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Update; November 12, 2003 - 512 years of occupation
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Sunkmanitu tanka Isnala Najin
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Nov 12, 2003 12:25 PST
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As I mentioned last week,
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the northern colony of KKKanada sent federal agents down here last month
when Lisa came down here, &, of course, the almost daily surveillance by
the colony of ameriKKKa continued while she was here. She was surprised
to see the northerners here (& by one other incident which I cannot
recall at this time), but what surprises me is that the visible
surveillance has since stopped! Since Lisa left, they’ve only buzzed my
house one time. That is very unusual.
Apparently Lisa continues to receive requests for interviews re updates
on me, which she refuses. I guess she’s shied-away from reporters due to
the way the Regina Leader Post put words in her mouth & took her
comments out of context. Or, perhaps simply because she has moved-on, so
to speak. I occasionally am asked when I’m coming back too. My response
hasn’t really changed since my exile began though.
As many of you know, I’m much happier in South Dakota. And, as I’ve
mentioned, I’m involved in something here that doesn’t require my
working entirely on my own… & doesn’t bring overt threats to my
children. Also, my marital situation is such that I no longer have a
home in Regina. So, it’s not that I’ve given-up my battle with that
line, I just have no way (& considerably diminished reasons) to continue
the fight right now. I will rise again, but not until my children are
safe & well cared for… & not until I have a way to end this war once &
for all!
As a Tokala, certain things are expected of me; & I am doing my best to
respect & honor those things. Lately though, to be honest, I feel like a
small, old house, with heavy snow on the roof nearly caving it in, & ice
in the ground threatening to crumble my foundation. The utter lack of
any meaningful support from my own people in the north still continues
to bother me. And, I suppose, just being straight with myself, that
shows a weakness in my character, considering the things expected of a
Tokala.
One old Tokala song says (to paraphrase): I am a Tokala (Kit Fox
Warrior), if there is any difficult task to be done, it is mine to do.
Also, since we were known as “Sash-Wearers” before, staking oneself out
to face the enemy alone was expected, commonplace even! I am not as
strong as my ancestors were however.
There’s another ancient Tokala song, one that I just learnt a couple
months ago, that has particular meaning to me now; I’ll include it here.
Translated & paraphrased again, this song says: I am a Tokala; I have
done everything I can do for my people; yet, they still gossip about me.
I guess I didn’t realize how long our people/society has had the
weaknesses we so commonly see weighing us down today.
In regards to Onakijin (Stronghold Table), at least there I have others,
fellow Tokalas helping me out. And, at least there, in a relatively
short span of time, we’ve seen progress, results. When I am better
prepared, that is when I will return to fight for the line which
Europeans have placed on the 49th parallel.
In the meantime though, I have children to think about. They need to be
kept warm, something not always easy to do on this reservation. My
children depend solely on me, & they are my top priority.
Unemployment rates on Pine Ridge Reservation/Shannon county have
remained around 86% since they started keeping such statistics over 30
years ago. And, to complicate things, the 14% working are usually the
“friendly Indians” (actually, usually mixed-bloods too). I was
practically guaranteed a job at a local school last month, only to get
rejected by a couple of the Board members. Now I rarely come by enough
gas money even to travel across the Rez to put my resume in for the rare
job opportunity; yet, friends have encouraged me to send them my resume
for employment possibilities outside of South Dakota. Realistically,
even though I just now updated my resume precisely for that purpose
(http://wolf.resume.tripod.com/), it’s not likely that I would be able
to travel anywhere, anyway. (My website also has a link to my resume, 3
versions – so that I won’t lose it again.)
These are the realities of my existence today. This world is changing
rapidly. And, who knows, maybe life itself will work-out some of my
troubles naturally? If you read the post I sent out on Feb. 03 (“the
Year of the Sheep”), you can plainly see that change is coming. Some of
the predictions of the Chinese man I mentioned in there, such as the
perceived state of the ameriKKKan economy, were right-on. The Chinese
prophecies closely align themselves in thought with the Mayan calendar,
as I have also stated previously. Other Indigenous prophecies, including
one Lakota story about life as we know it coming to an end when the
winged creatures cease their migration, are also coming into reality
now; scientists recently discovered that in 50 years time, the Monarch
butterfly will have no more breeding habitat in what they call mexico.
(The Mayan calendar marks the week of my youngest son’s 11th birthday as
being the date that “life as we know it”, this era, will end, by the
way.)
As I watch the NBC Today show for my morning news (actually, more to see
Ann than to get information), I see this colony steadily marching down
the exact same steps that every previous over-baring society did before
it. George w. (the “w” stands for “wus”) is taking his people on a
dead-end course… &, of course, his little sister to the north is right
behind him. And, every single event (those reported, as well as those
not) in Iraq perfectly mirrors prior & current events in “Indian
Country”. (The new BIA – Bureau of Iraqi Affairs, is already being set
up over there!) Also, the terrorism of the occupiers, & the targeting of
both spiritual & military leaders is underway exactly as it is/has
always been, over here.
When will people ever wake up?
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