I love this, so I'm posting that I may find it easily when I want to watch it.

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For the artist in you, or if you just need a good feeling right now.

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Winter is the traditional time for storytelling for most Native American tribes, including mine, the Ioway. From the first snow until the snakes wake up in the spring, because the traditions are that the snakes are guardians of the sacred myths and will bite you if they overhear your telling the stories.


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The murals I am painting downtown are being documented at my art blog. The first week's progress is here. This is the first mural, a Dragon Gate, all done freehand


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I was listening to this song "Witchi Tai" (1969), from Jim Pepper (1941-1992), Kaw-Creek jazz musician, this morning. I used to hear it a long time ago. Once in my dad's car. It is a positive, good-feeling song of endurance and celebration. Jim Pepper fused his jazz with the Native American Church song from his Kaw grandfather.

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