At 05:54 PM 3/31/2008, you wrote: > Many of us know this, and ways to by-pass the >oppression is via art in our experience, via >making-our-own-way, and as long as expressions of this >uniqueness that each of us are as individuals is >viable, then our spirits will remain strong. It is >the loss of creativity that is a warning that we are >losing ourselves to become robots simply following >orders of the cultural order. This leads to sickness, >a feeling for rebelliousness, alcoholism, depression, >loss of a sense of self, a feeling of isolation, and a >feeling of insanity, etc... Here is a quote by a >person named freelakotah: > > > > "We innately react in Matriarchal ways, rather >than the paternal, mean, and terrible ways of the >Oppressor. Rather than truck bomb, we drink ourselves >to death. Rather than inflict our hurt and pain upon >the masses, we keep things predominantly to ourselves. >We react in ways of Affinity and Relatedness even in >the depths of our pain. It is because of our binding >ties to the very Roots of the Land. >Ahead is the road of Aboriginal Identity and Original >Lifeways. A path so introspective and personal it is >not yet widely chosen. This is the way to real >Sovereignty and renewed Strength. This is the route to >engaging the Syndemic Symptoms of Oppression. This is >a route not already constructed for us, but one >needing our nurturing, our dedication and our >patience. We must be the building blocks and the >mortar ourselves. This generation has to find the >ability to smell the wind and sense the changing of >the season. Our Youth outnumber us. Our Elders all >grew up in the boarding school period. Both >generations nearest the Great Mystery are calling to >us to solidly mark this road of Identity. If we do not >learn Sovereignty, we will be truly defeated as >Peoples and become simply another "American minority". >We are still early in the Period of Re-Awakening. We >are only beginning to Heal." > > > >woods, >SA
Greetings SA, Republic of Lakotah? Is it possible to apply for a visa? Marsha Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars... Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
