tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-141808143036488541.post294591624051792920..comments2019-06-12T02:03:47.899-07:00Comments on Living Nonviolence: Mysogyny and SuperstitionAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10387774648881038785noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-141808143036488541.post-87924064152970800932010-02-06T06:50:56.571-08:002010-02-06T06:50:56.571-08:00That was an interesting piece. I'd never heard...That was an interesting piece. I'd never heard about this particular brand of superstition. It's really sad when people harm others due to beliefs that are not even true...Mikelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15502234148112812915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-141808143036488541.post-49481523848567435472010-01-25T06:41:06.815-08:002010-01-25T06:41:06.815-08:00Thanks Tom for the great comment and introducing u...Thanks Tom for the great comment and introducing us to Gracie. What a beautifully strong spirit.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10387774648881038785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-141808143036488541.post-8988946631471526652010-01-24T21:25:47.089-08:002010-01-24T21:25:47.089-08:00What a great piece--again, thanks for educating th...What a great piece--again, thanks for educating the 'educator'.<br /><br />This really puts me in mind of Gracie Thorpe, a woman whom I met on the Klickitat people's reservation years ago, at Celilo Falls, where they hosted the Indigenous Environmental Network Gathering on the Columbia River. Gracie, a Sac and Fox descendent of Blackhawk and the daughter of Jim Thorpe, also had Potawatomi, Kickapoo, and Menominee ancestors. She was a political activist for the return of the Olympic Gold Medals won by her father, for tribal treaty rights, for the environment, and against nuclear weapons. She was also a World War II vet who won a Bronze Star and crossed over almost two years ago, in 2008, at age 86. She had the warmest smile and the fiercest passion for justice; her battles bespoke her life of finding and using her power for others.<br /><br />Here is how she described herself when we had lunch one day and I was interviewing her about her amazing life and asking her why she seemed to still carry on fights as an elder:<br /><br />"I'm an old firehorse. My wind and my legs and my back may be worn down and out, but my spirit is still strong and my reaction is the same as that old firehorse who may be retired and confined, but she still bucks and tries to come out running if she hears that firebell."<br /><br />I've never met a more powerful person, woman or man. All our daughters should learn about Grace Thorpe and learn to be firehorses. Miigwetch for your excellent work.Tom H. Hastingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17098260278363929190noreply@blogger.com