Red Foxes Talking Circle

[Red Fox]

I'm doing what I shouldn't be doing, spending too much time on the internet when I have lots of work!

I have lots of work too but here I am...

 

[Edial]

*pokes friendly elbow at edial*

We have, as they say, a "history"--but a lot of respect, too.

... some say time is a healer. I say respect is.

 

[pdudgeon]

A Pow Wow brings such joy into my life.

Portraits of Diversity – 21 Vivid Pics from Pala Pow Wow

I'm curious to know who has been to a Pow Wow before.

trying to remember. (it's been a while! )

I haven't been to a full fledged pow wow, but i've been to some tribal representations at local fairs before. They had dances, crafts, music, etc.

 

[Red Fox]

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[Red Fox]

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[Red Fox]

trying to remember. (it's been a while! )

I haven't been to a full fledged pow wow, but i've been to some tribal representations at local fairs before. They had dances, crafts, music, etc.

O'siyo, my friend. I have been to my fair share of Pow Wows in my lifetime. I live to Pow Wow.

 

[pdudgeon]

There are different versions of this story but this one is my favorite.

An old Grandfather said to his grandson, who came to him with anger at a friend who had done him an injustice, "Let me tell you a story.

I too, at times, have felt a great hate for those that have taken so much, with no sorrow for what they do.

But hate wears you down, and does not hurt your enemy. It is like taking poison and wishing your enemy would die. I have struggled with these feelings many times." He continued, "It is as if there are two wolves inside me. One is good and does no harm. He lives in harmony with all around him, and does not take offense when no offense was intended. He will only fight when it is right to do so, and in the right way.

But the other wolf, ah! He is full of anger. The littlest thing will set him into a fit of temper. He fights everyone, all the time, for no reason. He cannot think because his anger and hate are so great. It is helpless anger,for his anger will change nothing.

Sometimes, it is hard to live with these two wolves inside me, for both of them try to dominate my spirit."

The boy looked intently into his Grandfather's eyes and asked, "Which one wins, Grandfather?"

The Grandfather smiled and quietly said, "The one I feed."

A Cherokee Legend - Two Wolves Within

when you mentioned the story i thought it sounded familiar. As i read the story i did remember hearing it before. Thank you for refreshing my memory.

 

[Red Fox]

when you mentioned the story i thought it sounded familiar. As i read the story i did remember hearing it before. Thank you for refreshing my memory.

You are most welcome, my friend. It is good to see you here again.

 

[pdudgeon]

O'siyo, my friend. I have been to my fair share of Pow Wows in my lifetime. I live to Pow Wow.

this is one thing i will have to do this year, is to attend a pow wow.

 

[Red Fox]

this is one thing i will have to do this year, is to attend a pow wow.

Oh, me too, me too.

 

[Red Fox]

And when I can't get to a Pow Wow, I simply watch one on YouTube or on Pow Wows.com. It helps satisfy the cravings.

 

[Red Fox]

I really like this video because of our warriors being there. I may not like America but I have the highest respect for our NDN warriors, who fought to help protect our ancestral homeland. Many of the ones I personally know, know this and they do understand. FYI, I didn't attend this Pow Wow.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKSYeBUMICg

 

[Red Fox]

Being that February is Black History Month we thought it was appropriate to honor some African Americans who share some Native American ancestry. According to William Loren Katz, the award-winning author of the critically acclaimed Black Indians: A Hidden Heritage, speculates that a “vast majority” of African Americans today also share Native Ancestry.

Read the rest of the article here - 10 African Americans With Native Ancestry

News Source: Indian Country.com

 

[Red Fox]

 

[Gxg (G²)]

Gxg (G²), for some reason I can't quote your post as I'm usually able to do.

Is the screens showing up blank whenever you do so? Just wondering since I've had it before when trying to post via quoting another and it seems the page does not show everything, depending on the computer I'm using and the Browser.

Yes, that is true. I don't think it was a mere coincidence that I encountered that woman yesterday or that I wasn't meant to help her. And thank you, my friend, for your other post. I appreciate all the information you shared.

Glad to know the information shared was a blessing, although I am curious as to what specific parts of it were a blessing - may I ask?

 

[Gxg (G²)]

 

[Red Fox]

Thank you, Gxg (G²).

 

[Red Fox]

I'm sincerely asking this question: What does it matter what religion the President of the United States professes? As long as he's fit for the job, it shouldn't matter, should it? Let's be honest here, politicians lie, they cheat, and they often set out to deceive people to get their way. I think they will say just about anything to get elected and then say or do anything to fulfill their own agenda or that of their political party. I don't think it matters what religion or lack of religion a president professes, because someone who professes Christianity can be just as corrupt and deceptive as a politician or president as any other person of a different religion. American history attests to this fact. So, does it really matter what religion President Obama professes?

 

[smaneck]

A Pow Wow brings such joy into my life.
Portraits of Diversity – 21 Vivid Pics from Pala Pow Wow

I'm curious to know who has been to a Pow Wow before.

Not a Pow Wow but when I lived in Tucson, Arizona as often as I could I would go down to the Yaqui Village and watch their Easter Ceremonies. I was always fascinated by their combination of Christianity and indigenous religious symbols. Because the Yaqui had fled here from Mexico they did not receive federal recognition as a tribe until 1978. They don't really have a reservation, what they have is more or less a neighborhood in the middle of Tucson and then they had some land to the southwest of Tucson as well. When I served on the Pima County Community Development Council I would sometimes be asked to go there to supervise their elections.

 

[smaneck]

I'm sincerely asking this question: What does it matter what religion the President of the United States professes? As long as he's fit for the job, it shouldn't matter, should it?

Well, it does matter that he is truthful and I certainly see no indication that he has not been. But we certainly should not be sending the message to all the Muslim children in our country that they are somehow not fit to be president.