And no word was heard raised to say it was wrong. By giving and receiving even simple things we can change the dynamics of disputes. Asol Keesh feels that some differences can be settled by giving. He often starts the giving process with a simple feather. To Asol Keesh things stand for symbols.
Feathers are symbols of loftier ideals.
We can settle our disputes by living up to our loftier heritage. There have been as many as 40 medicine men from other tribes assembled with Asol Keesh in a learning lodge. All learned from each other. The Europeans thought medicine men were practicing witchcraft. They did not understand what we were doing.