Reznjun

i got a coupla calls asking me if i staked out my campsite for the pow wow. i wondered why. it seems that people are staking out their sites evn though pow wow is next weekend. so i went and put up a marker where i will camp. it is in the same spot i usually camp. the grounds are so big and not many really camp. so i didnt know what the big deal was. the place where i camp is in the bottom. so if it rains the water runs down there. otherwise it is a great place to camp, it is close to everything.  i think camping out is a great experience.

when i camp i gotta make sure i dont leave too often. they will charge 3 bucks everytime you enter the grounds.  and there is no weekend pass. wtf.  thats a silly ass rule. kinda discourages campers. like we gonna make you pay for camping. or for leaving. why? it aint like anyone raises money. they just go ask the tribe for it. or get sponsors like this year.

we usually have a good pow wow. the prize money is alright. the drum contest brings in some good singing groups. i will take my camcorder and tape. i have hours of pow wow tape. i burned a coupla dvds from my tapes. i have one dvd that is just dancing, another one that is just singing groups. i watch them now and then.

i hope they dont ask me at the last minute to give an invocation at the pow wow. it would be an honor if they would ask ahead of time. but when they do it 5 minutes before grand entry, it feels like they aint got no one else. there is no honor in that. or even say here is a free button to get in. all the head staff is taken care of. but we dont think too much of people that speak our language. it is the one thing that makes us uniquely potawatomi. we dont borrow that from anyone.

i sent an email to our tribal website. i said i requested a link to my site several months ago. they still havent link to my site. other tribal members have a link to their sites. i know in the past that the tribe blocked access to blog sites, but the tribal treasurer has his blog linked on there. i said they used over a hundred of my pictures on their site. they say no one can use them without their permission. they are my pictures and i didnt get a dime for their use. i said if they dont want to link to my site, then quit using my pictures. i probably wont hear from them.

gotta head to town tomorrow. dont get off the rez much anymore. except road trips. been too busy in the garden and yard. and sorting more porky hair. that is an endless job. i have to go buy some things for a cookout this saturday. it is for my son joe. that is his birthday. we not real big on birthdays, but we do like to have get togethers. will have to mow the yard again before then. the last rain should make it pop up by then. we had 2” of rain. i am watching my garden this week. the places where i reseeded should sprout anytime.

got anutha doctor appointment coming up and  lab work. they just keep rescheduling me every 3 months. its no real hassle. i would rather know if something was wrong with me. preventative measures. i think i lost about 5 pounds since last appt. not much but is a start. i just have to watch my diet and keep exercising. i stay active doing all kinds of things. seems i am always busy. that makes me feel young.