January 2008
drinking the rest of the Guinness from the Guinness stew I made fer everyone.
December 2007
Auld Lang Syne - Tony Trischka Wishing you all a...
“The Natural Law will prevail regardless of man-made laws, tribunals and...”
– Traditional Circle of Elders
“They are selling death on little wheels.”
– Mareen on an airplane cigarette vending cart (photo). I had no idea these existed. You can’t smoke on any U.S. planes. Leave it to those crazy Germans.
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“What you see with your eyes shut is what counts.”
– Lame Deer
Story of the White Buffalo Calf Maiden
The following version of the story of the White Buffalo Calf Maiden was provided by an Oglala Lakota named Lone Man or Isna’lawica’ . Lone Man was born in 1850, fought at the Little Big Horn in 1876, and died in April 1918. In 1912, Lone Man was interviewed by Frances Densmore through an interpreter named Robert High Eagle, and this version of the story was recorded and ...
The Rise of the Plastic Medicine Men →
The Rise of the Plastic Medicine Men By Ward Churchill The Moccasin Telegraph - 24 August 1996 While it is an old article from 1996, I thought the topic would be of relevant interest, non-the-less. “Yes, I know of Sun Bear. He’s a plastic medicine man.” —Matthew King, Oglala Lakota Elder - 1985
Lakota Winter Counts →
Wicasa Itancan
Among the Lakota people, no one man stood supreme over the rest of the people. A man of good influence was chosen by the people after he proved he lived a good lifeand cared for others. He was called Wicasa Itancan. He would choose two or three of his personal friends as advisors to help him make decisions. These friends were called the Wakiconza. The...
“La plaisanterie sert souvent de véhicule à la vérité.”
– proverbe anglais
“I don’t know what to do! I am as light as a feather, I am as happy as an...”
– Ebenezer Scrooge
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The story of the star quilt.
Author: Charlene Hollow Horn Bear Welcome to the busy month of December! I hope that everyone had safe travels for Thanksgiving and will continue to have safe travels for the rest of the holidays. Some of my most favorite memories of the Christmas season are back on the prairie on the Cheyenne River Reservation. There were sakowin (7) of us living in a cikala (little)...
Paris Spice Shops →
Where to buy your cumin, saffron, cardamom and other various herbs in Paris.