natural world and traditional knowledge. This understanding is essential for preserving our environment and well-being. We must integrate traditional knowledge with modern education to create a holistic understanding.

Learning from the Land

I have learned many lessons from my grandmother and the land. We need to reconnect with nature and pass on this knowledge to future generations. I confront industries and government systems because what I’m teaching disrupts industrialization. I believe in sharing this knowledge for the next seven generations.

Understanding the Chief and Society

Our people explain that the chief understands all the people, their weaknesses, strengths, and needs to exist. The chief is like a bear, eating every single creature to collect all the bio properties that balance its being. We need to teach our children to understand the universe and how society coexists.

Rebuilding Natural Processes

We must bring back natural properties, not produced properties. For example, gardening tomatoes will result in smaller tomatoes each year because the land becomes tired. We need to put manure to create an infection so that the properties come from further down. This is how it functions, but when you clear land, there’s nothing to get the properties. We need to relearn how to eat and use natural properties.

Teaching Natural Medicine

We need to teach our children how to use natural medicine. For example, dandelions can be eaten, and the roots can be used to make natural coffee. These are the things we need to teach our children. When a native goes hunting, they accept what the Creator puts on their path because they need it in their body.

Integrating Natural Processes

We must integrate natural processes with the education system. While the education system has many benefits, we need to turn it towards natural properties. We need to learn how to create a society with regulation and still base it on the natural system. This is a big spider web that we need to rebuild step by step.

The Future and Prophecies

According to prophecies, it will take seven generations to rectify the damage done to our environment. It took seven generations to bring us to the state we are in today. We need to understand that nature is part of creation and that we are built with the same properties as the land. We need to understand how other species contribute to our physical being.

Observing and Learning

I have done this research since 1984, learning the science of our people. Everything I have spoken about is learned through observation, the basics of science. Our people accumulated knowledge through their language, expressing what they have acknowledged throughout time. Traditional knowledge is the same as science.

Language and Philosophy

The traditional language of native people reflects the philosophy of how society has evolved. The language expresses the understanding and perception of each creature, recounting legends and understanding the philosophy. This is why language is important.

Teaching Children

I take my children to the land to teach them what I see and find in each plant and how we benefit from them. We need to bring children to the natural world, away from computers, to participate in what the Creator has given us. If you wanted to see Paradise, just erase everything that humans created, and you’ll see the creation itself.

Responsibility of Leaders

Leaders, including chiefs, ministers, and educators, have a responsibility to guide society towards sustainability and respect for the natural world. They must understand the needs of the people and the resources available to find harmony and peace.

Gratefulness and Teaching

I am grateful for my grandmother and mother for what they taught me. People thought we were poor, but I didn’t know how rich I was. I want to share this knowledge with children, so they start looking at and studying these things. Institutions need to open their doors to natural processes and factual studies.

Living in Harmony

I want my baby to have a healthy life, and I teach her to respect nature. Understanding and integrating traditional knowledge is crucial for our survival and well-being. We must respect and understand the natural world because our actions impact all life forms. It is our choice to preserve or destroy our environment.