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John and Pauline Jerzyszek have been living the life of Red Indians for the last few years.

For the last seven years, they have immersed themselves in the culture, attended dozens of pow-wows with other like-minded people and followed the ancient teachings of the tribes.

‘It’s a full on spiritual thing for us. When we put on traditional clothes for pow-wows, it’s not fancy dress. We surround ourselves with these things in our home as a reminder of how to honour the beauty we find in the native American way, in the way of the Old Ones. It’s impossible to live as simply as they did, but we try to follow their beliefs of honouring the Earth, not using more than we need, not taking more than we can eat, and remembering to be thankful for what we have.’

Mr Jerzyszek added: ‘We were both Christians. It’s not like we’re pretending to be native Americans, we have just found our direction with this. The first time I heard their drums I was moved to tears.’

There are also pictures of animals which hold a special place in the belief system they follow: the wolf, for example is ‘the teacher’, the bear ‘the healer’.

The couple’s chosen path means they like to help those less fortunate than themselves. They have spent time living with Lakota Indians in America and travel to pow-wows (it means a gathering of like-minded people, they explain) all over Europe.

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By edifis• 3 Aug 2011 01:39

Rating: 5/5

I want to visit a pow-wow! I will buy a Tomahawk from there.

By nomerci• 3 Aug 2011 00:48

hmm....all I am missing is about a billion euros....lol

By anonymous• 3 Aug 2011 00:19

Rating: 3/5

Fair enough - they are not harming anybody; good for them :-)

By anonymous• 2 Aug 2011 09:54

Nothings wrong with it as long as they don't mind looking like pretentious hippies.

By britexpat• 2 Aug 2011 09:50

Rating: 4/5

Come on now.. They are living a life that makes them happy. What's wrong with that ?

By anonymous• 2 Aug 2011 09:11

Rating: 5/5

I'm happy with the life I choose..I just need more freedom..:)

By anonymous• 2 Aug 2011 08:41

Rating: 4/5

ROFLMAO. What a crock of poo. Man I can't stand hippies.

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