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I've been working on our original website Oyate Ta Olowan.We've been working on adding digital downloads to the site, but it's still a challenge. Oyate is a public radio series that we did on traditional Native American music. We did 52 half hour shows and traveled over 100,000 miles collecting music from all over the Americas. It was a while ago, but people still seem to love it, so we keep offering the shows for sale.

It's all a part of our little press Many Kites Press. Life is so amazing, and so full, but we keep on trucking. I hope things are going well for all of you, and that continue to create wonderful things. Later, Milt Lee

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  • Archive for October, 2007

    Gone Baby Gone

    Just went to see Gone baby Gone. I give it 4 paws. It was excellent. I thought that the script, the acting, the way it was shot was really good. I especially liked the authentic Boston thing. Evidently Ben Affleck cast a bunch of local folks to fill out the scenes. I don’t know if this went even as far as using unknown Boston Folks to actually speak lines, but I have to say it really had an authentic feel. It was twisty, and very enjoyable~! Go see it, you’ll like it if you like dark twisty mystery things.Milt

    The Rites of Passage

    The Rites of Passage
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    This week I went down to do some interviews on Rosebud with some really nice women. On the way back, Jamie called and suggested that I stop and meet a young woman who had emailed her - about Rites of Passage. It seems that a group of young people are working together on creating new rights of passage for the new century, and one guy had read Jamie’s book - . It’s a wonderful book Re-Visioning Adolescence and the Rite of Passage, and these folks really wanted to connect with her, but her crazy schedule this semester really didn’t allow it, so I went instead, and I’m glad I did. What a nice thing these guys were doing - building a straw bale house! So this was my short interview I did with Julianna so that I could show Jamie what she looked like and what she was up to. Hope you enjoy it.


    All Time Fav's

    This is an old piece (last summer) but we keep doing the Bead People, and I just love it, so here it is! This morning we went to St. Elizabeth Seaton... This is a piece that I did as an homage to Werner Herzog and his documentary. Grizzly Man. Of course I could never duplicate the amazing. haunting...
    Beads Beads BeadsDog Man
    This is one of my all time Fav's - I had done it a while ago, and then never looked at it again. Then last fall, I dug it out, and was a bit shake... I'm working on this project again, and it seems like we are going to be able to continue doing the letters between inmates and their children. This i...
    Cowboys and IndiansVideo Letters From Prison

    Hollow Bone Films

    I've been working on a new trailer for Video Letters From Prison.  We went to a wonderful workshop with Fernanda Rossi who told us about how to make ... Yep, it's over - IT'S OVER!!!!  One more year written in the history books, and this year, I did a post every week on my blog and on Semanal.org.  S...
    Video Letters - trailer2008 - Gone Baby Gone
    We are working on a rather large project on the history of education, the path of learning, and the school systems in the United States.  When it is ... This summer, I had a chance to work with the folks at Ecospeed....
    Neurogenocide: an overviewEcospeed - Electric Assist Bikes

    Education

    Last week, we started an interview of Jackie Swanson, an 8th grade writing teacher at North Middle School, in Rapid City,  South Dakota.  During the... Jackie Swanson has been teaching for 31 years but the first 25 were not what she wants people to know about.  Calling herself a "traditional" teacher...
    The Writer's Workshop - Part 2The Writer's Workshop - part 1
     Jamie and I went to Colorado Springs to celebrate our son-in-law's graduation.  Nate Walla got his masters degree from Colorado Technical Universit... We are working on a rather large project on the history of education, the path of learning, and the school systems in the United States.  When it is ...
    Nate's GraduationNeurogenocide: an overview

    Real Rez

    A Song For Wounded Knee
    The "Voice of the Lakota Nation" had a celebration last month. It was very interesting, and probably a little strange if you don't live here. Lot... It's an old story, but it's still a good one. At the powwow, it's not always about just preserving culture, and keeping traditions alive. Lots of...
    Kili Radio 25th AnniversaryPreserving Humanity
    Back in 1974, a young Lakota guy with a big black hat came into my studio. He was a singer and wanted to record an album. I suggested that the fi...

    Just Stuff

    We just couldn't help it.  The Bead People have been traveling like crazy this year, spreading their message of inclusion and peace, but they decided...
    A Bead People XmasTom and Erica got married!
    My youngest son got married to a beautiful girl this last month.  Here's to you guys!  It is just wonderful. Love, Milt... Warning - this video has pictures of me giving blood, so if watching needles and such bothers you, DON'T watch it.  But having said that, i hope that...
    Blood GivingBead Active
    Jamie Lee has been busy again!  She designed a pack of 64 cards that expand what the Bead People do and mean.  Each card has a task that you can do....