Want to see something I wrote a long time ago?

Tuesday, June 26, 2007

If I werent afraid of losing my family to some unknown tragedy.....Id give birth to the next Anti-government revolution.

If I werent afraid of losing my job for creating propaganda that didnt fall in line with the corporate Code of Conduct.....Id contrive to eliminate the check and balance of approving BIA funds.

But since I am, I feel that my only resolution to contributing to the moral and ethical treatment of our people is to continue to educate and be educated.

This writing was posted to John Trudell's MySpace on April 29, 2009.


For me, It speaks to the soul that is deep and yearns the forbidden union.

Enjoy.


www.myspace.com/johntrudell




can't not



he sat with the nights remembering her smilings
telling the dark about dreams he's going to dream
while the stars laughted and teased in his thoughts
excitements of rush aroused from deep slumpering

they looked into their eyes and saw themselves looking
at what they have been and where they've been
as they chased through time to get to each other

he recognized her recognizing him recognizing them
she offered him her heart with its soft touch of flame
wilding him with waiting memories of more memories
rememberings of forgottens rituals of tenders calming

what ever is happenings where ever going is going
they can't not go along where the going along goes
strange thing about choice the postive the negative
theres choice or no choice and no choice is a choice

intuitives reasons are instincts own understandings
some decisions are made before we even get here
so in some ways of having no say they had no say
what ever the decision was made and they agreed

they've got this life to live and they are their own draw
however they play it however they give howevers now
its just something that it is like a gathering regathering

anyway he sat with the night remembering her smilings
so to him and the night and the dark she was their light

Ghost of Gloria

Ghost of Gloria is warming up to play Hard Rock Cafe in Seminole Hard Rock, Hollywood Fl. I was making my usual rounds and I heard them practicing a song called 'Fight'. And they are AWESOME!

Hard Rock Ambassadors of Rock Battle of the Bands FINAL BATTLE is tonight at 8pm. Ghost of Gloria goes on at 9pm.

Its hard to imagine the competition being better than these guys.

You can also find them on iTunes.

http://www.myspace.com/GhostofGloria

http://twitter.com/GhostOfGloria

Native America's first hiphop performer/actor/motivational speaker debut's his video 'My Chick' featuring the hawt Carmen Davis.

The video up on youtube right now.


"My Chick' is on the Relentless Pursuit album that was released in November 2008. Along with 'Act like ya know' with Akon.


The production of this video is sleek and sexy. Carmen looks like a minx in this photo. Heres more proof that a native woman can be classy and provocative without abandoning her dignity.

http://www.youtube.com/litefoot

New Moon native american talent

O.M.G! I dont even have words for what Im seeing right now.

Is this for real? Do my eyes decieve me?

Lets be real, if your not in complete awe of these native american actors then you have got to be brain dead.

OK, back to business. Im looking for more background details about these guys and have yet to come up with anything. I guess I'm gonna have to pay for background checks. Just Kidding! JUST KIDDING!

Petition to BAN G.O.N

Please take the time to read this petition and evaluate where you stand.

I urge everyone to seriously consider the kind if impact we could have. If we stand together and let G.O.N know that we are not going to stand silent and allow them to rip off us.

The soul of the pow-wow gives Native people a place to hang out and have fun. It should be the very thing a pow-wow committee aspires to.

Do not let time pass on this issue. Dont allow your family members to get ripped off. You wouldnt let a person on the street do that to the people you care about. Dont let the G.O.N leaders think they can get away with this sickening display of greed against Native American, American Indians, Indigenious people.

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/ban-gon-the-gathering-of-nations-in-2010

Concerns regarding The Gathering of Nations

This blog post has been making the rounds within several influential Native American people.

For Native peoples sake and others who come to enjoy this good time, I hope the leaders of this event can come together to realize what G.O.N means to people.


Greetings to all my Native brothers and sisters:

Tansi. My name is Darwin Whitstone and I’m from the Cree Tribe. I am not affiliated with any organizations, groups, or societies, but I do wonder what happened to our advocates on Native issues.

As you all know, Pow Wow season is here again, and I wish all of you, my relations, all Tribal Nations on Turtle Island, safe travel to and from the various Pow Wows you will visit this season.

As Native People, we have endured various assaults on our culture and traditions. We have been through the fires of atrocity and have made it through, but not unscathed. The massacres, long walks, genocide, and forced assimilation through the boarding school system have wreaked havoc on American Indian Tribes in the United States and Canada. Today, we still see and feel the effects of the efforts of those bent on destroying our culture and way of life. As Native People we still experience racism and exploitation of Native Culture, i.e. Native mascots for sports’ teams, traders/merchants buying authentic crafts from Native artists at a fraction of the cost only to resale to the public at a thousand percent markup. Another major concern I would like to address is the recent attack on our Pow Wow culture – The Gathering of Nations Pow Wow.

As you are all aware, The Gathering of Nations is supported by various Tribes from the United States and Canada. My intentions are not to offend or demean anyone associated with this Pow Wow, but there are some concerns that need to be addressed.
1) Traders are housed in the main arena while the majority of Native vendors are located in a tent away from the Pow Wow.
2) Natives traveling from distant locations to participate in and hold on to their Native culture must pay ridiculous doorway fees as well as parking fees.
3) Any Brothers wanting to record must register their recorders and pay a fee to record.
4) Outdoor drinks and meals are not allowed – forcing participants and spectators to purchase expensive food and drinks indoors.
5) This one Powwow generates enough money to hold ten more powwows of that magnitude, and yet, Mr. Powwow Coordinator in an interview with the Navajo Times, states, “The remainder of the money is used to fund next year’s powwow.”
6) The Pow Wow coordinator (NON-INDIAN) demonstrates ignorance and/or blatant disrespect for Native culture – (i.e. I have seen the coordinator rush through a crowd of dancers with no worry or concern for the Eagle feather used in their regalia; I have seen him roughly grab a fancy dancer on the arm, swinging him around and cussed him out for blowing a whistle; I have seen him stop a drum group in the middle of their drumming when a whistle was blown.)

How can you explain for a Non-Native have the power to stop a whistle at a Powwow and then proceed to stop the drum that responded to that whistle!? And yet we continue to support this individual every year, considering the taboos he violated. This individual was asked to MC a powwow in a New Mexico community a couple years ago. The powwow committee asked him for a donation, which he gladly donated $600 but asked for $800 at the end for MCing the powwow.

Pow Wows are an important part of our culture that gives us strength, rejuvenates the heart, and heals us. Although money is needed to fund pow wows, they should not be exploited for the benefit of one person. Each year, The Gathering of Nations Pow Wow raises hundreds of thousands of dollars of INDIAN MONEY in entrance fees, parking fees, vendor fees, recording fees, and countless other fees. Where does this money go???

There are many Tribal Nations across the U.S. and Canada who do not have enough resources to fund scholarships for their Tribal members to further their education and improve their communities. This Pow Wow has found a way to exploit our cultural traditions to make money….money that should be distributed back to less fortunate Tribal Nations to assist their children with scholarships.

Please do not take this as some sort of jealous attack, it is merely concern for maintaining our traditions and knowing that the day when NON-INDIANS dictate the terms of our culture and exploit us for their financial benefit WILL NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN. If you are planning or already have planned a trip this year, please consider the larger issue at stake – our CULTURE, our FUTURE.

I THANK YOU - MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS ON TURTLE ISLAND FOR THIS TIME.
MAY THE CREATOR TAKE CARE OF YOUR HOME FIRES AND GUIDE YOU ON YOUR JOURNEYS.

PLEASE FORWARD TO OTHER BROTHERS & SISTERS IF YOU FEEL OUR CULTURE AND VALUES ARE AT STAKE…

Hiy-hiy! (thank you!)