Resilience: Homage To The Last Plains Indian War Chief
In this family photo, Joseph Medicine Crow wears a headdress beaded by his granddaughter and a war shirt from the Custer Battlefield Trading Post in Crow Agency, Montana. The Bighorn Mountains are in the background. (Photo by Ramona Medicine Crow)
A strong man passed away on Sunday. A defensive warrior, a scholar, a leader, a patriot, a veteran, a preserver of The Long Memory - the unbroken chain of the spiritual ancestors of progressives everywhere. More below.
When progressives ground themselves in The Long Memory, it strengthens our minds so that we become tough people during tough times.
The story from
http://www.ktvq.com/story/31630741/dr-joe-medicine-crow-the-last-plains-...
Video at the link
Dr. Joe Medicine Crow, the last living Plains Indian war chief, died at the age of 102 on Sunday, family members confirmed.
Medicine Crow was born on October 27, 1913, near Lodge Grass.
The decorated WWII veteran and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom attended the University of Southern California where he earned a degree in anthropology in 1939. He is the first member of the Crow tribe to obtain a master's degree.
In 2015, Billings school officials named the new middle school in the Heights "Medicine Crow Middle School," which is currently under construction on the corner of Bench Boulevard and Barret Road. He also appeared for the ground breaking of the school's construction.
Crow was a frequent guest speaker at Little Big Horn College and Little Big Horn Battlefield Museum, and has appeared in several documentaries about the battle.
He was also a historian and author of several books, and is best known for his writings and lectures concerning the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
Joseph Medicine Crow shows a drum to President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama at the White House in August 2009. (Official White House photo by Pete Souza)
Extract from Lawrence Binyon's WWI poem, For The Fallen, traditionally recited at Remembrance Day celebrations.
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
We will remember them.
Peace be with us, if we place ourselves securely in The Long Memory,
gerrit
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Thanks, Gerrit
I have offered a hand salute.
“Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.” Voltaire
That deserves a moment of silence, from all of us
immigrants here in the home of the brave [sic], for a real American
i like that . . . the long memory
“There are moments which are not calculable, and cannot be assessed in words; they live on in the solution of memory… ”
― Lawrence Durrell, "Justine"
102
That is a long memory. Peace, Medicine Crow.
"I’m a human being, first and foremost, and as such I’m for whoever and whatever benefits humanity as a whole.” —Malcolm X
bis, is your avatar
related to kokopeli? (did i spell that right).
i do like it, btw.
“There are moments which are not calculable, and cannot be assessed in words; they live on in the solution of memory… ”
― Lawrence Durrell, "Justine"
Yes, some years ago, I took a
Kokopeli image, and gave him a banjo. My partner cleaned him up a bit a few years ago...she's an artist. Then I gave him a hacky sack ball to play with.
"I’m a human being, first and foremost, and as such I’m for whoever and whatever benefits humanity as a whole.” —Malcolm X
Hello pf6 :=) It'sfrom a Utah Phillips tribute site - link below
http://www.thelongmemory.com/
It is very good for us to learn about the long memory. Thanks, my friend,
Resilience: practical action to improve things we can control.
3D+: developing language for postmodern spirituality.
have to laugh gerrit; it is pf8... not pf6
since we're talking memory... thanks for the chuckle
“There are moments which are not calculable, and cannot be assessed in words; they live on in the solution of memory… ”
― Lawrence Durrell, "Justine"
LOL! pf, I sorta gave you a field promotion from 8 to 6 :=)
Hah, hah, G, you turkey! Enjoy your day my friend,
Resilience: practical action to improve things we can control.
3D+: developing language for postmodern spirituality.
Deep peace of the Running Wave to you...
Deep peace of the flowing Air to you....
Deep peace of the quiet Earth to you....
Deep peace of the Shining Stars to you...
Deep peace of the Infinite Peace to you....
Blessed Be.
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Aah...I need more of that. TY, Martha, enjoy your day.
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Wonderful tribute. Thank you.
Wonderful tribute. Thank you.
Beautiful remembrance, thank you Gerrit
Let us honor:
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You're welcome, JaeRay, Im looking forward to the HJ today.
Resilience: practical action to improve things we can control.
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Thank you Gerrit
that was a beautiful tribute. Preserving the long memory is important when you have to deal with those who are playing their long game. 102 is a good long life, he used it well.
Hi Shaz! I hope your day is going great. TY for this.
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MB at TOP has an equally heartfelt tribute.
Please go there just for that.
There are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns – the ones we don't know we don't know.
and Ojibwa too
Ojibwa's diary about the Crow and Joe Medicine Crow: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/4/5/1510366/-Indians-101-Joe-Medicine...
You keep using that word...