Myths and Mythology

Um, the past few months have been spent thinking about, listening to, creating, discerning myths in Injun Country. Injun cultural warriors, Injun tribal experts, Injun tribal courts and Injun tribal historians have provided countless resources for this myth and mythology activity. Sometimes the irony of the statements, actions, processes of the various parties named and alluded has created hours of levity and sadness. And that's not even the irony, I was considering until I wrote the sentence - see how complex this is?

Another irony is that one of the comforting resources for me has been a book written by a white guy from one of the societal, culturally weirdest places outside of South Dakota, I know of - Bemidji, MN. Kent Nerburn's "Neither Wolf nor Dog" confronts, engages many of the issues of the current issues of myth and mythology in Injun Country. Is it definitive - of course not but compared to the diatribes in most Injun press, Injun academics, and Injun journals it at least made me think of the elders that have been in my life and reality.

Oh well, old age does change ones perspective on the myths and mythology of the past, present and future.