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Shhh..I swear I heard a duck bark...

A woman goes into Cabela's to buy a rod and reel for her grandson's birthday. She doesn't know which one to get so she just grabs

one and

goes over to the counter.

A Cabela's associate is standing there wearing dark shades. She says, 'Excuse me, sir. Can you tell me anything about this rod and

reel?'

He says, 'Ma'am, I'm completely blind; but if you'll drop it on the counter,… Continue

Added by Steven Berry on August 8, 2011 at 5:35am — 1 Comment

Memories and Stories about growing up In a Place Called Normal

As some of you know, I have on occasion written about what it was like for me to grow up in a place I still believe was "Normal"....I have been told by well meaning acquaintances and friends who think that Normal is and was a long way from where I called home..

Typical shrink oriented nabobs, that had never walked a mile in my Converse high tops..so who were they to try to understand.?.I believe every one of us… Continue

Added by Steven Berry on August 7, 2011 at 8:53am — 3 Comments

day

Osda Sunalei (good morning) All,

I would like to share something I wrote some years ago to start your New day with you if I may

,

Kindness

Softly, like the gentle breath of Creator

who whispers upon Wind Spirits

Gently, as the soft petal of a violet

that caresses an infant’s cheek

Refreshing as the cooling mist

from a clear running waterfall

With compassion it begins to heal

those who are in pain

A… Continue

Added by Tsoi Tawodi on August 7, 2011 at 7:48am — 3 Comments

Wolves

Wolves

Drums pound as gourd rattles shake in rhythm

with the joyous heart of Earth Mother

Spirits of Earth and Sky loudly rejoice

at the birthing of new Wolf pups

Tiny new lives beginning in innocence

their eyes closed to what might be

Gently, as the caress of a Butterfly

Wind Spirits stroke their fur

Sleeping pups, dreaming dreams

of ancestors roaming free

Prairies, mountains, valleys, and streams

were once a home… Continue

Added by Tsoi Tawodi on August 6, 2011 at 10:04am — 1 Comment

Of Wolves and Humans

This is an article I wrote for Paw Prints Magazine...hope you enjoy...I am but a small voice for all our relations....

Of Wolves and Humans

(Waya...that voice in the distant wind which stirs the primal birth path of life's mystique...3 Hawks)

Many of you may never see any of my family in our natural home nor enjoy the thrill of listening to our sacred song as we walk upon the beautiful face of our Earth Mother.

Once, our home was from horizon to horizon in this… Continue

Added by Tsoi Tawodi on August 6, 2011 at 9:59am — 1 Comment

I am Buffalo

Osiyo All,

Ladyhawk...just so you know this article of 'I am Buffalo' is an article I wrote some years ago and is copyrighted. The original piece is entitled 'Of Bison and Humans', published in Paw Prints Magazine. This woman who has her name on this has been notified of her copyright infringement and is a sad thing to steal anothers works. She has done this on other webpages and not just with my work. You are welcome to use this ariticle on this fine website you have, but please make the… Continue

Added by Tsoi Tawodi on August 6, 2011 at 5:07am — No Comments

William Commanda, ‘Gift to the Algonquin People,’ Passes into Spirit World

By ICTMN Staff

The Anishinabek Nation is mourning its grandfather, William Commanda, who passed away on August 2 at age 97.

“He was a gift to the Algonquin people and an important figure for all First Nations people. It is a sad day when our elders pass, and he will be remembered by many,” said Grand Council Chief Patrick Madahbee in a release to the media.

Born on November 11, 1913, Ojigkwanong, as he was named, was the…

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Added by LadyHawkღ on August 4, 2011 at 7:00am — 1 Comment

Traditional prayer. The simplicity of this traditional prayer of the Apache people speaks powerfully of the beauty of this glorious planet. May reading this Apache prayer bring you a sense of deep p…

Traditional prayer.

The simplicity of this traditional prayer of the Apache people speaks powerfully of the beauty of this glorious planet. May reading this Apache prayer bring you a sense of deep peace and comfort.

May the sun

bring you new energy by day.

May the moon

softly restore you by night.

May the rain

wash away your worries.

May the breeze

blow new strength into your being.

May you walk

gently through the world and… Continue

Added by Cindy Dickinson on July 31, 2011 at 9:06am — 1 Comment

Oil spill cleanup turns up trove of Indian relics

CAMINADA HEADLAND, La.Cleanup after the BP oil spill has turned up dozens of sites where archaeologists are finding human and animal bones, pottery and primitive weapons left behind by pre-historic Indian settlements — a trove of new clues about the Gulf Coast's mound dwellers more than 1,300 years ago. But they also fear the remains could be damaged by oil or lost to erosion before they can be fully studied.

So far, teams of archaeologists hired by the oil giant have visited more than 100… Continue

Added by ERIC SHARP on July 23, 2011 at 5:26pm — 1 Comment

A cool story ,Ship lost for more than 150 years is recovered

Canadian archeologists have found a ship abandoned more than 150 years ago in the quest for the fabled Northwest Passage and which was lost in the search for the doomed expedition of Sir John Franklin, the head of the team said Wednesday.

Marc-Andre Bernier, Parks Canada's head of underwater archaeology, said the HMS Investigator, abandoned in the ice in 1853, was found in shallow water in Mercy Bay along the northern coast of Banks Island in Canada's western Arctic.

"The ship is… Continue

Added by ERIC SHARP on July 23, 2011 at 5:15pm — 2 Comments

In Iceland, hunters and watchers battle over whales

A slick black head breaks the surface, drawing delighted shrieks from whale watchers in a growing, and lucrative, activity that some say should replace Iceland's controversial whale hunt.

Since their meagre beginning in the 1990s, whale safaris in this island state have grown to attract tens of thousands of visitors each summer. But its proponents tensed up when Iceland reintroduced commercial whaling in 2006, and the two sides remain uneasy bedfellows.

"Whaling is bad for our… Continue

Added by ERIC SHARP on July 23, 2011 at 5:05pm — No Comments

PRAYER REQUEST NEEDED

I GOT SOME BAD NEWS YESTERAY AFTERNOON. MY SON SENT ME A MESSAGE ON FB AND TOLD ME THAT HIS GIRLFRIEND'S DAUGHTER HAD TAKEN HER OWN LIFE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. DID NOT LEAVE A NOTE AS TO SAY WHY SHE DID IT OR WHAT WAS WRONG. HER NAME WAS AMANDA AND SHE LEFT BEHIND A 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. IT WAS A SAS AFTERNOON CAUSE AFTER I HEARD THAT I THOUGHT ABOUT WHEN I LOST MY SON BACK DEC.2,2003. SO I KNOW WHT SHE IS GOING THROUGH WITH LOOSING HER CHILD. KATHY HER MOM WHICH IS MY SON'S GIRLFRIEND JUST TOOK THE… Continue

Added by WILLA NYOKA (ADMIN) on July 19, 2011 at 12:34am — 15 Comments

Robbie Robertson Featured on Canadian Stamp

Canada’s mail system is tangled up in a postal-workers’ strike, but hopefully it will be over by the time June 30 rolls around so that aficionados of musician Robbie Robertson can send their snail mail bearing his face.

Canada Post has unveiled a stamp featuring the iconic singer as part of the third installment of the Canadian Recording Artists Stamp series, the postal service announced on May 30.

“It never crossed my mind that one day I would be asked to be featured on a… Continue

Added by LadyHawkღ on June 24, 2011 at 5:30pm — 5 Comments

The Kachina Doll...

The Kachina Doll...

The dolls are carved from cottonwood root. The cottonwood is a symbol itself of being able to seek out moisture, especially important to desert farmers! It is light, sturdy, and a great wood for carving. The carver refines the piece of wood more and more. When it's finished, the doll is painted by hand with traditional colors identifiable to a particular Kachina spirit. Hopi Kachina carving is a very big part of their current and past culture and the carvers are an… Continue

Added by LadyHawkღ on June 23, 2011 at 12:55pm — No Comments

Auctions of Native American items, specifically Kachinas-

Following are excerpts from Sotheby Auctions of Native American items, specifically Kachinas:

Sotheby's, May 8, 2006... A fine Hopi polychrome wood Kachina doll, 10 ¾ inches high, depicting the Shalako Mana, of highly stylized form, standing on squat legs. Kachinas, the catalogue explains, are "spirit supernaturals, once of this world" who live in an underworld with Hopi ancestors and who are supposed to reappear in the first half of the year when they are personated in dance. The lot has… Continue

Added by LadyHawkღ on June 23, 2011 at 12:40pm — 1 Comment

What is The Red Road?

What is The Red Road?

The Red Road is a long road winding began in the stars, spilled onto the mountain tops, was carried in the snow to the streams, to the rivers, to the ocean… It covers Canada, Alaska, America, Mexico to Guatamala, and keeps winding around the Indigenous.

The Red Road is a circle of people standing hand in hand, people in this world, people between people in the Spirit world, star people, animal people, stone people, river people, tree people… The… Continue

Added by LadyHawkღ on June 19, 2011 at 1:54pm — No Comments

Just Joking...

Recording of the FBI at the Pine Ridge Reservation

The neighbor, "Hello, is this the FBI?"

"Yes, this is the FBI what do you want?"

"I'm calling to report my neighbor Billy One Foot, he's an Indian and he's hiding marijuana inside his firewood."

"Thank you very much for the call, sir."

The next day, the FBI agents descend on Billy One Foot's house. They search the shed where the firewood is kept. Using axes, they bust open every piece of wood, but found no… Continue

Added by LadyHawkღ on June 19, 2011 at 1:47pm — 1 Comment

Magical Horses

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Added by ElouRa ` White Fawn on June 17, 2011 at 2:36pm — 2 Comments

John's Graduation

It's over...my last one is out of High School!

It has been very busy the last few days. I had more of my kids and friends come into town than I was expecting for the graduation and party.

The graduation ceremony went well. We were all worried because it was overcast, cold and looked like rain when we all arrived but the weather cleared up half way thru.

I… Continue

Added by LadyHawkღ on June 14, 2011 at 9:30am — 1 Comment

My Son and His Wonderful Nature Photography

Just want to share with you all
the photos and videos of nature my son has been putting together over time.

He has his own U-Tube following
So for a look into the nature of California
and other places he has been
Enjoy

Visit his U-Tube space
TheExplorium

And enjoy...
https://www.youtube.com/user/TheExplorium

Added by Val on June 13, 2011 at 2:30pm — 4 Comments