tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21010261.post7382044143077272632..comments2024-03-28T19:28:10.100-04:00Comments on <b>Rock Piles</b>: I don't knowpwaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16647940752050937588noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21010261.post-17957190081053771142013-12-15T06:13:32.969-05:002013-12-15T06:13:32.969-05:00Peter, yesterday I suddenly "got' what yo...Peter, yesterday I suddenly "got' what you mean (I think) by "temporary nausee." I remember the sadness - the helplessness and hopelessness - I felt when that little stretch of my road was realigned in the summer of 2007. All the people I sought out to help save the cultural resource casually dissmissed by people who are legally bound to protect such things as unimportant. Tim MacSweeneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15517237193572593390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21010261.post-40559951282406106972013-12-14T17:45:09.756-05:002013-12-14T17:45:09.756-05:00Tim!
That was great! Thanx for the link
Tim! <br />That was great! Thanx for the link<br />Jeff in RInoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21010261.post-4037496264752965352013-12-14T10:55:43.794-05:002013-12-14T10:55:43.794-05:00Recognizing something as Sacred to someone, I just...Recognizing something as Sacred to someone, I just decided, is sort of like praying; here's that quote:<br /> "Including other tribes and religions over the years has changed the way Puvungna is viewed and used for sacred rituals. Rather than diminishing the original sanctity of the site, this inclusive process has actually enriched its spiritual significance. Diana Wilson, scholar ofTim MacSweeneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15517237193572593390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21010261.post-27728319609925693042013-12-13T15:13:12.235-05:002013-12-13T15:13:12.235-05:00I forgot to past the link: http://scholarship.clar...I forgot to past the link: http://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/78/Tim MacSweeneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15517237193572593390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21010261.post-87019448180929282013-12-13T11:40:42.821-05:002013-12-13T11:40:42.821-05:00Peter, Jeff, and all: toward the end of this work,...Peter, Jeff, and all: toward the end of this work, it becomes clear that the more respect paid to Special Places, from all people, just not those Indigenous Most Likely Descendents but all people, the more powerful they themselves become.Tim MacSweeneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15517237193572593390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21010261.post-2678826188855707112013-12-12T14:44:39.576-05:002013-12-12T14:44:39.576-05:00I think preservation is a high priority. I am expr...I think preservation is a high priority. I am expressing a (hopefully) temporary "nausee" from walking on too many graves for too long.pwaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647940752050937588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21010261.post-8502773287821122862013-12-12T08:35:57.659-05:002013-12-12T08:35:57.659-05:00Wow! I NEED to go out and find/look at them if onl...Wow! I NEED to go out and find/look at them if only to recognize that debt of respect and contrition. I understand and feel strongly that they must be protected maybe that CT law (mentioned in another post) should be a national one. At least protection should be paramount amongst this community ....Jeff in RInoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21010261.post-15037718383668366112013-12-12T05:21:32.487-05:002013-12-12T05:21:32.487-05:00No, I meant not even going out to look at them.No, I meant not even going out to look at them.pwaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647940752050937588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21010261.post-61221077980473231432013-12-11T20:39:48.735-05:002013-12-11T20:39:48.735-05:00I agree, leave them alone. From my perspective the...I agree, leave them alone. From my perspective they are remnants and relics of a culture that we owe a considerable debt of respect and contrition. Jeff in RInoreply@blogger.com