Indigenous First People of the Americas Mask Art

Two Wolves – A Cherokee Parable“ An old Cherokee chief was teaching his grandson about life…

‘A fight is going on inside me,’ he said to the boy. ‘It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. One is evil – he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, self-doubt, and ego. The other is good – he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith. This same fight is going on inside you and inside every other person, too.’ The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather, ‘Which wolf will win?’ The old chief simply replied, ‘The one you feed.”We all wear masks since the begining of time . Today’s masks consist of ‘Brands and snap chat filters 

  Edward S. Curtis often asked natives to recreate their ceremonies wearing traditional garb so he could capture them on camera.