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<div><font face='"Times New Roman", Times, serif'><font size="3">The National American Indian Museum and Cultural Center in Washington, D.C. has designated November as Native American Month. Other groups have done the same. Some faith communities have designated specific </font><font face='"Times New Roman", Times, serif' size="3">dates</font><font size="3">, and some are recognizing Columbus Day as Native American Day. Regardless, this year, with the events at Standing Rock, this past summer</font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"> </font><font face='"Times New Roman", Times, serif' size="3">a</font><font size="3">nd now fall</font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3">,</font><font size="3"> have become</font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3"> </font><font face='"Times New Roman", Times, serif' size="3">a</font><font size="3"> </font></font><font size="3">kairotic </font><font face='"Times New Roman", Times, serif' size="3">moment </font><font size="3">for Native Americans</font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3">--</font></font><font face='"Times New Roman", Times, serif'><font size="3">and perhaps for the nation, for indigenous peoples globally, for and the larger earth community</font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3">--</font></font><font face='"Times New Roman", Times, serif'><font size="3">as their primal story of being relatives with Mother Earth and all its creatures--animal, vegetable, mineral</font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3">--</font><font size="3">eclipses the narrative lies of corporate and governmental greed and power--a false story that has led to the disruption and destruction of Earth's eco systems and people.</font></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"> </font></div>
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<div><font face='"Times New Roman", Times, serif' size="3">As we stand with the Water Protectors at Standing Rock, we join them in proclaiming and being the ancient story of being one with the Earth, Our Common Home.</font></div>
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<div><font face='"Times New Roman", Times, serif' size="3">Four years ago I shared with the list serve the song "Red Cloud Appeared in a Dream"--different Sioux Tribe but the same story. It was written i</font><font face='"Times New Roman", Times, serif' size="3">n</font><font face='"Times New Roman", Times, serif' size="3"> hono</font><font face='"Times New Roman", Times, serif' size="3">r</font><font face='"Times New Roman", Times, serif' size="3"> a</font><font face='"Times New Roman", Times, serif' size="3">nd remembrance of the</font><font face='"Times New Roman", Times, serif' size="3"> </font><font face='"Times New Roman", Times, serif' size="3">First Nation Peoples whose legacy and presence still implore and challenge us to honor, care for and live in harmony with Creation and each other, walking lightly on Earth's sacred space.</font><font face='"Times New Roman", Times, serif' size="3"> </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"> </font><font face='"Times New Roman", Times, serif'><font size="3">In light of Standing Rock<font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"></font>, I</font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"> </font><font face='"Times New Roman", Times, serif' size="3">thought I'd resend</font><font face='"Times New Roman", Times, serif' size="3"> </font><font size="3">it.<font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"></font></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"></font></font></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style='font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";'><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"></font><font size="3">Red Cloud was an Oglala Lakota Sioux Chief in</font><font face='"Times New Roman", Times, serif' size="3"> </font><font face='"Times New Roman", Times, serif' size="3">the </font><font size="3">1800s-early 1900s who defended his people and land against the continual encroachment, plundering and broken treaties by the U.S. government, military, and economic interests. He was the only one to defeat the US military in what was called Red Cloud's War (although the US started it) 1866-68 when the US built forts on Lakota land. He was a leader before, a</font><font face='"Times New Roman", Times, serif' size="3">nd</font><font size="3"> contemorary of Crazy Horse, Sitting Bull, Big Foot and others and outlived them, dying on the Pine Ridge Reservation in 1909. Today, Pine Ridge is the poorest community in the United States. Some statistics indicate its poverty rate and hopelessness level lower than Haiti. Similar patterns of political oppression, economic exploitation and religious legitimation (Borg) continue to be US policy toward populations in this nation as well as other nations. Such behavior, especially our attitude toward the earth, is coming back to haunt us.</font></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style='font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;'>RED CLOUD APPEARED IN A DREAM</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style='font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;'>crying out, silently.</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style='font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;'>“Creatures beware!</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style='font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;'>is turning back on your league.”</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style='font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;'>Red Cloud appeared in a dream—</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style='font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;'>defender, protector of</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style='font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;'>life, land, and liberty.</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style='font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;'>Prophesy, warrior chief,</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style='font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;'>bold truth declare</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style='font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;'>midst treaties broken and breached,</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style='font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;'>victories and tragic defeats!</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style='font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;'>same vision for Earth,</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style='font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;'>for its fate, flowing tears:</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style='font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;'>mountains gone, rising seas—</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style='font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;'>lasering poverty,</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style='font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;'>Is this how Life is to be?</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style='font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;'>Red Cloud disappeared from a dream—</span></div>
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