Resent articles by the "Whispering Wind" from The Free Libraryhttp://www.thefreelibrary.comen-usFarlex, Inc.Wed, 16 May 2012 12:20:11 GMT360http://www.thefreelibrary.comhttp://www.thefreelibrary.com/_/static/TFLbyFarlex.gif17565Thu, 1 Sep 2011 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/2013+federal+budget+requests+for+Indian+affairs.-a0284553358
President Obama's Fiscal Year 2013 budget request for Indian Affairs, which includes the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE), is $2.5 billion--a $4.6 million decrease below the FY 2012 enacted level. The proposed budget maintains the President's commitment to meeting the government's responsibilities to the 566 Federally recognized American Indian...]]>Thu, 1 Sep 2011 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Tribal+veterans+cemetery+established.-a0284553357
The Veterans Administration (VA) made both history and progress for Veterans recently with the award of the first-ever grant to a tribal organization to establish a Veterans cemetery on tribal lands. The ground breaking ceremony took place September 19, 2011 for the RST Sicangu Akicita Owicahe Tribal Veterans Cemetery near Mission, South Dakota. Among the highlights of the ground...]]>Thu, 1 Sep 2011 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Letters.-a0284553356
Received my Vol. 40 #4 issue and have a question about the Cheyenne moccasins featured on page 19 by Lew Richards. I know when you take a photograph and reproduce it in a catalog or magazine the colors get distorted. This one looks like they should have used old colors. The beaded lane between the instep and the heel seam I thought was to cover the tie strings. Looks a...]]>Thu, 1 Sep 2011 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Men's+fancy+spotlight+special.-a0284553355




For anyone who has seen a spotlight special it is definitely something to remember. When the final round of the contest begins all the lights are turned off and the finalist are in small groups or sometimes dancing by themselves with spotlights illuminating their every movement in the complete darkness. There is no hope that if you make an error or misstep, it will be...]]>Thu, 1 Sep 2011 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/In+the+Footsteps+of+Our+Ancestors%3a+The+Dakota+Commemorative+Marches...-a0284553354
In the Footsteps of Our Ancestors: The Dakota Commemorative Marches of the 21st Century. By Waziyatawin Angela Wilson. St. Paul: Living Justice, 2006, paper, 325 pages, $29.95,ISBN#:0-9721886-2-2.

Evocative words and images fill the pages of In the Footsteps of Our Ancestors. According to the editor, this moving remembrance of the 1862 Dakota Death March "stands as a narrative...]]>Thu, 1 Sep 2011 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Estun-Bah%3a+From+Where+the+Sun+Also+Rises.-a0284553353
Estun-Bah: From Where the Sun Also Rises. Released by Canyon Records, CR7093. CD $14.98. 2010.



Estuh-Ba's From Where the Sun Also Rises doesn't stray too a field of its Southwestern roots, but does update that tradition with a recording of unique songs each expressing that heritage in unique ways.

Spirit of Mother Earth opens the album, an almost prayer like...]]>Thu, 1 Sep 2011 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+Desire+of+Nations%3a+Honey+Dawn+Karima.-a0284553352
The Desire of Nations: Honey Dawn Karima. Longhouse Media. 2011. Available from www.writtenheritage.com



Multi-talented Honey Dawn Karima takes her lovely voice in some bold and unexpected new directions on her sophomore release as a recording artist, The Desire of Nations. A dramatic departure from the soft flute and spoken word recitations of her NAMMY nominated...]]>Thu, 1 Sep 2011 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Southwest+Pueblo+pottery+water+jars%3a+the+vast+majority+of+the+earth...-a0284553351


Water has always been especially critical to Native American populations in the arid Southwest where it was essential for survival in the desert environments of the current day states of Arizona and New Mexico. Water was used for drinking and in the preparation of food for humans, watering of livestock herds, and importantly for the irrigation of crops such as corn and...]]>Thu, 1 Sep 2011 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Powwow+dates.-a0284553350
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