Well Kris, smoke and prayers will be going up for you and the people that will be marching for our cause........I'm just sorry that I can't be there with you.
My Prince is lost in the forest and too stubborn to ask for directions. >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [Native_American] A little history on Denver's Columbus Day Parade Protest >Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 16:59:59 EDT > >teddie...no...we always have a permit...we also have attorneys who bail us >out, etc. we were arrested because we sat down in the middle of the street to >stop the parade...when the police asked us to get up, we stayed awhile, then >they picked us up! but they were pretty respectful..we were told not to be >violent, and to respect the police..i think thats why they let most of us >go...let me tell ya tho...those plastic handcuffs are weird! we were a mixed >group of old, young, white, black, asian, and indian...we have a Four >Directions march before the parade, and come from four directions in denver >and meet on the courthouse steps..again...all four sacred colors of the >nations are there...red, white, black and yellow....the drums support and >call us...there is sage in the air..we all smudge before we go on the Four >Directions march and before we go to the parade to protest...we hear elders >speak from all nations..the four sacred colors..last year my boyfriend and i >were walking back from the parade, and people stopped us on the way and asked >why we do this...so we got a great opportunity to explain our side...david >and i talked to one young couple during the parade, and after they listened, >they began to yell, "No More Columbus Day"!!!! lol! so they got it...we >explained that we had nothing against Italian people, just Columbus being a >"hero"...just like we have nothing against German peoples, but wouldnt want >to see a "hitler day parade"! > >Kris > >"All things share the same breath..the beast, the tree, the man; the air >shares its spirit with all the life it supports." >Chief Seattle > >Visit and show your support for the Grass Roots Oyate >http://members.tripod.com/GrassRootsOyate > >Clemency for Leonard Peltier. Sign the Petition. >http://petitiononline.com/Release/petition.html >
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