http://www.powwows.com/gathering/blog.php Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:31:21 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.powwows.com/gathering/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.powwows.com/gathering/blog.php http://www.powwows.com/gathering/blog.php?b=319 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:14:49 GMT where u from? a local asked us. my cuz said "flathead." and the local said...."oh flat ted huh?" i dunno why...but crees have the wickedest accent ever. it's like whoa. you think two crees are jabberin away in their language and here...they are just talkin bout menudo at the mexi-shack with a thick ole cree accent. that's kool as heck man. but yah. rocky boy was tight. like. drum. it was full of moments that "are the closest to God I've ever felt," my cousin said so perfectly when talkin bout jammin to Stoney Park at a powwow...and it described Rocky Boy this weekend when I got to sit drumside by Northern Cree and jam out!!! but ya...i just lub how those guys sing...they sing like they are in love and happy...ya know like how u are sposed 2 feel bout something powerful and good. anyways, just blabbin at 1 am. i should be in bed or somethin...but i took a bike ride earlier and it just hyped me up. the only time i get 2 ride my bike is after the boys go 2 bed and it's just round the hood. anywho. rocky boy. the dancing was off the hook. champion dancers i never saw before were rockin the place and when winners were announced i was like who? but i knew they were good, i just didn't know names 2 faces cuz i'm out of certain loops. all i know is that dancing to northern cree songs in our contests every night of the powwow was awesome!!! it was like a great dream. u know where nothin bad happens n i kept thinkin somethin bad was gonna happen...but only thing bad was the rain and even that wasn't THAT bad. it was kinda refreshng ya know. but anyways, i'm glad i went and i knew i took my time coming home 4 a reason...when i got home, i heard bout everything that went down here on the rez and i was like...dang. i'm so glad i was gone and glad i was somewhere good experiencing a great weekend and not dealin w/ rezzed out mofos who happen 2 be my cousins jks. but ya. i felt bad that my cuzzins were goin through some drama. they are like my brothers and sisters b/c we all grew up together and i hate seeing them go through this stuff. ya see, they are just young and don't know better sometimes. i want 2 tell them the whole, "When i was Yer age" speech but i know they will just tune me out....b/c i was their age once and that is what i did! i always think of how i was at their age and i'm like yep...i was stupid. at least i can look back on it and laugh and acknowledge my stupidity and i hope and pray that they at least make it to the age i am and are able to look back on the stupid decisions they made...i just hope it doesn't take them too long to see how fast their life passes by when they want 2 drink. i mean...dang, i'm 24 years old...i'm in the prime of my life. i will never look this dang good again and feel this great again. if everyday of our lives is bringing us that much closer to old age and death...why speed up the process by damaging our bodies ya know? i'm just sad when i think of how i was when i was 18-23 years old...i was all young and stuff and i wasted so much (money, time, youth, ideas, power, and energy) on drinking. i mean...when u think bout it, life is all about one choice. we choose to use our power and energy in a good way that affects everyone around us positively or we DON'T. anyways, it took me this long to figure that out and thank God my younger sister was able to learn this great lesson long before i did...thanks 2 her beautiful daughter! i just praaaay that my cousins are safe and i will definitely be thnking bout them and dancing hard for them at fort hall this weekend. ]]> marichriaddi http://www.powwows.com/gathering/blog.php?b=319 http://www.powwows.com/gathering/blog.php?b=318 Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:22:37 GMT I need help on posting photos in the gallery. I have alot of powwow photos to share with all of you. I haven't quit figured out how to upload photos in the galleries. Can anyone give me some pointers?

Some of my photos I've taken are posted here: http://nmpws.com/gallery/Eldina%20Pe...bum/index.html ]]> littlesky49 http://www.powwows.com/gathering/blog.php?b=318 http://www.powwows.com/gathering/blog.php?b=317 Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:14:56 GMT Hi to all. I've been doing video capture for several years now and this past year I've started posting them to share with all of you. I've posted on powwow tv and also youtube. I know alot of people out there don't get to see every powwow so I want to share my videos and you can see what you missed. Please let me know what you think by leaving a video comment. Thank you.

FYI: Video is capture with a digital camera not a camcorder. ]]> littlesky49 http://www.powwows.com/gathering/blog.php?b=317 http://www.powwows.com/gathering/blog.php?b=316 Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:37:03 GMT a few things 2 whine around about....
if native people were once caretakers of the land and all that spiritual stuff...why are powwow grounds littered with the most garbage ever? at post falls...dancers were given bottles of water 2 drink b/c it was hot out and after the dancers slammed their water....the bottles were thrown right there on the dancefloor...talk about NO RESPECT! and if it was kids or whatever...how come nobody is teaching them 2 throw their stuff away? and if they are adults...can you say DIVA? i'm so sure...just drink the water and divaliciously drop the bottle on the ground with the thought of...someone will pick it up. that's messed up. another gripe at the powwow...i'm all struggling along, with my fully beaded baby stroller (jks) that weighs over 50 lbs. and to get around, i'm going into the building that has no handicap ramp that i'm aware of....as i open the door, people go in as though i'm opening the door for them...then i grab my stroller and struggle to get in the door and keep it open and people are just like...staring at me. it's like wow...no help at all. and there would be these guys not doing a damn thing but trying to look kool and it's like...wow, what nice gentlemen we have! but..i gotta give a shoutout to dj menninick. he saw me struggling along and opened the door for me n my parade of kids. what a perfect gentlemen. he probably don't remember, but i do. but ya, some people are so damn rude. then again, the ones that did help me along...like my mammy, daddy, sista, n some strangers (more like angels at some points)....i love ya'll. i keep those peeps in my prayers! okay, no more gripes. back 2 the mullets blog. i saw the best mullets at post falls powwow. the koolest one i saw was like a mohawk, mullet combo. i bet that guy thought he was kool or he lost a bet...lol, then i saw this white guy (tryna look native) and he had the sides of his mullet shaved N the back was all long n curly. he had a choker on his neck and a leather pouch thingy hanging from his neck too. i was like oh watch out! anyways, i'm obsessed with mullet hunting. one of these days i'll take a picture. man, the white people at post falls powwow were some real winners. i always wonder what compels a white family to wake up one weekend and pack up the kids and go to a powwow. i mean, i know why i do it, but why do they? the ones who take the MC up on his offer of intertribals bein for everyone 2 dance...i love them. they come out and stomp around and it's like...wow is that how we look 2 you? lol. this one lady had a hippy lookin pink dress and was dancing around like a fancy dancer? with a sheer pink scarf lookin dodad. me n my sister were like, we should go take her picture and comment on her beautiful outfit lol. have my kids pose with her...jks. anyways that is enough of my randomness. i shall blog another random entry after rocky boy powwow! stay tuned! ]]> marichriaddi http://www.powwows.com/gathering/blog.php?b=316 http://www.powwows.com/gathering/blog.php?b=315 Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:48:54 GMT Hello all, am very new to this but learning....hope you all enjoy my videos, because I love to record them.:thumbsup: Hello all, am very new to this but learning....hope you all enjoy my videos, because I love to record them.:thumbsup: ]]> LisaMOOSE07 http://www.powwows.com/gathering/blog.php?b=315 http://www.powwows.com/gathering/blog.php?b=314 Sun, 27 Jul 2008 18:50:48 GMT Larry Smallwood , also known as "Amik" in the Ojibwe language. He was raised speaking his native tongue until he went to school. The Native language has become extinct and endangered. They are now only spoken by aging elders whose numbers keep dying out every year. It's a trend that been getting less over the last decade. The native language is the backbone of the native culture. It's used in their ceremonies, celebrations, and dances.

Now Amik teaches Ojibwe language in his community, the Mille Band of Ojibwe. He has traveled all over the country to preserve the native languages, and therefore the native culture as well. By his hard work over the years this growing concern over lost tongues will be fueled. Its imperative that these languages be saved. They should be spoken and learned by all of us.

"New From Indian Country" interviewed Amik for 10 minutes at the Lac Courte Orilles Ojibwe School Contest powwow June 1 (He is a co-host MC for the event) near Reserve, Wisconsin. He talks about his experience with the Ojibwe language, school, immersion into English. He says the native language is the backbone of the native culture. He spoke of being in Mpls, MN in his 20's and saying his generation was the last one to speak it fluently. He said the exact thing up until he's almost 60. At the very end he speaks in Ojibwe. I hope you'll listen to this incredible interview.

http://indiancountrynews.net/index.p...r+your+vote%21 ]]> Ann111 http://www.powwows.com/gathering/blog.php?b=314 http://www.powwows.com/gathering/blog.php?b=313 Sun, 27 Jul 2008 18:50:32 GMT Larry Smallwood , also known as "Amik" in the Ojibwe language. He was raised speaking his native tongue until he went to school. The Native language has become extinct and endangered. They are now only spoken by aging elders whose numbers keep dying out every year. It's a trend that been getting less over the last decade. The native language is the backbone of the native culture. It's used in their ceremonies, celebrations, and dances.

Now Amik teaches Ojibwe language in his community, the Mille Band of Ojibwe. He has traveled all over the country to preserve the native languages, and therefore the native culture as well. By his hard work over the years this growing concern over lost tongues will be fueled. Its imperative that these languages be saved. They should be spoken and learned by all of us.

"New From Indian Country" interviewed Amik for 10 minutes at the Lac Courte Orilles Ojibwe School Contest powwow June 1 (He is a co-host MC for the event) near Reserve, Wisconsin. He talks about his experience with the Ojibwe language, school, immersion into English. He says the native language is the backbone of the native culture. He spoke of being in Mpls, MN in his 20's and saying his generation was the last one to speak it fluently. He said the exact thing up until he's almost 60. At the very end he speaks in Ojibwe. I hope you'll listen to this incredible interview.

http://indiancountrynews.net/index.p...r+your+vote%21 ]]> Ann111 http://www.powwows.com/gathering/blog.php?b=313 http://www.powwows.com/gathering/blog.php?b=312 Sun, 27 Jul 2008 18:48:10 GMT Larry Smallwood , also known as "Amik" in the Ojibwe language. He was raised speaking his native tongue until he went to school. The Native language has become extinct and endangered. They are now only spoken by aging elders whose numbers keep dying out every year. It's a trend that been getting less over the last decade. The native language is the backbone of the native culture. It's used in their ceremonies, celebrations, and dances.

Now Amik teaches Ojibwe language in his community, the Mille Band of Ojibwe. He has traveled all over the country to preserve the native languages, and therefore the native culture as well. By his hard work over the years this growing concern over lost tongues will be fueled. Its imperative that these languages be saved. They should be spoken and learned by all of us.

New From Indian Country interviwed Amik for 10 minutes at the Lac Courte Orilles Ojibwe School Contest Powow June 1 (He is a co-host MC for the event) near Reserve, Wisconsin. He talks about his experience with the Ojibwe language, school, immersion into English. He says the native language is the backbone of the native culture. He spoke of being in Mpls, MN in his 20's and saying his generation was the last one to speak it fluently. He said the exact thing up until he's almost 60. At the very end he speaks in Ojibwe. I hope you'll listen to this incredible interview.

http://indiancountrynews.net/index.p...r+your+vote%21 ]]> Ann111 http://www.powwows.com/gathering/blog.php?b=312 http://www.powwows.com/gathering/blog.php?b=311 Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:39:45 GMT I've been beading over 10yrs or so now, and I find myself improving everytime I start a new project. Sometimes I'm shocked to see what I've created, thinking "did I do that or did I buy that somewhere." Most of my work though is rarely duplicated every piece is one of a kind. I guess I'm so blessed to have been giving this wonderful talent of beading. My late mom, aunties and grandma have done beadwork. The only think is that I have my unique designs techniques, I like to put alot of color into my work. My patterns and designs come to me while I'm working on a project. But when I look at what was done along time ago, my work is so different. Is that okay? Different is good right in culture or tradition? ]]> littlesky49 http://www.powwows.com/gathering/blog.php?b=311 http://www.powwows.com/gathering/blog.php?b=310 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:32:31 GMT last weekend at elmo powwow...i was all nursing one of my boys and my name was announced. i actually placed. it was like...really shocking. so shocking that i walked up to get my money with my boy still attached...jks. then i membered all the judges were my cousins and the committee was full of aunties and uncles...jks. i'm just messing. but really. that was awesome! i won $600 dollahz. i put half in my one savings account and i'ma put some in my boys' savings accounts. when i thought bout it...i was like heck yeah...i earned that 600 bucks too. i packed for me n my boys. helped my ma put up two tipis. helped take down one. changed diapers galore. woke up early in the morning 2 feed n change my boys. got my boys ready to dance. got myself ready 2 dance. fed my boys n changed em periodically. and yah...heck i was busy as a beaver. anyways....i haven't placed since ...like....last year. at some tiny powwow in washington. i got beat by a pregnant chick lol. but hey...for a pregnant chick she was bad *** (bubbus george). it was kool cuz my sister placed too but if she didn't place i was gonna be like hell naw...cuz she is getting a lot better. she just started jingle dancing. she used 2 be a tradish dancer back in the dayz. anyways. i got my red shawl done...just gotta burn the ends of the ribbon so it don't fray. got a cape started. its going to eventually be beaded...but probably not til next year (at the grama rate i'm going). and uh. in the process of making a dress n shawl for this weekend. i can't wait to dance to northern cree!!!!!!!!! n then...i'm going 2 rocky boy and see northern cree AGAIN!!!!!!!!! oh man...my poor lil boys. they are just on the go with me aren't they? but they don't care. the last three weekends we've camped out and on those nights we were sleeping outside....they slept all night. it was like...way kool. but at home, they wake up at 2 or 3 am. bummer. at least they can sleep without a lot of fuss ya know? i'm so grateful. i have the best boys ever! i just...nurse 'em, put 'em in their lil bed, cover 'em up if it's cold, put a binky in the mouth (if needed) and kiss 'em good night. the two of them look at each other and roll around to get comfy...then...i go back to check on them and they are all snuggled next to each other with their little arms up and fast asleep. it's awesome. i'm just so stinkin lucky cuz i see how my sister wrestles with her daughter to go to sleep and she's a year old now....so yeah. my prayers go out 2 my sister who never gets enough sleep. poor lil thing. but yeah...elmo powwow was small as heck this year but that was okay cuz ...if all the kick *** dancers were there, i wouldn't have placed :( but ya...it was weird cuz when i dance i usually watch the other chicks who are dancing and the one that won our category...i never saw her...well, i don't member her outfit or anything. i was like...huh? but anyways, i think her name was vanell scott or something like that...or dannell? gosh...anywho. the chick that got third...i thought she woulda got 2nd and i thought lacey would have won. and felecia paul would get third. but as the curse goes...if you win at arlee powwow, you won't win at elmo. and if you didn't win at arlee, you have a good chance of winning at elmo. and....very few dancers have actually broken the curse and took first place at both arlee and elmo...my dad said guy fox may have been one of 'em. but yeah. see all the kool people at julyamsh! ]]> marichriaddi http://www.powwows.com/gathering/blog.php?b=310 http://www.powwows.com/gathering/blog.php?b=308 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:18:24 GMT today i was puttering around my front yard. just trying to make the place look a little more decent. thats when the thoughts of my two beloved dogs came rushing into my head. BEAR & TROOPER.

BEAR was a red heeler. his coat was short and thick, the color of chocolate. my friend and housemate brought him home one night. i didnt know my friend was going to surprise me with a puppy, but i had a feeling that something very special was going to happen that night. and it did!

my friend came into the house and said,' i have a surprise for you....'and before he could finish saying 'its outside in the jeep', i was running out the door, barefooted and dressed only in my nightgown. it was a cold november night with a chill in the air. but i didnt notice, i just ran out to the jeep and was wildly looking around for something special! at first i couldnt see the shiney bright eyes and wet nose. he was just a little guy with ears that stood up, except for the very tips, they had a little droop. when my eyes caught a little movement in the front seat, there i saw this little creature patiently sitting up and waiting for someone to come and get him. when i realized my surprise was a puppy, i quickly opened the door and gently lifted him out. he was all ready for our first greeting. he started wagging his tail so fast it was a blur. i cuddled him in my arms and hugged him gently to my heart. that was when he melted into my heart forever.

he was warm and soft and smelled like a warm october breeze. he was perky and happy to be home. and home he was. it didnt take long for this little guy to curl right up on the couch. we took a picture of him, with a background of a bear tapestry. he looked so much like that big bear, that his name came easily to us. "BEAR".

he was a super sweet dog. the strange thing that we noticed about him was he didnt bark. in fact, he didnt make much of any noise at first. that and the fact that he tended to stay at our heels, made for quite a comedy when we couldnt find him. the faster i turned around, the faster he kept at my heels! that was in his genes.

it wasnt until he grew a little bigger that he learned how to make a strange noise in his throat. he would get so excited when we came home that he kind of did a raspy squeek and did back flips! of course we had to just pet and hug him for being so clever. everyday BEAR melted our hearts. we couldnt love him enough, and he loved us. so when he became sick and stopped eating and drinking water, we tried to help him get well. but he got worse so fast that we didnt expect him to die. it broke both of our hearts. BEAR almost made it to his first birthday. he is buried in the front yard on our eight acres. there is a marker stone with his name on it. i still weep for him, with a deep ache in my heart. TROOPER is buried next to him. but he is another story for a different time. ]]> APACHEFIRE http://www.powwows.com/gathering/blog.php?b=308 http://www.powwows.com/gathering/blog.php?b=307 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:16:52 GMT When I grew up the Native American culture wasn't celebrated. It was a shame and something that was hidden from sight. But you can't hide a glorious nation. These existed from long ago. A land and people with no borders. They followed another path
After a long history of deaths, imprisonments, stolen land and gold. There is poverty, disease, stolen dignity, and stolen identity. The broken treaties, broken promises, and broken hearts. Families were torn apart forever. That and more were suffered by them.
These two halves of suffering and celebration come together. The Native American culture is celebrated now. All over the world these traditions are seen. They see the strength and dignity of the Native Americans. Even in North America the regaining of lost pride has come. It is long overdue. These courageous native people have much to be proud of. In their very dance they defeat their foes and celebrate life. ]]> Ann111 http://www.powwows.com/gathering/blog.php?b=307 http://www.powwows.com/gathering/blog.php?b=306 Sun, 20 Jul 2008 05:51:30 GMT *SOMETIMES I WONDER WHY I FEEL SO LONELY. THERE HAVE BEEN DAYS WHEN I FEEL LONELY WITH PEOPLE ALL AROUND ME. I HAVE WALKED AMONG THE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE IN MALLS AND DEPARTMENT STORES AND MARKETS, FEELING SO ALONE. * *THEN THERE ARE THE TIMES WHEN I AM BY MYSELF AND FEEL SATISFIED WITH LIFE. THE TIMES I AM NOT FEELING LONELY BUT RATHER CONTENT WITH MYSELF IN ALONENESS. A FULLNESS IN MY HEART.* * IT IS THE TIME WHEN I AM AWAKE DURING THE HOURS FROM MIDNIGHT TO SUNRISE THAT I FEEL THE MOST ALONE IN THIS WORLD. THIS IS THE TIME WHEN THE WORLD IS MOSTLY ASLEEP AND QUIET AROUND ME. ITS THE TIME WHEN I CAN HEAR MY HEART BEAT ITS SINGLE RYTHMN. A HEARTBEAT THAT WONDERS WHERE IT BELONGS IN THIS LOUD SILENCE. MY HEART KNOWS THAT THERE IS MORE TO THIS LIFE. OR THAT THERE SHOULD BE....* *YET, IT STILL BEATS OUT THE SINGLE SONG OF LIFE. FEELING THE RYTHMN OF THE SEA AS IT DANCES ALONG THE SHORE. MY HEART LOOKS UP TO THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE FULL MOON SLOWLY RISING AND CROSSING THE SKY, FOREVER WONDERING WHERE ITS FULLNESS MIGHT BE HIDING.* *BEING ALONE AND LONELY ARE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS. FOR MY HEART HAS FELT SO ALONE AT TIMES, WHEN IT IS SURROUNDED BY ALL THE LIFE AND SOUNDS OF OTHER HEARTBEATS. YET IT IS SOLID AND STRONG WHEN NO OTHER HEART BEATS NEARBY. ONLY RARELY DOES MY HEART FEEL ALONE AND LONELY....AS WHEN THE DEER COME TO FEED OUTSIDE MY WINDOW, QUIET IN THE STILLNESS OF DARKNESS, WATCHING AND FEEDING.* *ARE THERE OTHER HEARTS BEATING OUT THIS LONELINESS THAT I FEEL? FLOATING UPON THE BREEZE, RATTLING LIKE THE LAST DRY LEAVES CLUTCHING TO THE BARE TREES IN THE FALL? WHERE DO I SEARCH FOR THAT HEART BEAT THAT MATCHES MINE AND WONDERS, WHERE IS SHE? ~APACHEFIRE~ 07/18/2008* SOMETIMES I WONDER WHY I FEEL SO LONELY. THERE HAVE BEEN DAYS WHEN I FEEL LONELY WITH PEOPLE ALL AROUND ME. I HAVE WALKED AMONG THE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE IN MALLS AND DEPARTMENT STORES AND MARKETS, FEELING SO ALONE.

THEN THERE ARE THE TIMES WHEN I AM BY MYSELF AND FEEL SATISFIED WITH LIFE. THE TIMES I AM NOT FEELING LONELY BUT RATHER CONTENT WITH MYSELF IN ALONENESS. A FULLNESS IN MY HEART.

IT IS THE TIME WHEN I AM AWAKE DURING THE HOURS FROM MIDNIGHT TO SUNRISE THAT I FEEL THE MOST ALONE IN THIS WORLD. THIS IS THE TIME WHEN THE WORLD IS MOSTLY ASLEEP AND QUIET AROUND ME. ITS THE TIME WHEN I CAN HEAR MY HEART BEAT ITS SINGLE RYTHMN. A HEARTBEAT THAT WONDERS WHERE IT BELONGS IN THIS LOUD SILENCE. MY HEART KNOWS THAT THERE IS MORE TO THIS LIFE. OR THAT THERE SHOULD BE....

YET, IT STILL BEATS OUT THE SINGLE SONG OF LIFE. FEELING THE RYTHMN OF THE SEA AS IT DANCES ALONG THE SHORE. MY HEART LOOKS UP TO THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE FULL MOON SLOWLY RISING AND CROSSING THE SKY, FOREVER WONDERING WHERE ITS FULLNESS MIGHT BE HIDING.

BEING ALONE AND LONELY ARE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS. FOR MY HEART HAS FELT SO ALONE AT TIMES, WHEN IT IS SURROUNDED BY ALL THE LIFE AND SOUNDS OF OTHER HEARTBEATS. YET IT IS SOLID AND STRONG WHEN NO OTHER HEART BEATS NEARBY. ONLY RARELY DOES MY HEART FEEL ALONE AND LONELY....AS WHEN THE DEER COME TO FEED OUTSIDE MY WINDOW, QUIET IN THE STILLNESS OF DARKNESS, WATCHING AND FEEDING.

ARE THERE OTHER HEARTS BEATING OUT THIS LONELINESS THAT I FEEL? FLOATING UPON THE BREEZE, RATTLING LIKE THE LAST DRY LEAVES CLUTCHING TO THE BARE TREES IN THE FALL? WHERE DO I SEARCH FOR THAT HEART BEAT THAT MATCHES MINE AND WONDERS, WHERE IS SHE? ~APACHEFIRE~ 07/18/2008 ]]> APACHEFIRE http://www.powwows.com/gathering/blog.php?b=306 http://www.powwows.com/gathering/blog.php?b=305 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 02:33:07 GMT Ya know with (all) the $$$ out there from NDN gaming I just have to ask... Are We (NDNS) still poor?
I have to say yes to that in the $$$ dept. but RICH in our Heritage area.
I have trouble figuring out just where the gaming $$$ gets spent.
Programs/Projects, New Depts. new offices (doubling-up) poker talk! but yet the cry is nation wide about how bad our people have it
...health care (what there is of it)...I meant to say the line to get Aspirins. Or better yet (don't save the teeth(just pull'em) dental care. Thats just a start.
Are you having trouble following the $$$ trail in your Tribal gov.
Hope it turns quick cause the US Gov. is taking our Sovereign rights bit by bit...I believe they are called compacts to gaming. At risk is Energy/Water rights,Land use,mineral rights; Please feel free to add to this list I am sure there are more. Just thought Id put my thought out there..:whatchuta
Now don't get me wrong..I don't feel like a fighter...but words need to be true and short and to the point! Let me know
Really we don't need a fancy talker just an artful use of words ]]> Elli http://www.powwows.com/gathering/blog.php?b=305 http://www.powwows.com/gathering/blog.php?b=304 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 03:27:40 GMT Yup. I am. Sometimes it gets boring. I try to keep myself entertained. I ride. I fish. I sometimes just wander aimlessly in the hills. Is this being alive? Or is it just existing. Sometimes I think I need more purpose. Where do I fit in the grand scheme of things? I think too much sometimes about abstract absurdities. Or are they? Physics books, History books, theologians' BS.

I'm just rambling on. Much like what I do everyday. I have no focus. I end up on ridiculous forums on myspace attempting to enlighten, but see no progression. I only see regression, on all sides.

I see pow-wows as both good and bad for natives. Good to keep and hold on to traditions and culture. Bad to always escape to pow-wows and never realize the world outside of pow-wows. Neglecting important issues concerning all. Sometimes pow-wows are more "commercial" than anything. Money making schemes by greedy people. Natives acting more like greedy ......... people.

But, whatever. I am just rambling. I am kinda bored. i should start craft work, but i have not the patience. I think i have been born 200 years too late. ]]> 7pointbull http://www.powwows.com/gathering/blog.php?b=304