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Creation Beliefs – Native American/Blackfoot and Biblical

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Rev. Dr. David Q. Hall

Although most of the Native American myths, stories and legends I have stored in my head come either from the Great Lakes region where I grew up, or from the Seneca people who were some of my own ancestors, back … Continue reading →

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The Month of March: Lion, Wind, Kites, Maple Syrup, Spring Arrives – We Hope Like a Lamb, But the Right Kind of Lion Works, Too

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Rev. Dr. David Q. Hall

As you well know, dear reader, yesterday ushered in the month of March, 2011. For as long as I can remember – and certainly including kindergarten and early grade school – March has been gloriously associated with lion, lamb, wind, … Continue reading →

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The Blackfoot Indian Myth of Old Man and the Lynx – A Native American Story

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Rev. Dr. David Q. Hall

It came to my attention this morning, dear reader, that among the “top searches” that one or more search engines directed to this blog were someone or some people seeking “Native American animal legends,” and “Native American Blackfoot beliefs in … Continue reading →

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Porcupines, Other Prickly Subjects, Defense Mechanisms, Self-Defense

Posted on January 16, 2011 by Rev. Dr. David Q. Hall

As happens from time to time, a restaurant manager I know asked about my hat decoration as I was paying my bill this morning. About 2 1/2 years ago, I had made a little “brush” to attach to the band … Continue reading →

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A New Blog

Posted on November 25, 2010 by Rev. Dr. David Q. Hall

In the less than three months that I have posted on this blog, you are among the hundreds of viewers who have so kindly read my posts each month. As the total number of “hits” has increased steadily each month, … Continue reading →

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Morty, Whatever Were You Thinking? The End of the World, and Thanks for All the Fish

Posted on November 19, 2010 by Rev. Dr. David Q. Hall

When I posted concerning empires on November 17 and cited Editor-in-Chief Mortimer Zuckerman’s last editorial in the now-defunct US News & World Report, “Watching America’s Decline and Fall,” I confess that I hadn’t even begun to scan the whole, last-of-its-kind … Continue reading →

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Mid-term Elections, in Celebration of November, the Frost Moon, a Whole Lot of Change in the Air, Holy Days

Posted on November 3, 2010 by Rev. Dr. David Q. Hall

Millions of people voted for change in yesterday’s nation-wide, mid-term elections. And still, much in national and state politics and our lives will remain the same. With the Obama administration in the White House, the Senate still in Democratic Party … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: Native American

Creation Beliefs – Native American/Blackfoot and Biblical

The Blackfoot Indian Myth of Old Man and the Lynx – A Native American Story

Porcupines, Other Prickly Subjects, Defense Mechanisms, Self-Defense

A New Blog

Morty, Whatever Were You Thinking? The End of the World, and Thanks for All the Fish

Mid-term Elections, in Celebration of November, the Frost Moon, a Whole Lot of Change in the Air, Holy Days

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