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12/16/2025

Rest in Peace, 𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐇𝐀𝐌 𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐄𝐍𝐄.
Born June 22, 1952, on the Six Nations Reserve in Ohsweken, Ontario, Canada, Greene was a proud member of the Oneida Nation, part of the Haudenosaunee (Six Nations). Before entering Hollywood, he worked as a welder, carpenter, and high-steelworker—an everyday life he never imagined would lead him to stand among the finest actors on screen.
His breakthrough came with Dances With Wolves (1990), where he portrayed Kicking Bird, a Lakota medicine man. The role earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor, marking a milestone not just for Greene’s career, but for Indigenous representation in film. Determined to honor the role, he spent hours learning the Lakota language to bring authenticity to the character.
But his performance was more than acting—it was a reclamation. Greene once reflected, “I don’t even speak my own language… We were taught not to speak it. It’s like forgetting your heart.” Through his work, he gave that heart a voice again.
Graham Greene passed away in 2025 at age 73, leaving behind a legacy defined by pride, authenticity, and quiet dignity. He showed the world that true strength isn’t loud—it’s the kind that stands tall, even when the world tries to silence you.
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12/16/2025

The Path Beneath Us

Walk gently,
my child.

The earth listens
to small feet.

The white buffalo
follows not behind,
but beside—
as all who love you will.

Strength is not in command,
but in care.

Hold the braid,
hold the breath,
hold the line
between past and becoming.

Remember—
we are not owners of this life,
only its keepers,
for a time.

12/16/2025

For Native Americans, these words echo across centuries of struggle. Freedom was never given — it was fought for, preserved, and remembered through resistance, ceremony, and survival.
From the Trail of Tears to Wounded Knee, from the suppression of languages to the forced removal of children into boarding schools, Indigenous people learned one painful truth: justice rarely came from the conscience of those in power. It came from the courage of those who refused to be erased.
The Lakota at Standing Rock, the Apache in their mountain strongholds, the Cherokee on the long march west — none waited for moral awakening from their oppressors. They fought in their own way: through prayer, through endurance, through protecting the land even when the world turned its back.
Assata Shakur’s words remind us that freedom is not granted by permission. It is reclaimed through resistance — by remembering who we are, speaking our language again, singing the old songs, and standing together when the world says to kneel.
To be Native in America has always meant more than surviving.
It means carrying the fire of those who refused to surrender — and keeping it burning for the generations yet to come.

12/15/2025

𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐃𝐞 𝐍𝐢𝐫𝐨🎉- 𝐀 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐚 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.
Robert De Niro was born on August 17, 1943, in New York City, into an artistic family. He began his career in the 1960s and rose to prominence with roles in Bang the Drum Slowly (1973), Mean Streets (1973), and especially The Godfather Part II (1974), which earned him an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He continued to impress with Taxi Driver (1976), Raging Bull (1980 – Best Actor Oscar), Goodfellas, Casino, Heat, The Irishman (2019), and Killers of the Flower Moon (2023). Beyond acting, he co-founded the Tribeca Film Festival, the global Nobu restaurant chain, and is a vocal advocate for social justice, arts education, and climate action. With over 60 years of dedication, De Niro stands as a living icon of cinematic excellence and civic responsibility.
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12/15/2025

At 92 years old, Willie Nelson walked onto the stage at the 2025 Outlaw Music Festival in Phoenix, Arizona—not just as a performer, but as a living legend. The crowd, thousands strong, rose to their feet before he even strummed the first note..

And when the show ended, no one sat back down..

What followed was a moment few will ever forget: an eight-minute standing ovation, waves of applause rolling like thunder across the amphitheater.. Then came the chant—“Forever Willie!”—echoing again and again until even Willie himself couldn’t hold back the emotion. Tears welled in his eyes as he tipped his hat and looked out into a sea of love..

He didn’t speak much. He didn’t need to. That night wasn’t just a concert—it was a tribute. A thank-you. A shared moment between an artist and a world that has grown up, grown old, and still finds comfort in his voice..

12/15/2025

Indigenous peoples are not relics of the past—we are here, breathing, thriving, and teaching our children to carry forward traditions that could not be erased. We are the storm that survived centuries of attempts to silence us.

Every song sung, every dance performed, every word spoken in our languages is an act of resistance and survival. It is proof that despite oppression, we endure.

We are not historical figures frozen in time—we are living nations. We rise from ashes, we create from scars, and we remind the world that our spirit cannot be broken..

12/14/2025

Buffalo Bill with Pawnee and Lakota performers and Chiefs -- (from left) Brave Chief, Eagle Chief, Knife Chief, Young Chief, Buffalo Bill, American Horse, Rocky Bear, Flys Above, and Long Wolf. Photo taken at Col. Fred Cummins Indian Congress at Pan American Exposition. 1901. Source - Denver Public Library.

12/14/2025

𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐃𝐞 𝐍𝐢𝐫𝐨🎉- 𝐀 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐚 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.
Robert De Niro was born on August 17, 1943, in New York City, into an artistic family. He began his career in the 1960s and rose to prominence with roles in Bang the Drum Slowly (1973), Mean Streets (1973), and especially The Godfather Part II (1974), which earned him an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He continued to impress with Taxi Driver (1976), Raging Bull (1980 – Best Actor Oscar), Goodfellas, Casino, Heat, The Irishman (2019), and Killers of the Flower Moon (2023). Beyond acting, he co-founded the Tribeca Film Festival, the global Nobu restaurant chain, and is a vocal advocate for social justice, arts education, and climate action. With over 60 years of dedication, De Niro stands as a living icon of cinematic excellence and civic responsibility.
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12/14/2025

Joe Lamoose, a Flathead man, western Montana. 1905-1907. Original photo by Edward H. Boos. Source - Denver Public Library. Animated.

12/14/2025

Lucy Red Cloud, a Sioux woman. 1898. Photo by F.A. Rinehart

12/13/2025

𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐃𝐞 𝐍𝐢𝐫𝐨🎉- 𝐀 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐚 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.
Robert De Niro was born on August 17, 1943, in New York City, into an artistic family. He began his career in the 1960s and rose to prominence with roles in Bang the Drum Slowly (1973), Mean Streets (1973), and especially The Godfather Part II (1974), which earned him an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He continued to impress with Taxi Driver (1976), Raging Bull (1980 – Best Actor Oscar), Goodfellas, Casino, Heat, The Irishman (2019), and Killers of the Flower Moon (2023). Beyond acting, he co-founded the Tribeca Film Festival, the global Nobu restaurant chain, and is a vocal advocate for social justice, arts education, and climate action. With over 60 years of dedication, De Niro stands as a living icon of cinematic excellence and civic responsibility.
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12/13/2025

Comanche Martha Wa-Per with her son, George Washington, in a cradleboard. 1920-1930. George was born on July 4th. Source - Denver Public Library

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