Phil Lane Jr.'s Blog (285)

If the Government of Canada is willing to take this kind of very aggressive, international action toward the European Union, as described by the linked Guardian article below, what is the Government Of Canada and their Multi-National Oil Industry Partners capable of doing to First Nations and Canadian Citizens that are standing up to Protect and…

After on-going violation of Nation to Nation Treaties  by the Governments of Canada and then US, and Multi-national Oil Companies, not only in Canada and the US but, globally as well, it is clear that closing down any dimension of the Alberta Tar Sands and related Pipe Lines and Tankers, or ending  other environmental destruction occurring on…

RIGHTS OF MOTHER EARTH: RESTORING INDIGENOUS LIFE WAYS OF RESPONSIBILITY AND RESPECT

CONFERENCE APRIL 4 - 6, 2012, Haskell Indian Nations University,  Lawrence, Kansas

In April 2010, a historical moment occurred.  More than 32,000 people, including Indigenous…

  Hand of the Cause Ruhiyyih Khanum Addressing The Continental Indigenous Council on the Blood Tribe Nation in August, 1981, with Continental Indigenous Council Board Member, Martha Many Grey Horses, listening intently in the…

http://www.slideshare.net/4worlds/cultural-awareness-presentation

Very Beloved Relatives,

Today I participated in a live, on-line, interactive presentation by  U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on "Internet Rights and Wrongs: Choices and Challenges in a Networked World" at George Washington University, followed by on-line questions and answers. It  was very inspiring to see…

"With the heartfelt understanding that each one of us is the spiritual representative of all those beloved relatives who are walking the Red Road before us, I have complete faith…

Sustaining Our Ways:

Educating for Sustainability

9th Annual A.C.E. Conference

8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

February 16- 17, 2012

Victoria Inn

1808 Wellington Avenue

Winnipeg, Manitoba…

  The spiritual understanding and awareness that every human being is a sacred, divine being with a higher spiritual purpose, is fundamental to understanding and manifesting the deepest meaning of freedom and human rights.  Not only do we need to honour and respect our own sacred, divine self, but we must, also, learn to see and experience this same…

  With the unfailing guidance and assistance from those Beloved Elders and Spiritual Leaders that are walking the Spiritual Path before us, it has become very clear that the long spiritual wintertime of our Indigenous Peoples is over and the long-awaited springtime is…

All prejudices, whether of religion, race, politics or nation, must be renounced, for these prejudices have caused the world’s sickness. It is a grave malady which, unless arrested, is capable of causing the destruction of the whole human family. Every ruinous war, with its terrible bloodshed and misery, has…

The turmoil now convulsing human affairs is unprecedented, and many of its consequences enormously destructive. Dangers unimagined in all history gather around a distracted humanity.

The greatest error that the world’s leadership could make at this juncture in history, however, would be to allow the…

Naomi Klein joined activists and First Nations groups at the Rio Theatre for a public forum opposing BC tar sands projects. Alexis Stoymenoff  Posted: Dec 2nd

                                                                                    …

Presented by Phil Lane Jr., Chairman of the Four Worlds International Institute  to Former UN Secretary General, Mr. Javier Perez de Cuellar and the World Commission On Culture and Development, at  United Nations Headquarters,…

December 25th, 1970

Dear Mom and Dad,

I pray that you are all in the very best of health and spirits and that you had a wonderful Christmas and New Years. We so appreciated the $100 you sent for…

"There were prophecies I remember, as a boy, saying we're going to go through some bitter, bitter times. We're going to shed some tears. But the time would come when we begin to see the light again, the promised time when spring would start coming again. Think of all the…

Always be aware of a child’s overall development and special gifts.  Unusual talent usually manifests itself at an early age.  Creator given talents should be nurtured and recognized.  In the early days our great medicine men and women, leaders, and thinkers were recognized at a very early…