June 2008
“We forget so we consider ourselves superior. But we are, after all, a mere part...”
– Chief Oren Lyons, ONONDAGA
Every human being gathers information from the center of a circle. If we are not careful, we soon think we are the center of all things. Therefore, it is easy to become self centered. Once we become self centered we...
Rabbit Dance Song →
Mastincla wauncio cun wa wiksuye ha iha wa uwisa otakuye kun akyauyape
Songs of the Lakota , Oglala Lakota →
…the “Indian throat,” results in a very unique sound that is difficult to describe fully. The higher parts of songs are sung by men called “h’ oka wicasa” in falsetto ranging from piercing to mellow. As the melody descends, the voice gains energy and rhythm. The sound is produced at the back of an open mouth and...
“…when faithful human beings or other creatures called upon them for help,...”
– ~ Fools Crow
Each of the four directions has special powers. These powers or Grandfathers are there to help us. The powers are from the East, the South, the West, and the North. To call upon the power we need to stand in the center and face...
Lakota facility seeks to teach understanding... →
MARTIN — Intermittent flashes of light burst from a horizon of gray clouds, lighting up the dark sky and wide-open, tumbling grasslands of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation on Wednesday evening. It was not a scene Brian Twenter figured he could have witnessed from a classroom seat at a university. “It’s so cool out here,” he said. Twenter, a University of South Dakota...
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Marchers find Columbus streets inhospitable | The... →
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Woven into the fabric of United States history is the battle between the Native Americans and the white settlers.
Apparently, it’s a battle that continues to be waged. It came to a head once again recently—this time, on the streets of Columbus, when a group of some 50 Native Americans, involved in a five-month cross-country march to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the original...
Indians Voting, With Reservations | Reznet News →
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Some members said they don’t care. Others don’t think their vote will matter. But Gilbert still believes that every vote matters so she spent Election Day driving folks to the polls.
“It’s a daily struggle to get through 24 hours,” Gilbert said. “OK,” she added, pausing, “you’re asking me to vote. Vote for what? … I can’t even get milk, food and now gas.”
Nevertheless, Gilbert said...
Final trials held for Denver Columbus Day parade... →
DENVER - Eight months after Denver’s annual Columbus Day parade, trials arising from a parade controversy ended May 30 with the acquittal of a Lakota woman in a wheelchair who had joined the protest because she felt the parade celebrated oppression. ”I wanted to stand up for Native people,” said Irma Little, 67, of Denver, originally from Rosebud, S.D. She was found innocent of...
Tim Giago: Mt. Rushmore Seen Through Native Eyes -... →
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Tasunka Witco is noted for his humility and I think he’d be apalled to see his likeness carved into a mountain.
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