Chief Oren Lyons: Importance of Feathers & the Next Generation 

I'm currently homeless but no without a home the land and people have been good to me. I've seen three feathers, Grey, white spotted black and black now at my current campsite where I'm living off the land. I say a prayer each time of greatfullness and then I see the feathers. Peace be with everyone who is struggling we are just waking up 🐦

I've really been suffering from anxiety lately due to all the stress in this world today I walked out the door this morning and found a turkey feather at the bottom of my steps I know the great creator the grandfather as he's known has sent me this feather to teach me and help me grow thank you grandfather Be well people teach learn and Grow

That is what I felt exactly. I do feel abandoned by my elders and I feel that the system is abusing their power.

Done whole house smudging this morning. Ahhhh. Such peace now. Tranquility , balance, overwhelming peace.

Wow so wholesome and beautiful thank you . I found a red tailed hawk feather and now Im humbled to be more conscious of birds more and love them . This helped me spiritually feel more grounded in this stressful world...

I am an Aussie - but have always felt some perhaps spiritual connection with birds - and their feathers are things of great beauty and significance - and wear them on my Akubra hat. To hear Chief Oren Lyons speak - makes great sense to me!!

My father was born in 1899 a native out of mississippi he was farmed out as a child I have been unable to find which tribe he belonged to. Guess it was important to share my father's beginning. Quite a time those days. Many children of all races were farmed out not enough food and shelter.

So recently I found some Hawk Feathers! Near a place my Grandparents lived for most of my life. They are both deceased now. But I am very spiritual and love the Native American Culture! Now what I have found is that the Feathers gave confirmation of my Clairvoyance and Clairaudience. I dream that something will occur in my waking life and it does. It’s Amazing.

The first time I heard of the Talking Stick. Chief Roy Wilson of the Cowletz explained it. Pure wisdom on my opinion.

I from Alaska and grew up around the beautiful natives there! I love and miss the Indian culture so deeply, and sometimes wish that I could go back home to be with them again! I wish the whole world would learn from them and absorb their teachings!! It would be a far better planet and world for sure!!! Their love and respect for God and the well being of earth and our creatures is astounding and strengthens my soul!!! God bless and protect them all, in the precious holy name of Jesus, Amen!!!

This man has the wisdom and experience of a naval captain. Feathers are service medals or commissioned officers braids and cuff stripes.

Wise words from The Elders...to be listen because they know!!! Megwiich, the Limp Fox

Thank you very much for sharing this wisdom ❤️ I have been finding feathers a lot lately and I feel I was guided to this video. Thanks again!

Thank you for the wisdom of the feather 🪶

Thank you Great Chief.💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐤🐤🐥

I very much enjoy listening to this man.

i'm not Indigenous. i am East Indian, but i have a story about a bird. one time, i saw a yellow bird and asked myself if birds sent us messages from the recently departed. My grandma has passed away 1.5 years ago after being in life for 30 years. And, I had just read the Viktor Frankl book. Well, right after, the yellow bird started to approach me, walking across a tree trunk towards me, then it flew right above my head, and flew in a small circle two times right above my head before flying away into a nearby tree. i still wonder, 2 years, what that encounter meant. strangely enough, this encounter with the yellow bird, happened right before a severely mentally tumultuous time for me, and i had dipped int a low period where ii felt suicidal for almost 2 weeks. I had pushed myself too hard at university, neglecting sleep trying to prove that I was worthy after a disastrous few years at university. I came out by prioritizing my spirituality. I watched Eckart Tolle, and realized i had been discounting the now, in favour of a future moment where i would be maybe proven worthy. My grandma was/is a tough woman, definitely hard on her children, but still a survivor who battled much poverty and witnessed a lot f violence b/c of political discord. maybe, the yellow bird meant our ancestors' love is always rooting for us even in difficult times.

Good to know thanks chief, my favorites are the humming bird,and the American eagle. I love nature It gives me a feeling of peace, love,happiness. I love to hear about the old ways of life of my native ancestors. Thanks for the wonderful message. May the soft winds blow up on your face with the breath of life of the Creator.

Thank you for sharing your wisdom and knowledge. I felt so moved when I saw you speaking, feeling very connected to your people. Many blessings.

Thank you dear brother .

Thank you so much for the wisdom you shared. I wish it was possible to go deeper into the different birds' work. So fascinating!

Red Eagle was friend of mine show me to be quite and listen. There is a difference between hearing someone speak and listening to them speak. I can now hear Mother Nature speak when the wind blows and it make my heart full of joy!

Thank you for your Wisdom

Thank you ❤️. I have been blessed with many Eagle and hawk feathers also owl and flickers and hummingbirds. I love nature and bird's are a favorite

Thank you. I love the birds.

we have to let our children know they are Loved, and wanted and just 'be there', give them love when they come to you. some are harder than others,, but they need to trust you are a safe place. parents cannot yell or fight, that is selfish. you must listen and know we are bringing up the Next Generation , as many have said - bring your kids to nature, and teach them to grow food, and live wisely. they are in our care. Bless to all good people.

Hummingbirds have always been very special to me. I have visits regularly and I especially enjoy when they buzz up and hover in front of me for a moment. I always say, “Hello. Thank you for visiting.” And I wonder what message it wants to deliver. I always feel happy and a bit surprised when one visits. Thank you for this lovely talk.

Real talk..

i wear the feather over my heart.

i believe that birds are amazing creatures free and yet they live with whatever they can find or scrounge around and create homes for their young and they hunt willingly knowing its for the good of their young risking their own lives

Hummingbird of growth owl of wisdom hawk of strength raven of message . Appreciate your Way. Love and Gratitude

Thanks for sharing. 🪶

thank you for sharing your words respect

Man.. Chief Oren Lyons looks so much like my grandfather.. Wow. He was part native but it was never really talked about in the family, yet you could easily tell. The facial features, his skintone, dark hair but grey eyes. I first figured that out age 13 or 14 when I saw the movie dances with wolves, crazy as that sounds. I was like "huh? Grandpap is an indian?" When I asked my parents my mom told me yes but my dad always got extremely defensive about it. He got annoyed with all my questions, and I had so many. It became an issue between me and my dad for quite some time. Because I wanted to know and he didn't want to talk about it "You're white! You're a blond girl! There's nothing special about us!" And I got emotional as a young girl, which my dad could not deal with at all.. But he did know it was true and later on he told me how he knew because it was never talked about at home. It was at a business-fair that someone came up to my father and told him "Hey, did you know our great grandmothers were sisters? They came straight out of the tipi. We are distant cousins!" He told him they were Sioux (excuse my ignorance for not knowing the exact tribe) that lived in Canada, but that's about all. The man if I remember correctly was the owner of the Sherwood company at the time and my dad had an import business in hockey equipment. My grandfather was a hunter and outdoors-man. Very strong. Charismatic. The type of person that everyone reckoned with. He was very self- reliant. Had a big love for birds and had special relationships with them on his island in Quebec.. I remember this big eagle poster he had taken out of a magazine and had framed in the cabin livingroom.. Watching Chief Oren Lyons talk kinda brings him back to me for a second.. Very special

Yes I agree, I feed the birds and have chickens, put out hummingbird feeders this gives me much peace and gratitude for life 🕊️

I found the true creator, I died last year and went to Heaven I saw Jesus and hugged him. I had to come back.

thank you from the bottom of my heart

thank you so much

wonderful

I love these kind of videos. Reminds me of storytelling. In Greek mythology birds were important especially in war. The Vikings use white pigeons to carry a person's soul into they afterlife after death at funerals. The owl is the guardian of the afterlife. I have roosters around my home that are not mine but they are responsible for the growth of my garden in my court yard. And yes the are my alarm clock. Which l didn't like at first but the teach you not to procrastinate. Thank you for this knowledge.

Thank you! Merci!!

I was told that the feather stands for freedom and helps the spirit of our ancestors be guided to the spirit world.

Creek Muskogeon,, last of my people. Native pride,, ,red eagle. ,,,,,

Awesome teaching

A heart as light free unincumbered as a feather

My dad just sent me a feather today. 🦋🌈✨

That is correct. However, I had never noticed the amount of single feathers that I have encountered on the streets prior to my experience. I have also lived in NYC all of my 36 years of existence and usually have my eyes set to the ground.

So crazy I’m very into spiritual messages with animals I actually had a times with some eagles and weird thing with crows 🙄. I’ve seen twice two Juvenal bald eagles fighting over food first time a fish while they were flying fighting in the air, the fish dropped through the bush and the birds flew in different directions. It was a spot that I stop and sit in the sun occasionally.. right after I walked away and I explained it too a lady and she said “do you have any fighting in your life?” A few months I seen that same thing with what I believed to be the same eagles as I don’t see a ton of them where I live, this time one had a seagul the other was trying to get, dropping it into the bush once again.( I went and looked.)... a week ago I seen two bald eagles this time with white heads I thought maybe the two could have aged by now, they were flying side by side seemingly peaceful..

Some say that finding feathers is a sign that angels are around.

Thank you, I've learned from you.

realy intresting video.

I found a blue eagle feather recently

I was told we want them to love America

I hope you are doing well friend

Can someone tell me what is the meaning of a Golden Eagle perched over two people? ...and what is the meaning of the Vulture?

I keep finding crow feathers. Can anyone tell me if this is a good sign or a bad sign.

Job 12:7 "But ask the animals, and they will teach you, or the birds in the sky, and they will tell you;

i love humingbirds any birds

Thank you for sharing this information. I was thinking about making a native American headdress out of peacock feathers and I don't know what the meaning of peacock feathers would be. I'm wondering if there is a video that discuss the meaning of each birds feathers is. Unless you know what peacock feathers mean?

my grandmother always said that birds are angels/ancestors

I am a wronged person And always plague Give me a thought of you to protect me Is it the feathers of an eagle or a crow?

I have always stumbled by a feather and also a hawk flying high always around what does this mean?

Hi I dream about an bald eagle yesterday white and black look like it was real and well I don't have any dreams at all since I could remember please let me know what this means about this dream

Seminole Nation

Miigwetch Grandfather

Is this an American Indian or a native American?

🦅🦃🌺

To get one u must smudge the feather n ullu love blesing then one must start with the east open the feather ask to support u in one own feelings in 13 directions 13 levels it takes alot of time just from one feathers it takes 3 to 7 years just too learn from this one feather so to wear a headdress takes 25 to 40 years just to wear one .there so much this guy not saying or many he doesn't know

Funny but the birds never flew over Cahokia. 🤔

Toooo many commercials

Many very importand documents that still stand today have been signed with the use of a feather or a quil as they called it, but white mans Ink was never really very good for the American Indians, as Sitting bull once said , never again will I make my mark in white mans Ink. I use this term a lot myself when I see them pass laws that are falseified or missleading. This surely would come back on them eventualy.

Many years ago, I knew a Native American who was called Bear Claw by his people. I swear every time i was with him I found something belonging to a bird in the strangest places, one time he was giving me a ride home from work, in the drive way I found a huge turkey feather, I handed it too him as soon as i seen it. He said it was a sign of the creators blessings or something, i tried to understand but it was confusing. Then a couple days later, I found a Red Tailed Hawk "entire animal" it was dead sadly but i called him up and asked what should i do, i know this is a sign and it doesn't look like a good sign, but he said it was a great sign and asked where it was. He went and got the animal and made an entire head dress, and it was amazing, i told him to take care of it and he died a few weeks later.....sad but very true story.

So I’ve been really focused on my spirituality and energy and about a week ago I made a decision to change. Been going strong. I wanted to watch the sun set yesterday so I drove up to a random mountain side where there was a giant tower. (I’m exteremely terrified of heights) well I decided the view would be beautiful I had to climb it. Well I tried once and quit then I sat and meditated and told myself to have the courage. Well I climbed to the top and when I came down there was an eagle feather at the bottom of the steps. I am still amazed.

The elders are wise, I am humbled to receive the messages they share

I’m not native, but when I go hunting, I often come across feathers before I make a kill. The first time I found one, it belonged to a wild turkey. Several hours later, I successfully hunted a turkey which fed my family for Easter. The second time, I was pronghorn hunting and a red-tailed hawk feather blew right in front of my eyes as I was following my guide on the hunt. The next day, I hunted a very large doe which, five months later, is still feeding me. God definitely gives us signs before something great happens, and in the American wilderness, those signs come in feathers.

I have a pair of Cardinals who come to visit me daily. They’ve been coming for years and sing beautiful songs to me. They watch me and I watch them. I feel connected to them, in a way I feel protected.

thank you for sharing your wisdom and beautiful traditions.

I have always respected this man and what he says. I have heard of this tradition or the talking stick or feather. I consider sacred gifts, not for decoration. If I find a feather I see it as a san that I am on the right track or where I need to be at that time. Many birds have lessons to teach us and are amazing in many ways. I try to learn about birds and how they live. If birds build nests near on on my house,I do not disturb them and allow them to raise their young. I don't mind the clean up as I see their presence as a blessing. I allow certain plants to grow because birds seem to favor them. I also have some places of clean water of the birds and feed them during the winter. I live in a congested city but I have seen Hawks, Herons, Kingfishers, Martins, Night Hawks, Sparrow Hawks, finches, crows, robins, cardinals, flickers, Swallows, Canada Geese, Ducks, Gulls, and of course pigeons, sparrows and starlings. I am amazing how many birds live so near human habitations and congestion, yet manage and some flourish.

Bless these Words of Wisdom Grandfather, Prayers for Our Beloved Children. Please Continue to Teach Humility and Compassion And Respect, The Adults are Falling Short of Sacred Responsibilities. Takes Fortitude :🙋

Aho I love birds they are my sweet singing cousins the crows protect my home and warn me when someone is around.

A hummingbird came into my house many years ago. I held him in my hand ..petting him amazed by all the beautiful colors then I took him outside on a branch but he would not fly away. I was worried he was hurt and a cat would get him so I tried to put him in a cage and as soon as I tried to put him inside the cage. He flew away. Smart friend

I was at an early age adopted into the Tuscarora tribe which are a part of the Onondaga Indian nation. The chief gave me a blessing . He said as I would be needing this blessing when I was older. I have had visions many times but I also had a vision of him coming to me with wisdom. I believe in the Native American ways. They are very wise indeed. I have been blessed.

My dad wore a feather on his fishing hat . I kept his feather. Freedom and peace for yourself and Earth.

My family uses a talking stick. it is very useful in teaching children when it is proper to speak and when it is important to listen and hear.

Thank you for your teaching. In gratitude and kindness, Carmen

Thank you for sharing, Chief Lyons. Respectively, Geoffrey Ellis Woodfords, Ca

Very important to listen to elders they can teach you if you listen and don't talk so much.🦅🦊

wise and gentle words as well as beautiful and meaningful - thank you

Do u believe black Americans were the true Indian indeginous people. I'm Cherokee by my ancestors and our future is Americans history?

I have a powerful connection to the eagle, hawk, and turkey. Bless you grandfather ❤ Two eagles appeared and called out loud to my husband and I on our wedding day after the ceremony. A hawk appeared 3 ft in front of me near to the ground when I prayed to my ancestors to watch over as I performed healing work on my sister, And a Turkey flew over my head in my first garden with my husband and dropped a feather to me- I still use it in medicine work.

I send you Love and Light Brother! 👼

I kept finding n keeping feathers last year and was researching spiritual insight. So, Whoever, Angel I'm guessing got me to the point that I wanted to find a feather in a place where there is no way it came from a bird. I kept looking thru my house hoping to find a feather. The next day, I was in the passenger seat of my bros. truck at a gas station, n I thought about wanting to find a feather again. About 15 seconds later I took off my sunglasses and ball cap. A doves feather fell on my lap out of my hat

i thank you Faitherkeeper. for the honor to hear your words of wisdom.

My name means humming bird :)🌽💝

My husband and I moved to Northern Ontario from city life in Southern Ontario. He was raised up here. I was raised down there with strong connections to the land and all its glory., but only 2 weeks a year camping in tents on an island in THE most gorgeous place northeast of Orillia, Ontario. My most favourite times! I still, 50 years later, get a huge lump in my throat when I hear the loons call. I have ALWAYS revered the Loon, Red Tailed Hawk, the wolf and the horse. To me, they are VERY SPECIAL. Our northern home is rampant with hummingbirds and the bald eagles rest and hunt from a tree within sight of our house. I have a feather that I found on the ground near the tree. I've kept it, thinking of it as a gift and sacred. We are in a very special place with Blue Jays, Eastern Pheobes, Ravens, Crows, Hummingbirds, huge cedars, poplar, sugar maples, sumac, blackberries, raspberries, strawberries, wild roses, fiddlehead ferns, pine, spruce, tamarac, basswood, elderberry, mountain ash, honeysuckle, chokecherry, mullein, plantain! The more I explore, the more I find! I'm learning and grounding and connecting. And feeling more and more at peace each day. I was not raised with whiteman religion. I was raised to find my peace. It has always been Nature based for me. I believe that The First Nations/Indigenous/Indian Peoples of our land had it right before whites tried to destroy it. The Native Peoples had not just survived, but thrived here, for millennia before us. In fact, they help us survive when landed our SORRY asses over here in a land we knew nothing about! The more I learn about Indigenous beliefs, the more I respect and want to learn. Miigwetch! For sharing! I am listening. Blessed Be!

I did my first past life regression on my birthday this past Feb. I gave one of my spirit guides, which came in the form of a native american archetype, a feather as a gift when I was guided to come back to this reality. Ever since then I've noticed pigeon feathers on the ground wherever I choose to walk here in the streets of NYC.

Thank you for sharing about the feathers. It is trying times today,but I truly believe that our Creator is still Very Very involved in our World God Bless You and Love and Peace to All

Thank you for the Wisdom and Lesson

I love that man. What an honor to have, his wisdom is priceless. I wish we had more men like this. Thank you for sharing. ❤

Thank you Grandfather.