Having spent the better portion of the last 12 to 15 years researching my families history, I came across the following website that offered a glimpse into some of my families geneology. If you have an interest in Mohawk History, you'll love the information provided here.
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Fast Food Genocide!
I'm absolutely agahst about the way all chain restaurants are not paying attention to quality, healthy foods on their menu's! This is simply a form of genocide on their behalf, and looking to grab our wallets, for all they can, without a care in the world about our health. It would please me greatly to have the United States government shut down all chain restaurants, including McDonald's! Not one of the popular fast food restaurants serves quality, healthy food! People. people, people, what are we thinking! All restaurant offered food is loaded with saturated fats, and extremely high sodium content. Factors which end our lives prematurely! We wonder why we have an obesity problem in this country with our children! It's because of the fast foods we offer them on a continuing basis! In today's world, kids play video games on their computers or on their I-Pods and get very little exercise. When I was a kid, I was told to go find something outside to occupy my time! It usually involved a sport, which created a release of energy, that offset any of the foods I'd eaten during the day! Fast food is like the warning on a pack of cigarette's. We know it'll eventually kill us, but nobody cares. until it's too late! Are adults so involved with their day to day agenda's to really care about what they're doing to their children? I concider FAST FOOD to be legalized Genocide in it's most quickest form!
Friday, August 15, 2008
Updated Pow-Wow Schedule
As of today. August 15th, the following is my schedule of confirmed pow-wow's that I'll be attending as a representative of One Spirit and the Oglala Lakota Sioux from Pine Ridge and Cheyenne river Reservations!
September 20-21st.
Circle of Wisdom Metis Pow-Wow
Chase Farm, Breakneck Hill Rd, Lincoln. RI
October 4-5th.
Dighton Council Oak, 18th. Annual Pow-Wow
Behind Dighton Town Hall, Rte 138, Dighton, MA
I'm awaiting confirmation to the Wolf Den Pow-Wow, held on October 18-19th at Wolf Den Campground in Pomfret Center, CT.
Other confirmations will be posted as they are received! Looking forward to seeing you at these pow-wow's!
Edward Broken Feather
Monday, June 30, 2008
It's Official............
Hi folks,
It's official, I've been OK'd to be the New England represenative for One Spirit, and the Lakota Sioux Artisans of the Pine Ridge and Cheyenne River Reservations. For the remainder of the New England Pow-Wow season, I'll be vending hand crafted items by Lakota Sioux artisans! 10 % of the total sales will go to One Spirit, while 90% will go directly back to the Lakota people. I'm incredably excited about helping to raise such badly need revenue for the Lakota people! My first pow-wow for vending is in two weeks, at the Dighton Intertribal Council, held behind the Somerset High School, just off route 138, in Somerset, MA.
I learned last week that John DuBray has received a $100,000.00 grant to build a cultural center, which will, among other things, hold a computer learning center for the children in Pass Creek! I'm so excited for John, because I know how hard he's worked for the children on the reservation! There are sooooo many thing that are coming together to make things better on Pine Ridge and Cheyenne River reservations. I need to take the opportunity to thank the people that have helped me collect badly needed items, which have been sent to, the appropriate people on the reservations, including John DuBray!
Important programs that need our attention, is the need to provide more heaters to homes on the reservation for the coming winter season. Also, funds are need to help purchase computers for the new, soon to be built, Cultural Center. These needed funds, have to be raised quickly, so that heaters can be purchased and delivered, before cold weather sets in.
If you have a means to help us on our quest to help the Lakota people, please, please, please, contact me at Brokenfeather@verizon.net. or visit www.Nativeprogress.org .
Clean clothing, generic medicine's, health and beauty aids, art supplies, shoes and boots are desperately needed! Things we take for granted, are items that are greatly treasured by the Lakota on the reservation. It's time to help balance how native people are treated. Each and everyone of us can and must make a difference in the life of a Lakota. Please, volunteer, donate badly need funds or step up to the plate and assist us in a way that you're comfortable with!
Saturday, June 28, 2008
The First Gift from Creator was Love...
the Second was a Child.
The children are our most precious gifts from Creator they are the future so
treat them well. Show them good ways to live and respect our Mother the
Earth. Teach them to respect life in all ways and listen to the elders who
share the wisdom of life.
Monday, April 21, 2008
KIVA, Loans that change lives!
KIVA, Loans that change lives!
Becoming a Loaner at Kiva has changed my life dramatically! Visually seeing how other people in third world country's live can be emotionally draining. Many of these individuals live life on a day to day basis in most instances. The mere sum of $100 can change their life dramatically! And, in many instances it does! Click on the above link and see for yourself what $25.00 can accomplish for a deserving person of your choosing. KIVA allows people like you and me to make $25.00 loans directly to low-income entrepreneurs of your choosing in the developing world. You help to provide affordable working capital, empowering them to earn their way out of poverty. Your loan is then repaid as their business succeeds.
Check out the people Renee and I have loaned to. Every one of these loan recipients has become a part of our extended family. Renee and I are vested in these peoples lives. We wish them great health and huge success in their business ventures.
Saturday, April 5, 2008
Dave Walks Like A Bear's Wake
April 5, 2008
Today, I attended the wake of a native friend, who's name was Dave, Walks Like A Bear. I'd only known Dave for about 2 and a half years. Dave was a quiet soul, and very likable, once you took the opportunity to be in his presence. He was avoided by many people because of his dress. He certainly wasn't a well dressed man, but Dave was a genuinely nice man. I never heard Dave talk bad about anybody, and I never heard him swear or cuss! He loved to walk about local pow-wow's passing out comic strip cuts about native americans! Many people experianced Dave's good nature, but didn't really try to know the man. They will never know what a great, loving, huge hearted man Dave was. Dave, I already miss you tremendously, it's not often that a person encounters a genuine RED ROAD Native American.
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