Wonderfully Natural Contradictions Supplied… Solely… by the Master of Life
Ah, pelaawi (summertime). It’s a wonderful season and, no two ways around it, it’s my favorite. I mean, I enjoy fall and spring, but man, it…
Fishing Goes Back a Long Ways in this Land
Ah… the time of Msh-ka-tiwi Kiishthwa – the Raspberry Moon. The little ones have gained their parole from school after nine long months of hard…
The Life Circle – “Mitakuye Oyasin” – We Are All Related
This month marks the Strawberry Moon for my Shawnee people. It’s a month of melo’kami (spring). It’s a time when kesathwa (the sun) rises…
Walking with the Creator
Recently, my 90-year old mom crossed over. She and I had been close – very, very close – for all of my life. But that nasty creature,…
Much-quom-me Na-me-tha-kie – aka: Ice Fishing
Ah, wa'kanakya (white) is everywhere and the coonee (snow) covers all. Pepoonwi (winter) is heavy all around us. Yep, and for those so inclined,…
Once in a Blue Moon
Well, Pepoonwi (Winter)… is upon us. It is the time of the howling m’weowa (wolf), and, with the end of 2012, we also had the last “Blue…
Traditionally…Restating “CHRISTmas”
Ah Christmas – the anniversary of the Christ Child’s birth. It is… a very sacred time – and also a very happy time. It’s a period to…
Deer and Hunters Are Wide Awake in Ta-kwa-aki
It begins with a time of vibrant and vivid color that explodes everywhere. Golden yellows, crimson reds, cinnamon browns and jade greens form…
Late last summer, I changed the submission of this in an effort to concentrate more on my novel writing. Events do pop up in two-legged life that…
The other day, I parked my patrol jeep in the shade of a large white oak, inside an empty parking lot. It was quiet, and I wanted to catch up on my…