Nuwati Herbals Rod Jackson

About me:

www.nuwatiherbals.com

I am who I am, and I don't pretend to be anything I am not. I am Cherokee and Scots-Irish, and look more like I should be wearing kilts rather than a ribbon shirt, but my heart tells me otherwise.

My Dad, my Grandpa, and all of my uncles had coal black hair which turned white as they aged, and my hair was brown and curly. I say WAS brown, because it, too, is now white. I don't dye my hair black, don't straighten it, and I don't put on tanning creams to make myself more "native looking".

I am not full-blood (hey, look at my picture!) I just know what my Grandpa told me (Boy, do you know that you are an Indian? Those are your People...), and how that resonates with my heart and how I have always felt in my soul. I am Cherokee Metis, and proud of it. When my Grandpa told me who I was he remembered the pain he had gone through in his life, and to protect me he added, "But don't you tell anyone!" So, I didn't for a long time, but I was naturally drawn to the culture, the Ceremonies, the Spirituality, and I couldn't keep it to myself any longer. Sorry Grandpa (but I think you understand) I now tell everyone I can.

WORDS OF JIM PELL, PRINCIPAL CHIEF OF NORTH ALABAMA CHEROKEE TRIBE "...There is no such thing as 'part-Cherokee.' Either you're Cherokee or you're not. It isn't the quantity of Cherokee blood in your veins that is important, but the quality of it. Your pride in it. I have seen full-bloods who have virtually no idea of the great legacy entrusted to their care. Yet, I have seen people with as little as 1/500th blood quantum who inspire the spirits of their ancestors because they make being Cherokee a proud part of their everyday life..."

I know that I am doing what Great Mystery put me here to do, and I pray every day that I inspire the spirits of my ancestors. So if I don't have enough Cherokee blood for you to accept me for who I am, that is your problem. I know who I am, and I am happy with the mix. I also know what is happening with our products goes well beyond what I could do on my own!

I do not call myself a shaman or Medicine Man. What would be the point of that? I am just a man doing what he is supposed to do. I strive every day to Walk in Balance on My Path, as it has been set down for me by Great Mystery, and to always be there for The People. Aho!

At Nuwati Herbals, we believe that our ancestors used the plants that Creator gave us to help restore balance to their bodies and Spirit. Modern medicine isolates one part of the plant to create a drug and forgets that the entire plant is beneficial. We honor the plants for their sacrifice. Nuwati Herbal products are made with Wild-Crafted herbs....plants that grow where Creator planted them. Occasionally we will use organic herbs if the wild-crafted herbs are not available.

We believe in balancing the energy that runs through all life. The Tsalagi People (Cherokee) have a word for the Universal Life Force Energy that other people know as Chi or Prana. That word is... NUWATI.

OSDA NUWATI is "Good Medicine" or "Good Energy" which helps to balance the medicine of the four directions: Spiritual Medicine of the East, Natural Medicine of the South, Physical Medicine of the West, and Mental Medicine of the North. NUWATI helps you to walk in harmony with the sacred rhythms of the Universe and Mother Earth, and to walk in balance on the Medicine Path. On this Path, we strive to make every step a prayer.

And So, It is Good.

Nuwati Herbals on Blog Talk Radio:.. On the 16th of July Rod and Kimberly were the guests on The Health and Harmony program, discussing Cherokee ways and Nuwati Herbals. Click to listen. NOTICE: Audio is low, so crank it up!

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