Joy Harjo's Blog, page 7
December 31, 2012
MPs meet hunger-striking Attawapiskat chief, health concerns mount | CTV News
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December 25, 2012
Holy Beings
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December 22, 2012
Back
Back from story gathering in New Orleans. One of the trails from Congo Square leads here, to the Mvskoke Nation. What a life, and music sings it all.
December 19, 2012
From Lafayette, Louisiana
To New Orleans this morning for research for We Were There When Jazz Was Invented project. When I entered Lafayette last night I entered a different story realm. The alligator people are prominent, as are long-legged birds, and the French, African and indigenous peoples and their stories and music--Time is an incredible cook.
December 18, 2012
Red Dawn
Beautiful dawn this morning. Red bird and I watched it together. What emerged from the hem of light is this:What if there were no right or wrong, rather, we are experiencing a story stream to understand, to grow compassion? I believe that we become every story until we learn not to judge, or hate. I have experienced this in my own life. How quickly I am placed in any situation that I have
December 16, 2012
NO
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December 12, 2012
Human Being Being
It is almost three in the morning here. I will not put the FB page down. Tomorrow I go to the West Bank. I have learned more by being here than signing a paper from a safe room.I realize that I was defensive very quickly and probably should have waited to make any statement. I really didn't know about the boycott. I have not been in the academic world for awhile. And I real
ly do have questions
ly do have questions
December 11, 2012
Down
I will be taking Facebook down tonight for awhile. Thanks to my supporters. Thanks to those who disagreed with my stance but were willing to dialogue with civility. We live in a circle. A circle has no sides. Maybe the circle of life on this earth has been broken. Maybe not--Either way, I do not condone killing of anyone. Never have...
December 10, 2012
Tel Aviv
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December 4, 2012
Tiempo
"Tiempo" was my answer in a dream about music. It was the correct answer. I was happy to be studying music seriously. Last night and this morning panicked about time running away from me. I need my art. The business of it right now is eating everything. I believe most artists go through this. Female artists even more so--because we always have obligations that men do not. So....I will breathe "
