Floyd Westerman and Buffy Sainte-Marie

Floyd Westerman and Buffy Sainte-Marie, breaking silence

Photos by Hopi photographer Larry Gus

By Brenda Norrell
http://www.bsnorrell.blogspot.com/

Special thanks to Hopi photographer Larry Gus for sharing his photo of Floyd Westerman and Buffy Sainte-Marie for a limited time.

Westerman spoke on the genocide of American Indians during the Indigenous Border Summit of the Americas 2006, in San Xavier on Tohono O'odham land.
Westerman spoke out against the media censorship of the voices of grassroots people and the issue of genocide of American Indians. Westerman also showed his film of the genocide of American Indians, focused on the genocide by missions and gold miners in the state of California. It also describes the militia who collected bounties paid by the state and federal governments for Indian scalps and Indian heads. It further documents how small pox blankets were given to Indians in California during the ongoing era of genocide.
Buffy Sainte-Marie was blackballed and forced out of the United States music industry by President Lyndon Johnson. Read the article that was censored for seven years, an interview with the Cree icon during a peformance on the Navajo Nation:
http://bsnorrell.tripod.com/id99.html

Contact for Larry Gus: lawrencegus@att.net

Floyd Westerman, 'Goodnight Sweet Prince,' more photos from Larry Gus

Special thanks to Hopi photographer for allowing us to share the photos of Floyd Westerman after his passing. The photos were available for a limited time. To contact Larry Gus: lawrencegus@att.net

Thanks again to Larry and Floyd for lifetimes of making a difference.

Lakota Freedom Delegation announces it will withdraw from US treaties

Lakota Freedom Delegation in Washington D.C.http://www.lakotafreedom.com/
Media advisory, contacts: Naomi Archer, Communications Liaison (828) 230-1404 lakotafree @gmail.com or press@lakotafreedom.com

Lakota Sioux Delegation Confronts State Department Officials With Withdrawal
Wednesday Press Conference Welcomes Foreign Embassy Officials, Returns to Church that Hosted American Indian Movement (AIM)
Excellent Audio and Visuals: Press Conference to Feature Lakota Flag/Eagle Staff, Traditional Language and Music, Traditional Lakota Food and Other Refreshments
Washington D.C. – Lakota Sioux Indian representatives confronted State Department officials on Tuesday with a Lakota withdrawal from all treaties with the United States government. According to U.S. and International Law, the former Dakota Territory, which is home to the Lakota, reverts back to sovereign Lakota control. The Lakota Freedom Delegation now prepares to host an international press conference on Wednesday. The delegation has been meeting with various foreign embassies to initiate diplomatic talks and support.
WHAT: Historic Press Conference Announcing Unilateral Withdrawal of Lakota Nation from All U.S. Treaties and Return to Independence.
WHERE: Plymouth Congregational Church 5301 N. Capital Street, NE, Washington DC, host to American Indian Movement (AIM) activism in 1970s.
WHEN: 11:30am, Wednesday December 19, 2007
WHO: Lakota Freedom Delegation, representatives of Lakota Sioux Indians- an Indigenous First Nation of North America. Foreign embassy officials. Delegation includes Lakota activist and actor Russell Means; Oglala Lakota Strong Heart Society leader Duane Martin Sr.; Gary Rowland, Leader Chief Big Foot Riders, Women of All Red Nations founder Phyllis Young, and others.
We are the freedom loving Lakota from the Sioux Indian reservations of Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Montana who have traveled to Washington DC to withdraw from the constitutionally mandated treaties to become a free and independent country. We are alerting the Family of Nations we have now reassumed our freedom and independence with the backing of Natural, International, and United States law.
For more information, please visit our new website at http://www.lakotafreedom.com/

Floyd Westerman, memories of Indian pride, dignity and humanity

Remembering Floyd Westerman
by Lenny Foster, Dine'
Photos by Larry Smith, Lumbee Nation, American Indian Airwaves
Floyd Westerman performing at the Mint in Los Angeles, Oct. 10, 2007. Floyd sang Krist Kristofferson's songs that night. Charlie Hill was the master of ceremonies and in the middle (below) is Coyote Radio's Corey Dubin. The former keyboardist for Jefferson Airplane is on keyboards.

By Lenny Foster, Dine'
I am sadden and grief stricken to hear of the passing of our brother and comrade Floyd "Red Crow" Westerman into the spirit world. He was a good friend, a good will ambassador and diplomat and a magnificent musician who inspired the Movement and the natural world with prophetic songs such as "Custer Died for Your Sins, Wounded Knee, The Land is Your Mother and Here Come the Anthros" and many, many other songs. I met Floyd in Denver, Colorado in the fall of 1969 when my friend Harold Iron Shield introduced us while he was playing in the Diamond Inn lounge in the capitol hill area of Denver and we became friends. He introduced me to his brother Chris who later was in Wounded Knee with us. Floyd was the Minister of Culture for the International Indian Treaty Council and a veteran of the American Indian Movement and he represented the Indigenous Peoples throughout the world with his strong words and music. It was always good to see him portray the American Indian in movies and television with pride, dignity and humanity. We will all truly miss him and remember him in our daily lives. My deepest condolences to his family and relatives and we grieve for him. Rest in peace my friend, my brother and my comrade. Lenny Foster (Dine')

Wednesday, 12-19-07, American Indian Airwaves, "In Memory and Honor of Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman" Today's entire show is dedicated to indigenous musician, actor, and activist Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman. Wednesday from 3 pm to 4 pm (PCT) on KPFK FM 90.7 in Los Angles, FM 98.7 in Santa Barbara, and by Internet: http://www.kpfk.org or on the KPFK web site "audio archives" for American Indian Airwaves. http://www.myspace.com/aiairwaves