I'm lovin it.......

[Dan Wesson]

Anything that combines Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac, The Chippewa, Detroit and a Mischievous Red Dwarf and honored with a tour de farce, tongue in cheek parade of red fez wearing celebrants has got to be fun.

Right up there with the Zombie parades featuring baby zombies in their strollers.

All my years in Detroit and Michigan I had never heard of this. My hat is off to those responsible for resurrecting the Nain Rouge.

Hat tip to... #14 http://www.movoto.com/blog/opinions/move-to-detroit/

[Dan Wesson]

There's even counterpoint... http://www.jamesgriffioen.net/facts.pdf

[gazhekwe]

And here once again, is the rest of the story.



Mishe Pichu, Water Panther, protector of the waterways

Plus




Anishinaabe woman, bathing in the water at just the right time

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Magical child, on a mission to avenge disrespect to his powerful father. The more we try to cast him out, the more he hangs on. Nobody knows stubborn like our men.

[gazhekwe]

Mexican Town Restaurant's image shows Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli, Lord of Dawn, shooting an arrow to open the skies to the Dawn.

Some say he shot the arrow to teach the sun a lesson, and was shot right between the eyes in return, which made him quite mad. He then became destructive, associated with death and with drought and with cold.

Here is the Codex interpretation:
Tonatiuh [[sun god) demands obedience and sacrifice from the other gods before he will move. ‘Infuriated by this arrogance, the god of the morning star known as Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli, Lord of the Dawn, shoots a dart at the sun. However, the dart misses its mark, and the sun throws his own back at the morning star, piercing Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli through the head. At this moment, the Lord of the Dawn is transformed into the god of stone and coldness, Itztlacoliuhqui, and for this reason it is always cold at the time of the dawn...’ [[Aztec and Maya Myths, pp.42-44).

http://www.mexicolore.co.uk/aztecs/a...e-longest-name

[Dan Wesson]

Boozhoo! gazhekwe

[gazhekwe]

Aanii, Boozhoo. Miigwech for posting the Sanilac petroglyphs, a beautiful place to sit with the ancients and their prayers for us in the future. Mishe Piishu up there is from the Agawa Petroglyphs, a far piece from here and a bit challenging to see, but well worth it.