Subscribe today 1 year (6 issues) is just $25! Karin, you might enjoy our contributing online columnist, Vi Waln. return text.replace('By Navajo Times |', ''); We apologize for the inconvenience. Hollywood International Moving Pictures Film Festival 2017, WINNER!!! I see a time of seven generations when all the colors of mankind will gather under the sacred Tree of Life and the whole Earth will become one circle again. I watched one man get carried out after getting sprayed, water on his beard looked frozen, he needed help to lift his legs up over the guardrail to get to the van, it didnt look like he could do it on his own. The chosen one receiving the message a respected and caring Lakota elder, leader, chief and medicine man filled with indigenous wisdom, love, and the Warrior Spirit for the people. Last month in Goshen, Connecticut and event occurred that may not seem special to most of us, but to the Lakota it is viewed as a rare and sacred event. We all came here for a reason., I want to pray for them too, he added, pointing at police. See 7th Generation, a new film directed by Jim Warne (Oglala Lakota), which shows how the former football star and Native activist is working to support tribal communities in blazing the path to success in 21st-century mainstream America while holding fast to tribal cultural ways. We included '7th Generation' in our film festival due to the elders stories, untold history and positive outlook for the future of our nation, our youth, the 7th Generation. ~ Joely Proudfit, Ph.D., Director California Indian Culture & Sovereignty Center; Chair, American Indian Studies, California State University San Marcos; Californias American Indian & Indigenous Film Festival, Current Film Version Completed April 2017, WSD Productions - Post-Production Supervisor. that left 300 Lakota men, women and children at the hands of the U.S. Army. People praying, voicing their views and heart, were met with disdain and a level of force exceeding what was needed. Even if we cant stop this pipeline, says Wright, we still won. I was so dismissive of all her beliefs to my enduring regret, but I was young and stupid, and she was so hurt by life. The man behind Dakota Access pipeline, Wecan resist the Dakota pipeline through a powerful tool: divestment, Thewestern idea of private property is flawed. As Indigenous people we matter. Smith said youth at Warnes presentation in Hollywood paid close attention when Native decimation was compared to the genocide of the Holocaust. The elders tell of a time in history during a great famine that a beautiful women dressed in white appeared to the Lakota. When she left, she turned into a white buffalo, and promised to someday return. True bonding and love among individuals, families, communities, tribes, and all ethnicities under the sacred Tree of Life, One Circle and Colors of Mankind. We need history written by our people, and we, all elders in training, have to teach it. South Dakota Magazine, Yankton, SD. All Native people knowing and speaking their tribal language with pride and dignity. But its their job, because they have a family to support. Spirit Daily Blog. "BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE" - Los Angeles Film & Script Festival, Hollywood, CA November 4, 2017 and more. Some of my children are buried there. Because who knows, maybe deep down inside they dont want to be doing that to us. Black Elk said it would take seven generations to heal the broken circle of life caused by constant Indian oppression that reached a devastating climax with the massacre. This issue brings a lot of people together for a lot of reasons, Jamie told me, whether its eminent domain, protecting water rights, or just people sick of profit over people. 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Lauderdale, FL 5/29/14, http://seminoletribune.org/tribalwide-presentations-reveal-7th-generation-project-mission/, Indian Country Today Media Network 10/5/15, http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2015/10/05/jim-warne-takes-his-warrior-society-football-camp-six-nations-canada-161958, WINNER!!! Jack Walker, a tree care specialist from Oregon, cuts firewood to be donated to the water protectors. The new Lakota Studies building at Sinte Gleska University in Mission, South Dakota. Now the Seventh Generation is hereand they're. The final version of the film project was completed in April 2017. In early November, I was contacted by my good friend Jamie Stone, who said he wanted to go and offered his truck and trailer to haul supplies. I just couldnt afford the trip. Historians disagree about how many Natives lived in North America before Christopher Columbus arrived, but estimates from 1.5 million to 112 million average about 37 million. They were calling us, warning us about something. Were the only people with the legal right to health care but what we get is health care that ensures the highest diabetes rates and the lowest life expectancy, Warne said. Gregg Prescott, M.S. He is looking forward to creating more great documentaries and films that speak to the heart and shed light on the truth. Good to see advances on the rez. My primary motivation for supporting Standing Rock is to stand for those who are standing up to corporate fascism in the face of human rights violations, he told me. fire and each fire referred to a particular era of time that would come in the future Mary No-Eyes, Medicine Woman, Chippewa From the book Pheonix Rising by Mary Summer Rain. The following is the text message I received from her after a terrified night of watching live feeds on Facebook from my home back in Oregon: .css-cumn2r{height:1em;width:1.5em;margin-right:3px;vertical-align:baseline;fill:#C70000;}My friend was shot with a rubber bullet right next to me. 7th Generation, a Documentary Film: Directed by John L Voth. I feel that more topics like the message from Jims film should be taught at all levels. Dakota Goodhouse is one of those who sees coincidences between the past and present. The children of the Kanienkehake are the seventh generation. A Mass formally opening the cause was celebrated two weeks ago (October 21) by Bishop Robert D. Gruss of Rapid City, who cited not only the Indians conversion, but also his evolution into a catechist and in general a holy evangelist who spread the Word of God. In that day there will be those among the Lakota who will carry knowledge and understanding of unity among all living things and the young white ones will come to those of my people and ask for wisdom. According to the wisdom of this prophecy, men and women would one day turn to the Onkwehonwe, and particulary to the eastern door of the Confederacy, for both guidance and direction. Jim Warne and his colleagues present the issues and the illustrations of Native American life in past decades and present a view of a positive future through the youth, the 7th Generation As noted by Mr. Warne, I hope there will be a Native American President in our future. Agriculture is extremely important to my tribe not only for sustainability but also for religious purposes. Instead, non-Natives would be given the role and would paint their faces or dress up in costumes which continued the appropriation of the culture. WE NEED TO STOP OUR OWN DESIRES NOW. "BEST INDIGENOUS FILM" & "BEST OF FLIC" Flathead Lake International Cinemafest, Polson, Montana", Showboat Cinemas January 27, 2018 Encore Screening Feb. 1, 2018, "WINNER!!! But there is definitely a sense that something bigger is happening. Nobody ever doubted the wisdom of Black Elk. He converted upon Katies death. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Chapter 405: I Miss the Days When We Were PersonallyResponsible! Culture & Diversity Film Festival. They are aunties, grandfathers, children, uncles and cousins they have all risen above the darkness that has plagued their people for generations. Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like Goals (soteriology), God (ontology), Animism (ontology) and more. Society is in an epidemic, pandemic and overall concerning and dangerous time with the virus, politicians blocking legislation, and the basic needs of the people (food, housing, income and health care, among others) being unmet. Were gonna be standing for our people protecting our sacred land and water. I quickly agreed to the opportunity, but requested that we attempt to raise donations for the water protectors, the group of Native Americans representing over 300 different tribes who are encamped near the location where the pipeline is slated to cross the Missouri river. The holy man Black Elk spoke of the Seventh Generation of Lakota who would come after him and mend the sacred hoop, the . I envision Grandpa receiving the prophecy from Creator in a respectful Lakota spiritual way. After seven generations of this darkness, there would be a reuniting for not only for his people, the Lakota, but for all people on earth. After presenting the gifts and teachings, the Sacred White Buffalo Calf Woman left the people saying, "There will be four ages . Mohawk Prophecy of the Seventh Generation According to the prophecy of the Seventh Generation, seven generations after contact with the Europeans the Onkwehonwe would see the day when the elm trees would die. The healing this is a modern addition to the list. Jamie also happens to be a former oil worker on the North Slope of Alaska. He and his friends are the peaceful modern-day equivalent of the famous Great Plains horse warriors of yesteryear. What is the outcome of this worldwide situation impacting all the people? Wallowa County itself, much like the Standing Rock area, is home to one of the most tragic tales in American history and the Indian wars. And in the state capitol in Pierre, a dark-skinned attorney named J.R. LaPlante has been appointed Secretary of Tribal Relations and Governor Dennis Daugaard has asked J.R. to help him and his staff understand the Indian culture and to help them find solutions to lingering problems. He felt the star symbolized a great prophet who would come to help with formation of the nations. In the picture above, he is seen cutting firewood to take to Standing Rock. As she left she promised to return. 2301 North Central Avenue Each episode would be published on podcast platforms, like Spotify and the Apple Podcast app. The conflict tragically ended when Chief Joseph surrendered a few hundred miles from Standing Rock, after an 1,100-mile running battle in an attempt to escape to Canada to live with Sitting Bulls people in exile. The owner of the Bison herd has extended an invitation to the Lakota to attend the naming ceremony for this little white Buffalo. Founder, Webmaster, & Editor, In5D.com. I decided to come and support after watching video footage online that I believe clearly demonstrates unlawful use of force. We had a excellent first year and looking forward to 2016. Many people say we are now in the seventh generation today. The group was threatened by an angry local owner of a construction company called Four Square Concrete, who flew into a rage at having his drive home impeded by water protectors. He sang my gr fathers death song! We were especially delighted that filmmaker Jim Warne was able to attend our festival and the film screening. Born and raised on the Rosebud Reservation in South . Frank Waln, a Lakota activist and Hip Hop artist from the Sicangu Sioux Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota. If his starting point was the arrival of the white man in the mid 19th century, the seventh generation is about at hand and there is much reason for hope. Young native people, especially young Mohawk people, should pay attention to and consider. Formal recognition by all governmental institutions that every United States-Indian Nation treaty is valid and in force, including reparations. His uncle is an oil executive, and his brother works for oil companies around the globe, but he also has family members who are farmers in the midwest and have had easements forced across their own land for oil pipelines. I needed to witness firsthand what was happening there, and wanted to offer solidarity to those fighting for the right of tribes to exercise agency over their own futures.