"Where White Men Fear to Tread" by Russell Means

By: deepwater don  •  Anishinaabe - The First People  •  11 Comments  •  9 years ago

Outside of Dennis Banks' "Ojibwe Warrior" this is one of the best books on growing up Indian in thewhite mans society, coming to reality with ones heritage, and embracing it and making it better, I have ever read. Growing up in a small community, going to public schools, during elementary school...

Leaving for AK

By: deepwater don  •  Anishinaabe - The First People  •  4 Comments  •  9 years ago

To all members of Anishinaabe Group:Goodbye for now. I will be in AK for the next three months at least and it is nearly impossible to get near the internet. I wish all my friends in the group well. May you walk with the spirit of the Creator in your heart. May your spirit be one with all living...

HISTORY of the OJIBWAY PEOPLE William Whipple Warren

By: deepwater don  •  Anishinaabe - The First People  •  3 Comments  •  9 years ago

William Warren (1825-1853) was an Ojibway Indian born in the Eastern tribal area, educated in a white school, and then returned to his tribe to live among his people. He began research the history of his people with hopes of preserving the traditions, language, and stories of the Ojibwe, one of...

OJIBWA WARRIOR Dennis Banks and the Rise of the American Indian Movement

By: deepwater don  •  Anishinaabe - The First People  •  5 Comments  •  9 years ago

This is an autographical story written by Dennis Banks.Around 1968-69 three Ojibwe Indians Clyde Bellecourt, George Mitchell, and Dennis Banks formed a group, the American Indian Movement (AIM). It was started to illustrate the outrageous discrimination, civil rights violations, and out right...

The therapy I needed.

By: deepwater don  •  Dog Days  •  23 Comments  •  9 years ago

Meet Blue the beagle. I am babysitting him for some friends. I have been miserable since losing Smokey, but this guy sure helps ease the pain. Exactly what I needed at this time.

Blood and Thunder. An Epic of the American West. Hampton Sides

By: deepwater don  •  Anishinaabe - The First People  •  11 Comments  •  9 years ago

Incredibly referenced book, almost more of a history of the American Southwest than anything else. Almost spend more time checking out the bibliographiesand references than actually reading the text. Story of the white mans' exploration and attempts to settle the Western U.S. Of course there...