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Cegejokwijoad is September and Benibagos is October in our Abenaki language. Known as ‘croptime’, and the ‘time of falling leaves’, these two months bring the most bounty to our table. Tomatoes are still coming in and you may be awash in squash. Not a bad thing. Now the winter varieties like my favorites, butternut and acorn, are being harvested. Turbans, hubbards pattypan, spaghetti, pumpkin, buttercup, are but a few of the winter squash varieties. However, there are still s...
“Remove me from time, leave me in space and free my dreams. My ear to the water, listening to the sublime chant. Let the breathing Sun stir the shadows. Another year upon the horizon, something new, waits in time.” The opening lines of the poem, “Remove”, featured in Larry Spotted Crow Mann’s recent book, Tales from the Whispering Basket, offer an intriguing description of Mann’s writings. This unique text allows the reader to transcend time in order to join the author in h...
In an odd aligning of the cinematic planets, two quite good movies set amongst the Inupiats of Barrow, Alaska have become available on DVD within the last few weeks. Barrow is the northernmost city in the United States, and previously was the setting of the bloody awful vampire movie 30 Days of Night. Both of these movies are much better than that one. The shiny big one with the hollow insides is Big Miracle. Drew Barrymore and John Krasinski lead a cast full of recognizable...
People ask me the strangest questions. Why don’t you live in a teepee? Why don’t you make a pair of moccasins for me? Why don’t you know how to cook a buffalo? Why don’t you know some secret herbs and plants to cure my arthritis? Why aren’t you rich from all the Indian casino money? When I say I live in a house, I don’t make moccasins for people, I don’t know how to cook a whole buffalo and I don’t know any herbs to cure arthritis and I’ve never received a penny of casino m...
So, what are your idols? Idols are false or man-made gods that take first place in our lives instead of the Creator of the universe (God). In 2012, for some people it is their ancestors or family members. For some it’s a hockey or football team. Money is a famous one. For others, it’s celebrities, political leaders, or even agendas. Whatever idols, there’s usually a person or thing that we would seriously give our lives for rather than God. This is a gross slap in God’s face....
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—Traditional potter Lisa Rutherford (Cherokee) and contemporary painter Jim Van Deman (Delaware) combine their unique artistic visions to present a one-of-a-kind exhibition entitled “The Potter & The Painter” on view at the Red Earth Museum in downtown Oklahoma City through September 28. Lisa Rutherford is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation and lives on her family’s ranch near Tahlequah, OK. Her passion is traditional pottery and 18th century clothing. She has...
THAMESVILLE, ON—Ken and Ingrid Dieleman are honoring a War of 1812 hero with their Corn Maze. Chief Tecumseh is being remembered in the popular Thamesville, Ontario corn maze. A full-body image of the Shawnee leader, who died during the Battle of the Thames on October 5, 1813, stretches the length of the maze. “Last year we did the (bicentennial) logo,” said Ingrid Dieleman, who runs the popular Thamesville corn maze with her husband Ken and children, “this year it’s Ch...
