Rainbows and Thunder Beings

As time went along the humans also began to disagree, and fight and kill each other. The Thunder Beings who watch were angered by the actions of the humans and caused a great bang followed by days of heavy rain. The people were fearful that they would be drowned but the rains stopped and they saw a rainbow (Ohniioh) for the first time. They were told that Orikwaseh had returned and found that the humans were of two minds and were in conflict. He pointed to the sky and said that the sky was also divided and there was discord there reflecting the way humans were on earth. He said such was his power that all of nature would see the divided colours. He warned that at one time the sky colors would come from the east, stretch across the earth into the west through the middle of the sky and at that time the world as humans know it would end. Yet the Thunders Beings were entrusted with bringing the rain to cleanse the land and renew life and the earth would receive life; to remind people of this blessing rainbows would appear.

So the humans were entrusted with caring for the earth and upholding the sacred rituals given to them by Orikwaseh. Our duties are to follow the directions of the celestial beings and when it is our time to return the body to the earth and ascend back to the Sky World. Those who decide to ignore these instructions will follow one of the rainbow colours away from the Sky World. By their own choice their journey will be in another direction away from the place of light.