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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 October, 2008

Neurogenocide: an overview

Neurogenocide: an overview
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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 completed, it may end up being a series of several hours, but that will become clearer as we move along.  Today, I thought I would post a short demo reel of some of the folks that we have interviewed over the last year.  This will give you an idea of where we are going, but please understand that this does not include any of the pieces that show how long it takes to learn “anything”, and it also does not include any of the students that have suffered from Neurogenocide, and it certainly does not include any of the school rooms where neurogenocide is happening, and of course it does not include all the wonderful things that we want to show folks about how education could be done – that would let people grow up excited about learning, and totally engaged in the process of learning.

Love my Bike!

Love my Bike!
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Yep, my bike came on Friday, and I love it!  I really do.  Friday night when I came home, it was raining,  and Saturday morning it was still wet, but I couldn’t wait.  I had to go for a ride, and I’m so glad I did.  What a bunch of fun! Finally on Sunday, the sun came out, and it was really sweet.  I rode up a couple of big hills in town without any problem.  How?  Well, it’s an electric assist bike.  What that means is that you have a motor that you can use whenever you don’t feel like pedaling, which for me is a lot.  But here’s the crazy part – I have found that I actually end up pedaling a bunch more than I would ever do otherwise.  Frankly, if I didn’t have the electric assist, I wouldn’t be on a bike at all.  Yes, that’s right.  I am not a health freak.  I don’t try to find extreme sports to do, or actually do much of anything to really keep myself fit.  But this bike is so much fun – recumbent so that my butt doesn’t get sore.  You can lean back – relax and then here is the crazy part.  I find myself pedaling as I’m crusing down the road.  Yes, you heard me.  I actually use the pedals and actually end up getting exercise.  Amazing but true.  I know I’m going to do more on this as I go along because this is such appropriate technology.

Straw Bale Dreaming

Straw Bale Dreaming
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I got a little light the other day to put into our Straw Bale cabin model.  And each night we turn it on and dream about being in Minnesota, snuggled into our little place, living, loving, and generally being blissed out folks.  I’ve also been making some furniture so that we can get an idea of how much space there is going to be.  Take a peak – it’s pretty fine in there.


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....