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Antonio Sanchez is with Artist Ngaba.
July 8 at 11:15 AM ·
Mona Mon was in town visiting from Dallas and graciously volunteered assistance. We treated her to breakfast before she departed for her long journey back. We are now cousins. She will be returning and we will have a feast in her honor utilizing the horno to cook and bake. Mona and Sitt are from Myanmar and Mona mentioned the use of adobe in their culture. Watching her as she assisted in this project was elating. We functioned as a team and Mona was directing placement of the mud as we progressed. We were blessed to have her and Sitt in our presence.
Brother Carlos assisted immensely as well doing much of the heavy lifting and providing lumber for making the form for the base.
Gracias a todos!!!
The Two brothers Rebuilt this every year! Dried Mixture Does not hold up well for some reason? The Winters?
True to their Cultures: Not Apples ! (red out side white inside)
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Small PlatesShared: Just now · more millions for our corrupt Tribal councils to waste ! sigh !
Driving their brand new Lincoln's among their poor and hungry:( Ahhh Yes, The Red Apples, the ones who sold their souls and spiritual connections for cash:( Of being really just white on the inside of burnt toast! Puppets, just like the big white owned Companies that are being used now, for a pat on the back, with flowery words of praise and false promises / lies of their future:( VIDEO: Native American Tribes Set To Receive Largest Government Settlement In History: $940M Over Contract Dispute https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrDYnhe_3bM video |
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LIFE IN AMERKA
Jerry Pope to Church of Sacred Ecology
November 1, 2015 ·
A white man and an elderly Native man became pretty good friends, so the white guy decided to ask him: “What do you think about Indian mascots?” The Native elder responded, “Here’s what you’ve got to understand. When you look at black people, you see ghosts of all the slavery and the rapes and the hangings and the chains. When you look at Jews, you see ghosts of all those bodies piled up in death camps. And those ghosts keep you trying to do the right thing. “But when you look at us you don’t see the ghosts of the little babies with their heads smashed in by rifle butts at the Big Hole, or the old folks dying by the side of the trail on the way to Oklahoma while their families cried and tried to make them comfortable, or the dead mothers at Wounded Knee or the little kids at Sand Creek who were shot for target practice. You don’t see any ghosts at all. “Instead you see casinos and drunks and junk cars and shacks. “Well, we see those ghosts. And they make our hearts sad and they hurt our little children. And when we try to say something, you tell us, ‘Get over it. This is America. Look at the American dream.’ But as long as you’re calling us Redskins and doing tomahawk chops, we can’t look at the American dream, because those things remind us that we are not real human beings to you. And when people aren’t humans, you can turn them into slaves or kill six million of them or shoot them down with Hotchkiss guns and throw them into mass graves at Wounded Knee. “No, we’re not looking at the American dream. And why should we? We still haven’t woken up from the American nightmare. ~source unknown
LIFE IN AMERKA
Jerry Pope to Church of Sacred Ecology
November 1, 2015 ·
A white man and an elderly Native man became pretty good friends, so the white guy decided to ask him: “What do you think about Indian mascots?” The Native elder responded, “Here’s what you’ve got to understand. When you look at black people, you see ghosts of all the slavery and the rapes and the hangings and the chains. When you look at Jews, you see ghosts of all those bodies piled up in death camps. And those ghosts keep you trying to do the right thing. “But when you look at us you don’t see the ghosts of the little babies with their heads smashed in by rifle butts at the Big Hole, or the old folks dying by the side of the trail on the way to Oklahoma while their families cried and tried to make them comfortable, or the dead mothers at Wounded Knee or the little kids at Sand Creek who were shot for target practice. You don’t see any ghosts at all. “Instead you see casinos and drunks and junk cars and shacks. “Well, we see those ghosts. And they make our hearts sad and they hurt our little children. And when we try to say something, you tell us, ‘Get over it. This is America. Look at the American dream.’ But as long as you’re calling us Redskins and doing tomahawk chops, we can’t look at the American dream, because those things remind us that we are not real human beings to you. And when people aren’t humans, you can turn them into slaves or kill six million of them or shoot them down with Hotchkiss guns and throw them into mass graves at Wounded Knee. “No, we’re not looking at the American dream. And why should we? We still haven’t woken up from the American nightmare. ~source unknown
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Home / Currents • Opinion / Native Voices – Wound-A-KneeismNative Voices – Wound-A-Kneeismby JaNae Collins / Currents, Opinion / 09 Feb 2016JaNae Collins
Guest CommentaryIn the bitter cold month of December, 1890 earsplitting gunfire, cannon-like blasts from Hotchkiss guns, and tortured screams could be heard from a people that would leave a soul wound on the ground and on the spirits for generations to come. Over 300 Lakota women, children, and elderly were brutally gunned down after having their weapons confiscated by the 7th Cavalry. Their voices were brutally taken and silenced that day. Chief Bigfoot lay forever frozen in his murdered state, white flag of surrender at his side. A few days later their bodies would be collected and thrown carelessly into a mass grave by the wagonload. It was such an unnecessary loss of innocent life, and a blatant crime against humanity. For such “bravery” the 7th cavalry was awarded 20 medals of (dis)honor. This tragic event would foreshadow the systematic treatment of the American Indian well into the 21st century.
A hundred years later, I was born into the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes. My tiospaye (extended family) ensured my traditional Native roots by providing my naming ceremony where I received my first name of Canunpa Yuhan Winyan (Holds the Pipe Woman). This was my earliest childhood memory. I danced jingle dress and Northern style traditional, and got involved with any kind of performance-based activity I could on my reservation. I was always drawn to the arts, only able to read about acting and it’s methods at first (I read my first acting book age eight). There were absolutely no resources available on my reservation for my dream. After graduating high school, I attended the University of New Mexico (with a little pit stop at SIPI) where I studied Media Arts and became union eligible. Eventually I’d have to go to Hollywood to further my acting education and pursuit.
I moved to Los Angeles, and it was suggested that I look into Native Voices at the Autry, as they were the only known Native American theater group in Los Angeles. They were doing an Improvisation 101 class and it was free. It was a great opportunity for me, fresh off the New Mexico film scene to meet some of my Native peers in Los Angeles. I gained insightful knowledge that I never had the opportunity to learn in New Mexico. I immediately noticed however, that I was in the minority of Native people present that grew up on a reservation and was still connected to my community. Assimilation and relocation drastically affected a lot of our people, and this was my first experience of those effects on Native identity and worldview on such a large scale.
The entertainment industry in Hollywood has fostered a misrepresentation of the Native American identity. From Iron Eyes Cody to Taylor Lautner we are consistently overlooked. We are not to be trusted with lead roles and we are to be replaced with spray tanned Caucasians or similar brown people with no knowledge of us, or our culture. After all, how can one stand up to misrepresentation when one doesn’t know or connect with their culture?
My respect and gratitude for Native Voices began to crumble when I was planning on catching a show of Native Voices at the Autry’s “Stories from an Indian Boarding School” when I first saw: WOUND-A-KNEE. Wound-A-Knee was depicted as a heading in promotion of the boarding school play on their Facebook page.
The phrase “Wound-a-knee” was a bad pun for “Good luck” as was later explained to me by Native Voices performers. A few weeks later it was there again, on the Native Voices page. This time, an actress provided a new “Wound-A-Kneeism” with an overwhelmingly negative response by several Lakota and a Lakota playwright directly affiliated with Native Voices denouncing the term. This is where it should have ended. It doesn’t matter what the previous excuse they had for using it, as there were no excuses now. The performer herself apologized for using it.But of course, it didn’t end there.
A few days later, “Wound-A-Knee” was used by Native Voices official Twitter page in reference to wishing one of their performers luck. The MANNER in which this issue was handled was the main problem now. This implies that when Native American people disagree with or question the ethics of this organization and its representations, we are brushed off. Ignored. And that is not okay.
I expressed my concerns about this issue on social media and some Native Voices performers came forward at this time and contacted me. They also hated hearing the term in its derogatory format. We all agreed how horrible the meaning of it actually was. I wasn’t the only Native performer/artist upset by this group perpetuating idiotic and hurtful ignorance.
Allowing Native Voices to silence us is to accept continued systematic oppression. If a Lakota tells you a Lakota massacre is not a joke it is to be honored, not disrespected. Because of the Native people they’re representing and the continued marketing of this derogatory term this issue must be addressed.
We aren’t disconnected, contradicting caricatures playing Indian. We are real people, and our opinions will no longer be dehumanized and ignored. Indian country is diverse, unique, and we’re all about connection. When Indians meet, immediately we try to find a common friend, family member or acquaintance on other reservations/areas. The myth of the Hollywood Indian is that we are all disconnected, being Native is relative and interchangeable, and therefore no one is accountable for their ignorance when situations like this happen.
True Native American history has only recently surfaced and until this point in time, only summarized in a vague paragraph or two. Our voices had been silenced. Our ancestors predicted the seventh generation would speak their words. We can continue to be invisible dinosaurs of the past. Relics and background decoration when needed; relegated to leather, feathers, period pieces, lost in stereotypes but never lacking the white savior theme. Or we can support and foster Native film, talent, and projects while simultaneously pushing for accountability in everyone using our image. The true beauty lies in projects for us, by us. This Native Voices incident is but a minor vein of the whole “Hollywood Indian” problem but, letting it go is to perpetuate the problem further. Enough is enough.
When are we going to be good enough for our own roles? And how much longer are we going to allow non-Natives to control OUR image? What WE see? How WE are portrayed to the Hollywood masses who turn around and use that as fodder for their own misrepresentation of us. Natives need to take control of our own content and creativity. People and organizations that say things like “Wound-A- Knee,” while simultaneously profiting from a grim area of Native history do not represent me as a Native person or as an actor. This kind of behavior can no longer be tolerated.
Today I live in Hollywood and I’m pursuing my dreams. I graduated from a reservation border town school and spent most of my childhood home on my reservation in Poplar, Montana. I know who I am and where I come from; it’s part of what makes me as strong and assertive as I am today. I’m a Fort Peck Dakota/Lakota woman, and I’m one of the many Natives that are coming (or are already here) in the new generations to take our voices back from those who continue to misrepresent us and paint themselves red when it’s convenient.
JaNae Collins is an aspiring actress and an enrolled member of the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes currently residing in Los Angeles, CA.
Follow on Twitter: @janaedawn
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Home / Currents • Opinion / Native Voices – Wound-A-KneeismNative Voices – Wound-A-Kneeismby JaNae Collins / Currents, Opinion / 09 Feb 2016JaNae Collins
Guest CommentaryIn the bitter cold month of December, 1890 earsplitting gunfire, cannon-like blasts from Hotchkiss guns, and tortured screams could be heard from a people that would leave a soul wound on the ground and on the spirits for generations to come. Over 300 Lakota women, children, and elderly were brutally gunned down after having their weapons confiscated by the 7th Cavalry. Their voices were brutally taken and silenced that day. Chief Bigfoot lay forever frozen in his murdered state, white flag of surrender at his side. A few days later their bodies would be collected and thrown carelessly into a mass grave by the wagonload. It was such an unnecessary loss of innocent life, and a blatant crime against humanity. For such “bravery” the 7th cavalry was awarded 20 medals of (dis)honor. This tragic event would foreshadow the systematic treatment of the American Indian well into the 21st century.
A hundred years later, I was born into the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes. My tiospaye (extended family) ensured my traditional Native roots by providing my naming ceremony where I received my first name of Canunpa Yuhan Winyan (Holds the Pipe Woman). This was my earliest childhood memory. I danced jingle dress and Northern style traditional, and got involved with any kind of performance-based activity I could on my reservation. I was always drawn to the arts, only able to read about acting and it’s methods at first (I read my first acting book age eight). There were absolutely no resources available on my reservation for my dream. After graduating high school, I attended the University of New Mexico (with a little pit stop at SIPI) where I studied Media Arts and became union eligible. Eventually I’d have to go to Hollywood to further my acting education and pursuit.
I moved to Los Angeles, and it was suggested that I look into Native Voices at the Autry, as they were the only known Native American theater group in Los Angeles. They were doing an Improvisation 101 class and it was free. It was a great opportunity for me, fresh off the New Mexico film scene to meet some of my Native peers in Los Angeles. I gained insightful knowledge that I never had the opportunity to learn in New Mexico. I immediately noticed however, that I was in the minority of Native people present that grew up on a reservation and was still connected to my community. Assimilation and relocation drastically affected a lot of our people, and this was my first experience of those effects on Native identity and worldview on such a large scale.
The entertainment industry in Hollywood has fostered a misrepresentation of the Native American identity. From Iron Eyes Cody to Taylor Lautner we are consistently overlooked. We are not to be trusted with lead roles and we are to be replaced with spray tanned Caucasians or similar brown people with no knowledge of us, or our culture. After all, how can one stand up to misrepresentation when one doesn’t know or connect with their culture?
My respect and gratitude for Native Voices began to crumble when I was planning on catching a show of Native Voices at the Autry’s “Stories from an Indian Boarding School” when I first saw: WOUND-A-KNEE. Wound-A-Knee was depicted as a heading in promotion of the boarding school play on their Facebook page.
The phrase “Wound-a-knee” was a bad pun for “Good luck” as was later explained to me by Native Voices performers. A few weeks later it was there again, on the Native Voices page. This time, an actress provided a new “Wound-A-Kneeism” with an overwhelmingly negative response by several Lakota and a Lakota playwright directly affiliated with Native Voices denouncing the term. This is where it should have ended. It doesn’t matter what the previous excuse they had for using it, as there were no excuses now. The performer herself apologized for using it.But of course, it didn’t end there.
A few days later, “Wound-A-Knee” was used by Native Voices official Twitter page in reference to wishing one of their performers luck. The MANNER in which this issue was handled was the main problem now. This implies that when Native American people disagree with or question the ethics of this organization and its representations, we are brushed off. Ignored. And that is not okay.
I expressed my concerns about this issue on social media and some Native Voices performers came forward at this time and contacted me. They also hated hearing the term in its derogatory format. We all agreed how horrible the meaning of it actually was. I wasn’t the only Native performer/artist upset by this group perpetuating idiotic and hurtful ignorance.
Allowing Native Voices to silence us is to accept continued systematic oppression. If a Lakota tells you a Lakota massacre is not a joke it is to be honored, not disrespected. Because of the Native people they’re representing and the continued marketing of this derogatory term this issue must be addressed.
We aren’t disconnected, contradicting caricatures playing Indian. We are real people, and our opinions will no longer be dehumanized and ignored. Indian country is diverse, unique, and we’re all about connection. When Indians meet, immediately we try to find a common friend, family member or acquaintance on other reservations/areas. The myth of the Hollywood Indian is that we are all disconnected, being Native is relative and interchangeable, and therefore no one is accountable for their ignorance when situations like this happen.
True Native American history has only recently surfaced and until this point in time, only summarized in a vague paragraph or two. Our voices had been silenced. Our ancestors predicted the seventh generation would speak their words. We can continue to be invisible dinosaurs of the past. Relics and background decoration when needed; relegated to leather, feathers, period pieces, lost in stereotypes but never lacking the white savior theme. Or we can support and foster Native film, talent, and projects while simultaneously pushing for accountability in everyone using our image. The true beauty lies in projects for us, by us. This Native Voices incident is but a minor vein of the whole “Hollywood Indian” problem but, letting it go is to perpetuate the problem further. Enough is enough.
When are we going to be good enough for our own roles? And how much longer are we going to allow non-Natives to control OUR image? What WE see? How WE are portrayed to the Hollywood masses who turn around and use that as fodder for their own misrepresentation of us. Natives need to take control of our own content and creativity. People and organizations that say things like “Wound-A- Knee,” while simultaneously profiting from a grim area of Native history do not represent me as a Native person or as an actor. This kind of behavior can no longer be tolerated.
Today I live in Hollywood and I’m pursuing my dreams. I graduated from a reservation border town school and spent most of my childhood home on my reservation in Poplar, Montana. I know who I am and where I come from; it’s part of what makes me as strong and assertive as I am today. I’m a Fort Peck Dakota/Lakota woman, and I’m one of the many Natives that are coming (or are already here) in the new generations to take our voices back from those who continue to misrepresent us and paint themselves red when it’s convenient.
JaNae Collins is an aspiring actress and an enrolled member of the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes currently residing in Los Angeles, CA.
Follow on Twitter: @janaedawn
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Uŋpa Nuŋpa. > Denise Pictou Maloney
Hau mitakuyepi (Hello my relatives),
I saw where Dennis Banks is calling for the "reinvigorating" of aim. I don't think so.
If you are a Native woman or are one of the tens of thousands of non-Native women caught up in the distorted, bloated mythology of the history of that movement please take the time to go to this page and get a different perspective on who should really be remembered as "heroes". Annie Mae is one of my heroes; not Peltier, not Banks, not Means, none of them other bought-off celebrities, no way.
Just as aim used an upside down american flag to signal that our people were in distress, I chose to use an upside down aim flag with negative color properties in this meme to signal a movement in distress. A movement and sympathizers living and promoting a massive lie for decades put forth by "leaders" who while in the bright spotlight of the media were screaming about all kinds of historical and ongoing dishonesty, at times incredibly they have demanded justice for murdered and missing Native women (here is looking at you Last Real Whateva-you-think-you-ares), all the while entirely complicit with their silence in the hiding of the truth about the murder of Annie Mae. Their hypocrisy is stunning and my stomach has been churning living with this knowledge for years. Miglúšʼiŋyaya (I have had enough).
The Joy Harjo quote is piercing and the drawing by Tiare Pires is exquisite. If you agree that Annie Mae's story demands justice please share this meme with your friends and encourage them to learn the truth. Lila wopila (Thank you very much). Toksha akhe
Hau mitakuyepi (Hello my relatives),
I saw where Dennis Banks is calling for the "reinvigorating" of aim. I don't think so.
If you are a Native woman or are one of the tens of thousands of non-Native women caught up in the distorted, bloated mythology of the history of that movement please take the time to go to this page and get a different perspective on who should really be remembered as "heroes". Annie Mae is one of my heroes; not Peltier, not Banks, not Means, none of them other bought-off celebrities, no way.
Just as aim used an upside down american flag to signal that our people were in distress, I chose to use an upside down aim flag with negative color properties in this meme to signal a movement in distress. A movement and sympathizers living and promoting a massive lie for decades put forth by "leaders" who while in the bright spotlight of the media were screaming about all kinds of historical and ongoing dishonesty, at times incredibly they have demanded justice for murdered and missing Native women (here is looking at you Last Real Whateva-you-think-you-ares), all the while entirely complicit with their silence in the hiding of the truth about the murder of Annie Mae. Their hypocrisy is stunning and my stomach has been churning living with this knowledge for years. Miglúšʼiŋyaya (I have had enough).
The Joy Harjo quote is piercing and the drawing by Tiare Pires is exquisite. If you agree that Annie Mae's story demands justice please share this meme with your friends and encourage them to learn the truth. Lila wopila (Thank you very much). Toksha akhe
Antonio Sanchez shared Denise Pictou Maloney's photo.
Denise Pictou Maloney
January 4 · UNCONDITIONALLY DISRESPECTFUL
Often it is suggested that when speaking the truth, (which let’s face it, many still continue to lie to their children by saying “always tell the truth” and then lie themselves) that consideration should be given to the deceased and mourning. I have seen numerous tribute and memorial posts over the last 10 years dedicated to remembering those fallen AIM members complicit in the obstruction of justice and involved in the conspiracy to execute my mother Annie Mae Pictou Aquash. While many I am sure are blissfully ignorant of the whole truth, conversations and information shared between some of the AIM members and myself over the years, it comes as a shock for some of how "cold", "calloused " or " disrespectful” I appear to have been by daring to continue to set the record straight even when someone gets the opportunity to die after living decades in silence and taking the truth to the grave with them. (Theda Nelson Clark, Vernon Bellecourt, Russell Means, Carter Camp, John Trudell)
All respect given to their mourning families and the truth they did not know. I will not apologize for speaking the truth, nor will I "wait for an appropriate time” when my mother is brought up in conversation. Books have been written, newspaper articles sold, blogs, TV, documentaries have been made and hundreds of individuals have come across my path over the last 20 years, all with professed concern and advocacy and various levels of appropriation. Those who were genuine in their efforts are still in my life, and those who were not, well let’s just say I am not stupid.
Some will say I am angry, scarred by the trauma, vindictive, even on a witch hunt....lol...even I have to laugh at that last suggestion. I live a very successful, happy, busy full life abundant in love, love that I was given by my mother, the only person who told me the truth unconditionally. Yes what happened to my mother and advocating for her justice has shaped me, has strengthened my spirit and realigned my own moral barometer after decades of being fed lies but it has not blinded me. I am fully aware of the paranoia, dynamics and yes dysfunction that led up to her execution. I am fully aware of the genocide perpetuated by our government and church .Being aware and knowing right from wrong doesn’t mean you obscure your own convictions and morals so you can stick it to the feds and protect killers with your silence. It means, if necessary, you throw them down the hole with her murderers.
People seem to forget that there was no concern, respect, or appropriate time given to Annie Mae as she was dragged from the back of that red Pinto on that cold December morning. People were quite comfortable to live in silence for decades with their lies hoping it would just go away. I struggled myself with the decision to step forward and demand the truth and to advocate for my mother as I know she had done for so many 40 years ago, knowing the sacrifice, ridicule and loneliness of what it would mean to unconditionally stand for my mother’s justice in a world that is so clearly morally fractured. I am told by traditionalists (?) that it is disrespectful to speak ill of the dead. My query is what is it when self-proclaimed sun dancers interrogate, beat, rape and murder one of their own women and then go to ceremony for three days with their own Medicine man ( Leonard Crowdog) to protect themselves for their heinous crime? Not forgetting to mention that they also stole that woman’s ceremonial pipe and used it for decades laughing how they all got away with their lies and murder.
The trials are over and for what it is worth a form a justice has been delivered, lawyers, witnesses and advocates have all gone back to their corners of the world on to their next case, cause and the latest debates. Many would assume ignorantly that this would mean case closed and time to move forward. What does moving forward look like when at the end of the day a gapping whole is still left in your life and those who are left of the conspiracists who knew the truth and continue to work for various levels of advocacy in protecting the earth and MMIW are still peddling lies or refusing to even acknowledge the facts and truth of what happened to Annie Mae (one of Canada’s oldest #MMIW cases)?
An uncomfortable past and pill to have to swallow, I will acknowledge that, however, what is the lesson we are teaching our youth in promoting a better future if we can't even recognize severe dysfunction and hypocrisy and call it out in our own back yards? Dennis Banks recently commented that in the wake of his granddaughter’s death this should be a "wakeup call”. Sadly and tragically that “wakeup call” came 40 years ago when AIM members made the decision to execute one of their own women and then lied and sat in silence for 28 years. That alarm has been blaring for 40 years and I certainly do not intend to become the "snooze button" (Thank You Rezinate) so as to not offend the masses with the truth by being “respectful” and holding my tongue when addressing those who were complicit in my own mother’s murder. Dennis has repeatedly told my family that we need to “leave the past where it belongs, in the past” and that we should just “move forward.”
Never forget my mother was murdered for daring to speak the truth and I disrespect and dishonor her memory by being “respectful” and sitting in silence. Our MMIW women and their surviving children deserve better.
Denise Pictou Maloney
January 4 · UNCONDITIONALLY DISRESPECTFUL
Often it is suggested that when speaking the truth, (which let’s face it, many still continue to lie to their children by saying “always tell the truth” and then lie themselves) that consideration should be given to the deceased and mourning. I have seen numerous tribute and memorial posts over the last 10 years dedicated to remembering those fallen AIM members complicit in the obstruction of justice and involved in the conspiracy to execute my mother Annie Mae Pictou Aquash. While many I am sure are blissfully ignorant of the whole truth, conversations and information shared between some of the AIM members and myself over the years, it comes as a shock for some of how "cold", "calloused " or " disrespectful” I appear to have been by daring to continue to set the record straight even when someone gets the opportunity to die after living decades in silence and taking the truth to the grave with them. (Theda Nelson Clark, Vernon Bellecourt, Russell Means, Carter Camp, John Trudell)
All respect given to their mourning families and the truth they did not know. I will not apologize for speaking the truth, nor will I "wait for an appropriate time” when my mother is brought up in conversation. Books have been written, newspaper articles sold, blogs, TV, documentaries have been made and hundreds of individuals have come across my path over the last 20 years, all with professed concern and advocacy and various levels of appropriation. Those who were genuine in their efforts are still in my life, and those who were not, well let’s just say I am not stupid.
Some will say I am angry, scarred by the trauma, vindictive, even on a witch hunt....lol...even I have to laugh at that last suggestion. I live a very successful, happy, busy full life abundant in love, love that I was given by my mother, the only person who told me the truth unconditionally. Yes what happened to my mother and advocating for her justice has shaped me, has strengthened my spirit and realigned my own moral barometer after decades of being fed lies but it has not blinded me. I am fully aware of the paranoia, dynamics and yes dysfunction that led up to her execution. I am fully aware of the genocide perpetuated by our government and church .Being aware and knowing right from wrong doesn’t mean you obscure your own convictions and morals so you can stick it to the feds and protect killers with your silence. It means, if necessary, you throw them down the hole with her murderers.
People seem to forget that there was no concern, respect, or appropriate time given to Annie Mae as she was dragged from the back of that red Pinto on that cold December morning. People were quite comfortable to live in silence for decades with their lies hoping it would just go away. I struggled myself with the decision to step forward and demand the truth and to advocate for my mother as I know she had done for so many 40 years ago, knowing the sacrifice, ridicule and loneliness of what it would mean to unconditionally stand for my mother’s justice in a world that is so clearly morally fractured. I am told by traditionalists (?) that it is disrespectful to speak ill of the dead. My query is what is it when self-proclaimed sun dancers interrogate, beat, rape and murder one of their own women and then go to ceremony for three days with their own Medicine man ( Leonard Crowdog) to protect themselves for their heinous crime? Not forgetting to mention that they also stole that woman’s ceremonial pipe and used it for decades laughing how they all got away with their lies and murder.
The trials are over and for what it is worth a form a justice has been delivered, lawyers, witnesses and advocates have all gone back to their corners of the world on to their next case, cause and the latest debates. Many would assume ignorantly that this would mean case closed and time to move forward. What does moving forward look like when at the end of the day a gapping whole is still left in your life and those who are left of the conspiracists who knew the truth and continue to work for various levels of advocacy in protecting the earth and MMIW are still peddling lies or refusing to even acknowledge the facts and truth of what happened to Annie Mae (one of Canada’s oldest #MMIW cases)?
An uncomfortable past and pill to have to swallow, I will acknowledge that, however, what is the lesson we are teaching our youth in promoting a better future if we can't even recognize severe dysfunction and hypocrisy and call it out in our own back yards? Dennis Banks recently commented that in the wake of his granddaughter’s death this should be a "wakeup call”. Sadly and tragically that “wakeup call” came 40 years ago when AIM members made the decision to execute one of their own women and then lied and sat in silence for 28 years. That alarm has been blaring for 40 years and I certainly do not intend to become the "snooze button" (Thank You Rezinate) so as to not offend the masses with the truth by being “respectful” and holding my tongue when addressing those who were complicit in my own mother’s murder. Dennis has repeatedly told my family that we need to “leave the past where it belongs, in the past” and that we should just “move forward.”
Never forget my mother was murdered for daring to speak the truth and I disrespect and dishonor her memory by being “respectful” and sitting in silence. Our MMIW women and their surviving children deserve better.
shared Unist'ot'en Camp's post.
Just now ·
Is it worth the $10,000.00 each person a week in payments? Is that why he mentioned Washington State because when they visited with Totem, they discovered the sell out by 2 or 3 people under Missouri River / lake,from posts at that time by Goldtooth, printed out and posted? And they were very upset over that Rumor? Hopefully it was just rumors :(
Unist'ot'en Camp
13 hrs ·
1. Says Dakota Access will not ‘kill our nation’ 2. Takes issue with the phrase ‘water is life’ 3. Wants water protectors to go home or fight the pipeline in Washington This guy... What a class act...
Dave Archambault II: “This Pipeline Is Not Going to Be Detrimental to Our Nation”
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Chairman Dave Archambault II has grown…
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Dave Archambault II: “This Pipeline Is Not Going to Be Detrimental to Our Nation” Published on February 4, 2017 in Freshest News/Politics/Viral by Claire Bernish
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Chairman Dave Archambault II now seems actively opposed to the #NoDAPL movement
Says Dakota Access will not ‘kill our nation’
Takes issue with the phrase ‘water is life’
Wants water protectors to go home or fight the pipeline in Washington
Rumors concerning tribal leadership, law enforcement, and Big Oil have swirled in Standing Rock from the time the first camp broke ground in April to oppose construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline — termed the “black snake” by Native American water protectors.
Fomenting an international movement against the fossil fuel industry, Standing Rock, Dakota Access, and ‘water protector’ have become familiar terms — primarily given the fight to protect water from contamination began with Indigenous peoples but is indisputably universal.
But Something Changed
“This pipeline is not going to kill our nation,” Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Chairman Dave Archambault II now asserts. “This pipeline is not going to destroy America. This one pipeline that everybody’s talking about — this one pipeline where people refuse to leave — this is not gonna be detrimental to our nation.”
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe council recently reaffirmed they would like the camps of water protectors to vacate the land near the Missouri River’s Lake Oahe reservoir; and — though the resolution ostensibly came out of concern for safety in anticipation the spring thaw will inundate the floodplain — the move sparked yet more rumors certain individuals had ‘sold out.’
In fact, anyone keenly familiar with the movement opposing Dakota Access noticed a distinct transition in tone from tribal leadership toward water protectors, particularly over the past two months.
Spending time in Standing Rock recently, The Rock Report became the latest media outlet to walk away with more questions than answers — mostly concerning Archambault and his loyalty to the movement he once championed.
Discussing their interview with the tribal chairman, The Rock Report’s Lydia says they were “quite surprised by some of his answers — and they might even make you question if he is still the correct spokesperson for this movement.”
It Isn’t Over, But You Can’t Stay Here
Asked what importance he still places on continuing the opposition movement, Archambault replies,
“I’m not saying it’s not important …” he responds.
The Rock Report’s Sam interrupts, “You’re asking it to end, no?”
“I’m not asking it to end,” Archambault says emphatically.
I’m saying that the fight is not here. It doesn’t have to be here. We can fight this in Washington.”
Of course, occupying the land near Cannon Ball, North Dakota — in the same area Energy Transfer Partners is set to drill under Lake Oahe — was the entire point and goal of the pipeline opposition movement. Being in place, quasi-permanently, intentionally sends the message to Big Oil and the U.S. government water is inextricably crucial to sustain all life.
Water Is Life … Right?
Mni Wiconi, Water Is Life, has been one of the rallying cries employed by water protectors for that exact reason — but Archambault now calls that vital phrase and others “taglines.”
Startling as that might be to anyone turning to the tribal chairman as a spokesperson for the movement, his statements to The Rock Report reveal a person steadfastly turning his back on the #NoDAPL movement, at least, so long as water protectors remain encamped on treaty territory.
“We can have all the water in the world and we’re not creating a better future for our kids,” Archambault explains.
On the phrase ‘water is life’ — the foundational reason for the pipeline opposition movement — Archambault says,
“Basically, what we’re saying is ‘life is water’ — is, is equal — life is water. I don’t see it that way. I see it as, water is a source of life. It is not life.”
“So no more water protecting to be done?” asks Sam.
“Well, I would say that the purpose has been served,” Archambault replies, “and to be there is putting people’s lives at risk. Let’s start doing things at our home. The purpose has been served.”
The Rock Report’s interview with Dave Archambault II — including counterpoints by another tribe member — must be seen and shared to raise questions about who speaks for the Standing Rock, #NoDAPL movement.
And, more critically, who should not.
Ex-MKO Grand Chief travel claims don’t match cell phone records: audit
National News | February 18, 2016 by Jorge Barrera | 3 Comments
Read APTN’s ongoing investigation into former Grand Chief David Harper’s spending while head of Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak
Jorge Barrera
APTN National News
A federal probe into the spending of the former grand chief of a Manitoba organization representing some of the poorest First Nations in the country has found tens of thousands of dollars in questionable claims, according to numbers contained in draft portion of a report provided to APTN National News.
The financial probe of former grand chief David Harper and Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak (MKO) was conducted by auditing firm KPMG under a contract with the federal Indigenous Affairs department.
The investigation was launched in September 2014 after the federal department received complaints over alleged spending irregularities by Harper and MKO. The department authorized KPMG auditors to review the organization’s books all the way back to 2010.
While the department says the review of Harper and MKO’s books is still “ongoing,” APTN National News has been provided some of the results contained in a draft copy of KPMG’s findings.
The auditors examined about $450,000 of expenses incurred by Harper and determined only 36 per cent could be substantiated, according to the draft report.
About $77,000 worth of travel claims filed by Harper did not match-up when cross-referenced with the former grand chief’s cell phone records, according to the draft report.
Current MKO Grand Chief Sheila North-Wilson said in a statement she would not be commenting on the issue until the final report is released and she has discussed the findings with MKO’s 30 First Nation chiefs.
APTN National News has learned that North-Wilson, elected as grand chief in September 2015, received a draft copy of the report in a package late last year. The package included a letter from Anne Scotton, head of Indigenous Affairs’ audit and evaluation branch, an about 20-page report summary, and the draft report which was about 200 pages in length.
Harper could not be reached for comment. It is rumoured that he is considering a run for chief of Garden Hill First Nation, which is one of the 30 MKO-member First Nations.
MKO-member First Nations are some of the poorest in the country.
The KPMG probe of Harper and MKO included a review of the use of funds from Indigenous Affairs and Employment and Social Development Canada, Harper’s expenses, money paid to the organization’s former director of finance and contracts issued by MKO.
While he was grand chief Harper faced allegations of financial mismanagement and of using MKO funds for personal purchases like guitars, flights for his girlfriend and car repairs.
MKO chiefs had previously asked Winnipeg-firm Lazer Grant to conduct a full forensic audit into the organization’s books after they discovered the former director of finance was making $250,000 a year.
The Lazer Grant audit discovered some electronic equipment submitted for review had hard drives wiped-clean. Harper was also accused of obstructing the forensic audit.
MKO sank into the red by nearly $1 million under Harper’s leadership and the organization was on the brink of being put into co-management by Indigenous Affairs.
Indigenous Affairs said it would be posting the final report will be posted on the department’s website.
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Desserts
Mind Control work continued
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Will humanity survive the global elite’s depopulation agenda
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SLEEPING SHEEPLE WTFU!
Will humanity survive the global elite’s depopulation agenda
Do you remember when your mother asked you if you would jump off a cliff if everyone else was doing it? It turns out that all of us would have been wise to heed…
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Ronald Reagan Understood
“No one will enter the New World Order unless he or she will make a pledge to worship Lucifer. No one will enter the New Age unless he will take a luciferin Initiation.”
David Spangler, Director of Planetary Initiative, United Nations
Oops, Regan then must have been forced to signed in:(
“One America burdens the earth much more than twenty Bangladeshes. This is a terrible thing to say in order to stabilize world population, we must eliminate 350,000 people per day. It is a horrible thing to say, but it’s just as bad not to say it.”
Jacques Cousteau, UNESCO Courier
“A total population of 250-300 million people, a 95% decline would be ideal.”
Ted Turner, founder of CNN and major United Nations contributor
finally, but just give "our" sacred books back, We Natives don't hold the "Bible" hostage.
Vatican Library Digitizes 4,400 Ancient Manuscripts and Gives Them Away for Free
