Hiawatha

Peacemaker of the forgotten days. He fasted and suffered for the peaceful relations of all the people. “My poor children, listen to the word of wisdom, listen to the word of warning from the lips of Great Spirit, from the author of life”. Abandon your war-gear and you will enter the Sky World. God gave you Guardian Spirit for protection from evil. Souls of the Blessed were visiting Hiawatha. He spoke to good spirits often, when the pallid moon, the Night- sun was on. In his visions, he spoke to Manitu. He devised the written language for his people, directed them not to bury the dead with earthly possessions and changed the pagan custom of opening graves to free the spirits of dead people. He told his people to accept pale-faced people who will come in a great canoe with wings – so they obeyed, the prophet of God.