rk in Wyoming has granted a special use permit for the center point of the May 8, 2004 Medicine Wheel ceremony, an unprecedented ceremony which will span the American West and involve thousands of people of all races and spiritual traditions.

Meanwhile, In the South of the Wheel the traditional Navajo keepers of Turquoise Mountain (Mount Taylor near Grants, NM), met with officials of the U.S. Forest Service this week, and also received a green light to go ahead with their part of the ceremony on May 8.

According to Bennie LeBeau of Wyoming, the person who had the original vision of the Medicine Wheel, most of the 20 specific sites have been set. People have come forward to serve as contacts for the ceremonies which will be held simultaneously around the vast circle of the Medicine Wheel on May 8, as well as for the many support ceremonies at other places in North America and around the globe. From the road in the North where he is traveling now, Bennie reports that there will soon be further details.

Over the last month, the massive Medicine Wheel ceremony planned for May 8 has taken on definite shape and momentum. The North American points on the Medicine Wheel that have already committed to ceremony are Lake Mead, Lake Tahoe, Mount Shasta, Mount Whitney, Mount Baldy, Cimarron River, Arkansas River, James River, Platte River, Mount Taylor (Turquoise Mountain), and the center of the wheel, The Grand Tetons (Four Grandmothers Standing Tall).

A list of sites and contacts can be found at the end of this article

When I contacted Bennie LeBeau this week, he said, "Things are moving fast. This ceremony is going to happen in a good way, and a big way. Many, many people are cooperating to make this happen."

On Tuesday, April 13, Terry Roper, the Special Use Coordinator of the Grand Teton National Park, sent the following e-mail message:

"To all who have emailed the park superintendent for Grand Teton National Park: We have received your message regarding the Medicine Wheel Ceremony. The park has granted a special use permit to allow the Medicine Wheel Ceremony to take place on May 8, 2004 in Grand Teton National Park. We are finalizing the permit with Mr. LeBeau at this time.

"Thank you to all for your input and your support of the ceremony and Mr.

LeBeau." - Terry Roper

Ms. Roper confirmed by telephone that the Park had granted a special use permit to Bennie for the purpose of the Medicine Wheel. Specifically, the permit is for Schwabacher Landing, which is near the Teton Point Overlook and Glacier Point.

"Schwabacher Landing is a beautiful site for the gathering," she said. "There is access to the Snake River, and a spectacular upshot view of the Teton Range."

Ms. Roper said people who were interested in camping at Grand Teton National Park for the Medicine Wheel should see the Park¹s website for details.

Bennie said he will post updates about the May 8 Medicine Wheel to his Teton Rainbow web site, and also post specific contact information for the 20 gatherings that constitute the perimeter and center of the May 8 Medicine Wheel, and for many of the other gatherings happening around the world at that time.

As for general questions about participating, Bennie said people would be wise to follow their own common sense and intuition. Where will you go? What will you need? What do you wish to share?

Bennie said, "Spiritual messengers of many Indigenous Nations with many other cultures will participate in prayers and ceremony. Everyone must be in the best of behaviors with integrity of pure prayers of the mind, heart, and spirit with sacred actions for harmony and balance.

"This is very important, for the holy ones will be watching all of us at this time. We will elevate the vibration to balance the earthquakes and volcanic activity within the Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks, as well with other areas in the huge Medicine Wheel that we will be activating. The holy ones have instructed us to be in clear minds, hearts and spirit, being one in harmony with sacred prayer for Mother Earth and all the creations that are all related."

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A Public Talk on the Medicine Wheel

Mount Taylor near Grants, NM will be the site of an extraordinary spiritual gathering on May 8, guided by the traditional Native American keepers of Turquoise Mountain. The gathering will welcome people of all colors and spiritual traditions, and be part of a massive Medicine Wheel Ceremony that will span the Western U.S. to place respectful attention on the well-being of the Earth we all share.

Learn about the reasons and the plans for this gathering from indigenous elders, and also from Santa Fe filmmaker Pete Carlson and author Steven McFadden. There will be a fund-raising appeal to help cover the costs of the May 8 gathering.

To support the gathering at Turquoise Mountain, contact Friends of Indigenous Elders, 14 Davis Loop, Placitas, NM, 87403. Phone: 505-867-8087, E-mail: Polaris@lobo.net

Sunday, April 18 at 4 PM

Longevity Cafe

112 W. San Francisco Street, Santa Fe, NM 87501

http://www.longevitycafe.com/

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Medicine Wheel Contacts

Mt. Shasta, California

Diana Gazes 530-926-4343 diana@thelighteam.com

Brenda Morgan 619-445-6245

Julia Holybear 541-535-1938

Mark Paul Goodman & Michelle Newman 813-247-9167

Joanne Peace 9home) 907-767-1728 ­ (cell) 562-556-2099 windwhisper88@aol.com

Lake Tahoe, California

Marshall Jack (cell) 760-914-2345 (home) 760-648-1027

Susan Blackburn (work) 760-648-7483

Mt. Whitney, California

Robert John (cell) 909-621-0890

Mt. Baldy, Pomona, California (Inside the Medicine Wheel Site)

David Flaten 909-625-2552

Valorie Nunez Tredway 909-989-7702

Lake Mead, Nevada

Shar Napp 805-577-9176

Lorna Paquin (cell) 702 336-9641 (home) 702-293-1043

Mt. Taylor, NM (TurquoiseMountain)

The specific locations and contacts for Turquoise Mountain will be announced the week of April 19.

Arkansas River - West Platte River

Charlie Smies (email) smies@courtland.net

White Eagle (home) 720-941-1700

Dena Grady (home) 303-239-9329 email: m.v.grady@att.net

Doris (home) 303-360-6858

James River

Felicia Sargeant 701-252-8648

Director@buffalomuseum.com

http://www.nationalbuffalomusuem.com

Jamestown, North Dakota

Souris River

Qu¹appelle River

North Saskatchewan River

Cimarron River

Missouri River

Mt. Humphrey, Flagstaff, Arizona

Lake Sullivan

Lake Louise

Okanagan Lake

Mt. Rainier

Three Sisters

Sites and contacts will be listed as they become available.

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RESOURCES

Original Medicine Wheel story with maps and photos

http://www.chiron-communications.com/communique%209-2.html

Medicine Wheel Ceremony

http://www.Teton-rainbows.com/

Medicine Wheel Sites and Contacts

http://www.chiron-communications.com/communique%209-4.html

Turquoise Mountain Protocol

http://www.chiron-communications.com/communique%209-2a.html

Spiritual Elders of Mother Earth

http://www.spiritualelders.org

Grand Teton National Park

http://www.nps.gov/grte/

More to come...

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