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The Beaver House (IV)

Posted on June 2, 2021 by cdsmiller17

Chapter Four Ahmik stood apart from the rest of his tribe, in many ways. He was tall, handsome and well-muscled. He was also chaste, a most unusual trait. For days at a time, he would think about Kijik, because he … Continue reading →

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The Beaver House (III)

Posted on June 1, 2021 by cdsmiller17

Chapter Three She was called Kijik, meaning ‘Sunshine’, by her abductors. Although her disposition was basically sunny, she didn’t always feel that way, especially these days. Sometimes her feelings were so passionate, and her moods so petulant, that she would … Continue reading →

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The Beaver House (II)

Posted on May 31, 2021 by cdsmiller17

Chapter Two Pierre felt relaxed. The water was lapping the sides of his canoe gently and the sound of his paddle dipping into the surface of the lake served to keep a steady beat for the sounds from the wilderness … Continue reading →

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The Beaver House (a manuscript)

Posted on May 30, 2021 by cdsmiller17

Chapter One The beaver house stood in the middle of the pond. No one was around. The snow lay in drifts on the bank of the pond as ice totally covered the water, except for a large slit which wasn’t … Continue reading →

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An Example of a Past-Life Regression: Through My Eyes

Posted on May 30, 2021 by cdsmiller17

My Verbatim Notes, Written After the Session [Before I begin, I want to explain a couple of things. Before undergoing this regression, I had read Pierre Radisson’s journals covering his Voyages a few years previously. And the SAM referred to … Continue reading →

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“Peace on Earth” was All It Said

Posted on April 15, 2021 by cdsmiller17

One Tin Soldier (1969) “One Tin Soldier” tells the story of two neighboring tribes, the warlike Valley People and the peaceful Mountain Kingdom which possesses a great treasure buried under a stone. The Valley People demand the treasure. The Mountain … Continue reading →

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Finally, an Insight into the Term “Kemosabe”

Posted on February 10, 2021 by cdsmiller17

The Lone Ranger and Tonto I was reading a story of a young First Nations boy who went out on a vision quest (a time-honoured rite of passage into adulthood). He had been told that he would meet seven totem … Continue reading →

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Tobacco: From Sacred to Profane and Back Again

Posted on July 20, 2020 by cdsmiller17

The Four Sacred Medicines of the First People Alright. This was a weird dream sequence, even by my standards. Last night, I was being shown tobacco in WordPress posts, mostly extolling its sacred properties. But the ending demonstrated that as … Continue reading →

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Canada: A House Divided (cannot stand)*

Posted on February 27, 2020 by cdsmiller17

  Wet’suwet’en territory pipeline protests are being being supported by other indigenous groups across Canada. A fire has been lit in the nation’s soul. An attempt to bring together the hereditary chiefs and government officials was met with miscommunication. They … Continue reading →

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Canada: Indigenous Protests Bring Chaos

Posted on February 23, 2020 by cdsmiller17

Battle Lines are Drawn Canada as a nation has been brought to a standstill by some protests across the country. The original grievance of the Indigenous people in British Columbia was the proposed pathway of a pipeline through their territory. … Continue reading →

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