Universal Prayer of Land and Atmosphere

Canupa Ta Wocekiye

“Universal Prayer of Land and Atmosphere”

This prayer was Spirit given to Horn Chips in 1871 for the people to use.

It covers the land and the animals. We pray to the animal spirits because they are always pure.

Ate Wakan Tanka iwankabya na

iyehan I ci ya epin kte sni. Tka, marpiya

iyoko ki le itima hel wamo kaskan eya

rupahu ko za pi kta ca, wi ca yakage.

ho heganl, maka ki iya kanl, na maka

ki orlate, mni na mni cete ekta iyagle

ya wama ka skan eya oun yan pi kta a

wica ya kage gon lena ce wi con ki ya

pi kta ca wi ca yakage.

Ho hehanl, maka ki iya kanl can

owe tona keca, na can wasku yeca o

we tona keca, na wapta o we tona keca

na wahutkan o we tona keca, na jeji o

we tona keca ya kage qon lena ekce

wicasa na wa maka skan qeya maka wita

wanji iya kanl on ko on yanpi qon lena

on ki waste pi kta ca ya kage qon Tunkashila

lena ke ki ksuya wa hi najin.

Ho anpa wi na han he wi na wa rupakoza

na Inyan. Ho lena Oyasin wakan qon

wicakisuya wahi najin.

Father, Great Spirit, I will not say anything above You, nor will I say anything equal to You.

But within the space of the clouds, You have made those animals who swing their wings.

And then You have made animals to live upon the earth. You have made animals to live within the Earth. You have made animals who will live in the waters and You have made those animals who will live in the bottom of the waters. These You have made for us to pray to.

And then upon the Earth, the many different kinds of trees, the many different kinds of fruit trees, the many different kinds of plants, the many different kinds of roots and the many different kinds of grasses You have made.

These common men and animals live upon the Earth that You have pulled together. You have made these things so they would be good for us. Grandfather, as I stand here, I remember these things.