AWE KOOTA BILXPAAK KOOXSHIIWIASH

[yourguide]

http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/hqblog

Rally in Crow Agency
by Caitlin HarveyMonday, May 19, 2008 at 03:45 PM

After holding a town hall meeting in Billings, Barack headed to the Crow Nation Reservation in Crow Agency, Montana, where he was formally adopted as a member of the Crow tribe. He was given a Crow name, AWE KOOTA BILXPAAK KOOXSHIIWIASH, which translates to "he who helps all people of the land."

[Lucky 13]

1. Hell yes!

KICK!

[Faygo Kid]

2. Great stuff, but tough to fit on a campaign flyer.

Guess we'll have to stay with "Yes We Can."

[Boz]

6. First Americans for Obama has been part of his campaign all along

ITS ALL AMERICANS, he said it national in 2004 he lives it in 2008

[anigbrowl]

12. Oh, wow :'-)

[XemaSab]

3. So that makes him

African, European, and Native American, with Asian siblings?

What continents are we missing? :shrug:

[Boz]

8. Depends on if he goes on a walkabout any time soon.

[Cant trust em]

9. His second cousin on his maternal great-grandmother's side is Antarctic.

[Prophet 451]

55. I think that's the set n/t

[Happyhippychick]

4. Gee and I didn't think he could possibly get any more AWESOME.

:)

[Arugula Latte]

38. He keeps outawesoming himself!

:)

[Coexist]

5. "a President who's committed to what's right: respecting you, honoring you."

...We have a lot of work to do in this country for all people: black, white, Hispanic, Asian, Native American. We are all one people.

...It starts with a sense of respect. It starts with the belief that all people are worthy of respect. I will never forget you. You will be on my mind every day that I'm in the White House.

...We can make sure that we have a President who's committed to what's right: respecting you, honoring you. And now that I'm a member of the family, you know that I won't break my commitment to our family.

[Window]

20. Simply beautiful!

[roguevalley]

33. this is why i feel so good about him. I got into a spat with a girl who

works in my sister's business office about the election. She was prattling on about muslims and the usual. I told her she sees Muslims, I see countrymen and women, AMERICANS, who just HAPPEN to be Muslims. I told her I see Barack Obama as an AMERICAN who can lead us back to the light, who JUST HAPPENS to be African on his father's side. I told her to pull her head out. We are countrymen and women first. I am so proud of Barack going to the reservations. Maybe he can help these people get their money back. Poverty on these lands is astonishing. Bravo for this day!

[Coexist]

42. absolutely

[central scrutinizer]

58. I don't think John "I hate gooks" McW will be given the same honor

just going out on a limb here

[Coexist]

59. ot: I love your username

I tried to explain to my kids that they need to listen to Joe's Garage, and they are just not interested.

[central scrutinizer]

60. And how old are your kids?

It will certainly help with their vocabulary development.

[Coexist]

62. 16 and 18

I listened to it much younger than that! Of course, not with the encouragement of my mom. She would have died. I went to a Catholic school, so of course "Catholic Girls" was like forbidden fruit to us - VERY, very important to know all the words.

[central scrutinizer]

63. OK - it's time - they need to hear it

[K Gardner]

7. Has any candidate EVER paid attention to Native Americans like this? K&R

[Faygo Kid]

11. Well, there was always . . .

Never mind.

[kenny blankenship]

19. Actually if I'm not mistaken Robert Kennedy did

[Fly by night]

37. John Kerry did in '04, promising an Indian liaison office in his White House.

He enjoyed 90%+ support among Indian people in New Mexico and Arizona, and likely elsewhere. It's a shame so many of their votes were erased by the Rethug voting machines. (In some Indian precincts in New Mexico, the Presidential undervote (no recorded choice for President) was higher than 25%.)

I would love to see Bill Richardson as Obama's VP. Gov. Richardson speaks openly about having been civilized by the tribal leaders within the Land of Enchantment.

I know exactly what he means.

We are the ones we've been waiting for.

[1776Forever]

10. Great Ceremony - He was adopted by a family named Black Eagle - Makes him Barack Black Eagle!!

Awesome! Wish they had more of the Native American music though. I love it! I used to go to Pow Wow's in Ohio in September. Haven't had the money lately. Hope to go again soon!

[yourguide]

13. BARACK BLACK EAGLE...

That is sweet!

[dbmk]

18. The Black Eagle has landed

[yourguide]

21. That is amazing!!!

Thank you for sharing!

[dbmk]

26. np - Not exactly Shepard Fairey quality

But for an hours work I was pretty satisfied. (Especially given that I had to play around with all kinds of until now unknown effects to get there :) )

[democrank]

24. Terrific, dbmk. Black Eagle....

~PEACE~

[1776Forever]

35. Wow - that is awesome!!!!!

Great job!

:yourock:

[Arugula Latte]

39. I love that!!!

[northernsoul]

16. Funny, my grandad was pretty tight with the Pretty Weasel clan

of the Crow Nation. Somehow, "Barack Pretty Weasel" doesn't quite have the same appeal as Barack Black Eagle.

[democrank]

14. A beautiful thing.

~PEACE~

[WillyT]

15. "Dances With Destiny" - K & R !!!

Peace...

:grouphug:

[BlooInBloo]

17. If I had a nickel everytime I heard that.

[stray cat]

LOL

[flpoljunkie]

22. And, how appropriate the name the Crow Nation gave Senator Obama.

Thanks for the post and the terrific photo.

[Yael]

23. Excellent!

[IDemo]

25. So now I'm a

KOOXSHIIWIASHKOOXSHIIWIASH-tron?

Cool! :toast:

[democrank]

28. Good one, IDemo.

~PEACE~

[yourguide]

29. No no no...you're a

KOOXSHIIWIASHKOOXSHIIWIASH-bot!

[Perry Logan]

27. Gesundheit.

[yourguide]

very funny perry

:toast:

[rug]

30. The Sioux called Coolidge Chief Leading Eagle.

http://www.ava.org/clubs/AllAmericanWalkingClub/04sd.htm

[Fly by night]

44. You don't want to be named "Walking Eagle"

My Northern Arapaho friends once gave that name to a know-it-all Easterner who had come to save them (the latest in a long line).

They named him Walking Eagle in a big ceremony. I asked the tribe's medicine man, Little Joe Duran, how they came up with the name. Little Joe said "that Yankee is so full of shit, all he could do is walk."

[rateyes]

31. I can see the 2012 campaign slogan now:

RE-ELECT AWE KOOTA BILXPAAK KOOXSHIIWIASH!

[sfaprog]

32. Sorry for my inarticulateness, but that's just cool

when was the last time a President or presidential contender had such an honor from Native Americans?

[Alhena]

34. I heard Obama spotted a herd of buffalo and joined in the hunt

[Fly by night]

36. "Ka-hay Sho-o Dah Chi"

Greetings and thanks to my Crow relations.

Aho. (It is good.)

[denem]

40. RACISM - Native American Dogwhistle Racism

Lets Decode this

1. Barack Black Eagle
2. The Crow Nation
3. AWE KOOTA BILXPAAK KOOXSHIIWIASH

Ok framing Barack as 'The Black' candidate is bad enough, but Jim Crow and the KKK is outrageous. There are no words.

[Fly by night]

43. Arf.

[myrna minx]

41. Absolutely beautiful. K&R n/t

[Douglas Carpenter]

45. Excellent!! Recommended!! Great Post!!

[Georgie_92]

46. Wow that's beautiful!

[IDemo]

47. bumper sticker:

[kwassa]

48. but aren't the Crow Muslims?

:rofl:

[papapi]

52. The Crow practice a pagan spirituality . . .but we don't discriminate...

...at least that was my impression before Hillary.

[jgraz]

49. Heh... I thought this was a new cryptic lolcats message

[boppers]

51. Done.

[ClayZ]

50. Beautiful! K and R

[shadowknows69]

53. That's some beautiful shit right there

[ruby slippers]

54. as those at St. Joseph Indian school would say....

Pilamaya or Thank you...




http://www.stjo.org/

[wellstone dem]

56. I just love this story, I just wish

he could have waited until Wednesday, when I will be driving close to the area.

[goclark]

57. I'm waiting to see it on MSM

I have been watching and not seeing any mention of it,

[AnnieBW]

61. Now he REALLY has a funny name!

And you thought that "Barack Obama" was weird-sounding :D

Seriously, this is so fracking cool.