February 2012
“Suffering, like a stone . . .
(around my neck,
deep inside me)”
– Roland Barthes, Mourning Diary (translated by Richard Howard)
“Is there no way out of the mind?”
– Sylvia Plath, from “Apprehensions” (via awritersruminations)
“I am accused. I dream of massacres.
I am a garden of black and red agonies. I...”
– Sylvia Plath, from “Three Women: A Poem for Three Voices” (via awritersruminations)
White Ain't Right, By Linda Different-Cloud Jones →
lastrealindians:
Since this column was posted this morning, Linda Different Cloud-Jones was asked to be a commentator on Native America Calling on their Tuesday, Feb 14th episode, discussing frybread and healthy eating among indigenous people. Listen in.
"I love you"
lakhotiyapi:
So, while making Valentines in Lakota yesterday evening with my class, we got on the topic of how to say “I love you.”
There are actually two ways to say “I love you”:
Thečhíȟila.
Iyótaŋčhila.
The first seems more to be for “unconditional” love, but I think both work fine however you’d like to use them!
Enjoy!
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Lakota Language Loses Fluent Speaker - ICTMN.com →
adailyriot:
The Lakota language has lost one of its most fluent speakers. Johnson Holy Rock, of Wakpamni, South Dakota, walked on January 21 at the age of 93.
Holy Rock was one of the founders of the Lakota Language Consortium. He served on its board of directors from 2004 to 2008.
“His leadership regarding the Lakota language was very influential as he was one of the most fluent Lakota...
Boo Fucking Hoo. This whole 'Occupy' thing is...
January 2012
Children of the Dragonfly Excerpt: To Say “Child”... →
adailyriot:
By Severt Young Bear and R. D. Theisz
Knowing the real meanings behind certain terms clarifies their importance.
The terms for man, woman, and child are also revealing. Wicasa (man) is based on wi (sun), can (wood or staff), and sa (red). Wi is the highest form the Great Mystery…
“Words From Fire Dog
We are part fire, and part dream. We are the physical...”
– Fire Dog, Cheyenne
December 2011
“You expected to be sad in the fall. Part of you died each year when the leaves...”
– Ernest Hemingway, A Moveable Feast (via weelittleactress)
Suck This Lemon!: 1895: Don’ts for women riders →
suckthislemon:
The below list was originally published by the New York World in 1895.
It’s not known whether the author(s) were male or female, but that doesn’t make it any less ridiculous.
For those who get nostalgic for that 1890s golden era of cycling, it’s important to realize it wasn’t golden for…
Boy Charlotte: Where the Breeds Go →
boycharlotte:
where she thought it would be different
this place is mud and boy cum. i arch my back
and show a kind of way
in in the end it’s a going away song. i shrug it off try to care
waters lilies in the fountain on rue royale
the cutlass buried in the bush
beer tabs into a chain i tried to crawl…
“It is a common belief of the Anglo-Saxon that the Indian is essentially lazy....”
– Voltairine de Cleyre, The Mexican Revolution
Reading this makes me fucking depressed, actually. This was written over a hundred years ago, by a white person. It’s like, what the fuck happened. Why weren’t more people inspired by these words and driven to what we now call anti-colonialist action?
...
Only 10:21 here. Too early to drink?
November 2011
