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Honoring the Spirit of the Fire ~ Honoring the Spirit of Native American Traditions

By James B. Beard aka Noodin
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  Honoring the Spirit of the Fire Honoring the Spirit of Native American Traditions By: Cheryl Roth ~ http://nhfaithfusion.com/2015/10/native-american/ Earlier this week I was invited to a Native American fire circle. I really didn’t know what to expect but I said yes right away. As a matter of fact I didn’t even completely read the description my friend sent me, I trusted her, and the first four words sounded good to me: “  To honor all life , all Veterans and warriors, all people, and all those who are traveling to the next realm. Sit by the fire and share in the stories told by the Native American Elders and by the storytellers. Come and hear stories told to share the values that sustain a culture.” Hidden Beauty and Virtue As I drove through the countryside just west of Manchester toward my friends house I marveled at the life that is hidden in these woods. Sometimes I feel like living in New Hampshire is like being part of some secre...
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Making manifest destiny great again ~ An article by Niigan Sinclair

By James B. Beard aka Noodin
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    Making manifest destiny great again By:   Niigaan Sinclair Posted:   12:10 PM CST Monday, Jan. 12, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order in March calling for the removal of “improper ideology” from national museums. Targeting Smithsonian institutions, including the National Museum of the American Indian, the order said it is the Trump administration’s policy to “restore federal sites dedicated to history, including parks and museums, to solemn and uplifting public monuments that remind Americans of our extraordinary heritage.” Museums in the U.S. capital, the order states, “should be places where individuals go to learn — not to be subjected to ideological indoctrination or divisive narratives that distort our shared history.” Johns Hopkins University history Prof. Nathan Connolly remarked on the changes on Facebook in late December after visiting the museum. “No more Indigenous geography, or Indigenous cosmology,” he wrote. “The treasur...
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Submit to tyranny, oppressive power exerted by a government. The use of power without restraint. You then will become the oppressed.

By James B. Beard aka Noodin
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  PROTECTING THE LAND Submit to tyranny, oppressive power exerted by a government. The use of power without restraint. You then will become the oppressed. The Constitution was drawn by the people for the people to insure against repression. Allowing certain individuals in power to take away those laws will take away a quality of life enjoyed by the people. It is the laws, the treaties agreed to by the majority that have protected the people. A few years ago, I watched as a small community of First Nation people stood up for their rights. They refused oppression by Corporate interests reinforced by government authorities. They were successful because they were within the rights of their treaty. Had they not stood up for those rights in protest the outcome would have been very different. The feather represents truth and preservation of life. First Nation MicMac woman facing RCMP Taking away the rights of the people who have lived on the land for thousands of years is typical of gove...
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