"God, our creator, uses our experiences, positive and negative, as thread, to weave together who we are and how we interact with each other in our world. The love, acceptance and Native American awareness that was born of the Gathering was certainly a positive thread in the tapestry of Clarke County residences’ lives. Witnessing people from different walks of life talking together, dancing and celebrating a unique cultural experience was validation that we can love one another in spite of our outward differences." |