the death of Chris Bose I

my great grandpa, died on the battlefields of belgium in 1917
probably giving up his aboriginal rights, which is ironic, because,
my family owned the land that is now highland valley copper.....

if we held onto it for another forty or so years.....my life would've been
so different.......i must be paying a karmic debt........maybe my family is.....

i don't know.

don't care.

i guess the point is........we all die, life is what we make it......

and rock on brothers and sisters..........rock on!!!!!!!!!!!

kamloops city's got me now......

i'm fascinated by history and re-writing it but this time,
including the native people.......

rosebud kisses

it was foretold......

spring to come

i've recently heard an album that has changed my perceptions
and i've been re-inspired in a way i never thought possible.

the power of music. never underestimate it.

urban coyotes

urban coyotes are everywhere!

welcome to Secwepemc Territory.......

i am not from my grandfather's generation, i would not have been patient,
i would not believe the treaties would have been honoured, i would not have trusted,
i would have went to war........

the nuclear family

nothing has been more successful at destroying the native
nuclear family than two things: forced religion and trading alcohol

two things my people never encountered before europeans came over by the boatload, searching for a better life, free from poverty, persecution and oppressive regimes.

irony.

my dad.

this is an old picture of my dad, i reworked, because
he's a mystery to me, i don't really know him.

i meant to post it yesterday, but fell asleep on the couch.

tempus fugit

among the first art about natives in north america portrayed us as savages
cannibals and beasts. which of course, made it easier to justify killing us and steal land.

time flies, but does anything really change? the song remains insane i guess.

work in progress

well, just when you thought things couldn't get crazier,
i started listening to heavy metal again.......i've sort've milked
the above image of the coyote, but this one is a work in progress.

i feel like i just woke up after several years in a coma.......

the best place on earth part trois~!

these are my mad ads for the olympic bullshit.......

random thoughts.

i've been randomly missing the odd day here and there, because i lose track of days, or i'm tired, or i forget. i don't get enough sleep. anyways, i just watched 'the corporation' and some things have changed since the film was released in 2003. not much, but there is a the faint sign of a shift in consciousness. hopefully it will continue to grow.

for now, i'll continue towards the release from the inner struggle, hopefully moving towards a graceful moment in time, when i understand things a little clearer, and maybe do something positive for tomorrow. i've got a lot of kids. and they are the ones who really are inheriting our mistakes. the tyranny of tomorrow can be prevented by us, the parents of today.

now, you see why i don't get much sleep?

the root of all evil

stolen sisters

just google search 'stolen sisters' and see what you find.
the numbers are pretty horrifying. years ago, when i first heard
about the 'trail of tears' highway from prince george to prince rupert
and all the native girls going missing, i told my girlfriend that nothing
would happen until a non-native girl went missing. then, a girl named
nicole hoar went missing, and sure enough, it became a national 'incident.'

suddenly, this was deemed worthy of total coverage, for about two weeks.
i don't think they've caught that killer. i've also heard of news reports in the prairies
of someone who preys on native women there too, and not just the ones who live supposed
'dangerous lifestyles' but a university student and a teenage girl among the victims....sadly, the list goes on and on

to continue my rant, when that young guy was murdered brutally on the greyhound,
immediately, i sensed it was a native guy. it just had to be. had that happened in a city
it probably would never have gotten quite the attention it did. what about the 'starlight drives'
(google search that one too!) or the skid row natives who die in police custody or shortly thereafter?

these are just random stories you find on the internet, never, ever full coverage.

but canada is not racist. was not founded on racist principals or among the first countries to instill institutionalized racism.

over 500 native women murdered or missing in canada since 1980. (estimated)

oh canada......we stand on guard for thee......

for the love of jesus coyote.....the dawning of a proper era......?

13 angels

bison bc

saw bison bc. they rocked. my neck is sore. metal it was.

The Resounding effects of the Residential school? What?

I feel we should move from survivors and victims to resilient
and strong. today, in a discussion about fisheries, we talked
about the effects of the residential school. it trickles through our veins
to this day.

something pretty.....

i thought i'd post something pretty.

without politics or rants.

enjoy!

time and place

i think i've wasted an enormous amount of time in my life. each day and breath is precious. insecurity, neurosis, and a lack of confidence have held me back long enough. no more. this could be the only trip we get, so why not live it to the absolute fullest?

The Best Place on Earth Part Deux

there's no doubt, this is the best place on earth.

for some, not so good.