Thursday, November 30, 2023
Wednesday, November 29, 2023
A summary of the current WARs and how they started. Facts over Fiction
This presentation to the U.N. General Assembly by Jeffrey Sachs is worth listening to in my view. These are facts over Mainstream Media fiction. Why don't we address these issues before spending any more funds on senseless wars? Oh yea, our governments are bought and paid for by special interest.
Monday, November 20, 2023
Thursday, November 16, 2023
What is the solution to the Middle East crisis? Trillions have been spent and many lives lost. Who can provide the optimal solution?
Let's see how this solution pans out. Why can't the UN resolve this issue? Let's stop pretending the current leadership has the best interest of all involved. They (whoever is making these decisions) want a world war to hide their nefarious policies and atrocities committed by some of the most insane and depraved minds imaginable. These leaders can not be humans or people with any empathy to the plight of these human beings in Gaza. What will the world decide on their future? You can only guess and hope we are not next in-line. How can these people live with the basic necessities for life? Now we know how indigenous people were conquered in various countries.
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON a movie about some American History. This is worth the time and effort to watch how America was built.
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
Killers of the Flower Moon is a movie set in 1920s Oklahoma. Sadly, it depicts a true story about serial murders of members of the Osage Nation, oil, and greed of the American people. This string of brutal crimes came to be known as the Reign of Terror — and it was all about the oil on Osage lands. The plot centers on the history of the Osage Nation, how they outmaneuvered legal precedent at the time, and how the events that happened show a crystal-clear example of the perpetual violence against Native women that continues today.
PWNA applauds the Osage Nation and its members for bringing this important history to light, in partnership with producer Martin Scorsese and author David Grann.
Many aspects in the film are reflective of issues faced by the tribes PWNA serves, such as:
- The strained U.S.-tribal relations
- Reservation lands not owned by the tribes but held in trust by the federal government (impeding economic development)
- Unfair play regarding mineral rights.
The Cobell settlement of 2011 was a prime example of this. The entire case was settled at $3.4 Billion, including $1.5 Billion to be split among thousands of individual Natives from Blackfeet and other tribes in our service area, a mere pittance of the mineral rights losses they endured for decades. Meanwhile, $176 Billion was unaccounted for by the federal government, along with 100 years of abusive federal policy and gross negligence in the management of Indian trust lands.
Another crucial example involving Native lands and mineral rights was the Black Hills gold settlement, which arose after the U.S. broke the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868. The treaty pledged that the Great Sioux Reservation, including the sacred Black Hills, would be “set apart for the absolute and undisturbed use and occupation of the Indians.” And it was… until the Custer expedition discovered gold and settlers poured in for the gold rush from 1874-1876 — and with this, the U.S. treaty promises went out the window. In the 1980 case U.S. v. Sioux Nation of Indians, the Supreme Court found "the 1868 treaty had been repeatedly violated by the U.S. government and white settlers." They ordered that the Great Sioux Nation required compensation for the broken treaty and ordered payment for the lost land, and over $100 M was awarded. The current value of that award with interest is pushing $2 Billion. But to this day, the Sioux tribes have not accepted the payment, which would mean giving up any future claim to get their rightful land back.
In both cases, the funds from mineral rights could have been put to work building infrastructure, supporting medical care, and providing culturally relevant education to change lives on the reservations. And it's funds like this, that the local government wanted from Osage lands — even to the point of violence to get them. The amount of money that was diverted from Tribal nations throughout this country is staggering, and it’s heartbreaking when you imagine how this could have translated to intergenerational wealth and changed the trajectory for Indigenous peoples.
We encourage every American citizen to watch Killers of the Flower Moon and become more NativeAware® through this brutally accurate depiction of Native history.
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Tuesday, November 14, 2023
In times like these you know the answer is LOVE and not hate.
It is harder to understand the nonsense and chaos going on in this world and I'm at a loss of the direction humanity is taking in there core beliefs. If civilization allows those in power to reach the Apex of insanity we are all doomed to some of the worst atrocities ever imagined. All I can offer at this point are some songs of faith and my solution which is LOVE. Measure your life in LOVE not hate. We need to become like diamonds in the sky and seek love not hate. Blessings to all, in these times of true madness and uncertainty. May you truly seek love in everything you do and stay close to those who are able to reciprocate your kindness and appreciates your LOVE and generosity.
Name your priceA ticket to paradiseI can't stay here any moreAnd I've looked high and lowI've been from shore to shore to shoreIf there's a short cut I'd have found itBut there's no easy way around itLight of the world, shine on meLove is the answerShine on us all, set us freeLove is the answerWho knows whySomeday we all must dieWe're all homeless boys and girlsAnd we are never heardIt's such a lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely worldPeople turn their heads and walk on byTell me, is it worth just another try?Light of the world, shine on meLove is the answer (let it shine)Shine on us all, set us freeLove is the answer (you know the answer is love)Tell me, are we alive, or just a dying planet?What are the chances?Ask the man in your heart for the answersAnd when you feel afraid, love one anotherWhen you've lost your way, love one anotherWhen you're all alone, love one anotherWhen you're far from home, love one anotherWhen you're down and out, love one anotherAll your hope's run out, love one anotherWhen you need a friend, love one anotherWhen you're near the end, loveWe got to love, we got to love one anotherLight of the world, you got to shine on meLove is the answerShine on us all (know that love can save the day)Set us freeLove is the answer(Just give it, just one more chance)Light of the world, shine on meLove is the answer (love, love, love)Shine on us all, set us freeLove is the answer(Lord, you just can't let it stop, Lord)Light of the world, shine on meLove is the answerShine on us all, set us free
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