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To receive the President’s Medal of Freedom …
“No one wins (in war). Both sides lose. The Indians, so called hostiles,
won the battle of the day, but lost their way of life.”
Dr. Joseph Medicine Crow is a Crow Indian historian and author. His writings on Native American history and reservation culture are considered seminal works, but he is probably best known for his writings and lectures concerning the Battle of the Little Bighorn. He is the recipient of the Bronze Star, the Chevalier Légion d’honneur on June 25, 2008, and has been nominated for the Congressional Gold Medal by Montana U.S. Senators Max Baucus and Jon Tester. Medicine Crow is an enrolled member of the Crow Tribe of Indians.
White Man Runs Him, portrait by Edward S. Curtis, c.1908
Medicine Crow is the grandson of White Man Runs Him, a scout for Gen. George Armstrong Custer, who was an eyewitness to the Battle of the Little Bighorn. He grew up listening to stories of the most famous battle of the American West.
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Used to be a regular contributor @BooMan …
“WOKIKSUYE CANKPE OPI” (“Remember Wounded Knee”)
"But I will not let myself be reduced to silence."I miss him too, we have lost so many great friends to the outside world. Didn’t GDW become a politician? I hope he’s thriving there. Perhaps he takes an occassional peek at us.
Oui, the BT could hardly survive if you were to abandon us. Now I must express my gratitude to you for all you do here. You always give me something I would never have found on my own. This is a delightful diary.
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I will always be a minimal 6 hours ahead of everyone in the States, picking up the early breaking news! I have this odd thing about loyalty when I feel comfortable in an environment. It’s my great pleasure and thanking you for the many recoms. Ghostdancers Way, did he leave for Kansas politics? His most recent comment.
"But I will not let myself be reduced to silence."Oh my, I forgot about that, I remember a time when he was involved in local politics.
He could have a real good impact on the influence of alcohol in the Native American culture, but in my experience that is a problem that seems to disappear but will flare up when you least expect it. I hope he can escape that fate.
from another guy that’s always been way out ahead of me
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Much appreciated!
THE LIFE of man
Is an arrow’s flight,
Out of darkness
Into light,
And out of light 5
Into darkness again;
Perhaps to pleasure,
Perhaps to pain!
There must be Something,
Above, or below; 10
Somewhere unseen
A mighty Bow,
A Hand that tires not,
A sleepless Eye
That sees the arrows 15
Fly, and fly;
One who knows
Why we live–and die.
The arrow is intention projected into space.
Once it is fired, there is nothing left for the archer to do except accompany its path towards the target.
From that moment on, the tension necessary for the shot has no more reason to exist.
The archer therefore keeps his eyes fixed on the flight of the arrow, but his heart is at rest and he smiles.
At that moment, if he has trained enough, if he has managed to develop his instinct, if he has maintained his elegance and concentration throughout the whole process of the shot, then he will feel the presence of the universe and he will see that his action was fair and deserved.
"But I will not let myself be reduced to silence."