“And while I stood there I saw more than I can tell, and I understood more than I saw; for I was seeing in a sacred manner, the shapes of things in the spirit, and the shape of all shapes as they must live together like one being.” —Black Elk “Romanticizing the past” is a familiar accusation, made mostly by people who think it is more grown-up to romanticize the […]
Archive | January, 2013
The Story of the Weeping Camel
The Story of the Weeping Camel (2003) is an enchanting film that follows the adventures of a family of herders in Mongolia’s Gobi region who face a crisis when the mother camel unexpectedly rejects her newborn calf after a particularly difficult birth. Uniquely composed of equal parts reality, drama, and magic, this film is a window into a different way of life and the universal terrain of the heart. Directed by […]
Spencer Martin: In this universe, all things are connected
Spencer Martin, whose Indian name is Se Olum, has survived virtually every tragedy that can befall a human being. His people, the Methow, were driven from the valley named after them less than three months (July 2, 1872) after the United States government officially granted them the right to it (April 9, 1872). Martin was born to an alcoholic mother and a father he never knew, and was raised to […]
Malidoma Somé: Once upon a time, the West too was indigenous
Malidoma Somé was given his name by his village elders while he was still in his mother’s womb. Malidoma means one who “makes friends with the stranger/enemy.” Thus, Malidoma’s destiny was written before he was born, although he was left to discover the details on his own. When Malidoma was a small boy he was taken from his village by a Jesuit priest and brought to a boarding school more […]
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