Showing posts with label Native American. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Native American. Show all posts

Monday, January 18, 2016

Legend of Billy Jack




https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Jack
Billy Jack is a "half-breed" American Navajo Indian,[citation needed] a Green Beret Vietnam War veteran, and a hapkido master. The character made his début in The Born Losers (1967), a "biker film" about a motorcycle gang terrorizing a California town. Billy Jack rises to the occasion to defeat the gang when defending a college student with evidence against them for gang rape.
In the second film, Billy Jack, the hero defends the hippie-themed Freedom School and students from townspeople who do not understand or like the counterculture students. The school is organized by Jean Roberts (Delores Taylor).

In one scene, a group of Indian children from the school go to town for ice cream and are refused service and then abused and humiliated by Bernard Posner and his gang. This prompts a violent outburst by Billy. Later, the director of the Freedom School, Jean, is raped and an Indian student is then murdered by Bernard (David Roya), the son of the county's corrupt political boss (Bert Freed). Billy confronts Bernard and sustains a gunshot wound before killing him with a hand strike to the throat, after Bernard was caught in bed with a 13-year-old girl. After a climactic shootout with the police, and pleading from Jean, Billy Jack surrenders to the authorities and is arrested. As he is driven away, a large crowd of supporters raise their fists as a show of defiance and support. The plot continues in the sequel, The Trial of Billy Jack.

Written, Directed & Produced by Tom Laughlin


Joni Mitchell– One Tin Soldier Lyrics

Listen children to a story that was written long ago
'bout a kingdom on a mountain and the valley folk below
on the mountain was a treasure buried deep beneath a stone
and the valley people swore they'd have it for their very own

CHORUS: go ahead and hate your neighbor
go ahead and cheat a friend
do it in the name of heaven
justify it in the end
There won't be any trumpets blowing
come the judgment day
on the bloody morning after
One tin soldier rides away

So the people of the valley sent a message up the hill,
asking for the buried treasure, tons of gold for which they'd kill.
Came an answer from the kingdom "with our brothers we will share.
All the secrets of our mountain, all the riches buried there."

Now the valley cried with anger,"mount your horses, draw your swords"
And they killed the mountain people, so they won their just reward.
Now they stood beside the treasure, on the mountain dark and red.
Turned the stone and looked beneath it; PEACE ON EARTH was all it said.


Related Links :
http://tinawinterlik.blogspot.ca/2016/01/somewhere-in-oregon-oregonunderattack.html
http://tinawinterlik.blogspot.ca/2016/01/keepthepeace-make-poster-save-peace.html
http://tinawinterlik.blogspot.ca/2016/01/rally-against-kinder-morgan-neb-hearing.html


http://www.lyricsfreak.com/j/joni+mitchell/one+tin+soldier_20625953.html

Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Indigenous Day- Oct 12/2015

Indigenous Peoples' Day (also known as Native American Day) is a holiday celebrated in various localities in the United States, begun as a counter-celebration to Columbus Day. The purpose of the day is to promote Native American culture and commemorate the history of Native American peoples. (from Google)

 Listen to this man and his beautiful wise words. So profound and enlightening. Please Listen!

"What I think we've been though the last 500 years is a 500-year Sun Dance!. Because when you are faced with incredible challenges, you have a choice of giving up, or you have a choice of praying … really calling upon and developing the spiritual qualities of forgiveness, and patience, and passion, and acceptance."


From Youtube:
Published on Oct 12, 2015
Monday, October 12, previously recognized solely as Columbus Day, is now recognized by at least nine major US cities as Indigenous Peoples Day, in honor of the contributions and rich history of the country's indigenous cultures. Today, on Indigenous Peoples Day 2015, Hereditary Chief and Elder Chief Phil Lane Jr., URI Global Council Trustee, gives an inspiring message.

"What I think we've been though the last 500 years is a 500-year sweat lodge. Because when you are faced with incredible challenges, you have a choice of giving up, or you have a choice of praying … really calling upon and developing the spiritual qualities of forgiveness, and patience, and passion, and acceptance."

Learn more about Indigenous Peoples Day: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigen...
Learn more about Chief Phil Lane Jr.: http://www.uri.org/files/resource_files/BIO_ChiefPhilLaneJr.pdf




Lax U'U'la people stay strong. Grand Chief from Manitoba.





Lax U'U'la people stay strong. Grand Chief from Manitoba.
Posted by Stop Pacific NorthWest LNG/Petronas on Lelu Island on Thursday, October 1, 2015