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John Trudell - we are older than america

Posted by Judith Nona Talaugon on September 8, 2009 at 10:02am
"When I go around in America and I see the bulk of the white people, they do not feel oppressed; they feel powerless. When I go amongst my people, we do not feel powerless; we feel oppressed. We do not want to make the trade...we must be willing in our lifetime to deal with reality. It's not revolution; it's liberation. We want to be free of a value system that's being imposed upon us. We do not want to participate in that value system. We don't want change in the value system. We want to remove it from our lives forever...We have to assume our responsibilities as power, as individuals, as spirit, as people..."We are the people. We have the potential for power. We must not fool ourselves. We must not mislead ourselves. It takes more than good intentions. It takes commitment. It takes recognizing that at some point in our lives we are going to have to decide that we have a way of life that we follow, and we are going to have to live that way of life...That is the only solution there is for us."John TrudellI'm just sayin - about the Great Turtle Island - about the Contintent:That being targeted by genocide is different than racism.And everyone on the Great Turtle Island who isn't orignally descended from NDNz who occupied that land before Columbus showed up - everyone benefits by the genocide of Native peoples by living there.We have this in common as native people.Thank you for having me as a guest here on your Land.With Gratitude. Bless. JNTalaugon
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  • Kaohi September 8, 2009 at 5:21pm
    Aloha, I watched both twice and wanted to make comment but I didn't I will return again. Thanks for posting these two videos as well as oglala. Much aloha Kaohi
  • Judith Nona Talaugon September 8, 2009 at 9:54am
    IN OUR LIFETIME!!!!!!! TRUE INDEPENDENCE ONCE AGAIN!!!!!!!
    WIN KANAKA MAOLI WIN!!!!!!!
    FIGHT WITH TRUE LOVE OF THE AINA!
    AS THEY CANNOT.
    THEY WILL NEVER KNOW!

    Mahalo for stopping by. Your presence raises me to do my best!
    WE ARE BLESSED!
  • Pomaikaiokalani September 8, 2009 at 5:49am
    ALOHA Kakou, Our Day is coming. The Hawaiian Kingdom shall rise once more. As an Independent nation. United States like all Empires in the past, is falling.
    Long Live The Hawaiian Kingdom, o Pomaikaiokalani, SOVEREIGN, HPACH
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