Corrections by Rainbow Hawk at Wikipedia Rainbow Article

Hey ... anybody got Rainbow Hawk's email address? Haven't seen him
in decades.

Check this out: Rainbow Gathering article at Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_gathering

Do this quick, 'cause it will likely disappear real soon. Search the
article for "Rainbow Hawk". You'll find him chime-ing in about
halfway down. He signs his piece:

"Rainbow Hawk: Keeper of the Prophecy & Warrior of the Rainbow"

Here is a copy/paste of the relevant section incase it gets deleted:

<quote>
Confusion over Hopi Legend
There has been a longstanding Rainbow rumor that the gathering was/is
recognized by the elders of the Hopi people as the fulfillment of a
Hopi prophecy. This was debunked by Michael I. Niman in his 1996
People of the Rainbow: A Nomadic Utopia, which traced the supposed
Hopi prophecies to Warriors of the Rainbow by William Willoya and
Vinson Brown, a 1962 book with an evangelical slant which could be
considered negative towards the Hopi. [13], [14], [15],[20]

Corrections by Rainbow Hawk

As the person who directly shared the Prophecy of the Warrior of the
Rainbow with the founding Councils of both the Rainbow Gatherings,
many of its' related projects and Greenpeace; As a person of native
extraction (Seneca) and one who has shared the Prophecy with tribes
throughout this hemisphere, I can for a certainity state that the
Prophecy(s) of the Warriors of the Rainbow have existed for thousands
of years and are very often considered one of the oldest of all
Native Peoples Prophecies. In my Grandmothers' tribe, the Seneca, it
is referred to as the Whirling Rainbow Prophecy and in South American
cultures it is commonly called the Brotherhood of the Seven Rays. The
prophecy itself also exist in various forms in cultures throughout
this hemisphere, the Pacific Islands, Africa, etc.

The commonly acknowledged thread, in it's most simplified version,
is:

"When the Mother Earth is sick and the animals dieing there will come
a tribe of peoples from
all cultures, who believe in deeds, not words, and they will restore
the Mother Earth to her
former beauty. This Tribe will be called, The Warriors of the
Rainbow."

Having personally shared that with Grandfather David (in 1977), who
was the Keeper of the Hopi Prochecies, he agreed that the afore
mentioned wording is indeed representative of the prophecies of the
Hopi and many, if not most, other tribes throughout this hemisphere,
albeit leaving out each tribes individual versions and wording.
Grandfather David is one of the Elders who led "The Longest Walk" of
native Elders from this hemisphere to address the United Nations in
regards to Native Peoples concerns.

Warriors of the Rainbow ceremonial events have been held throughout
this hemisphere, the world and its' tribal cultures. Though of course
each tribe sees its' prophecy as the original/genuine one, the
simplified one used by the Rainbow Gatherings of the Tribes,
Greenpeace, etc. and kindred events & projects worldwide is thee most
widely known and acknowledged one. It does not suppose to represent
any one particular culture. It is the Prophecy that is as what it
states, the Tribes' of all cultures, e.g. the Warriors of the
Rainbow, which manifest throughout all lands globally and is the most
representative of all cultures.

Rainbow Hawk: Keeper of the Prophecy & Warrior of the Rainbow
<endquote>

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God bless brother Rainbow Hawk, but IMHO this does seem like a rather
ballsy bit of Chutzpah on his part!

Anyway, if you have never read the Wikipedia article, check it out.
It is largely based on two great books, available at your library or
Amazon.com:

People of the Rainbow, A Nomadic Utopia, Michael I. Niman, 1997
Judge Dave and the Rainbow People, David B. Sentelle, 2002

:-),
<<Henry>>

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