The old holy blanket

I have had the opportunity to receive a real old blanket. It was gifted to me by a good friend from the Chicago area. It is an old trade blanket. His mother paid 1,000 dollars for the blanket at an antique auction show.

I was thinking of having an edge at my Midewiwin ceremony, I mean imagine that, giving away a 100+ year old blanket. But, I don't need an edge, I have time on my side. Most people will not admit that they all like an advantage, over their enemy's. I however have produced many enemies the past few years. And most of these people who are my enemies, are all members of the Midewiwin. Damn, might as well be a Christan with some of my other Mide' relatives. Because if I make a mistake, or if I choose not to live to the principals of the Midewiwn knowledge, at least I will think that I have Jesus to save me. .............HMMMM

Anyhow, before I received this great gift, I started to wonder about it's authenticity, where it came from, what tribe was involved with it's agreements,etc,etc.

As, my friend started to hint around that he was going to gift me the blanket, I couldn't help but wonder about the original owners. However, you see, I am a Mide person with a conscious. Call me what ever you need to , but I think deeply, but before I think, I get the advice from the elders that are left. Geno Bearhart, Gearge Auginaush, Jerry Smith, Arnie Ogema, John Mitchell, Panji Gahbow, Tom Stillday, Reggie Garbow, Charlie roach, Bennie Rodgers, Mobin Merrill, Francis Songetay, ect, etc. Now if you personally phone anyone of these elders, which whom some are from the ST. CROIX RESERVATION, they will tell you how respectful I really am. They will tell you many things about me, and they will tell you how sincere I am to their spiritual legacy's and concerns. I have never used elders, for the personal gain of " looking like a good old guy." I have always kept elders close to me, to yell at me, to correct my thinking and yes, to GET TO KNOW. As I spoke to a few elders about the blanket, they told me to " sell it- to put it up on e-bay." Of course they were all joking, but they told me to follow my heart and do what I needed to do with the blanket.

So, I shared the blanket with what elders I could and I still couldn't help but wonder......about a presidential medallion.

My dad has a family member who has one of these coins. It is a Chief-Presidential medallion/coin. I have been wondering where that coin was at, it sure was not with the Chief of the St. croix band. This coin was kept under a secret-kinda oath. Some people decide that when the last hereditary chief passed away, that they needed to posses this coin. Maybe they think that the medallion posses some king of holy power that will be passed on to the next of kin, but we all know, that , spiritual knowledge does not work like this.

Presidential coins were actually given to certain bands and old Chiefs of many different tribes. In lack of time and space, let's just say for now, that these old Medallion/Coins were given to Chiefs for piece opportunity's and recognition.

Now, it seems like- if you are certain type of Midewiwin person and you do not have vast amounts of elders guiding you about your Midewiwin conscious- YOU CAN DO WHAT YOU DAMN WELL PLEASE-BECAUSE HEY-YOU DON'T NEED OTHER USELESS ELDERS TO TELL YOU WHAT TO DO. BESIDES, THIS IS THE 21ST CENTURY AND MIND YOUR OWN DAMN BUSINESS.

Point is, I have been gifted something pretty cool. As Geno Bearhart once told me " the Spirits are bringing things to you way before hand-you just have to be patient and figure out why they are bringing you the sacred items."

I think I will go and see that blanket now and hope that their is no small pox within it's warmth.

Ogabek.

Whats up with all the Midewijig??

I finally have some good discussion with one of my close relatives. Mad did they ever fill my soul with some important information.

I have stayed away from my community for a lot of legitimate reasons. My community has been ransacked, pillaged and desecrated by people who call themselves Midewijig or of the faith of Midewiwin.

I strive for harmony and balance. People who think they know all about Midewiwin or who display this attitude, should not be trusted. When you have a European attitude( do as i say-not as i do-) and you have European blood and you have Indigenous blood, there is already conflict on many levels. Do you satisfy your European blood line and not give a hoot about anyone or do you follow your Anishinabe blood line and love everything and everybody?

People will always criticize me and what unique styles i bring to the ever sophisticated changing Colosseum. A Colosseum in which many battles will be fought, by me for the poor against the people who have had everything their whole lives. I represent the poor because they are always the majority. Besides who wants to be poor, not one of a European bloodline, Christ, they conquered and manipulated the Aboriginals of the worlds, so they could acquire their taste for brand new BMW'S-Houses, Lexus es, land Acquisition and use their education to snub out the opinions of the poor and "uneducated.""

I see a tremendous amount of opposition to my Anishinabeg people, who call themselves Midewijig.

Midewiwin was not for everyone who brought thier tobacco to the old people. There was a lot of policing involved with people in regards to thier mind frame and how this frame of mind was delicate to the " true nature of Midewiwin."

Now, we have white people-100% European people being put through our Midewiwn, this is something i cannot allow to happen. I cannot allow myself to be a part of a prophecy no one gives a damn about. When you are white, and you have pitty for your white blood line, than " hey come into our ceremony--besides no one will oppose us ,We know everything about Midewiwin."

This is where the masses start to turn on me, because I speak my mind, if there is opposition and this opposition and Elite form of mentality need to be addressed, than i will cfonfron anyone and everyone connected to hte BEAST.

Now, if you are going to write a book and you want your book to flourish in all the wordly markets, you better go through the Midewiwin. If you are going to be a professor of some sort and you need to get that extra edge, you better go through Midewiwin.

If you are a White man and or woman, with out health insurance, you need MideWiwin. Because when it is all said and done, everyone is going to talk shit behind your back. Most Midewijig will not be there for you when you confront the beast and it's second, third and fourth heads. They will do what they are geared to do, LOOK THE OTHER WAY AND ACT LIKE THEY DON'T SEE A DAMN THING WRONG.

Everyone wants to be part of the winners club, nobody wants to be labeled a LOSER, FULL OF SHIT, A THIEF, JEALOUS, CRAZY.

If you want to say things to me, come to my community and talk to me face to face. Those who are out there and don't like me, well, we all know who you are.