#2004 "The Sacred Sisters" Greeting Card

on the left inside of the card:
tells about Women held in high regard in Iroquois Society. It was the mothers who owned the land and the crops . . .chose clan leaders. Legend says that First Mother gave her body so the people might live. From her grew the sacred plants, corn, beans and squash.

"The natural life will always be ready to assist the living beings, if they live in harmony with one another."

-Traditional Teachings of the Iroquois