Chief Leonard George, son of Chief Dan George

It was our great honour here at Edge Design to have been visited by Steves cousin Chief Leonard George, son of Chief Dan George, famed leader of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation in Canada. Having recently spent some time with the Tsleil-Waututh in Vancouver, Steve (dubbed Eagle Dancer in 1982 by Chief Leonard George and Tsleil-Waututh elders) was keen to return the favour and invite His cousin to London. Leonard was kind enough to come and bless our office and sing us a traditional song which was an uplifting and emotional experience for all concerned.

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[SammiWing]

He is a Amazing man, so so kind! I was so thrilled to get to meet him and his family on my birthday this year! His family is incredible and welcomed us with open arms and smiling faces... so much kindness and constant love shared between them its amazing to see and im very happy that one day I will be apart of the George family when I marry my incredible boyfriend!

[flappingscapular]

When I was a kid, I sat in front of the tv and hung onto every word Chief Dan George spoke. I did not kow him, but I loved him very much. Something inside me, even though I was only a child, knew his words had infinate wisdom. They remain with me today.

[LarryC213]

Thank you for sharing this. It is good.

[flaviowitt]

Please click on YouTube: LEO GEORGE'S SPEECH (1996)

Dear friends, I made this video when I went to the International Conference on AIDS in Vancouver (1996). Afterwards, by chance (a serendipitous not a transcendental meeting), I would meet Leo during a boat trip between Nanaimo and Vancouver.

For me, it was a powerful moment since I had experienced a burnout syndrome after dealing with many AIDS patients during the earlier 90's (cont)

[flaviowitt]

(cont) I see on the web there are many businesses related to the TWN symbols. For instance, a school called Skills Development Center. What is the relationship between this project and the history of the TWN?

Well, if you are interested in knowing how the NGO where I work acts in Brazil rescuing the traditions of First Nations as part of our overall efforts in defence of health, educational, environmental and other human rights of socially excluded people, please visit our website VIRAMUNDO

[flaviowitt]

(cont) Where are the pages covering Leo and Dan George's journeys through life? And where are the references about other courageous warriors of this people of the inlet?

I am afraid that capitalist interests have imposed a defeat, a new kind of defeat that has stolen the true Tsleil-Waututh's fiber.

I do not know anything about the current leadership of this admirable Nation, but I can see that its website reveals a weakness, a empoverishment of the rich Tsleil-Waututh's culture. (cont)

[flaviowitt]

(cont) The song is also a call to change the world on diversity, tolerance and redemption of our humanity, urging everyone to stop racism and discrimination.

But, now I would like to express my disappointment with the Tsleil-Waututh's website. After all, the current one is a mere commercial stuff, without the rich contents that describe the historical references of the brave Nation. (cont)

[flaviowitt]

(cont) Let me tell you I am a Brazilian MD and as far as I could understand Leo's in-depth words, he taught me the following I understood as a metaphoric wisdom that cames from time immemorial: "we preserve the health when the spirit lives within the heart. The disease appears when the spirit abandons its natural home, the heart. To bring the health back, it is necessary that the spirit, in the cadence of a flying eagle, returns to its natural home, the heart. " (cont)