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History buff. Let’s not repeat history. Avocations: Writing poetry, photography, creative crafts. Empathy is not weakness. Spiritual seeker. Getting angrier by the day with institutions failing Americans by not standing up to tyranny.
May the stars carry your sadness away,
May the flowers fill your heart with beauty,
May hope forever wipe away your tears,
And, above all, may silence make you strong.”
― Chief Dan George, Tsleil-Waututh Nation
May the flowers fill your heart with beauty,
May hope forever wipe away your tears,
And, above all, may silence make you strong.”
― Chief Dan George, Tsleil-Waututh Nation
November 30, 2025 at 10:53 AM
May the stars carry your sadness away,
May the flowers fill your heart with beauty,
May hope forever wipe away your tears,
And, above all, may silence make you strong.”
― Chief Dan George, Tsleil-Waututh Nation
May the flowers fill your heart with beauty,
May hope forever wipe away your tears,
And, above all, may silence make you strong.”
― Chief Dan George, Tsleil-Waututh Nation
"The Great Spirit is in all things.
He is in the air we breathe.
The Great Spirit is our Father, but the Earth is our Mother.
She nourishes us.....That which we put into the ground she returns to us."
- Big Thunder Wabanaki, Algonquin
He is in the air we breathe.
The Great Spirit is our Father, but the Earth is our Mother.
She nourishes us.....That which we put into the ground she returns to us."
- Big Thunder Wabanaki, Algonquin
November 29, 2025 at 4:22 PM
"The Great Spirit is in all things.
He is in the air we breathe.
The Great Spirit is our Father, but the Earth is our Mother.
She nourishes us.....That which we put into the ground she returns to us."
- Big Thunder Wabanaki, Algonquin
He is in the air we breathe.
The Great Spirit is our Father, but the Earth is our Mother.
She nourishes us.....That which we put into the ground she returns to us."
- Big Thunder Wabanaki, Algonquin
“Don’t let yesterday use up too much of today.”
— Cherokee proverb
— Cherokee proverb
November 28, 2025 at 2:48 PM
“Don’t let yesterday use up too much of today.”
— Cherokee proverb
— Cherokee proverb
When you are in doubt, be still, and wait;
when doubt no longer exists for you, then go forward with courage.
So long as mists envelop you, be still;
be still until the sunlight pours through and dispels the mists – as it surely will.
Then act with courage.
Chief White Eagle, Ponca Chief
when doubt no longer exists for you, then go forward with courage.
So long as mists envelop you, be still;
be still until the sunlight pours through and dispels the mists – as it surely will.
Then act with courage.
Chief White Eagle, Ponca Chief
November 27, 2025 at 7:59 AM
When you are in doubt, be still, and wait;
when doubt no longer exists for you, then go forward with courage.
So long as mists envelop you, be still;
be still until the sunlight pours through and dispels the mists – as it surely will.
Then act with courage.
Chief White Eagle, Ponca Chief
when doubt no longer exists for you, then go forward with courage.
So long as mists envelop you, be still;
be still until the sunlight pours through and dispels the mists – as it surely will.
Then act with courage.
Chief White Eagle, Ponca Chief
“When the last tree is cut, the last fish is caught, and the last river is polluted; when to breathe the air is sickening, you will realize, too late, that wealth is not in bank accounts and that you can’t eat money.”
Alanis Obomsawin
Alanis Obomsawin
November 27, 2025 at 1:11 AM
“When the last tree is cut, the last fish is caught, and the last river is polluted; when to breathe the air is sickening, you will realize, too late, that wealth is not in bank accounts and that you can’t eat money.”
Alanis Obomsawin
Alanis Obomsawin
“I do not think the measure of a civilization is how tall its buildings of concrete are, but rather how well its people have learned to relate to their environment and fellow man.”
― Sun Bear, Chippewa
― Sun Bear, Chippewa
November 25, 2025 at 8:54 AM
“I do not think the measure of a civilization is how tall its buildings of concrete are, but rather how well its people have learned to relate to their environment and fellow man.”
― Sun Bear, Chippewa
― Sun Bear, Chippewa
Tuscarora
“Those who have one foot in the canoe, and one foot in the boat, are going to fall into the river.”
“Those who have one foot in the canoe, and one foot in the boat, are going to fall into the river.”
November 24, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Tuscarora
“Those who have one foot in the canoe, and one foot in the boat, are going to fall into the river.”
“Those who have one foot in the canoe, and one foot in the boat, are going to fall into the river.”
Arapaho
”Take only what you need and leave the land as you found it.”
”Take only what you need and leave the land as you found it.”
November 23, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Arapaho
”Take only what you need and leave the land as you found it.”
”Take only what you need and leave the land as you found it.”
The elders were wise. They know that man’s heart, away from nature, becomes hard; they knew that lack of respect for growing, living things soon led to a lack of respect for humans too.”
— Chief Luther Standing Bear, Lakota Sioux
— Chief Luther Standing Bear, Lakota Sioux
November 22, 2025 at 7:31 AM
The elders were wise. They know that man’s heart, away from nature, becomes hard; they knew that lack of respect for growing, living things soon led to a lack of respect for humans too.”
— Chief Luther Standing Bear, Lakota Sioux
— Chief Luther Standing Bear, Lakota Sioux
“Be strong when you are weak, brave when you are scared, and humble when you are victorious.” — Native Proverb
November 21, 2025 at 9:16 AM
“Be strong when you are weak, brave when you are scared, and humble when you are victorious.” — Native Proverb
Proverb
"We must protect the forests for our children, grandchildren, and children yet to be born. We must protect the forests for those who can’t speak for themselves such as the birds, animals, fish, and trees."
— Qwatsinas (Nuxalk Nation)
"We must protect the forests for our children, grandchildren, and children yet to be born. We must protect the forests for those who can’t speak for themselves such as the birds, animals, fish, and trees."
— Qwatsinas (Nuxalk Nation)
November 20, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Proverb
"We must protect the forests for our children, grandchildren, and children yet to be born. We must protect the forests for those who can’t speak for themselves such as the birds, animals, fish, and trees."
— Qwatsinas (Nuxalk Nation)
"We must protect the forests for our children, grandchildren, and children yet to be born. We must protect the forests for those who can’t speak for themselves such as the birds, animals, fish, and trees."
— Qwatsinas (Nuxalk Nation)
That hand is not the color of yours, but if I prick it, the blood will flow, and I shall feel pain. The blood is of the same color as yours. God made me, and I am a Man.”
– Standing Bear, Ponca chief and Native American activist.
– Standing Bear, Ponca chief and Native American activist.
November 19, 2025 at 1:47 PM
That hand is not the color of yours, but if I prick it, the blood will flow, and I shall feel pain. The blood is of the same color as yours. God made me, and I am a Man.”
– Standing Bear, Ponca chief and Native American activist.
– Standing Bear, Ponca chief and Native American activist.
Tell me and I’ll forget.
Show me, and I may not remember.
Involve me, and I’ll understand.
Native American Proverb
Show me, and I may not remember.
Involve me, and I’ll understand.
Native American Proverb
November 19, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Tell me and I’ll forget.
Show me, and I may not remember.
Involve me, and I’ll understand.
Native American Proverb
Show me, and I may not remember.
Involve me, and I’ll understand.
Native American Proverb
Hope you like the outside of the ballroom
November 13, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Hope you like the outside of the ballroom
We have officially entered the “let them eat cake” gilded age - Gatsby
November 2, 2025 at 8:14 AM
We have officially entered the “let them eat cake” gilded age - Gatsby
Symbolic of constitutional destruction
October 21, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Symbolic of constitutional destruction
Rise. Rise. Rise. Americans.
Make sure July 4, 2026 is a celebration NOT a funeral
Make sure July 4, 2026 is a celebration NOT a funeral
October 18, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Rise. Rise. Rise. Americans.
Make sure July 4, 2026 is a celebration NOT a funeral
Make sure July 4, 2026 is a celebration NOT a funeral
Every application.
July 15, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Every application.