Visionkeeper Film
Productions is a collaborative relationship between Harold C. Joe and
partner Kendra Thomas. Our commitment to each other's writing and
producing capacities sustains our commitment to the integrity of
Visionkeeper Film Productions, our perspective of Aboriginal life and how
to best present that life to Native and non-Native communities for the
highest good of the people. Our intention is to honour culture, respect
our Elders, encourage Aboriginal youth, and create documentaries of value,
purpose and meaning that support the healing and growth of our First
Nations communities.
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The
Warrior & the Medicine Woman
This
is the story of the Warrior and the Medicine Woman.
He
was brave. She was kind. He went to battle. She mended blankets. He
carried her in his chest. He was never alone when he was alone. When he
quested, when he battled, when he hunted, when he slept he always knew
where the truth lay. It was in his heart because she was there and she was
the truth.
Her
ways were quiet. His ways were brash. He knew she thought more than she
spoke. He could see it in her eyes. He awaited her way of speaking in time
for him to ponder. She didn't judge him. She didn't deny him. This was her
way.
He
fed on her wisdom. His abruptness settled by the learning he knew through
her. He stoked the fire. She worked the hides. He smoked the pipe. He
talked to the stars. She cooked the soup and served him a life.
Her
ways were quiet. His ways were brash. He sought solitude. She wandered
through it. They were never apart because the breath of the other was
delivered by the breeze. She walked under the sun. He walked under the
sun, and they were one.
They
shared meat. They shared love. Her ways were quiet. His ways were brash.
He
provided plenty. He offered many gifts. They were never more than she
could handle. They were always enough for him. He found the Old Ones in
the prairie grass. He brushed Mother Earth with the palm of his hand. She
touched the life in her belly. He nourished the child with devotion. She
was never hungry.
The
Warrior and the Medicine Woman.
Okute
(OH-koo-tay) "The Dreamer"
Kendra Thomas ©
2010
