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The Protectors "An old Shoshone legend honors the wolf as the protector of women.
It is told that a group of young girls had to be left behind in hiding as the tribe had to pack up and move quickly due to imminent danger. When the girls came out of hiding and went in search of the tribe, they came upon an injured wolf. After nursing the wolf back to health, they became adopted by the entire pack of wolves, who saved them from danger many times as the girls continued their search for the rest of their tribe.
The warrior fathers, upon returning to find the girls, saw the wolves surrounding their daughters from a distance. Not understanding that the wolves were actually protecting their daughters, they slew them one and all.
After being told of their grave mistake, they vowed to honor the wolf as protector throughout time. This became tradition and continues today."

quote & picture was from - http://www.artnatam.com/evnthun/n-de006.html

IF WE TAKE THE LEGEND AND THINK... THINK! OF THE IMMINENT DANGER AND WHY THERE IS IMMINENT DANGER? WHO IS THERE WHEN SOCIETY (TRIBE) HIDES THEIR YOUNG ONES/LOVED ONES WHO IS THERE PROTECTING? WHY ARE WE PROTECTING? & WHO IS LEFT BACK TO KEEP WATCH? WHO SLEWS WHOM? WHEN? HOW? WHAT? AND WHY? PRIVATE VIOLENCE OCCURS WHETHER THERE IS A SHRINE OR NOT, NO MATTER HOW MUCH WE HIDE AND PULL THE BLINDS DOWN AND BLOCK OUR EARS.

BE A FRIEND QUESTIONING PRIVATE VIOLENCE THINK WITH AN OPEN MIND, SOUL AND SPIRIT. LOOK WITHIN, REACH FOR THAT HERO INSIDE AND LET'S UNITE IN OUR COURAGE.

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