Talk:Legend of the Rainbow Warriors

The Rainbow Warriors Prophesy is Real

The original prophesy was in fact first spoken of by Standing Bear, a Lakota Elder. Wikipedia is turning into a big joke in recent years. Anyone can sign up and post any propaganda either true or false with absolutely no fact checking, which is painfully obvious! 64.25.204.16 (talk) 07:39, 20 June 2023 (UTC)

Anyone can sign up and post any propaganda either true or false with absolutely no fact checking Untrue. Well, true for Talk pages, as you just proved yourself, but the articles are based on reliable sources. If you have a fact-checked reliable source, bring it. If all you have is your opinion, you can keep it because this is not a forum. --Hob Gadling (talk) 11:22, 20 June 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 8 October 2023

Please Consider changing lines like these as they are culturally incorrect and insulting:

Remove #1: "Warriors of the Rainbow relates these fictitious "Indian" prophecies to the Second Coming of Christ and has been described as purveying "a covert anti-Semitism throughout, while evangelizing against traditional Native American spirituality."[3]

Remove #2: The modern story has been misrepresented as ancient prophecy. While this falsification may have been done consciously by the creators of the story, those who pass the story on may sincerely believe the story is authentic. This phenomenon is an example of what scholar Michael I. Niman calls "fakelore."[1] The legend is frequently circulated by members of the counterculture group, the Rainbow Family.

Consider adding these facts from actual reputable Native American sources like NativeHope.Org and The Lakota Times that cites the Rainbow Warrior Prophecy correctly --it is in fact an ancient prophecy, it is not "fictitious" or a "fakelore" and to imply such is extremely disrespectful to their elders and wisdom keepers who have passed this tradition down orally for hundreds of years. That scholar Michael Niman's quote is erroneous and should be removed. For a better understanding of how it relates to the Christian lore- consider adding #3 from The Lakota Times below.

Addition #1: "Our ancient prophesies say a time will come when the blue sky and waters turn black and green things turn brown and die. Animals and fish will disappear, and birds will drop from the sky. This devastation will come because of man's greed and disrespect for Mother Earth ...  Great Leaders, Warriors, and Shamans of many nations will be born to be Pathfinders, and they will cleanse the earth for rebirth. Next will come the Planters sowing seeds of truth, justice, and freedom. The Storytellers, Warriors, and Planters will live in the way of the Great Spirit and teach ways to keep Mother of the Ground sacred forevermore …   They will be called Rainbow Warriors, for they will bring together the four races of man to live in peace ... The four sacred directions and the four races of man are symbolized by the magnificence and glory of the rainbow. The diversity of energy and expresses itself in wavelengths of color -- the rainbow"... Prophesy of the Rainbow Warrior as told by Standing Bear, Lakota Elder - Source: NativeHope.Org

Addition #2: There will come a day when people of all races will put aside their differences and come together as one. Black Elk spoke about a vision of a Rainbow Tribe of many colors. Crazy Horse also had a vision where he saw his people, alongside brothers and sisters of all nations, dancing around the sacred tree. Many other indigenous cultures have their version of the Rainbow Prophesy, and its message is the same: Unity. Healing. Peace. - DELWIN FIDDLER, JR, NativeHope.Org

From Source: https://blog.nativehope.org/the-rainbow-warrior

Addition #3: “Warriors of the rainbow” is a prophecy told by many cultures including Cree, Navajo, Hopi, Salish, Zuni and the Cherokee related to the rainbow warriors. But did you know Christians have found similarities by relating the prophecy of the Rainbow Warriors to the Second Coming of Christ. Not only Christians but “Chryson Genos” in Greek mythology- a Golden Age characterised by harmony, stability and prosperity. In all stories they talk about a change… almost good vs. evil and good wins with the power of the rainbow people: “There will come a day when people of all races, colors, and creeds will put aside their differences. They will come together in love, joining hands in unification, to heal the Earth and all her children. They will move over the Earth like a great Whirling Rainbow, bringing peace, understanding and healing everywhere they go...” The Navajo-Hopi Prophecy of the Whirling Rainbow shows more of the similarities of Christian prophecy as well, “The great spiritual Teachers who walked the Earth and taught the basics of the truths of the Whirling Rainbow Prophecy will return and walk amongst us once more, sharing their power and understanding with all. We will learn how to see and hear in a sacred manner...” The fact that the Seventh Generation prophecy has already come true, All 7 council fires came together, as well as 100s of enemy tribes forgiving and uniting leads me to believe that we have an interesting future ahead of us." -Jenni Giovannetti, Oglala Lakota Iyeska, The Lakota Times, Oct 20, 2016

From Source: https://www.lakotatimes.com/articles/rainbow-warriors/

Thank you! 47.232.166.186 (talk) 03:26, 8 October 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: Paragraphs that are directly copypasted from other websites are not acceptable for inclusion in Wikipedia, which summarises what independent, reliable sources say on a topic, from a neutral point of view. I suggest taking a look at the resources linked at Help:Getting started before proposing large content changes such as this. WindTempos ^{(talk • contribs)} 13:21, 7 November 2023 (UTC)