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--737386282-616646903-1326460150=:96808 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Everyone:=0A=0AAfter reading some posts regarding the attempts to help "= Vogel" the Common Gallinule, I was reminded of a story that was told to me = by my parents. =A0It may be a Mi'kmaq story or Cree story but it is a nativ= e story. It is about a forest fire that is happening and all of the animals= were fleeing the danger. =A0The bear, the deer, the racoons, the insects-e= veryone was running away to safety. =A0The birds were also flying out of th= e forest fleeing the raging fire.=0A=0AMilitaw-the Hummingbird was frantica= lly dipping its beak into a brook and taking a drop of water back to the fo= rest to try and put out the fire. =A0Many watched Militaw do this over and = over again, frantically transporting one drop of water to try to put out th= e fire. =A0All the other animals yelled at Militaw to stop; that her effort= s were too small and it would not be able to put out the huge fire. =A0Mili= taw stopped briefly and said to the other animals "I'm doing what I can!"= =0A=0ASome folks can only feed the birds. =A0Some can educate others about = the use of lead in bullets and sinkers and how this affects the Eagles. Som= e can help by lobbing politicians. Others can donate money or support whate= ver way they can. =A0Do what you can to help.=0A=0ATuma Young=0AKoqwaqja'te= kaq'tinej.=0A(Let Us Choose The Correct Behaviour) --737386282-616646903-1326460150=:96808 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><body><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:ti= mes new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>Hi Everyon= e:</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div>After reading some posts re= garding the attempts to help "Vogel" the Common Gallinule, I was reminded o= f a story that was told to me by my parents. It may be a Mi'kmaq stor= y or Cree story but it is a native story. It is about a forest fire that is= happening and all of the animals were fleeing the danger. The bear, = the deer, the racoons, the insects-everyone was running away to safety. &nb= sp;The birds were also flying out of the forest fleeing the raging fire.</d= iv><div><br></div><div>Militaw-the Hummingbird was frantically dipping its = beak into a brook and taking a drop of water back to the forest to try and = put out the fire. Many watched Militaw do this over and over again, f= rantically transporting one drop of water to try to put out the fire. All the other animals yelled at Militaw to stop; that her efforts we= re too small and it would not be able to put out the huge fire. Milit= aw stopped briefly and said to the other animals "I'm doing what I can!"</d= iv><div><br></div><div>Some folks can only feed the birds. Some can e= ducate others about the use of lead in bullets and sinkers and how this aff= ects the Eagles. Some can help by lobbing politicians. Others can donate mo= ney or support whatever way they can. Do what you can to help.</div><= div><br></div><div>Tuma Young</div><div>Koqwaqja'tekaq'tinej.<br>(Let Us Ch= oose The Correct Behaviour)</div></div></body></html> --737386282-616646903-1326460150=:96808--
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