Mohawk Prophecy of the Seventh Generation

Mohawk Prophecy of the Seventh GenerationAccording to the prophecy of the Seventh Generation, sevengenerations after contact with the Europeans the Onkwehonwe would seethe day when the elm trees would die. The prophecy said that strangeanimals would be born deformed and without the proper limbs. Hugestone monsters would tear open the face of the earth. The riverswould burn. The air would burn the eyes of man. According to theprophecy of the Seventh Generation the Onkwehonwe would see the timewhen the birds would fall from the sky. The fish would die in thewater. And man would grow ashamed of the way that he had treated hisMother and Provider, the Earth.Finally, according to this prophecy, after seven generations ofliving in close contact with the Europeans, the Onkwehonwe would riseup and demand that their rights and stewardship over the Earth berespected and restored.According to the wisdom of this prophecy, men and women would one dayturn to the Onkwehonwe for both guidance and direction. It is up tothe present generation of youth of the Kanienkehaka to provideleadership and example to all who have failed. The children of theKanienkehaka are the seventh generation.________________________________________