Yaw^ko Teyokokat/Thank you Melissa, for the beautiful Tsyoka/Raven feather. I used the beads you also gifted. Peote stitch on the quill with a leather lace to hang after each use in thanking and cleansing; burning tobacco, sweetgrass, sage, cedar. Onu'hkwat/Medicines ease our way to the spirit world. When we look up to the sky and see the Big Dipper straight overhead, it is time for Tsha'tekohselh^/Midwinter Ceremonies. We thank the Creator for all the gifts we've received throughout the year and ask that we may be blessed with the same in the year ahead.