{"id":1799,"date":"2016-12-01T13:27:17","date_gmt":"2016-12-01T21:27:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wangao.org\/wp\/?p=1799"},"modified":"2016-12-01T13:38:10","modified_gmt":"2016-12-01T21:38:10","slug":"min-becomes-a-sister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.wangao.org\/?p=1799","title":{"rendered":"Min Becomes a Sister"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wangao.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Snapshot_001.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-large wp-image-1800\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wangao.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Snapshot_001-1024x542.png\" alt=\"snapshot_001\" width=\"1024\" height=\"542\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.wangao.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Snapshot_001-1024x542.png 1024w, http:\/\/www.wangao.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Snapshot_001-300x159.png 300w, http:\/\/www.wangao.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Snapshot_001-768x407.png 768w, http:\/\/www.wangao.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Snapshot_001-638x338.png 638w, http:\/\/www.wangao.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Snapshot_001-250x132.png 250w, http:\/\/www.wangao.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Snapshot_001.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>[12:01] Felicity Coronet: With the lighting of the fire I call this Council into session.We will first consider the continued status of the Pledge Min Fairweather and a report from Mosi Uta regarding things of concern<br \/>\nI appreciate All takiing time to support the Tribe in this most important of all activities, the growth of Our tribe through the addition of a new Sister<br \/>\n[12:02] Isa (Isalia Michalak): smiles<br \/>\n[12:02] Felicity Coronet motions for the Pledge Min to come stand before Her<br \/>\n[12:03] Felicity Coronet nods and with a soft smiles asks a question of the Pledge that will determine Her future as a Wa Ngao<br \/>\n[12:03] Felicity Coronet: Min, You have been a Pledge of the Wa Ngao asking Us to consider You as a Sister to stand with Us<br \/>\n[12:04] Felicity Coronet: Does that remain Your wish?<br \/>\n[12:04] Min (Min Fairweather): Aii En, it is My heart&#8217;s desire<br \/>\n[12:04] Loniki Loudon:  ***Wewtwewt ***<br \/>\n[12:04] Min (Min Fairweather) smiles<br \/>\n[12:04] Felicity Coronet nods and turns to Nasiha<br \/>\n[12:04] Isa (Isalia Michalak): ***Wewtwewt ***<br \/>\n[12:05] Felicity Coronet: Sister, as Nasiha, are You satisfied that this Pledge has done all required to join Our Tribe?<br \/>\n[12:05] Loniki Loudon: We are always lucky to get the cream of the crop<br \/>\n[12:05] Loniki Loudon: Yes, she exceeds expectations<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wangao.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Snapshot_002.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wangao.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Snapshot_002-1024x542.png\" alt=\"snapshot_002\" width=\"1024\" height=\"542\" class=\"alignright size-large wp-image-1801\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.wangao.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Snapshot_002-1024x542.png 1024w, http:\/\/www.wangao.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Snapshot_002-300x159.png 300w, http:\/\/www.wangao.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Snapshot_002-768x407.png 768w, http:\/\/www.wangao.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Snapshot_002-638x338.png 638w, http:\/\/www.wangao.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Snapshot_002-250x132.png 250w, http:\/\/www.wangao.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Snapshot_002.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>[12:05] Felicity Coronet nods<br \/>\n[12:06] Donna (DonnaAOG Resident) whispers: strokes the cat<br \/>\n[12:06] Loniki Loudon: Hey Sis<br \/>\n[12:06] Loniki Loudon Smiles<br \/>\n[12:06] Felicity Coronet: Then turning to Mosi Uta She inquires, has this Pledge shown Her worth with a bow Sister?<br \/>\n[12:06] Wendy Jelasco smiles seeying the cat appear<br \/>\n[12:06] Min (Min Fairweather) stands a bit taller and tries not to blush<br \/>\n[12:06] Wendy Jelasco: aii wangu En    she will fit in nicely in our bunch of arrow distributors<br \/>\n[12:07] jazz (jasmine Chiantelle) smiles<br \/>\n[12:07] Felicity Coronet chuckles and nods<br \/>\n[12:07] Felicity Coronet: Seeing the girl zenani approach, She pauses to let her catch her breath<br \/>\n[12:07] zenani (Leukippoleis Resident) catches her breath<br \/>\n[12:07] Isa (Isalia Michalak): Sawubona , Zen<br \/>\n[12:08] Wendy Jelasco: ngikhona leu   nice to see you<br \/>\n[12:08] Felicity Coronet: Wa Ngao!   You have heard the request of the Pledge Min and the acknowledgement of Her worth<br \/>\n[12:08] Felicity Coronet: Is it the Tribe&#8217;s desire that We add Her name to the list of those proudly calling themselves &#8220;Wa Ngao&#8221;?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wangao.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Snapshot_003.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wangao.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Snapshot_003-1024x542.png\" alt=\"snapshot_003\" width=\"1024\" height=\"542\" class=\"alignright size-large wp-image-1805\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.wangao.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Snapshot_003-1024x542.png 1024w, http:\/\/www.wangao.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Snapshot_003-300x159.png 300w, http:\/\/www.wangao.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Snapshot_003-768x407.png 768w, http:\/\/www.wangao.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Snapshot_003-638x338.png 638w, http:\/\/www.wangao.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Snapshot_003-250x132.png 250w, http:\/\/www.wangao.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Snapshot_003.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>[12:08] Ama (Amanita Pavlova) looks to zenani and smiles, nodding Her head<br \/>\n[12:08] Isa (Isalia Michalak): ***Wewtwewt ***<br \/>\n[12:08] jazz (jasmine Chiantelle): Aii my En<br \/>\n[12:08] Rave Firelyte (RavanaTheMean Cobalt): Aii<br \/>\n[12:08] zenani (Leukippoleis Resident): Aii<br \/>\n[12:08] Donna (DonnaAOG Resident): Aii<br \/>\n[12:09] Wendy Jelasco: I say aoo<br \/>\n[12:09] Donna (DonnaAOG Resident): ***Wewtwewt ***<br \/>\n[12:09] Loniki Loudon: aii<br \/>\n[12:09] Ama (Amanita Pavlova): Aiwaaaaa, My En!<br \/>\n[12:09] Wendy Jelasco: aii<br \/>\n[12:09] Felicity Coronet nods and turns to the Pledge<br \/>\n[12:09] Min (Min Fairweather) grins happily in relief<br \/>\n[12:09] Isa (Isalia Michalak): grins, I hope my ***Wewtwewt *** is considered as a big yes<br \/>\n[12:09] Felicity Coronet: You have heard the tribe voice Their support for what You ask Min.<br \/>\n[12:09] Felicity Coronet: Let Us proceed and speak the words of the Tribal Pledge<br \/>\n[12:09] Felicity Coronet: Are You ready?<br \/>\n[12:10] Min (Min Fairweather) nods, &#8216;Aii My En I&#8217;m ready&#8217;<br \/>\n[12:10] Felicity Coronet begins . . . . First, As a Wa Ngao I am true to myself.<br \/>\n[12:10] Min (Min Fairweather): I will play my role in the tribe to the best of my ability. I carry my weight in the tribe.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wangao.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Snapshot_004.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wangao.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Snapshot_004-1024x542.png\" alt=\"snapshot_004\" width=\"1024\" height=\"542\" class=\"alignright size-large wp-image-1806\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.wangao.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Snapshot_004-1024x542.png 1024w, http:\/\/www.wangao.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Snapshot_004-300x159.png 300w, http:\/\/www.wangao.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Snapshot_004-768x407.png 768w, http:\/\/www.wangao.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Snapshot_004-638x338.png 638w, http:\/\/www.wangao.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Snapshot_004-250x132.png 250w, http:\/\/www.wangao.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Snapshot_004.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>[12:10] Min (Min Fairweather): Be it slave, Huntress, or En, I am the best I can be.<br \/>\n[12:10] Felicity Coronet: Second, As a Wa Ngao I am true to my tribe.<br \/>\n[12:11] Min (Min Fairweather): I will never disrespect my tribe. The honor of the Wa Ngao is great and I will never tarnish it willingly or intentionally.<br \/>\n[12:11] Felicity Coronet: Third, As a Wa Ngao I will honor my Sisters.<br \/>\n[12:11] Min (Min Fairweather): Be them slave, Huntress, or En, I respect them all the same. Roles are stations in life or jobs but the Sisterhood transcends that.<br \/>\n[12:11] Min (Min Fairweather): I would never do anything intentionally to make my sisters uncomfortable, embarrassed, or dishonored.<br \/>\n[12:11] Felicity Coronet nods and continues.   Fourth, As a Wa Ngao I will honor my home.<br \/>\n[12:11] Min (Min Fairweather): The lands of my home are the homes of my sisters. Our homes are sacred and are respected. Our home provides shelter and sustenance. I will fiercely protect my home.<br \/>\n[12:12] Felicity Coronet: Fifth, As a Wa Ngao I will protect my heritage.<br \/>\n[12:12] Min (Min Fairweather): Our past builds our future. Our future becomes our past in time. Our heritage reflects our honor on a third dimension *smiles*<br \/>\n[12:12] Felicity Coronet: Sixth, As a Wa Ngao I will honor Gor.<br \/>\n[12:12] Min (Min Fairweather): I understand that what gor means to others is as important to them as it is to me.  While I may not share every idea others may have, I respect their rights to theirs.  I do not weigh my values above the values of others and will decline to judge.<br \/>\n[12:12] Felicity Coronet: Seventh, As a Wa Ngao I will build on the future.<br \/>\n[12:12] Min (Min Fairweather) takes a breath<br \/>\n[12:12] Min (Min Fairweather): I understand that education is the basis of growth in general and not just personal.  I will do my best to project a better understanding of myself, my tribe, my sisterhood,  my home, my heritage, and Gor.<br \/>\n[12:13] Ariel (glossy Erin) shifts her ears<br \/>\n[12:13] Felicity Coronet turns and takes a new bow and quiver from the great stone, patting the jungle Panther Ariel gently<br \/>\n[12:14] Arjay (RJE Resident) waves silently to avoid disrupting the ceremony<br \/>\n[12:14] Felicity Coronet: Two fluids are essential for life<\/p>\n<p>Without either one, a person perishes<br \/>\n[12:14] Felicity Coronet: One is water<br \/>\n[12:14] Felicity Coronet: The other blood<br \/>\n[12:14] Felicity Coronet: Such is also true with families<br \/>\n[12:14] Felicity Coronet: Two are required for a full and complete life.  To keep from perishing<br \/>\n[12:14] Felicity Coronet: One is Our &#8220;Family of Blood&#8221;, those who We are bound to by birth<br \/>\n[12:15] Felicity Coronet: The Other is Our &#8220;Family of Water&#8221;, those We meet and bond with in Life<br \/>\n[12:15] Felicity Coronet: Two Families, both essential to a successful and happy life<br \/>\n[12:15] Min (Min Fairweather) nods in strong agreement<br \/>\n[12:15] Felicity Coronet smiles and holds out the bow and quiver to Min<br \/>\n[12:15] Felicity Coronet: We of the Wa Ngao welcome Min into Our Family of Water &#8220;Sister&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wangao.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Taluna-Tribal-Dances-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wangao.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Taluna-Tribal-Dances-1.png\" alt=\"taluna-tribal-dances\" width=\"800\" height=\"512\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1811\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.wangao.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Taluna-Tribal-Dances-1.png 800w, http:\/\/www.wangao.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Taluna-Tribal-Dances-1-300x192.png 300w, http:\/\/www.wangao.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Taluna-Tribal-Dances-1-768x492.png 768w, http:\/\/www.wangao.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Taluna-Tribal-Dances-1-638x408.png 638w, http:\/\/www.wangao.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Taluna-Tribal-Dances-1-250x160.png 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>[12:16] Felicity Coronet: ***Wewtwewt ***<br \/>\n[12:16] Donna (DonnaAOG Resident): ***Wewtwewt ***<br \/>\n[12:16] Isa (Isalia Michalak): smiles with big big smile &#8230;&#8230; ***Wewtwewt ***<br \/>\n[12:16] Min (Min Fairweather) accepts them with tears of joy in her eyes<br \/>\n[12:16] Loniki Loudon:  ***Wewtwewt ***<br \/>\n[12:16] jazz (jasmine Chiantelle): ***Wewtwewt ***<br \/>\n[12:16] Isa (Isalia Michalak): ***Wewtwewt ***<br \/>\n[12:16] Wendy Jelasco smiles brightly  welcome Sister<br \/>\n[12:16] Min (Min Fairweather): Weeee! ^.^<br \/>\n[12:16] Ama (Amanita Pavlova) smiles and raises Her right arm in a gesture of salute and acceptance<br \/>\n[12:16] Ariel (glossy Erin): ***Wewtwewt ***<br \/>\n[12:16] Felicity Coronet: Welcome Sister<br \/>\n[12:16] Felicity Coronet hugs Min and kisses Her cheek<br \/>\n[12:16] Min (Min Fairweather): Asante Sister!<br \/>\n[12:16] Loniki Loudon: With this bow we wed you to Wa Ngao<br \/>\n[12:16] Isa (Isalia Michalak): welocme Min &#8230;. Sister<br \/>\n[12:16] Loniki Loudon Smiles<br \/>\n[12:16] Donna (DonnaAOG Resident): welcome Min hugs<br \/>\n[12:16] Loniki Loudon: Welcome Sis<br \/>\n[12:17] Felicity Coronet: S\/sisters of the Wa Ngao . . come and greet OUr newest Sister!<br \/>\n[12:17] Min (Min Fairweather): Asante all *wipes her damp cheeks on the back of her hand<br \/>\n[12:17] Ariel (glossy Erin) licks En &#8216;s back while she approaches towards the stones<br \/>\n[12:17] Loniki Loudon: We are stronger today<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Felicity Coronet: With the lighting of the fire I call this Council into session.We will first consider the continued status of the Pledge Min Fairweather and a report from Mosi Uta regarding things of concern<br \/>\nI appreciate All takiing time to support the Tribe in this most important of all activities, the growth of Our tribe through the addition of a new Sister<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1806,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1799","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wa-ngao"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.wangao.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1799","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.wangao.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.wangao.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.wangao.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.wangao.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1799"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"http:\/\/www.wangao.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1799\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1812,"href":"http:\/\/www.wangao.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1799\/revisions\/1812"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.wangao.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1806"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.wangao.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1799"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.wangao.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1799"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.wangao.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1799"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}