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This web page is dedicated to individuals and groups that encourage world peace, international diversity in all of its wonderful colors, religions, cultural societies, and lifestyles, past, present, and future.
Cultural Tolerance
KidsHealth.org: Teaching Your Child Tolerance
Religious Tolerance
Normally given to Politicians
Who violate the 1st Amendment
The Witches Voice
- Story and update on the quest of Sgt. Patrick Stewart's family to have a pentacle placed upon his headstone as a symbol of his Wiccan religious affiliation.
On September 25, 2005, Sgt. Patrick Stewart was Killed in Action fighting in Afghanistan during the United States war on terrorism. Sgt. Stewart was the recipient of a Purple Heart and Bronze Star. It has long been a practice in this country for the Veteran’s Administration to say "Thank you for your service to our country" by providing a headstone or marker to fallen veterans who served in the armed forces. Upon the marker or headstone, could be placed a "Symbol" representing the religious affiliation of the fallen soldier, a representation, if you will, depicting not how the soldier died, but how he or she lived.
In support of Sgt. Stewart and his family and other Wiccan Veterans, MoonDragon offers support by providing links to this effort so that they can continue to work towards having the Veteran's Administration approve the Pentacle Symbol for all Wiccans and other Pagans serving this country in the U.S. Military. Please visit these links and offer your support!
Other petitioners and their families requesting the Pentacle Symbol to be put on their beloved veteran family members:
- Kathleen Egbert of Laurel, MD, daughter of World War II veteran Abraham Kooiman, a Wiccan who was buried in Arlington National Memorial Cemetery in 2003
- Patricia Darlene Howell Corneilson of Kentucky, mother of James Price, a Wiccan who was killed in action while serving in the Army in Iraq in 2004
- Scott Stearns of Kent, WA, a retired disabled U.S. Navy veteran discharged in 1997 and a member of the Aquarian Tabernacle Church
MoonDragon supports all of our military veterans serving our country, Wiccan-Pagan and all other spiritual pathways, in time of peace and time of war, giving their lives that we may continue to have and enjoy our freedoms and way of life in this country.
Blessed Be.
News Update: Wiccans Settle Military Grave Lawsuit
By SCOTT BAUER (AP)
MADISON, Wis. (April 24, 2007) - The Wiccan pentacle has been added to the list of emblems allowed in national cemeteries and on goverment-issued headstones of fallen soldiers, according to a settlement announced Monday. A settlement between the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Wiccans adds the five-pointed star to the list of "emblems of belief" allowed on VA grave markers. Eleven families nationwide are waiting for grave markers with the pentacle, said Selena Fox, a Wiccan high priestess with Circle Sanctuary in Barneveld, Wisconsin, a plaintiff in the lawsuit. The settlement calls for the pentacle, whose five points represent earth, air, fire, water and spirit, to be placed on grave markers within 14 days for those who have pending requests with the VA. I am glad this has ended in success in time to get markers for Memorial Day," Fox said. The VA sought the settlement in the interest of the families involved and to save taxpayers the expense of further litigation, VA spokesman Matt Burns said. The agency also agreed to pay $225,000 in attorneys' fees and costs. The pentacle has been added to 38 symbols the VA already permits on gravestones. They include commonly recognized symbols for Christianity, Buddhism, Islam and Judaism, as well as those for smaller religions such as Sufism Reoriented, Eckiankar and the Japanese faith Seicho-No-Ie. "This settlement has forced the Bush Administration into acknowledging that there are no second class religions in America, including among our nation's veterans," said the Rev. Barry W. Lynn, director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, which represented the Wiccans in the lawsuit. The American Civil Liberties Union said the agreement also settles a similar lawsuit it filed last year against the VA. In that case, the ACLU represented two other Wiccan churches and three individuals. VA-issued headstones, markers and plaques can be used in any cemetery, whether it is a national one such as Arlington or a private burial ground like that on Circle Sanctuary's property. Wicca is a nature-based religion based on respect for the earth, nature and the cycle of the seasons.
Human Rights
Office of the High Commission for Human Rights: Declaration on the rights of persons belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious, or Linguistic Minorities. Adopted by General Assembly resolution 47/135 of 18 December 1992.
Historical Groups of Interesting People
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A beautiful tribute to America with wonderful graphics. This may take a few minutes to load, but it is worth it.
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Cultural Links
Another wonderfully inspiring website.
Yet another beautifully inspiring website.
Wolf's Track has received one of my awards and is a great site to visit. It has information about wolves and has Pagan oriented information.
RECORD LABELS, DISTRIBUTORS, SOURCES FOR NATIVE AMERICAN MUSIC, ARTS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND REVIEWS
SINGERS, DRUMS, ARTISTS, PERFORMERS, CELEBRITIES, ACTORS, ACTRESSES, STORYTELLERS, AUTHORS, ACTIVISTS
- Native American Flute Songs on the Web
- INAFA's Native American Flute Links
- Ableza - A Native American Arts & Film Institute
- The Feathers Site - Everything About Dreamcatcher
- Build A Dream Catcher
- American Indian Art from the Pacific Northwest
- Arbor Records - Featuring recordings by Whitefish Bay, Eyabay, and more!
- ArtNatAm - Native American Artists
- California Native Artists Network
- Canyon Records - the granddaddy of native music! HUGE selection - they are The first place to start for powwow, contemporary, peyote, chicken scratch and all types of native music.
- Center Records
- Centre for Indigenous Theatre - North American's Leading Aboriginal Theatre Training Centre
- First Americans in the Arts
- Four Winds Trading Company - Specializing in Native American books and music
- Full Circle Videos - Native American Art, Culture, and Music
- Guthrie Indian Art Studios - From John Guthrie, Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma
- Indian House Records - One of the oldest Indian music recording houses. Lots of good stuff here - mostly southern!
- Inuit Art Foundation
- Iroquois Social Dances and Songs - From Ohwejagehka: Hadegaenage
- Makoche Records
- Matoska Trading Company - Distributors of Native music
- Mayan Marimba Music Cassettes and CD's
- Native America Online - Featuring Native artwork
- Native American Actors - A similar site, with lots of photos
- Native American Art Studies Association
- Native America Film & Television Alliance NAFATA
- Native American Music Awards - The Nammys! - The Indian version of the Grammys!
- Native American Performance - A directory of Native music links
- Native American Women Playwrights Archive
- Native Arts Circle - A statewide Native arts agency based in Minnesota.
- Native Voices Booking & Management - Agents for world class Native talent.
- NativeCelebs
- "Naturally Native" - The first film about Native American women written, directed, produced and starring Native American women. A full-length feature film written, produced, co-directed, and starring Valerie Red-Horse; also featuring Irene Bedard and Kimberly Norris.
- Omaha Indian Music - This treasure trove of Omaha traditional music includes RealAudio versions of the wax cylinder recordings made by Smithsonian anthropologists at the turn of the twentieth century, as well as hundreds of songs and speeches from the 1983 Omaha harvest celebration powwow and 25 songs and speeches from the 1985 Hethu'shka Society concert at the Library of Congress.
- Oyate Music Group Recordings - An independent, Native-owned music label
- Oyate Ta Olowan - Songs of the People - An Indian-owned source for traditional native music
- Rainbow Walker Music - A Native-run source for REAL Indian music - none of that New Age ripoff stuff here!
- Red Nation Celebration - Concert organizers/promoters for the Native music industry.
- Red Vinyl Records - Home of Cherokee rapper and actor Litefoot
- Redhawk Indian Arts Council - A not-for-profit organization founded and maintained by Native Americans and dedicated to educating the general public about Native American heritage through song, dance, works of art and other cultural forms of expression.
- RootsWorld - Reviews of Indian music recordings.
- Sagebrush - Featuring the art and stories of Michael Lacapa and Baje Whitethorne
- Sen'klip Native Theatre Company
- Silver Wave Records
- Sound of America Record Distributors - Contemporary and traditional Native music.
- Stone Dust - Iroquois art news for the 21st century.
- A Time of Visions - Interviews with Native artists. "This book is offered without cost to those interested in contemporary Native American art.
- Turtle Island Music - Powwow music!
- Turtle Vision, Inc. - A performance group of Lumbee, Cherokee, and Creek people located in North Carolina.
- WithOut Rez productions - A native owned and operated record label & mail order company
- Donald Ahdunko - Traditional Delaware and Caddo songs from Oklahoma.
- Aim Baby - A psychedelic folk rock trio from the Twin Cities.
- Sherman Alexie - Spokane author, and now, filmmaker!
- Allegheny Singers - Traditional Iroquois songs from the Seneca nation.
- ATOLL - Native band from Colorado
- Jim Beer - Lena'pe folk singer.
- D.Y. Begay - The Navajo Weaver
- Chief Jim Billie - Seminole singer/songwriter and Chairman of the Seminole Tribe of Florida.
- Ben Black Elk - Tells the life lessons of Ben Black Elk and reflects the Lakota tradition of passing down experience through the spoken word.
- Black Horse - Native American Art, Dance & Music, Inc. - A Navajo-based performance group
- Douglas Blue Feather - Traditional flute music
- Jim Boyd and Thunderwolf Records - This Colville singer/songwriter was featured on the Smoke Signals soundtrack.
- Phillip "Yogi" Bread - Kiowa musician and traditional dancer.
- Sharon Burch - Navajo singer-songwriter.
- Clan/Destine - Native traditional and rock band.
- Bill Crouse - Seneca traditional singer and contact for the Allegany River Dancers
- Tallmadge Davis - paintings and artwork from this Oklahoma Cherokee artist.
- Eagle Feather Dance Group - dance troupe opportunites for male dancers in Europe.
- Dennis Eagle Horse - Hunkpapa Lakota artist.
- Eastern Bull Drum
- MaLakota - David Little Elk - Lakota musician and linguist.
- Jack Gladstone - Blackfeet singer and songwriter
- R.C. Gorman Navajo Gallery
- Official Rodney A. Grant Website
- The Hawk Project - Blending Native American music, jazz, and free improvisation.
- Pato Hoffmann - Quechua/Aymara actor.
- Honyouti Family - Hopi Katsina Doll Carvers
- Indigenous - The Nakota blues band sensation!
- Killah Green - A "heavy techno powwow" band from Canada.
- Knifewing - 1995 Native American Male Vocalist of the Year
- Andrew Lacapa - Apache comedian
- Lenape Red Thunder Drum
- Charles Littleleaf - Warm Springs flute player
- Kevin Locke - Lakota flute player and hoop dancer.
- Howard Lyons - Tahakierente - Mohawk folk singer.
- The Mankillers - An all-women Northern style drum.
- Loma Mathias - Ojibway/Metis singer, actor, writer and music producer.
- Tom Mauchahty-Ware - Kiowa/Comanche Musician and Artist.
- Medicine Bird Gallery - The art and music of Blue Spruce Standing Deer.
- Christine Nofchissey McHorse - Navajo micaceous clay potter and sculptor.
- The Russell Means Home Page
- Medicine Dream - Intertribal contemporary music from Anchorage.
- Rene Meshake - Ojibwe stories and paintings
- Bill Miller - Mohican singer/songwriter and artist.
- Nadjiwan - Contemporary Native pop/rock from Thunder Bay, Ontario.
- The Native American Music Awards - "THE NAMMYS"
- Nation's Ensemble - A mostly Hopi jazz/rock/fusion band.
- NDN - Greg T. Walker - New CD from the founding member of the rock group Blackfoot.
- David Neel - Kwagiutl photographer
- Paint it Red Recording & Productions - From Lakota singer-songwriter Marvin Helper.
- Robert "Freightrain" Parker - Seneca bass player.
- K.Paul Carvings - Swinomish/Colville carver and musician
- Peacemaker - And all-aboriginal heavy techno fusion band from Manitoba.
- Po-Gesh - Art from Mono artist Lance Fink.
- Red Hawk and Wolf - Native flute music on MP3
- Red Power Squad - Native dancers based in Edmonton, Alberta.
- Ronald Roybal's Homepage - Tewa flute player.
- Buffy Sainte Marie - Cree singer
- Saste Takoja Singers - Northern powwow drum.
- Shadowyze - Native American rap and hip hop.
- Joanne Shenandoah - The well known Oneida singer/songwriter.
- James A. Simon - Mishibinijima - Painter from the Wikwemikong Unceded Indian Reserve on Manitoulin Island
- Kevin Warren Smith - Cherokee artist.
- The Soaring Hawk Gallery - Fine art from Iroquois artist Gordon Soaring Hawk.
- Sour Springs Longhouse Male Singers - Ganohgwatroho:no' Henadreno:ta' - Traditional songs from the Six Nations of the Grand River in Ontario.
- Douglas Spotted Eagle - Flute player and recording artist.
- Arigon Starr - Kickapoo singer and self-proclaimed diva!
- Starrwatcher Online - The Home of Arigon Starr - Kickapoo-Creek alternapop!
- Mary Tallmountain - Athabaskan poet who died in 1994.
- Thunder Bird Sisters - From the Shinnecock reservation.
- Tru Rez Professionalz - Iroquois Hip Hop/Rap from the Six Nations of the Grand River Reserve. They also have an MP3 site
- John Trudell - Santee Sioux activist/poet/actor
- Ulali - The official web page for the female trio that has recorded with Robbie Robertson and appeared with the Indigo Girls.
- Ulali - Another page for the female trio
- Walela - The Cherokee singers from the (Rita) Coolidge family
- White Oak Singers - Northern drum based in the Washington, D.C. area
- Wico Hunkake - Ancestors, Our Story - Artwork and more from Hunkpapa artists Daryl and Sharon No Heart
- Zoey Wood-Salomon - Odawa-Ojibway artist.
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May the powers of The One,
The source of all creation;
May the Goddess, the Lady of the Moon;
And the God, Horned Hunter of the Sun;
May the rulers of the Elemental realms, Earth, Air, Fire and Water;
May the powers of the Stars above and the Earth below,
Bless this web site, and this time, and I who am with You.
I ask for you to protect these pages,
And that no harm to those who visit here.
So mote it be.
Blessed Be.
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