By Ron Momogeeshick Peters

The original is done with acrylic paints, watercolor, inks and pencil on acid free paper.

The left side where the rainbow colors are enclosed by yellow and also where the yellow highlights the eagle’s head and lower wing are actually the outlines of a serpent’s head. Within the fur above to the slight right of the wolf’s eye you will see the distinctive outline of the serpent’s eye.

The serpent represents the life of a being, whether it be human, animal or spirit. A beginning and an end of existence in this realm starts from head to tail or it could be from tail to head.This sacred and precious serpent travels along this great river.
And along this great long river, there are many canoes and things going downstream. Along the way there are islands to rest on, to grow things, to plant, to clear and so forth. On one shore side there is always light and on the other there is always darkness. To be awake and to sleep is represented by each shore. The river and the canoe are you as you travel your life. Your feet touch the realm of today and the dream world at the same time. You can set ashore on the darkness or set ashore on the light but you must always travel on down the river. There is a beginning and an end to your travel. Most of the time you travel downstream but there are times when you need to go back upstream to get something but you need help from your friends to do this.

The wolf’s, serpent’s and eagle’s eyes are lined up in the manner of the the Memaywaysuh.

The eagle represents the Paypaytahbun. The human in the serpents head with electric tails is my version of a rock painting from the Land of A thousand Lakes Area in Ontario,Canada. My Grandpa Pete used to take me to a spot near Mine Centre ,Ontario. It had a snake pit . We would go there for a feast and share our time with them. My grandpa would sing and make offerings.

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