August 02, 2007


Is nothing SACRED anymore

or

Is NOTHING sacred anymore

Consider this:


MARTIN wrote:

I always thought some things were just not for sale and never would be. i was wrong!
Martin

Wolfsraven wrote:

Are we all going mad?????


MARTIN wrote:

I REALLY hope that this stuff gets stopped REAL FAST!!!! Arvol should NOT be travelling all over with our sacred pipe.....especially to europe!! Let those people come here. What would happen if it was stolen or he was in a plane crash? It goes totally against our traditions and teachings!!! There may not be money for the pipe but the "person" is making money from it. Our Sacred White Buffalo Calf Woman is not being respected and something bad will happen. Arvol better be stronger than that! He must not let these people lead him around. I will pray with my own pipe to connect with the calf pipe and work the energy to set things right. I call on all Sioux people to pray for balance and truth to prevail and that our traditions do not get sold any more!!!! We must call to protect the pipe and the teachings for all the tribes, not just the Lakota!!

Hecitu welo.
Martin KnifeChief

Carlos wrote:

Controversy flares over use of tribal pipe
Swedish film group denies exploitation before film's debut


By Peter Harriman
pharrima@argusleade r.com
Published: August 1, 2007
A simmering controversy over custodianship of the Lakota White Buffalo Calf pipe has ignited again as a Swedish film, "Spirits for Sale," is set for screening.

The film deals in part with the exploitation of Lakota sacred sites, items and ceremonies.

Arvol Looking Horse, a member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe whose family is the traditional keeper of the sacred pipe, has long been a source of controversy among some Lakota who question whether he is using the pipe for commercial purposes.
Alfred Bone Shirt, a plaintiff in a landmark voting rights lawsuit several years ago, is among those questioning Looking Horse about the pipe.

"We are asking for accountability for the marketing of the Sacred White Buffalo Calf Pipe," says Bone Shirt, a Lakota and South Dakotan.
Confusion about Looking Horse's treatment of the pipe "has caused a serious division among our Oyate," according to Bone Shirt.

It has exposed Lakota people to ridicule that the sacred pipe is being used in fundraising schemes, including bringing the pipe and accompanying sacred bundle to Sweden for a price, he says.

Annika Banfield, a member of the project team that produced the Swedish film, firmly denies the pipe will be used that way.
"There has never been a discussion between Arvol Looking Horse and me or the foundation about him receiving money for coming to Sweden. ... We would not try to buy a sacred object of a holy man. ...The sacred bundle will not be brought to Sweden. It stays with the Lakota people," she says.

The film group has raised $3,000 in travel expenses for Looking Horse to come to Sweden, she says.

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