I have recently watched
a YouTube video published by Bernard Alvarez on July 6, named Hopi Message 2012—World
Waters at Risk- Prophecy. This video states
that for “the first time in history Traditional Hopi Elders from the Village of
Shungopavi come forward and speak to the World.”(Alvarez, Bernard. July 6, 2012) In this video that are asking everyone for
help in protecting the earths water and warns about the Senate bill 2109 that threatens
to withdraw the water rights away from the Hopi people. The speaker in this
video is Radford Quamahongnewa and he explains the need for protecting the
water in order to save the earth. He warns about the danger of the pollution water
and how there was a time that all water was clean. Radford also states that everything needs
water to survive and we need to take responsibility for preserving it to ensure
that all life continues. He shares that
this is “the Hopi way” (Alvarez, Bernard. July 6, 2012) and asks that individuals
go to the directed link to sign the “Avaaz Petition: http://tunyurl.com/hopiwater” (Alvarez,
Bernard. July 6, 2012) to help them protect the water.
I believe that this
video was selected for the course The First People of North America because is a
voice of the people speaking out for the world to hear that they are in need of
help conserve nature and warning of the dangers of loosing such a precious resource
as water. They state “It is in this
lifetime they see the unfolding of Prophecies of their Ancestors and have been
given instructions to not allow these things to happen.” (Alvarez, Bernard. July
6, 2012) The information in this video has made it clear to me that it is
important for all people to work alongside with others to start changing the
world view in order to support world preservation. All individuals have voices and
they are in need of being heard to help our world heal. If we continue to be silent and do
nothing life as we know it will perish.
Alvarez, Bernard. (July 6,
2012) Hopi Message 2012—World Waters at
Risk- Prophecy. (Video File)
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