Commitment

Rhonda made a wonderful post about how we bought our rings of tungsten and how we watched "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" and fell into each others arms crying about our previous temporary separation.


She also mentioned how afterward, our goofy white cat, Yeti, brought in a bag of Drum tobacco. She took better pictures and you can see them on her blog, as linked. This is the only one I managed to take that was decent, except pretty blurry. That is mine and Rhonda's hands displaying our rings with the pouch of tobacco that Yeti brought us. Her blog also has good photos of Yeti in them as well.

We both had itchy ring fingers and couldn't wait until September when we'll be married to wear something on them. We wanted a cheap substitute until then. Tungsten, a good hard metal. I really like wearing mine, and I really Love Rhonda. What a fantastic person. I am such a lucky man!

George Will Be Taking Us To War With Iran...Oh Well, You All Have Better Things To Do

"...we're writing the initial chapters of what I believe is a great ideological struggle between those of us who do believe in freedom and justice and human rights and human dignity, and cold-blooded killers who will kill innocent people to achieve their objectives."


I always find it interesting when George makes such comments. "...cold-blooded killers who will kill innocent people to achieve their objectives." Isn't that what George Bush, Dick Cheney, Condeleeza Rice, Madeline Albright, Bill Clinton, David Lesar, Reilly Bechtel, Etc., are doing?

He also describes it as a struggle between "...those of us who do believe in freedom and justice and human rights and human dignity..." and "cold-blooded killers..." I personally don't recall a time when America actually believed in freedom. They definitely don't believe in justice: compare Skooter Libby to the Jena Six. Human rights? Do I really need to tell you about U.S. violation of Human Rights here and world wide? Human dignity? You mean like the dignity of Indian children and thousands and thousands of others to be raped by priests and preachers and for the U.S. government to not only do nothing about, but remain COMPLICIT in, these crimes? That kinda human dignity?

Why can't I get a peep out of folks about these criminals I mentioned by name, let alone criminals like Stan Spotted Wolf and Earl Old Person...

Oh, wait, I'm sorry, you are going after real criminals. Like a man who may not have made decisions that slaughtrered thousands of people, nor been complicit in rapes of Indian children and children in general within America's various churches. I know you have no time to stop child rapists like Stan and Earl are alleged to be. I mean, your busy going after folks who may not have done those things, but they are so important to what is going on that they must be destroyed more so than say, Bush, Cheney, Rice, Lesar, etc., you know, people whose decisions kill thousands and oppress millions but create wealth for already wealthy people.

I know your all busy, you have to get Ward Churchill. I didn't mean to interrupt.


I mean, yeah, George Bush is offering an arms deal of some $43 billion dollars to Egypt, Israel, and others to support the U.S. (basically it's bribery) in it's attempt to commit genocide against the Iranian people and steal their oil and other resources, too. But George Bush isn't the "real" criminal, it's Ward Churchill.

Yes, many folks will put forth great effort to silence Ward Churchill, but for some reason, after two years of speaking out against Earl and Stan on the radio with Jim Craven, we couldn't get one of you folks to stand up for bringing these two alleged pedophiles to justice. Sorry, more important fish to fry, you gotta get yourselves a Ward Churchill.

Oh yeah, I know the controversy with Ward has been going on since well before 9-11, but so has Stan's alleged pedophelia, and still, can't get a word out of you folks.

And of course, let's not mention genocidal criminals like George, Dick, David Lesar, etc., when their decisions lead to and are complicit in child rape in Iraq by U.S. contractors. Please, don't say a word about that. You have more important criminals to go after...like...Ward Churchill.

You know, I think there is something wrong with peoples priorities in this nation. One could build an army to bring down Ward Churchill, but one can't build an army to stop the rape of children by pedophiles. Can't build an army to bring an end to CEO's who commit crimes against peace, humanity, and commit genocide. Nope, they're not worthy of mention. Can't fight against these monsters. Too big, maybe? Maybe they haven't raped enough children? Maybe they haven't slaughered and oppressed enough people to garner any mention? I don't know what your excuse may be, and I don't expect you all to say anything about the real criminals I mentioned on this post.

I do know, however, that folks will attack Ward Churchill far quicker and with a ferocity that is passionate and strong, but still, won't say a word when it comes to real criminals like Earl, Stan, George, Dick, Condeleeza.

Hey, Bush is bribing folks into being allies for his soon to be illegal and genocidal war against the Iranians.

Oh, I'm sorry, I'm trying to take away your attention from that real...criminal?...what crimes did Ward commit? Why don't the crimes of this administration, it's corporate owners, and child rapists warrant as much attention and passion? Oh, yeah, not such an easy target.

I'm sorry! I didn't mean to take away your attention from your very important work of bringing down Ward Churchill...Carry On!

I'm Your Huckleberry

As stated previously, Rhonda and I went on a recon mission with Felicia to check out the Sawtooth Huckleberry fields.


In the 1930's, an agreement was made on a handshake between the Indians of this region and the U.S. government designating certain areas as Indian only picking. This is about the only agreement the U.S. made that they pretty much kept. Whitey has been creeping in, lately, but all seems well thus far.

As we engtered the fields, we were greeted by a little chipmunk. Doesn't he look tasty?




Huckleberries are proof that the creator Loves us and wants us to be happy!






Outstanding in our fields! ...OK... Out standing in a field. Felicia, Rhonda, and I standing in a huckleberry field.


This is a rather large anthill in the middle of the field. There are lotsa anthills in the berry fields.



Have you ever uploaded a cows ass? I just did...and it was very satisfying. Cattle ranchers get extremely cheap leases from the government to graze their cattle on public lands. I've heard as low as $1 for 99 years. In return, we get envirnomental damage. Not a bad exchange, eh? In Trout Lake, Rhonda and I ate these guys kin. A sort of passive agressive revenge of sorts. Anyway, they were quite tasty.

"Squaw" Means "Pussy"

Rhonda and I went on a recon mission to see if the huckleberries were ripe yet. Another week or two. I will post those photos later today or tomorrow.

We decided to go to Trout Lake and on the way there we say this sign.


For those of you who are unaware, the word "squaw" is a bastardization of an Algonquin word which is a reference to women's genitalia. It is actually a sacred word, but per usual, when the colonialists got a hold of it and them thinking women as only holes to stuff their dicks into, the word came to mean in their language "pussy" or "cunt" or "your mother is only good for her cunt" or "your mother is nothing but a cunt." So we Indians find this word particularly offensive.



On the road into Trout Lake where you may see about 20 cars TOPS during the 20 mile journey out of Indian Heaven, one is treated to spectacular views such as these; Sleeping Beauty and Pahto. We also saw cows, but I'll post those photos on the next post, as I want to get this one up.

We (we being Rhonda, Felicia, and I) got into Trout Lake, ate some burgers and such. Four young Indian men pulled up and before we left, we got to talking. Seems they just got out of a meeting. They were from the Yakima Reservation. Rhonda asked what they thought of the name "Squaw Butte?" They unanimously said it was offensive.

When we got back up to that area after our dinner, someone had "fixed" the sign, as it were.


Funny!

More later!

Ok...I take it back...

...AIM is doing something!





Rhonda and I got to the Dennis Banks lecture after it started and we got front row seating, too. We saw Calvin Hecocta before it started. Calvin has such a sweet smile and is such a wonderful human being. He is the one that brought Dennis here. Dennis will be lecturing in Eugene today, 7-28.

Dennis started his lecture with his '73 trial. It was such a horrific miscarriage of justice that the judge, a Republican, threw the case out and was embarassed by how the FBI were behaving, embarassed for this nation.

He then talked about the "Longest Walk," which took place in '78, because folks couldn't drive to DC to fight 11 bills before congress who terminate all treaties with Indian tribes (a violation of article 6, section 2, of the Constitution). Because of this 5 month walk, Indians defeated all 11 of those bills.

Then he talked about doing it again, strating this February. There will be two routes. One will take the old route and the other that he will take will take a southerly direction through Texas. This is to bring attention to Indian issues, how meth is destroying our communities, and to instill pride in our youth to carry on the fight.

Rhonda is planning some heavy volunteering for this. Rhonda got there phone numbers...hey...wait a minute! What is my sweetie doin' getting other men's phone numbers! ...JUST KIDDING!

The funniest thing, though, was when Rhonda informed him that he was interviewed that morning by my ex-wife. His expression said it all. You should have seen it folks. And then he looked at Rhonda, asked if she was the new one, and his expression basically said, "You've come to your senses and are moving up in the world with this not only FINE and Beautiful woman, but one who is motivated amazing and intelligent."

Rhonda does plan on orgaizing here for the event which I believe will start in Oakland, California. We will be giving heads up and such as time rolls on.

I will now eat the words I said in the Ward post. AIM is indeed doing something.

*EDIT* Rhonda's post is much better than mine.

*EDIT* Heres the link to The Longest Walk II website. You can get information there and post it where ever you need to. Thank you all!

How the FUCK Did That Just Happen?

I have been invited by a friend of mine to participate in a THE INTERNATIONAL UNION OF
ANTHROPOLOGICAL AND ETHNOLOGICAL SCIENCES in Kanmung, China. WHAT THE FUCK? I would be sitting on a panel with scholars from other nations as well and HOW THE FUCK DID THIS HAPPEN TO ME? Holy shit! WHAT THE FUCK? I still don't know what to think. I accepted, because I don't know what else to do. I have asked if I can bring Rhonda along as well and WHAT THE FUCK?!

Look at the Lovely Pink Bicycle!

Non-Indians Who Get To Stay! HAHAHAHAHA

This is Jim Lockhart. Jim started the cable access television show, "Native Nations," some 12 years ago. He was the host for several years until he found Skip Mahawk. When Skip passed on, Spider Moccasin took over. When Spider Moved On, I was the next in line, as it were. Jim still produces the show and has much great footage of Indigenous events around the states. He has been a long time supporter of indigenous issues. He gets to stay. He won't be deported...HAHAHAHAHAHA!


This is Kelli Labonte. Hopefully she won't force me to take her picture off of my blog. She, too, has worked on the "Native Nations" show since the beginning, unlike me. I've only been there for four years or so. She is a long time supporter of indigenous issues and well as Indians in general. Often she has informed me of things going on that I had no idea about. She, too, gets to stay...HAHAHAHAHA!



These two are Ellie and Mike. They have been operating the camera's since I can remember for the show "Native Nations." I often hear of stories of how they helped out the folks. They also inform me of issues, ideas, and events going on around town, indgenous and otherwise. They help out much in their communities as well as on this show. They too, get to stay...HAHAHAHAHA.

I somehow screwed up on "Pepsi" Paul's picture, so I'll just tell you about him. I think Paul is actually Indian, but to be honest I forget. If he isn't, the man should just simply be considered one. Paul has been in the thick of it since at least the AIM days. I have heard stories of the BIA takeover here in Portland where he was a paricipant. Where he did filming with all the action going on at Big Mountain. Paul has done so much for Indians that if he is not one, he should be considered Indian. I apologize, Paul, for not remembering if you are Indian or not. I also apolgoize for fucking up your photo, too.


This is Lisa Loving. Lisa has not only demonstrated support for indigenous folks and our issues, she has done so for the blacks of this community as well. Lisa, former PM news director at KBOO, has also informed me of many issues happening in Indian Country long before I became aware of them. Not only does Lisa get to stay, but her whole family as well, everyone that looks like her, and even everyone named Lisa!...HAHAHAHAHAHA!

Ani Haines, (see "Happy Birthday, Ani!" for photo) is also a long time indigenous supporter as well as one helluva community supporter and activist.

One person, very important, that I must mention, is Maire Cullen. Maire is Irish from South Armagh in Northern Ireland. The Irish are not only considered the blacks of Europe, but Indians consider them the Indians of Europe as well. We Indians have a lot in common with many folks. The Irish have been fighting the same struggle we Indians have been, but for about 300 years longer. Maire displays a lot of that fight, as well as her husband, Donovan Gilmore. An awesome duet of supreme strugglers who also WANT IT ALL BACK!

Although I never met this man and could not find a photo of him on the internet, Ron "Doc" Rosen is more than worthy of mention and although he had no Lakota blood, let alone any Indian blood (whitey's definiton), this white man was adopted by the Lakota and therefore...ALL LAKOTA! He was a medic at Wounded Knee in '73, and passed away a few days ago.

There are so many more worth mentioning, but how much space and time should I take?

Smokem if You Gottem

Rich's is my favorite smoke shop, especially the one on Park and Alder in downtown Portland. They have a ton of magazines and, lotsa cool pipes, some great cigars (I haven't smoked all that many cigars, lately), and some of my favorite tobacco. I started smoking cigarettes more as prayers, and lately, more as habit with prayers thrown in as much as possible. I decided to smoke reasonably, if there is such a thing. I talked to a man at Rich's with a lot of tobacco knowledge and told him I wanted to smoke an organic blend. He informed me that the tobaccos used at Rich's are indeed organic and chemical free. Rich's also has their own master blender (that may be who I talked to), so all the pipe tobacco's are created right there by someone you can talk to if you can find out his schedule and name (I haven't asked, yet). I mulled over a few blends. The blend that caught my eye was "Girls Blend." I thought the name rather sexist, but I identify more with women than men and for the most part, get along better with women than men, although I do have many close male friends now. The man told me it is a "girly cut" (what that means I'm not sure) flavored with a bit of vanilla. It smelled real nice, so I chose that blend.

I already had some papers in mind from a friend of mine that I would occasionally smoke cigarettes with from time to time who used a Virginian organic blend rolled in "Pure Hemp" papers. I like these papers especially for the fact that they do not have the chemical in the paper that cigarettes do. If you look at a cigarette, you will notice that it has little rings around it. Those rings are a chemical that keeps your cigarette burning, thus using more tobacco when not inhaling, thus making you need to buy more cigarettes, thus making more money for the ultra-elite. [Quick point: Notice how when there are discussions of fires caused by cigarettes and the desire to make a cigarette that doesn't stay lit, there is never any mention of the chemical in the papers that keep the cigarette burning. NEVER!] Pure Hemp and a few other papers do not have that chemical. Recently, when out of my papers, I tried a paper from an over the counter brand that I bought for prayers. It tasted so horrible I couldn't smoke. I had to wait.

My personal habit is done mostly at work. I can get a good interesting, not overwhelming nor heavily intoxicating buzz from smoking. It helps relax me and I sincerely try to pray everytime that I smoke, but don't always. I occasionally smoke at home or in my car as well, but not often enough. I have no problem going days without smoking, either.

Now, here is my quandary:



Rich's has a cigar store Indian...and a cigar store clown. Yes, this is INDEED institutionally racist. Indians, as demonstrated in previous posts, are supposed to look like their Hollywood version of plains Indians counter-part (whether or not we're from the coasts, woods, rivers, desserts, etc.). If we don't look like this, we are not considered Indians by our imperialist/colonialist dominators who have given themselves the privilege of defining what is and isn't Indian. This is, ideed, dehumanizing, and encourages the colonialist ideals that "there are no real Indians left, because otherwise, there'd be guys like this walking down the streets," Signed, the Beloved Indian Definers Who Are Not Indian.

We also have the cigar store clown. I used to live with a clown, and he doesn't look anything like this. Not only that, being a clown is a "profession," not a race. Some one who makes people laugh, and often times by looking or being rediculous. It doesn't take a heavily fortified steel bridge to make the connection that clowns and Indians are rediculous. You see, there are no cigar store white guys, like say: a member of the KKK with a white hood and burning cross; no cigar store Italians; no cigar store Puerto Ricans; no cigar store French folks; no cigar store Brits; no cigar store lawyers; no cigar store Spaniards; no cigar store Jews; no cigar store Palestinians; no cigar store librarians; no cigar store truck drivers; etc. But there are cigar store Indians and cigar store clowns.

I still go to Rich's despite this form of institutional racism. I don't discuss it with them because I figure I'll get the usual arguments from the institutionally racist of, "I'm not racist" and "that's not racist" and "it's a tradition in tobacco shops," etc. It would take too much effort and too much energy and I've already been on the verge of burnout for a while.

Here are a couple of fantasies I've had should I had ever come into a large amount of money:

1) I would buy a huge house in the country with lots of acerage. I would then buy every cigar store Indian I could get my hands on, and set them out to watch over my property until the weather rotted them down after the decades of exposure.

2) I would have hired a carver to make cigar store white guys, Italians, Brits, Chinese, Portugese, lawyers, truck drivers, etc., and display them in a tobacco shop of my own.

Just fantasies, though, and not worth the effort at public education that I hope it would be considering Americans are so purposefully stupid.

Ward Churchill Fired

Thank you, Pete, for making me aware of this. Ward Churchill has been fired from Colorado State. See Democracy Now for an interview.

This is a good example of killing the messenger (or at least an attempt). Ward is a scholar. His works like "A Little Matter of Genocide" are absolutely amazing if not overly academic (I couldn't read all of the footnotes). Ward is very articulate, concise, and factual in his struggle against the genocidal U.S. government. He is an excellent informational source that can also inform you on the tactics of the worlds last super power to protect it's elite (I'll make a quote at the end of this).

Because of this, in my opinion, it was up to the state to find a way to silence his voice (like firing will shut this guy up). However, they still don't even speak out about Madeline Albright's complicity in the genocide of the Iraqi people, specifically, stating that it was an acceptable loss to murder 500,000 iraqi children under the age of 5. Democrats...just as genocidal as republicans.

So the state trumped up charges because Ward called the suits in the "two towers" "little Eichmans." The folks in the suits (not the janitors, etc.) made decisions that killed thousands and created great suffering for millions in order to amass wealth for the ultra elite. Ward wrote the essay for Dark Knight Field Notes as the "two towers" were falling.

Bill O'Reilly read it and made an attack. This helped brave up the state and college to attack him. It braved up Ward's fellow Indians who attacked him (who needs white men when Indians kill each other much better). This is a classic kill the messnger, but they can't actually murder him, nor can they destroy the message.

The message is this. David Lesar is a genocidal maniac. So is the whole U.S. governmental alleged system. At best it is a plutocracy, but in all honesty, if you haven't noticed, this is now a kingdom. In order for plutocracies and kingdom's to be maintained, lots of people have to suffer, be killed, etc. Genocides have to happen, raping women and children has to happen. Many forms of oppression has to happen. And the U.S. government is excellent at these things.

So...here's the quote I promised. A friend of mine told me his mother always told him this, and I am probably paraphrasing: "In the battle against good and evil, evil will almost always win. The reason is evil will stop at nothing to get what it wants. You will, because there is only so much you will do."

David Lesar, CEO of Halliburton, evil genocidal maniac to chickenshit to do his own killing.

Ward Churchill, hardcore academic and activist who has on occasion put his body on the line for his beliefs.

Moore/Halliburton

A couple of weeks ago, Michael Moore verbally beat the living shit out of Wolf Blitzer (who is neither a wolf, nor a blitzer). He demanded that Wolf apologize to the American people for his shit coverage of the lies that lead us to the Iraq war. Wolf and many other reporters did not do their jobs in telling the American public the facts on the ground and just went along with their corporate owners.

Reading a little piece about this in The Mercury, I discovered that Wolf's owning network did indeed apologize for Moore cutting into a Halliburton commercial.


So, this is a photo of David Lesar, CEO of Halliburton. His work has lead to genocides in Iraq and Afghanistan. It has lead to the murders of innocent people her and abroad. David Lesar, CEO of Halliburton, is a horrific criminal in my opinion, and should be arrested, tried, and when found guilty...hanged. I'm just sayin'.

But we all know the horrific crimes of the ultra elite are acceptable and damned American. David will never see a day behind bars let alone meet with some form of justice for his alleged horrific crimes. However, the Jena 6 face decades in prison for a school fight. Now that is American Just Us!

Our Birdie Has Passed On

Our little birdie, whom Rhonda had taken to calling Javier, has passed on. May he be flying and having a wonderful time in the spirit world since he didn't get a chance to do that here. I am thankful that the little guy came into our lives, and still amazed at how Alley Cat handled him so gently as she brought him to us to help out.

What an Indian Looks Like

This Beautiful Wonderful woman is Rhonda. She is my sweetie. SHE IS AN INDIAN. She is Karuk, Chetco, Chinook, Tutuni, Lakota and probably a few more that I forgot to mention. She is "registered" as Karuk, but identifies strongly with her Tutuni ancestry. She is familiar with her folks and her land base, UNLIKE ME.

She has again told me the story of yet another NON-INDIAN telling her she is not Indian. I get really tired of this fucking racist shit. Sometimes I would like to hunt down these assholes and punch them in the face. Some of the assholes that do this are also Indians. You see, Rhonda can pass, like my friend Jim (pictured with his baby boy in the Che shirt in the next post). Jim is the Blackfoot solicitor general for the traditional government. Rhonda and Jim can pass, but they are both INDIANS! Do you fucking understand me?

You see, whitey still defines us, because it makes it convenient to swallow the horrific history of genocide that CONTINUES TO THIS FUCKING DAY! Part of that genocide is identifying us Indians. There is a Bureau of Indian Affairs document that states something like: hold to the quarter blood quantum, encourage intermarriage, and soon we'll define Indians out of existence and thus solve our "persistent Indian problem" (aka FINAL SOLUTION).

So, cracker fucks, since you feel you have the right to define who is and isn't Indian and the right to tell my sweetie she isn't one because she doesn't meet your GENOCIDAL fucking defition, I demand to see your Whitey Identification Card. You see, Indians, to be considered Indians by the genocidal state known as the USA, we have to carry ID cards that identify our race. So Whitey, as an Indian, I would like to create the Bureau of Whitey Affairs. You cannot be WHITE until I say you are fucking white. Don't forget, you have to wear white hoods and carry burning crosses to be OFFICIAL. We need to recognize you so that once we get control of the trains... Your ID card will have to identify the whitey bands you come from: frog, british pig, dago, wasp, kraut, etc. (Irish and Scots are exempt).

Now, white folks will find acceptable Indians that are full-bloods, like Earl Old Person and Stan Spotted Wolf. These full-bloods are also alleged child rapists. Why, after some of Stan's victims came forward with an CONFIDENTIAL affidavit and gave it to FBI agent, Mike Weinman, Mike took it to the Blackfeet tribal council for them to deal with. Whom ever he gave it to is alleged to have said: "Yeah, we know about Stan's little quirk." These folks you'd find acceptable because they can't pass for white. My sweetie, Rhonda, you would simply define out of existence.

So, here are a few words from me to share with you:

FUCK OFF!

The following post is a collage of all the photos I could find of my fellow Indians.

Because these two posts have taken so long, tomorrow I will post photos of non-Indians who support Indians with all their hearts!

What Indians Look Like