Welcome to the
Sacred Tree Society
of the
Little Shell Pembina Anishinabe
The Sacred Tree Society (STS) is a spiritual branch of the Little Shell Pembina Band, which is a sovereign Native American nation recognized under the October 2, 1863 Treaty with the United States of America. The Sacred Tree Society is based upon spiritual precepts, native law and customs of the 4-pole longhouse tribal structure.
Unlike most Native American tribes, the Sacred Tree Society of the Little Shell Pembina Nation has retained its full sovereignty under the aforesaid 1863 Treaty, which is recognized by the United States Supreme Court. It is therefore NOT under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, U.S.C. Title 25 or any other acts of the United States Congress.
The Sacred Tree Society exists as a path given by the Creator to assist in the birth of the Seventh Fire prophecy. The members of the Sacred Tree Society practice their native laws, customs and traditions under the Natural Right of religious and spiritual freedom. The United States of America has expressly recognized these Natural Rights in Article 1 of the Bill of Rights and in Public Law 95-341, known as the "American Indian Religious Freedom Act".
However, the actions of the United States and Canadian governments have not always supported these Natural Rights. In 1987 numerous Christian churches formally apologized for past violations of native spiritual practices and recognized the "great gifts" of the spiritual power of the land and the ancient wisdom of Native American religions. CLICK HERE to read this moving public declaration and formal apology.
To us we are charged to understand that all of Creator's children are of the same family. We allow no discrimination political, spiritual, or otherwise to keep what the creator has given us from all our relations. We are all cousins. We are all one great people of our common Mother and Father so let us begin to warm by the Seventh Fire now. We choose to call ourselves Little Shell Pembina, after our great Chief Little Shell (Ais-sance) who spoke for us all as relations. And of that Tribe we are a Society that chooses to pray and share customs such as this one. We are still Anishinabe, people of the First Fire agreement. Our society has never broken the laws of original agreement of the seven generations before us, the ancestors, and we freely instruct those that come after us in these laws so they will live to the next seven generations.
We therefore extend an open invitation to all Little Shell Pembina tribal members and encourage them to join the Sacred Tree Society to more firmly establish our laws, customs and religious freedoms as practiced by our ancestors.
Sacred Tree Society; PO Box 852; Tonasket, Washington [98855]
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