CARD // EAGLE (BINESAI)

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"It is the eagle who shows us love and is strong enough to carry all the teachings. Eagle flies high enough to see all of creation and this is a grea talent gifted to the Eagle cla n. When we live by teachings that embrace love and when we see ourselves as the eagle sees us, we can love who we are. Once we have found that balance within, we can provide love to our family and community. For this reason, the eagle feather is one of the most sacred items used in ceremony and can only be earned." -Mike Alexander is an emerging Anishinaabe artist originally from Swan Lake First Nation in Treaty #1 territory, who lives on the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. His spiritual name is Animikianikwad, or Thundercloud Man. A member of the Crane Clan, Mike's art serves to communicate stories and teachings of the Ojibway people Show more