logistics director report, WEF 2009
How Tipis measured spirit.
One day, in 2009, a man saw that the Whole earth festival time was
coming. This man had a lot of spirit and an open soul and thought to
himself-
I will make two tipis for the Whole Earth Festival, so that people can
enjoy their shade and learn about different People
This man communicated his desire to the tribe of the Whole Earth
Festival, those that call themselves the Weffies. And the Weffies
said-
Bring us your tipis, and we will place one in the children's area so
that children may sit in the shade of a tipi and learn the stories of
all the world's Peoples.
Bring us another tipi so that we can set it up in the crafts
area. That way people can sit in the shade of a tipi and learn to make
crafts and have things of beauty in their lives that come from their
own hands instead of China.
And so that man, who was full of heart and spirit, made two tipis and
painted them with symbols that people could learn about stories of the
various People. And he set them up at the Whole Earth Festival, with
the full respect for the rising sun, and the directions and habits of
various People.
And the children were happy, and excited, and full of wonder at having
a tipi to sit in an learn the Storied of all the world's People.
And people came from all over the region, to see the tipis. Some of
the people had made plans to come just for the tipis.
And then, at the Childrens' area, where the Weffies were arranging
stories to be told next in the tipi, came those who have inherited the
spirits of the Conquistadors.
A group of People came- all persons who were Native American and who
studies Native American Things at the University (nas.ucdavis.edu) and
these people had shriveled spirits and souls who had turned from the
light, so that all they could see was legalistic words on paper.
And these People of the shriveled spirits and darkened souls saw the
tipis. And these people of the NASG (Native American Studies Group)
saw that people with big spirits and open souls were using the tipi to
learn the stories of all the world's Peoples and they were struck with
anger.
For these people, having shriveled spirits and with souls that had
turned away from the light- they could not feel the heart of another,
nor sense the intention or spirit of a place.
And not being able to sense these things, they had devised papers and
tests and written rules for themselves that determined if a group of
people or a person was permitted to do a thing, have a thing, or even
to SEE a thing. And since the tipi was used by some Native Americans,
they had decided that all tipis were their property and that they had
the right to say who could build one, who could sit in one, and even
who could see one.
And, having shriveled spirits and darkened souls, these people were
jealous of others.
And these people, the NASG said-
We have seen this tipi, and we have seen children using the tipi to
sit in its shade while hearing the stories of all the world's
People. And we have noticed that no one asked us permission to use a
tipi, which we have decided we have the right to control. And we have
noticed that there are people using this tipi who do not carry special
papers that we have devised that say they have enough red blood to use
a tipi. And we are angry!
The man with heart who had built the tipis was very sad when he heard
this and had a pain in his heart. And some Weffies heard and had pain
in their heart. But the Weffies who heard, who had big hearts and open
spirits, had not grown strength to defend from shriveled-soul-people
the people who came to the Whole Earth Festival. And so the Weffies
let the shriveled-soul-people hurt the man who made the tipis until he
decided to remove them.
And so the children did not sit in the shade of a tipi and listen to
the stories of all the World's People.
Because The people of the shriveled spirits and darkened souls, who
had inherited and cherished the spiritual attitudes of the
Conquistadors for many hundreds of years, decided that the children of
the Whole Earth Festival were not worthy to see or know about tipis,
and that they were of bad blood, not having the special papers of
lineage of the members of the NAS
One day, in 2009, a man saw that the Whole earth festival time was
coming. This man had a lot of spirit and an open soul and thought to
himself-
I will make two tipis for the Whole Earth Festival, so that people can
enjoy their shade and learn about different People
This man communicated his desire to the tribe of the Whole Earth
Festival, those that call themselves the Weffies. And the Weffies
said-
Bring us your tipis, and we will place one in the children's area so
that children may sit in the shade of a tipi and learn the stories of
all the world's Peoples.
Bring us another tipi so that we can set it up in the crafts
area. That way people can sit in the shade of a tipi and learn to make
crafts and have things of beauty in their lives that come from their
own hands instead of China.
And so that man, who was full of heart and spirit, made two tipis and
painted them with symbols that people could learn about stories of the
various People. And he set them up at the Whole Earth Festival, with
the full respect for the rising sun, and the directions and habits of
various People.
And the children were happy, and excited, and full of wonder at having
a tipi to sit in an learn the Storied of all the world's People.
And people came from all over the region, to see the tipis. Some of
the people had made plans to come just for the tipis.
And then, at the Childrens' area, where the Weffies were arranging
stories to be told next in the tipi, came those who have inherited the
spirits of the Conquistadors.
A group of People came- all persons who were Native American and who
studies Native American Things at the University (nas.ucdavis.edu) and
these people had shriveled spirits and souls who had turned from the
light, so that all they could see was legalistic words on paper.
And these People of the shriveled spirits and darkened souls saw the
tipis. And these people of the NASG (Native American Studies Group)
saw that people with big spirits and open souls were using the tipi to
learn the stories of all the world's Peoples and they were struck with
anger.
For these people, having shriveled spirits and with souls that had
turned away from the light- they could not feel the heart of another,
nor sense the intention or spirit of a place.
And not being able to sense these things, they had devised papers and
tests and written rules for themselves that determined if a group of
people or a person was permitted to do a thing, have a thing, or even
to SEE a thing. And since the tipi was used by some Native Americans,
they had decided that all tipis were their property and that they had
the right to say who could build one, who could sit in one, and even
who could see one.
And, having shriveled spirits and darkened souls, these people were
jealous of others.
And these people, the NASG said-
We have seen this tipi, and we have seen children using the tipi to
sit in its shade while hearing the stories of all the world's
People. And we have noticed that no one asked us permission to use a
tipi, which we have decided we have the right to control. And we have
noticed that there are people using this tipi who do not carry special
papers that we have devised that say they have enough red blood to use
a tipi. And we are angry!
The man with heart who had built the tipis was very sad when he heard
this and had a pain in his heart. And some Weffies heard and had pain
in their heart. But the Weffies who heard, who had big hearts and open
spirits, had not grown strength to defend from shriveled-soul-people
the people who came to the Whole Earth Festival. And so the Weffies
let the shriveled-soul-people hurt the man who made the tipis until he
decided to remove them.
And so the children did not sit in the shade of a tipi and listen to
the stories of all the World's People.
Because The people of the shriveled spirits and darkened souls, who
had inherited and cherished the spiritual attitudes of the
Conquistadors for many hundreds of years, decided that the children of
the Whole Earth Festival were not worthy to see or know about tipis,
and that they were of bad blood, not having the special papers of
lineage of the members of the NAS