our food was given before Okanagan food cheese in the world before this world before there were people and therefore things were like they are now everyone commodities and walking around like we knew all creation talked about was the coming changes into their world they had been told that soon a new kind of people would be living on this earth even they the animal and plant people would be changed now they had to decide how people to be would live for Chiefs of all creation or black pair chief for all creatures on the land spring salmon
chief for all creatures in the water Bitterroot chief for all things under the ground in Saskatoon berries chief for things going on with it has many meanings and talked for a long time about what the people to be need to live all of the Chiefs thought and thought what can he give the people to be there seems to be no answer Barney the three Chiefs said to bear you are the oldest and wisest among us you tell us what you were going to do bear says since you're a volte-face for trusting me I don't have
the best I can I would give myself all the animals that I'm chief over to me then he said to Sam Bitterroot who was chief all the routes under the ground said I will do the same Saskatoon berry was the last you said I will do the same all the good things growing above the ground will be food for the people to be chief bear was happy because there would be embarrassing no I will lay my life down to make these things nothing because chief bear had given like all of creation gathered around and sang
songs to bring him back that was how they helped heal each other in that room they all took turns singing Barney along came fly he's saying you laid your body down you laid your life down when the people to be are here and they take your body for food they'll cry their thanks with this song and bears folk for all the cheeks now unwilling people to become everything will have its own song the people to be you will use these those virtually that is all food is given through people medicine Psalms given to their people
that is why we must respect even the smallest weakest persons for what they can that is why we give thanks and honor what is given to us and
