Native Threads Artist Of The Month.

Greetings H20 Family,
This evening I will be talking with Ray Rivera who is Native Threads http://www.nativethreads.com/
artist of the month! I'm extremely excited because he's young, innovative, and a beautiful artist. More importantly, through what he contributes to his community it changes the perception of how young people are perceived; espcially American Indian Youth. I hope, that as we have our discussion this evening that his story  will inspire you, and your family. We can only change the world if we dream big, and then take that leap of faith forward. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/theh2onetwork/2011/05/19/native-threads-artist-of-the-month-sun-dancer-ray-rivera Call-in number 917-889-7207

Ray Rivera the IV is a 23 year old tribal member of the Yaqui and Apache nations born and raised in Los Angeles, CA to a Chicano and Native American family of two brothers and two sisters. He is a gifted Multi-talented individual who ranges from being a musician, northern traditional dancer, graphic designer and builds web sites.
Coming from a heavy gang related family wasn’t easy, but Ray quickly learned at a young age what consequences were and maintained a stable life. Ray also credits his aunt Francine Greene for preserving his family’s native history who pioneered the first powwow in Malibu, CA. known as “Chumash Day” which takes place every year. In January 2004 his Great Grandfather Ray Rivera the 1st who was the last full blooded Indian of his family passed away and it was at his funeral where Ray realized it was time for him to carry on the traditions, values, and stories of his people.
Ray first learned to play music in his local church in Chatsworth,CA and has been a musician for nearly ten years now and has toured, recorded, and shared the stage with many notable artists such as the Prophet X, Living Stone, Red Cloud, Quese IMC, Happy Frejo and more. In 2009 Ray joined Prophecy Web design and has designed and worked on many sites and has a passion for designing graphics pertaining to his native culture. He endeavors in hopes of one day owning a native web design business “being a blessing and improving Indian Country any way I can” he states.
Ray is also part of a traditional drum group called “Chumash ocean singers” and has been part of many gospel music bands maintaining his Christian and Native American roots. Ray says his inspiration for all that he does is from the Creator and has a heart for inspiring native youth all around the country. He also hopes with the design that won him the native threads t-shirt contest that other native artists will see that anything is possible and to never stop dreaming. He currently lives in the San Fernando Valley and does lots of volunteer work with youth he also enjoys hiking, playing his native flute and believes that the greatest tragedy in life is not death but life with no sense of purpose.

Are You In The Arts , And Need Funding?

Greetings H20 Family,
I was sent some grant information that might be very useful to up and coming creators. Here is the current grant list sent to me. Please act fast because these grants are time sensitive, and share with your fellow artisans. Many blessings family!


Ford Foundation Announces Social Issue Film Funding Initiative
A total of approximately $16 million will be given through an open-application process to filmmakers and mediamakers around the world who are working to create documentaries that address urgent social issues....
Deadline: Open
Posted: March 9, 2011

First Peoples Fund Invites Nominations of American Indian Artists for Community Spirit Awards
Awards of $5,000 will be given to American Indian artists who exemplify their traditional cultural values and way of life through the sharing of their creative talents and skills with others in the community....
Deadline: May 31, 2011
Posted: March 3, 2011

European Cultural Foundation Invites Applications From Young Researchers for Cultural Policy Research Award
An award worth 10,000 Euro will be given to an individual researching contemporary European cultural issues and challenges; six finalists will be invited to attend the Young Cultural Policy Researchers Forum in Helsinki, Finland (October 12-14, 2011)....
Deadline: May 30, 2011
Posted: February 24, 2011

MacArthur Foundation Accepting Proposals for Documentary Film Grants
Grants between $100,000 and $200,000 will be given to experienced filmmakers based in the United States whose documentary projects address the significant social challenges of our time or explore important but under-reported topics....
Deadline: June 1, 2011
Posted: February 23, 2011

Princess Grace Foundation-USA Announces 2011 Princess Grace Awards Applications in Theater, Playwriting, Dance, Choreography, and Film
Dancers, choreographers, and theater artists may apply for scholarships, apprenticeships, and fellowships; playwrights can apply for a residency, including publication of his or her play; and approved schools can nominate filmmakers for thesis funding...
Deadline: Various [Final deadline is June 1, 2011]
Posted: January 21, 2011

Open Society Documentary Photography Project Invites Proposals for Audience Engagement Grants
Grants of up to $30,000 will be awarded to photographers who take an existing body of work on a social justice or human rights issue and devise an innovative way of using that work as a catalyst for social change....
Deadline: May 13, 2011
Posted: January 14, 2011

Important Nutrional Information In Reference To Cancer

Greetings Family,


Elder, Oba Ernesto Pichardo sent me some really important information in reference to cancer and I would like to share it with the family.

Johns Hopkins Update - 

AFTER YEARS OF TELLING PEOPLE CHEMOTHERAPY IS THE ONLY WAY TO TRY ('TRY', BEING THE KEY WORD) TO ELIMINATE CANCER, JOHNS HOPKINS IS FINALLY STARTING TO TELL YOU THERE IS AN ALTERNATIVE WAY.
Cancer Update from Johns Hopkins:

1. Every person has cancer cells in the body. These cancer
  cells do not show up in the standard tests until they have
  multiplied to a few billion. When doctors tell cancer patients
  that there are no more cancer cells in their bodies after
  treatment, it just means the tests are unable to detect the
  cancer cells because they have not reached the detectable
  size.

2. Cancer cells occur between 6 to more than 10 times in a
  person's lifetime.

3. When the person's immune system is strong the cancer
  cells will be destroyed and prevented from multiplying and
  forming tumors.

4. When a person has cancer it indicates the person has
  nutritional deficiencies. These could be due to genetic,
  but also to environmental, food and lifestyle factors.

5. To overcome the multiple nutritional deficiencies, changing diet to eat more adequately and healthy, 4-5 times/day    and by including supplements will strengthen the immune system.

6. Chemotherapy involves poisoning the rapidly-growing
  cancer cells and also destroys rapidly-growing healthy cells
  in the bone marrow, gastrointestinal tract etc, and can
  cause organ damage, like liver, kidneys, heart, lungs etc.

7.. Radiation while destroying cancer cells also burns, scars
  and damages healthy cells, tissues and organs.

8. Initial treatment with chemotherapy and radiation will often
  reduce tumor size. However prolonged use of
  chemotherapy and radiation do not result in more tumor
  destruction.

9. When the body has too much toxic burden from
  chemotherapy and radiation the immune system is either
  compromised or destroyed, hence the person can succumb
  to various kinds of infections and complications.

10. Chemotherapy and radiation can cause cancer cells to
    mutate and become resistant and difficult to destroy.
    Surgery can also cause cancer cells to spread to other
    sites.

11. An effective way to battle cancer is to starve the cancer
    cells by not feeding it with the foods it needs to multiply.

*CANCER CELLS FEED ON:

a. Sugar substitutes like NutraSweet, Equal, Spoonful, etc are made with Aspartame and it is harmful. A better natural substitute
   would be Manuka honey or molasses, but only in very small
   amounts. Table salt has a chemical added to make it white in
  color Better alternative is Bragg's aminos or sea salt.

b. Milk causes the body to produce mucus, especially in the
  gastro-intestinal tract. Cancer feeds on mucus. By cutting
  off milk and substituting with unsweetened soy milk cancer
 cells are being starved.

c. Cancer cells thrive in an acid environment. A meat-baseddiet is acidic and it is best to eat fish, and a little other meat,   like chicken. Meat also contains livestock
  antibiotics, growth hormones and parasites, which are all
  harmful, especially to people with cancer.
 d. A diet made of 80% fresh vegetables and juice, whole
  grains, seeds, nuts and a little fruits help put the body into
  an alkaline environment. About 20% can be from cooked
  food including beans. Fresh vegetable juices provide live
  enzymes that are easily absorbed and reach down to
  cellular levels within 15 minutes to nourish and enhance
  growth of healthy cells. To obtain live enzymes for building
  healthy cells try and drink fresh vegetable juice (most
  vegetables including be an sprouts) and eat some raw
  vegetables 2 or 3 times a day. Enzymes are destroyed at
  temperatures of 104 degrees F (40 degrees C)..

e. Avoid coffee, tea, and chocolate, which have high
  caffeine Green tea is a better alternative and has cancer
  fighting properties. Water-best to drink purified water, or
  filtered, to avoid known toxins and heavy metals in tap
  water. Distilled water is acidic, avoid it.

12. Meat protein is difficult to digest and requires a lot of
    digestive enzymes. Undigested meat remaining in the
    intestines becomes putrefied and leads to more toxic
    buildup.
13. Cancer cell walls have a tough protein covering. By
    refraining from or eating less meat it frees more enzymes
    to attack the protein walls of cancer cells and allows the
    body's killer cells to destroy the cancer cells.

14. Some supplements build up the immune system
    (IP6, Flor-ssence, Essiac, anti-oxidants, vitamins, minerals,
    EFAs etc.) to enable the bodies own killer cells to destroy
    cancer cells.. Other supplements like vitamin E are known
    to cause apoptosis, or programmed cell death, the body's
    normal method of disposing of damaged, unwanted, or
    unneeded cells.

15. Cancer is a disease of the mind, body, and spirit.
    A proactive and positive spirit will help the cancer warrior
   be a survivor. Anger, un-forgiveness and bitterness put
   the body into a stressful and acidic environment. Learn to
   have a loving and forgiving spirit. Learn to relax and enjoy
   life.

16. Cancer cells cannot thrive in an oxygenated
    environment. Exercising daily, and deep breathing help to
    get more oxygen down to the cellular level. Oxygen
    therapy is another means employed to destroy cancer
    cells.

1. No plastic containers in micro.

2. No water bottles in freezer.

3. No plastic wrap in microwave..

Johns Hopkins has recently sent this out in its newsletters. This information is being circulated at Walter Reed Army Medical Center as well. Dioxin chemicals cause cancer, especially breast cancer. Dioxins are highly poisonous to the cells of our bodies. Don't freeze your plastic bottles with water in them as this releases dioxins from the plastic. Recently, Dr Edward Fujimoto, Wellness Program Manager at Castle Hospital , was on a TV program to explain thishealth hazard. He talked about dioxins and how bad they are for us. He said that we should not be heating our food in the microwave using plastic containers. This especially applies to foods that contain fat He said that the combination of fat, high heat, and plastics releases dioxin into the food and ultimately into the cells of the body. Instead, he recommends using glass, such as Corning Ware, Pyrex or ceramic containers for heating food You get the same results, only without the dioxin. So such things as TV dinners, instant ramen and soups, etc., should be removed from the container and heated in something else. Paper isn't bad but you don't know what is in the paper. It's just safer to use tempered glass, Corning Ware, etc. He reminded us that a while ago some of the fast food restaurants moved away from the foam containers to paper The dioxin problem is one of the reasons.
Please share this with your whole email list.........................
Also, he pointed out that plastic wrap, such as Saran, is just as dangerous when placed over foods to be cooked in the microwave. As the food is nuked, the high heat causes poisonous toxins to actually melt out of the plastic wrap and drip into the food. Cover food with a paper towel instead.

Happy Mothers's Day

Greetings Family,

I would like to offer blessings to all of the beautiful mother's of the world! Motherhood is such a blessing, and a gift not only to you, but to the world.The seeds that mothers bare are so important to the fabric of our communities because they seed innovation, as well as nations that have the potential to change our beautiful planet. The wombs that are placed with-in the the organic being by Creator, are the portals to the cosmic. As a result, that portal called "the womb" is able to pull the past, present, and future into the material plane because of the children that it produces.


I perceive that through the blood that is spilled by giving birth that it heals all of the blood that has been spilled onto the planet through, war, hate, and pain. Thank you mother's for your sacrifice to the world, for without you we would not exist. I am truly thankful

The Eagle's Nest With Khadijah Abdullah

Greetings Family!


Sunday night's Eagle's Nest was absolutely wonderful, and progressive building. As some of you have noticed since the Eagle's Nest's inception the mission has been to build upon the elements of creating community. When I talk about "community" I am referencing it's foundation from a deeper perspective, thus under the surface,community creation is built upon support, and the support of others. We all get some where in life due to the support of others, hence someone recognized our gifts, and or weaknesses and came to our aid, or helped open a door towards our destiny! The essence of community is not just built with individuals, it's build with the essence of "doing"/ "helping".. If you missed this wonderful show, here is the link http://www.blogtalkradio.com/theh2onetwork/2011/04/10/the-eagles-nest-with-khadijah-abdullah


The affirmation for this coming week is: "Be totality honest with myself" getting to the truth of matters. Praying for the ABILITY to be honest with oneself. What will be revealed for you??


Happy Pondering Family!

Buffalo Talk With Skuya Fasthorse From The Lakota Nation

Greetings Family,


Buffalo Talk With Skuya was wonderful as usual! She had a very special guest on Thursday evening,  Randy Bardwell  owner and, CEO of Native Threads. This is from their website:
"Native Threads products are the real thing. As one of Indian Country’s only Native-owned and operated clothing companies, Native Threads has been planting seeds and building a loyal family of customers throughout North America since 1990. Through grassroots efforts, such as powwows and direct sales, our seeds have taken root". http://www.nativethreads.com/about/
"Our designs are contemporary, yet the messages are very traditional, cultural, and conscious of the social, political and economic current trends that affect Native peoples. By combining these elements, our clothing helps give Native people clarity about who they are in this place and time. By providing constant reminders about our past, our products help bring to the surface the pride we carry inside of us"
What I love about Native Threads is that it's a company that uses the tool of clothing to preserve American Indian Culture, and heritage. In addition, they are really involved with the well-being of our Native youth.Now who could argue with that motto! In any age of existence, the youth of our world communities is so important, hence they are the individuals who will carry on ancient knowledge from the elders.Without the youth, civilization would not survive tradition, and culture, which is the glue that holds the fabric together. By the way, Check out one of their ROCKING t- shirts that Skuya Fasthorse, the host of Buffalo Talk is wearing!

Is that not a ROCKING t-shirt for the summer! For more information about Native Threads, check out their wonderful website for the latest summer gear http://www.nativethreads.com/
And check the wonderful interview with Native threads CEO http://www.blogtalkradio.com/theh2onetwork/2011/04/08/buffalo-talk-with-skuya-fasthorse-from-the-lakota-nation

Happy Shopping Family:>)

Astral Travel with Author Robert Bruce

Greetings Family,
I absolutely loved my conversation with internationally known author Robert Bruce this past week. Robert Bruce is the world's go-to-expert in the area of astral travel. He has been teaching the elements of astral travel, along with my other spiritual techniques for over 20 years. By the way, Robert is offering his world famous Atral Dynamics book for free. Just go to http://astralbob.com to download your free copy of this wonderful book. DON'T MISS OUT because this is a rare opportunity to get such a wonderful book that is literally the astral travel bible for many! In addition to downloading your free book, check out the show as well http://www.blogtalkradio.com/theh2onetwork/2011/04/02/author-robert-bruce 
and while your at it Join Robert's Video Blog! There is tons of great information there for your viewing pleasure! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXrNU6w_pDA

Happy Dreaming Family!