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Welcome, relative. For more than fifty years, Hereditary Chief Phil Lane Jr., of the Ihanktonwan Dakota and Chickasaw Nations, has shared the teachings of his Elders and his own experience in service to the Human Family. There are thousands of his writings on this site. These fourteen are a good place to begin.
The heart of the message
Everything else grows from one understanding: we are one Human Family, related to all life.
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The Hurt of One Is the Hurt of All, and the Honor of One Is the Honor of All The ancient spiritual truth at the centre of Phil's life and work, and what it asks of us.
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We Are All Indigenous Peoples of Mother Earth Why every member of the Human Family belongs within the Sacred Circle of Life.
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The Story of the Sacred Tree The Creator has planted a Sacred Tree under which all people may gather and find healing, power, wisdom, and security.
The path: how we walk together
The principles and practices Four Worlds has carried since Elders from across Turtle Island gathered in 1982.
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Sixteen Guiding Indigenous Principles Starting from within, working in a circle, in a sacred manner, we heal ourselves, our relationships, and our world.
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The Fourth Way A path beyond assimilation, resignation, and conflict, toward sustainable and harmonious prosperity.
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Origin, History, and Twelve Guidelines for Talking Circles How a circle creates a safe, sacred space where every voice is heard.
The prophecies
Prophecies from across the Americas speak of this time, and of a Human Family coming together.
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July 9, 1971: the Island of the Sun and the Reunion of the Condor and Eagle Sitting with Quechua Elders at Lake Titicaca, where the prophecy of the Condor and Eagle was fulfilled.
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Black Elk's Vision and the Reunion of the Condor and Eagle The Hoop of Many Hoops, and a look back from thirty years in the future.
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The Seven Fires Prophecy and the Lighting of the Eighth Fire Grandfather Shunkmanu shares the prophecy with his grandchildren beside a mountain stream.
Healing
Healing begins within, and moves out through families and communities.
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Healing the Hurts The 1986 Four Worlds film from Alkali Lake that helped open Canada's healing from the residential schools.
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The White Buffalo Calf Woman and the Sacred Pipe The sacred story of the two warriors, Black Elk's vision, and why only hurt people hurt people.
Peace on Mother Earth
Choose Peace. Live Peace. End War.
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A Sacred Invitation to Sign the Binding Planetary Peace Treaty Signed at Dripsey Castle, Ireland, in July 2025, and open to every member of the Human Family.
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Prophecies, Dynamic Change and a New Global Civilization Where the Human Family stands now, and the road toward a new global civilization founded on justice.
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The Dawning of a New Global Civilization Black Elk's great vision of the Daybreak Star herb, and the springtime it foretells.
Keep going
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