Author Archives: Vi Waln

One thousand, eight hundred and twenty six days adds up to five years. Five years. It has been five years since I smoked a cigarette. I used to listen to people talk about how they quit and how long they had been smoke free. On my first day as a newly committed non-smoker I reallyContinue reading “I’ve saved $9,130”

Justice served for Shirley Schwab and Brandon Taliaferro.

How Not To Be An Activist.

The Calgary Herald is running a Poll (about halfway down the page) “Should Prime Minister Stephen Harper meet with Chief Theresa Spence?” PLEASE VOTE YES! http://www.calgaryherald.com/opinion/index.html

Recently, I read a rant about women singers, specifically, women who sit at the big drum with a drumstick and sing. The man who ranted about those of us who sing apparently thinks we should not be singing because we have a moon time. Or that we should not be hitting the drum because weContinue reading “Singers are power, pure and simple.”

Recently, I witnessed an unhealthy incident which made me think again about how some human beings evolve while others do not. Remember, evolution isn’t just about the physical body; it also includes our emotional, mental and spiritual selves. I believe the evolution of our inner selves is a conscious choice. You either choose to evolveContinue reading “Stalkers at the Rosebud Hospital”

I send kudos to the Rosebud, Crow Creek and Yankton Sioux Tribes along with the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community for recently closing the deal on the purchase of several tracts of land in the Black Hills area known as Pe Sla. There were many of us who were anxious over how this land acquisition wasContinue reading “Um, excuse me but hasn’t the plan essentially always been to get the Black Hills back for the Lakota people?”

As human beings we are all born with the ability to evolve. You might associate evolution only with physical attributes. After all, the discussion surrounding evolution normally involves how animals have physically adapted over the eons. I believe a human being has the inherent ability to also evolve on emotional, mental and spiritual levels.  Continue reading “Our ancestors were highly evolved spiritual beings”

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The Fight Inside.