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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

Archive for March, 2008

Show me the way!

Show me the way!
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As some of you know, a couple of weeks ago, Jamie and I went down to see some new grandkids. They were, and are, wonderful! But of course, that’s what keeps the human race racing. It’s just so easy to fall in love with these little guys – or gals. In this piece, Adrien is the big one – he’s 8 weeks old here, and Kaden is the little guy – just 2 days old in this video.

I put this under Education as a category, because Adrien shows us how much even little tiny babies are curious, and want to learn, and how incredibly attentive they are to everything we do. Hope you enjoy it. BTW – the music is a song I recorded a while ago, and I’ve been looking for a place to use it for a long time. I think I found it.
M.

Kili Radio 25th Anniversary

Kili Radio 25th Anniversary
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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. Lots of folks walking to the station. Lots of folks riding their horses to the station – in really cold windy wet February weather. But that’s what Oglala’s do – they offer sacrifices for the things they love. It’s pretty inspiring.

A Bead People Wedding

A Bead People Wedding
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So beautiful, and romantic! I just love weddings – don’t you? The bride dressed in white. The groom in a tux. It was just so lovely, and we were lucky to be there in person. It all happened at the First Immaculate Church of the Lady of The Beads in Lawrence, Kansas, which is by coincidence – where my daughter, Susan and her 3 kids – my grandkids – happen to live. What a surprise! Bridget was very helpful in getting the bride to stand up during the service, and everyone was just lovely. Hope you enjoy it!

Mrs. Green goes green

Mrs. Green goes green
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Yep, it’s spring, and we went to the home of one of South Dakota’s premier gardeners. She has been gardening for a long time, but this year, she’s breaking new ground! This is the second in a series of our visits with the Greens. The first – posted a couple of weeks ago, showed Milt Green building a strawbale green house. This week we join Jamie Green as she builds her own little green house. Perhaps you read about Jamie’s other gardening efforts in her Blog?


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

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

Just reminiscing about the last year
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... My youngest son got married to a beautiful girl this last month.  Here's to you guys!  It is just wonderful. Love, Milt...
A Bead People XmasTom and Erica got married!
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...

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 ...
Video Letters - trailer2008 - Gone Baby Gone
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... 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 ...
Neurogenocide: an overviewEcospeed - Electric Assist Bikes
This summer, I had a chance to work with the folks at Ecospeed....