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SMOKE ON THE WIND

June 3, 2011 Rev. Thomas “Dancing Feather” Ebbing 0 min read

As strong as I may seem, once you spend time with me, look and observe me, you will find that I have cracks in me, like the strongest of concrete walls.

I know that the Creator has blessed you and given you a special name – Walking Feather – for you have walked into my life, and with a feather, repaired the cracked seams.

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Rev. Thomas “Dancing Feather” Ebbing

He was born & raised in Ft. Wayne is of Mohawk Indian ancestry. Dancing Feather is an ordained Christian minister & he have been a teacher of the Native American Medicine Wheel for over 20 years. He writes the "Smoke on the Wind" column in the newspaper.

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