"THE MESSAGE OF KARIWIIO"

Reprinted with permission from Traditional Teachings by the Native North American Travelling College

…continued from last week

THE ARTICLES OF KARIWIIO

NOW THE MESSENGERS SHOWED SKANIENTARIIO ANOTHER, AND THEY ASKED HIM TO TELL EXACTLY WHAT HE SAW.

He said: I saw a fork in the road that was shaped like a “Y”. One road was wide and smooth and the other was narrow and rough.

The Messengers said: let us stop here, and they saw a woman coming and then suddenly, she stopped. She met two men, one was the Punisher and the other was Sonkwaiatison.

A woman repented three days prior to her death and promised to give up all her evil ways for the rest of her days. Then the Messengers escorted her to land of the Creator.

NOW THE MESSENGERS SHOWED SKANIENTARIIO ANOTHER, AND THEY ASKED HIM EXACTLY WHAT HE SAW.

So, Skanientariio said: I saw a spot on the road where I saw a chest hanging in the air with a bullet hole in it. Now the Messengers tell Skanientariio why this is so. The chest is only a reminder to the boy who killed his father or others who commit murder while they are still alive on earth that they have to answer for their evil ways.

NOW THE MESSENGERS SHOWED SKANIENTARIIO ANOTHER, AND THEY ASKED HIM TO TELL EXACTLY WHAT HE SAW.

So Skanientariio said: as we approached another house, I could feel hot air coming from the house. They heard the people crying, begging to be let out. The house was red in color as if it had just cooled off. Surrounding the house was a cloud of vapor.

The Messengers said: let us stop here and watch. The Messengers said: that is what you saw and now we will tell you why this is so. The Messengers used some kind of glass object and pointed it towards the house and they lifted the house of the Punisher. Many people, men, women and children, could be seen in the house of the Punisher.

NOW THE MESSENGERS SHOWED SKANIENTARIIO ANOTHER, AND THEY ASKED HIM EXACTLY WHAT HE SAW.

Skanientariio said: I saw a man who was arguing and yelling inside the Longhouse. Then he heard the Punisher call out a name and ordered the person to come to him. He gave this man a cup of hot liquid metal to drink.

Now the Messengers said: true, this is what you saw and now we will tell you why. This man liked to drink alcohol while he was still alive, so the Punisher said, “Now drink, for this is what you looked for while you were on earth.” This will also happen to those who do not give thanksgiving and renewal before death. This particular man died from alcohol.

NOW THE MESSENGERS SHOWED SKANIENTARIIO ANOTHER, AND THEY ASKED HIM TO TELL EXACTLY WHAT HE SAW.

Skanientariio said he saw the Punisher call out to a woman to come to him. He then grabbed her and threw her into a pot of boiling hot water. Every time she would come to the top she would yell out saying, “It is too hot here, I want to cool off.” She said, “Put me in some cold water.” Then the women would yell, after being thrown into the cold water, “It is too cold here, I want to go and warm up.”

Now the Messengers said: true, this is what you saw and now we will tell you why this is so. This is the Punishment for anyone who practiced witchcraft and did not give thanksgiving and renewal before dying.

Continued next week...