Greetings from Laurel Canyon!
They took the whole Cherokee nation / Put us on this reservation / Took away our ways of life / The tomahawk and the bow and knife / Took away our native tongue / And taught their English to our young / And all the beads we made by hand / Are nowadays made in Japan…
So much has been said about the protests at Standing Rock, North Dakota. Well, I should say so many posts have been made on Facebook. Honestly I really don’t know much of the facts. What I do know is state troopers are standing down Native Americans.
Our Native Americans are people who used to live free, worship, and respect the land, plants and animals. This “land” is our country and they should be treated as sacred, let alone as scabs. Sadly with “the Donald” coming into power, there’s even more to think about than a 21st century Wounded Knee.
Do you ever wonder what it must be like to be an American Indian? My wife is 25% Cherokee so, I do. Grandpa Chuck is as handsome a native as you could imagine. Mostly I think Chuck and Old Uncle Pete are entitled something other than a bullet of spit in the face.
OK, it was my turn to vent frustration. My hour of Idleic sounds is meant to soothe the soul. It’s an hour-long soundtrack—a daydream of a world with heroes like Billy Jack, Sitting Bull, Red Cloud, Geronimo, Charging Bear, and Crazy Horse.
To all my friends who traveled to Standing Rock, solidarity my brothers and sisters.
The Idelic Hit of the Week: The Warbly Jets – Alive
