Jim Wolf

Warriors are not what you think of as warriors. The warrior is not someone who fights, because no one has the right to take another life. The warrior, for us, is one who sacrifices himself for the good of others. His task is to take care of the elderly, the defenseless, those who cannot provide for themselves, and above all, the children, the future of humanity. —Sitting Bull (c. 1831 - 1890), Hunkpapa Sioux.

On July 21st, 1979 Jay Silverheels, became the first Indigenous Native to have a star commemorated on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Harold Jay Smith, was a full-blooded Mohawk, born May 26th,1912 on the Six Nations Indian Reservation in Ontario, Canada. He excelled in athletics, most notably in lacrosse. In 1931 he was among the first players chosen to play for the Toronto Tecumsehs, where he earned the nickname "Silverheels". And in 1997 he was inducted into the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame as a veteran player. In 1938, he placed second in the middleweight class of the Golden Gloves tournament. This led to his working in motion pictures as an extra and stuntman in 1937. Billed variously as Harold Smith and Harry Smith, before taking the name Jay Silverheels. He appeared in low-budget features, mostly Westerns, and serials before landing his much loved and iconic role as Tonto on national tv from 1949 until 1957 along with two movies. In the early 1960s, he was a founding member of the Indian Actors Workshop, in Echo Park, Los Angeles. Where Native actors refine their skills. Today the workshop is still a well established institution. Silverheels died on March 5, 1980, from stroke, at age 67, in Calabasas, California. He was cremated at Chapel of the Pines Crematory, and his ashes were returned to the Six Nations Reserve in Ontario

WELL SIOUX-TED! This is hardly an Army uniform but under all those feathers is a Green Beret, honest i***n. Dancing up a storm is Sp4 Boye Ladd, a member of the Special Forces assigned to Fort Benning, Ga., and a Winneabago Sioux from Black River Falls, Wis. On a visit to New Mexico, at the monthly Albuquerque Inter-Tribal Dancers Pow-wow he wound up the dancer of honor. The group was organized to per- petuate the traditions of the American Indian.
april 15,1970

I NEED.....✊✊
These are the people who discovered America
And should be taught in our history books
Not the false storyline they gave about Columbus discovery American.

🎬 After winning the U.S. Directing Award at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, "Sugarcane" co-directors Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie are hitting the road with the Rez Tour!
Their goal? To bring the film back to the Native communities it represents. "We thought it was important to get the film to the community for whom the story really belongs," Kassie shared. This tour offers Native communities a chance to showcase the film in a way that resonates with them.

Native Americans lost their history, land and culture and is one of the least discussed genocide in world history. Don't you think the truth about the Native history should be taught in America's schools?

Oklahoma school officials tried to rip a Native American student's sacred feather off her cap at graduation
A Broken Arrow High School senior said the district denied her the chance to represent her Native heritage before walking the stage.
Lena' Black was excited to receive her diploma, with her tassel hanging in her face and an eagle plume dangling beside it.
"Wearing it just meant so much," she said. "And it would have symbolized so much if I was able to wear it, along with wearing a ribbon skirt that I had made specifically for graduation."
Right before graduates headed to the field, Black said a staff member told her the symbolic plume wasn't allowed.
"I just remember, like, she grabbed at me and I, she was like, 'You can't wear it,'" recounted Black."It was just so almost, like, humiliating, having to be put in this situation in front of, like, so many students."
Broken Arrow's graduation dress code says students can't have decorations with their regalia.
As the Red Creek Gourd Clan Princess, Black - who is Otoe-Missouria and Osage - said the feather is celebrating her Native culture, not decor.
Black said she asked a teacher before graduation if she could wear the plume, and said the teacher told her it should be okay since it's cultural.
"Not another single person deserves to go through being totally just disregarded for anything that you care for," said Black. "Because the feather represents something that I am."
Earlier this year, State Superintendent Joy Hofmeister wrote a letter encouraging districts to allow tribal regalia at graduation.
"Our American Indian students value a number of items that pay homage to their cultural heritage," Hofmeister wrote.
"It isn't ever just beads," explained Black. "It isn't ever just a feather. It is never just clothing. It isn't ever just hair. These are a part of us."

One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters!
Picture is showing a Sakha Man
with his baby, Siberia
The Sakhas (Yakuts) are a nomadic Turkic people indigenous to Sakha (Yakutia) in Northeast Siberia.
- In the 17th century Russia began to move into their territory and annexed it, imposed a fur tax, and managed to suppress several Sakha rebellions between 1634 and 1642.
Russian brutality in collection of the pelt tax (yasak) sparked a rebellion among the Sakha (Yakuts) and also Tungusic-speaking tribes.Russian forces, responded with a reign of terror: native settlements were torched and thousands of people were tortured and killed. The Sakha population alone is estimated to have fallen as a result by 70 percent in the 17th century. The discovery of gold and, later, the building of the Trans-Siberian Railway, brought ever-increasing numbers of Russians into the region. By the 1820s almost all the Sakhas had been forcefully converted to the Russian Orthodox church although they retained, and still retain, lots of shamanic practices...🙏

Why Isn’t This Map in the History Books?
By the age of 10, most children in the United States have been taught all 50 states that make up the country. But centuries ago, the land that is now the United States was a very different place. Over 20 million Native Americans dispersed across over 1,000 distinct tribes, bands, and ethnic groups populated the territory.
The ancestors of living Native-Americans arrived in North America about 15,000 years ago. As a result, a wide diversity of communities, societies, and cultures finally developed on the continent over the millennia.
The population figure for Indigenous peoples in the Americas before the 1492 voyage of Christopher Columbus was estimated at 70 million or more.
About 562 tribes inhabited the contiguous U.S. territory. The ten largest North American Indian Tribal Nations were: Arikara, Cherokee, Iroquois, Pawnee, Sioux, Apache, Eskimo, Comanche, Choctaw, Cree, Ojibwa, Mohawk, Cheyenne, Navajo, Seminole, Hope, Shoshone, Mohican, Shawnee, Mi’kmaq, Paiute, Wampanoag, Ho-Chunk, Chumash, Haida.
A tribal map of Pre-European North America, Central America, and the Caribbean by Michael Mcardle-Nakoma (1996) is featured below. It is an important historical document for those of us who have Native-American blood running through our veins.
This map gives a Native-American perspective on the events that unfolded in North America, Central America, and the Caribbean by placing the tribes in full flower ~ the “Glory Days.” It is pre-contact from across the eastern sea or, at least, before that contact seriously affected change.
Stretching over 400 years, the time of contact was quite different from tribe to tribe. For instance, the “Glory Days” of the Maya and Aztec came to an end very long before the interior tribes of other areas, with some still resisting almost until the 20th Century.
At one time, numbering in the tens of millions, the Native peoples spoke close to 4,000 languages.
The Americas’ European conquest, which began in 1492, ended in a sharp drop in the Native-American population through epidemics, hostilities, ethnic cleansing, slavery, and the Indian Removal Act of 1830. An estimated 60 million Native-Americans were killed by this combination of events.
When the United States was founded, established Native American tribes were viewed as semi-independent nations, as they commonly lived in communities separate from white immigrants.
Today, American Indians and Alaskan Natives account for 9.7 million people, according to the 2020 Census.
History is not there for you to like or dislike. It is there for you to learn from it. And if it offends you, even better. Because then you are less likely to repeat it. It’s not yours for you to erase or destroy.

Hau Mitakuyepi & Hihanni Was'te Oyate...... Hello my Relatives & Good Morning everyone. 3 days of rain it's not raining hard but still nice the grass can use it. Anpetu Was'te Yuha Yo Oyate...... Have a nice day everyone ❤️🙏❤️

A LAUGH FOR TODAY❤
When NASA was preparing for the Apollo moon landings of the late 60s and early 70s, they did some astronaut training along a Navajo Indian reservation in the SW. One day, a Navajo elder and his grandson were herding animals and came across the space crew. The old man, who only spoke Navajo, asked a question, which the grandson translated: "What are the guys in the big suits doing?" A member of the crew said they were practicing for their trip to the moon." Then, recognizing a promotional opportunity for the spin-doctors, added, "We will be leaving behind a special record with greetings in many languages and such. Would the old man be interested in giving us a greeting to include?"
Upon translation, the old man got really excited and was thrilled at the idea of sending a message to the moon with the astronauts. The NASA folks produced a tape recorder and the old man recorded his message at which the grandson fought back the urge to laugh... but he refused to translate.
After Apollo 11 had successfully landed on the moon and brought its astronauts homes, a new group were training in the desert when one of the NASA officials recognized the Navajo elder and his grandson and went to tell them that the old man's message was indeed on the moon which was met with laughter.
Finally, the NASA rep caught on that not everything was as simple as he had originally thought and asked for a translation. With a chuckle the youngster replied: "Beware of white man; they come to steal your land!"

Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park 😲😲😲, situated on the Arizona-Utah border in the southwestern United States, is a breathtaking landscape renowned for its iconic sandstone formations. Managed by the Navajo Nation, this park holds profound cultural and spiritual significance for the Navajo people, known as the Diné. The towering buttes, mesas, and spires that dominate the horizon are not only natural wonders but also integral to Navajo mythology and traditional ceremonies.Visitors to Monument Valley can explore the park via a 17-mile scenic drive loop, offering unparalleled views of formations like the Mittens and Merrick Butte, which have become symbols of the American West. Navajo-guided tours provide deeper insights into the park's history, culture, and sacred sites, including ancient petroglyphs and traditional Navajo dwellings known as hogans.The park's visitor center serves as a gateway for information, permits, and tour arrangements, emphasizing sustainable tourism practices that respect the environment and preserve Navajo heritage. Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park stands as a testament to the enduring connection between the land and its indigenous stewards, inviting visitors to appreciate its natural beauty and cultural richness.