6/17/2006

Is he my father?

sitting Bull.
picture from Historical figures of willow bunch museum
Just as father Gomidas, Sitting bull faced the same issues of preserving the culture of the community he served.
He recognized the dangers of the forced relocations and their impact, the legal restrictions and rules for them.
He spared no effort to preserve what was entrusted to him; the way of life, habitat, traditions, religion, culture...
He witnessed the erosion of the habitat, which he tried to stop but couldn't.
To watch what you love and cherish be violently taken away and realize that the rest will be destroyed thereafter is an excruciating experience that none recover from and very few understand.
A devoted father of his entrusted people.
Happy many fathers day