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| Sankofa bird symbols |
Despite the evil things whites did to us, or because of it and their study of conquest they recorded and saved many of our traditions in print and photography. There are viable ways to retain cultural heritages in many cases; not all, but many. It is also important to guard against pity and rage. Those two have the power to blind and bind with great skill. Ingenuity has more power to return people to the place where they can speak the Sankofa bird into existence.
The Sankofa bird is from the Akan people in Ghana. This bird is a universal gift. "To understand the future and to live in the present requires one to return to one's past." This from Sankofa may help to move from rage and pity into Clarity and Power! These are my words. - Gregory E. Woods, Keeper of Stories (7/13/12)
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