Posted on March 2, 2009 by Nanu
I was recently in a conversation with a Taino gentleman who’s passion for the Taino Nation was so strong it was admirable. He was intelligent and seemed well read and interesting. Personally, I believe he had some very good points at times, but sadly, his truth was hidden in thorns which made it difficult to [...]
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Posted on November 22, 2008 by Nanu
Examiner.com posted this article regarding Thanksgiving and towards the end exhorts people, not to quit the celebration, but to share the Truth of it’s history.
The only concern I have with the telling of the “Truth” of Thanksgiving is the vast amounts of “Truths” out there! Even among the links at the bottom of the post, [...]
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Posted on October 1, 2008 by Nanu
I found this fearful, ethnocentric post on the web. This article claims to have been written by Tim Giago, president of the Native American Journalists Foundation and the publisher of Indian Education Today Magazine. I am not a professional writer, but this piece seems to lack the polish of someone of such high distinction, so [...]
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Posted on June 15, 2007 by Nanu
There is a LOT to be said about these false “prophets”… not doubt. Those who sell sacred rituals, who are less than 1/16th NDN in the morning and by nightfall are full-blooded, as long as there is the possibility of an income or glamour behind it…
But what of those who are honest?
A friend of mine suggested [...]
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Posted on May 3, 2007 by Nanu
I am so psyched about my recent trip to the Brighton Rez for the latest sweat. It’s just been too long since I’ve been… so very long I could weep. And that I did.
Dancing Horse, my daughter and I left Brevard excited, all for different reasons. Dancing Horse and I were looking forward to the sweat and my child [...]
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