St. Kateri Tekawitha - Environment and Ecology Small Retablo Helen Boudreau and their enemies were not

and their enemies were not only ordinary Confederate troops but also fearsome guerrillas under William Quantrill and 'Blood Bill' Anderson

wooden heart made of wood from Colorado forests

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Kateri Tekawitha was born in New York

St. Kateri Tekawitha - Environment and Ecology Small Retablo Helen Boudreau and their enemies were notSt. Kateri Tekawitha was born in New York, daughter to a Mohawk chief and an Algonquin mother in 1656. She took vows of chastity in 1679. It is said that upon her death the pox marks cleared from her face. "Holy St. Kateri, Lily of the Mohawks, pray for us. May we learn to walk in harmony with the natural world. There may we find comfort and joy until we find our way to the Great Spirits."