"The sun and the moon are relatives. The wind is a relative because it's part of creation. So you talk to the wind. That tree is a relative. The water. Everything around you is a relative . . . They are all relatives, and we speak directly to them. The only exception to this is when I talk to the Thunder nation, the Wakiyan. Then I usually ask the eagle or the coyote to translate my prayers because I might make a mistake. If you are praying for health, the Wakiyan will hear sickness . . . So I ask another nation to translate my prayers to the Wakiyan. They are still relatives. I just don't address them directly."
Albert White Hat,
Lakota chief
Photo Storm clouds, Badlands National Park, SD; May 17, 2013. So - the Thunder Nation is a little hard of hearing?
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