Monthly Archives: December 2008
The Riders in Mankato
December 27th: From Chuck.
I arrived in Mankato on Christmas day at about 6 pm. I missed the afternoon arrival of the riders, but got there in time for the evening event. When I got to the conference room, there was a Native young lady that was singing a Christmas related carol, it was just about over by that time, so I don’t know who she was or what she was singing. There were a couple of speakers that came on and spoke of the ride, Sheldon Wolf Child was one of them and a guy from Canada. Sheldon covered some of the history and the Canadian spoke of the support from Canada and then went on to talk about abstinence from alcohol, etc.
The riders were then called up to form a
Update On The 38+2 Ride
Dakota 38+2 Ride on the way to Mankato
Submitted by Ellen Feuerhelm on Thu, 2008-12-18 11:33.
Today we arrived the American Legion in Pipestone, Minnesota to help serve breakfast to the riders. It was amazing to see all the people. Isaiah Miller from Pine Ridge said “My father Jim Miller had a dream and he is the one holding the staff.” Isaiah is from Pine Ridge. The Lower Sioux Tribal Police have been helping provide a safe escort for the horses. My daughter Kari helped serve Lunch at the Stephanie and Rich DeRuyter farm located in Ruthton, Minnesota. The farm provided a
Dakota 38 +2 Memorial Ride
NACC’s Diabetes breakfast is this Thursday!
Just a reminder that NACC’s Diabetes breakfast is this Thursday! Come eat a nutritious breakfast and learn something new, we hope to see you there! Thank you!
Rhonda R. Hunt
Healthy Generations Maternal and Child Health Program Coordinator
Native American Community Clinic
1213 East Franklin Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55404
612-872-8086 ext.114
612-872-8547 fax
rhunt@nacc-healthcare.org
“Lost Sparrow” Premiere
From: NAFM OFFICE [mailto:atoka1@cox.net]
Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 2:06 PM
To: Georgia Wettlin-Larsen
Subject: “Lost Sparrow” Premiere
Georgia;
Received this in regard to an incident that had occurred recently.
r.c.
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Chris Billing
Director/Producer, Lost Sparrow
1933 S Street NW #E
Washington DC 20009
(202) 365-5231
The documentary Lost Sparrow will premier at the Slamdance Film Festival in Park City, UT on Friday, January 16 at 12:30 pm at the Treasure Mountain Inn’s Main Screening Room. The film will also screen on January 20 at 3 pm in the Gallery Screening Room.
Lost Sparrow is the culmination of filmmaker Chris Billing’s two-year investigation into the tragic deaths of his two adopted Crow Indian brothers, Bobby and Tyler. The probe uncovered dark family secrets, but also led to healing and redemption. A brief synopsis is below.
Lost Sparrow features music by premier Native American flute player R. Carlos Nakai. The film’s website is www.lostsparrowmovie.com.
Lost Sparrow synopsis
On June 26, 1978, two Crow Indian brothers ran away from home. Early the next morning, they were struck and killed by a freight train. Their mysterious and sudden deaths sent shockwaves through the tiny, upstate New York community of Little Falls. No one could understand why Bobby, 13, and Tyler, 11, had run away from the white, Baptist family that seven years earlier had adopted them and their two biological sisters out of a troubled home on the Crow Reservation in Montana .
Their adoptive home – a vast 19th-century Victorian castle – seemed idyllic. But the boys had discovered a dark secret. They were killed as they tried to return to the reservation to get help for their sister Lana.
In the documentary film Lost Sparrow, filmmaker Chris Billing investigates the tragic deaths of his adopted brothers Bobby and Tyler, and confronts a painful truth that shattered his family.
