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Chief: The Life and Times of Eugene Standingbear

Happy Native American Heritage Month 2024! This is a new, condensed version of a book I originally wrote a half-century ago.Technically, it’s a biographical “novelette.”If any part is particulary interesting, click its heading to read the complete chapter. Preface When … Continue reading

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Final Thoughts Before Election 2024

At critical moments in history, certain key countries succumb to mass hysteria. Maniy people go rabid with hate and intolerance. Things become chaotic—and, well… crazy—and no amount of reason can shift the tides. It’s a precursor to cataclysmic events that … Continue reading

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Planetary Healing and the Human Spirit

This article lays out a general scenario for healing the Earth. It’s a sort of travel planner for mankind’s journey toward a predestined future of peace and happiness. Now that we’ve embarked on the journey, here are a few things … Continue reading

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Politics and the Human Spirit

Following are most of the political articles I’ve written over the years. And below that extensive list are summaries of each article. Each summary includes a link to the original article. Original articles from NobleSavageWorld: Political articles from MacyAfterlife: Freedoms … Continue reading

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Science and the Human Spirit

Directly below is a list of articles in the Science and the Human Spirit collection. And below that list, each of the articles is summarized. Most of the articles were written on this website a decade ago, and some were … Continue reading

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Return to Heritage: Peace At Last

Standingbear 12 While Eugene Standingbear was in the closing chapter of his life in the 1970s, I was wrapping up my military service, which included 3 years in and around Vietnam. Getting my walking papers in Seattle in January 1973, … Continue reading

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Skid Row

Standingbear 11 This is a first-hand account of alcoholism and its hopelessness as seen through the eyes of Eugene Standingbear. Gene quit drinking a decade or so before I met him in the mid-1970s. He referred to himself and his … Continue reading

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Loose Ends and New Beginnings

Standingbear 10 The first half of Eugene Standingbear’s life could be split up into 10-year periods: 1906-16 – Growing up on the reservation, learning Lakota traditions, watching intertribal tensions grudgingly melt, and feeling the relentless pressure of white civilization. 1916-26 … Continue reading

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Honky-Tonk, Rodeos, and Sports

Standingbear 9 This article is about Eugene Standingbear’s late teens. . Honky-Tonk Drummer It was the Roaring 20s, and big cities were letting off steam with jazz, flappers, the Charleston, and bathtub gin, while out west in the Dakotas it … Continue reading

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Death of Chief American Horse / Sacred Instruments

Standingbear 8 Before the white man’s influence changed things, six virtues of manhood were taught to Lakota boys and shaped the noble character of the tribe, according to Ohiye S’a (Always Wins), later named Charles Alexander Eastman: Silence and patience, Love and … Continue reading

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