Native American Quotes
Little Hawk is regarded by Native Americans as a gifted storyteller and flutist. Recently nominated by Native American Music Awards for Best Children's Recording, Little Hawk is a spellbinding storyteller, lecturer, recording artist, and actor. His appearances include television, radio, film, and stage. He has performed for thousands of people at museums, powwows, storytelling festivals, and schools. For Little Hawk it is a great privilege to share his culture with children as they hold the key to respect and protect all living things. Little Hawk is especially gifted in working with those who are physically, mentally, and emotionally challenged. Some of his greatest triumphs have been with autistic, learning-disabled, and homeless people.

ASSEMBLY I

 NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURE, MUSIC, DANCE, AND STORIES: FROM THE HEART OF LITTLE HAWK

Little Hawk takes us on a mesmerizing Native American adventure. Raised by traditional Micmac and Mohawk grandparents, he shares his traditions and engages the audience in an unforgettable experience of active participation in Native American culture. Students and teachers may dance, make music, laugh, or help Little Hawk tell stories. Self-respect, respect for others and respect for nature is the focus of this program. Stories of earth and sky, animals and nature, such as How the Turtle Got Its Shell, and The Legend of Rainbow Crow, enlighten and entertain. He hopes to leave his audiences with a keepsake…knowledge that they can make choices to live in harmony with one another and with their environment.

ASSEMBLY II

RESPECT FOR ONE ANOTHER AND SELF-RESPECT: THE TWO-LEGGED NATION

For Native Americans, storytelling is important in teaching responsibility, respect, and how to live in a good way. Little Hawk's stories teach that most of life's challenges can be overcome so we may become the best we can be. The Two-Legged Nation. Listen for the lessons as Little Hawk tells of the Human Nation. This story is about how we're all one family living in different rooms of the same house, and that respectful behavior is a choice each of us can make. How Helping Hands Got His Name, is an enchanting tale about a Native American child who was a bully. He made fun of the way children looked or the way they dressed, and he called them ugly and stupid. The children nicknamed him Brings Hurt. Then he learned that making others feel bad makes us have bad feelings about ourselves and we can make the world a better place by helping each other. He became a kind-hearted person and a hero. His parents were so proud, they had a Naming Ceremony and named him Helping Hands.

ASSEMBLY III

RESPECT FOR THE ENVIRONMENT: THE PLANT NATION

Like a museum exhibit coming alive, Little Hawk plays traditional Native American wooden flutes and shows children how to use a variety of objects from nature to make music. "Indians did not waste," Little Hawk explains, "and children do not have to go to a toy store for everything." Little Hawk shows how his grandfather taught him to use two river rocks as a percussion instrument, how to use a gourd as a rattle or a drum or a backpack, how to use a conch shell as a trumpet, and much more! Students are invited to participate in Little Hawk's Rock and Rattle Band. This program could include a Plant-A-Tree Ceremony or students could do a dance for preservation of our environment. Little Hawk invites the children to join his "Good-Heart Tribe" and to pledge to make the world a better place.


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