A worthy and wonderful part of Sword & Saga Press, American Athenaeum has released its latest edition, a cultural magazine this time centered on the front porch, a nostalgic part of the US. In the very small town where one of my great-grandmothers came to live, the front porch was a place you might have […]
Category: Culture
Photos of a SE Native American Regalia “Shake’Em Out”
Some natives in the southeast and more easterly USA these days call the clothing they wear to pow-wows and other function “regalia”. My friend Lakota Rosebud Lady, a Brulé, says they just call them clothes or by their names like jingle dress, ribbon shirt or something like that, if applicable. We thought that was funny […]
Idle No More In Germany
Note: Idle No More is definitely global, and natives 1st Nations and others from the Americas support it and welcome those around the world who also feel this important cause. One of the things being asked however, is that Native American traditions, songs, dances, ceremonies history, etc. be respected. We do not in any way […]
A Sweat Lodge At The Lake & A Stroll in Diensdorf
It was a last minute thing when I got the call this past Wednesday. My friend at the lakehouse was having a sweat lodge that had been planned for several weeks but when the leader had to bow out at the last moment, she turned to me to try to find a replacement or either […]
“F— Assimilation”: Keeping it Real as Native Americans
Here it’s not exactly often, but it’s definite when it happens, but if someone mentions Native Americans, you’ll have someone who moans and shakes their head saying something like, “I’ve seen how they live, it’s horrible. Drugs. Alcoholism. Just awful.” Wasn’t very different in the USA. I correct such people when I can, attempting to […]
Red Haircrow 
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