by Standing Deer

Dedicated to GLOBAL PEACE WALK 2000

In the Spirit of Crazy Horse, Sitting Bull, Dallas Thundershield, Bobby Gene Garcia, Anna Mae Aquash, Emiliano Zapata, Jonathan Jackson, Comrade George, Sam Melville, Willie Wolfe, Bruce Seidel Nuh Washington, Shaka Sankofa, and to all of you who walk for peace, I extend the left hand of my left arm which is closest to my heart. I pray that all of you who read my words are well and happy and enjoying all the blessings our Mother has to offer.

I am an elder of the Oneida Nation with 78 winters. I have been locked away in the Iron House of Greed for 24 winters with no end in sight. Every year for nearly two decades I have been conducting a four-day total fast to honor the memory of those who died at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and to pray for the peacemakers who strive to preserve Mother Earth and make her a safe nesting place for all creatures who draw sustenance at Her breast.

I am fasting and praying for all the peoples of this world, for all the little animals of the woods, for the gilled people of the waters, for the winged creatures of the air and for all living things such as flowers, trees, and grasses. I pray that our Mother will not be destroyed as was Hiroshima and Nagasaki. I pray for the victims of those atrocities both living and dead. I pray that the politicians of this world will discontinue building these lifetaking weapons of mass destruction, and instead begin dismantling them so that our unborn generations may know a life in harmony with our Mother. I pray for all of our brothers and sisters who are imprisoned throughout the world. I pray for the freedom of Mumia Abu-Jamal, Leonard Peltier and Political Prisoners and Prisoners of War in the united states and wherever they may be. I pray for the hungry people who daily suffer the pain of hunger not because they choose to fast as a small token of their dissatisfaction or resistance to the insanity of their politicians, but because they cannot find even a crust of bread to feed themselves and their starving children. I especially pray for the little ones who in their innocence have inherited a world intent on destroying itself because of the greed of a tiny minority of criminals who will do whatever is necessary in order to protect their wealth and privilege.

I pray that I will not entertain thoughts of hatred against those whose greed is leading us down the path of destruction but rather I pray that my motives may remain steadfast out of love for our Mother.

IN THE SPIRIT OF CRAZY HORSE,

STANDING DEER ... AUGUST 6, 2000

from the LISN (League of Indigenous Sovereign Nations) web site:

Resolution #4: Standing Deer

Whereas Standing Deer, a.k.a. Robert H. Wilson, was contracted by the United States government to assassinate Leonard Peltier, and foiled the plot by alerting Peltier; and

Whereas Standing Deer was returned to his cultural and spiritual roots in 1978, under the guidance of Leonard Peltier and through the strength of his own efforts; and

Whereas Standing Deer is recognized by many Nations as an elder, and respected for all his contributions to our joined Nations and our right to practice our religious beliefs; and

Whereas his strength touches those within the correctional system of Texas and those throughout the US, as well as people outside correctional facilities;

Be it resolved that the League of Indigenous Sovereign Nations recognizes and supports the continuing efforts of Standing Deer and others like him, and recognizes the strength of their spirituality and their commitment to our religious rights and the freedom to practice these rights;

Be it further resolved that LISN, in an initial effort to demonstrate our support, will address these related issues at the May 1999 Conference on Native American Religious Rights for Prisoners, and in other future scheduled activities.

Visit LISN at: http://www.lisn.net/

Lyrics Dedicated to Standing Deer

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Standing Deer, have no fear
The People hear your voice
Coulda been free had your liberty
But your Spirit made the choice
You know uncle sam had a plan;
To silence a Brave Warrior's yell
Knife in hand, You had your man
But told `em to go straight to hell

What a crazy world it is today
When takers of fat have us believe that
The helpless People of their prey
Are the criminals of our day
And their sleeping future victims
Go on believing in their charade

Standing Deer and Leonard Peltier
Prisoners in the Ironhouse of Greed
Vowed to fast, if it meant death at last
To Honor their Ancestors' Creed
As their Spirits shower them with Power
With Visions and with Dreams
These, no one can take away
Makes no matter how it seems

What a crazy world it is today
When takers of fat have us believe that
The helpless People of their prey
Are the criminals of our day
And their sleeping future victims
Go on believing in their charade

Standing Deer, Message so clear
america's no land of the free
Steel doors slam on the poor man
The iron rule of powers of greed
Don't have clue: It could happen to You
Well, just read Standing Deer's book
Democrats and takers of fat
They are everywhere you look

What a crazy world it is today
When takers of fat have us believe that
The helpless People of their prey
Are the criminals of our day
And their sleeping future victims
Go on believing in their charade

History may run its course
And many may die by the gun
But in the Spirit of Crazy Horse
Freedom won't be outdone

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Written in Honor of a True Warrior:
Standing Deer /
Robert H. Wilson

By: L.D. Steelman
Texas Cherokee
12/19/`99
 
LD Steelman
Dream Keeper
Texas Cherokee
Lyrics Author of:

AMERICA'S UNSUNG HEROES
 

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• Return to Homepage
• Emergency Response Network, Bonnie Kerness and Anna Standing Deer
• Writings by Ronald Del Raine, Prison Activist
• Writings by Bonnie Kerness of the American Friends Service Committee (Prison Watch)
• Preface to Bobby Garcia's Poetry
• The Purple Prose and Poetry Pages by Anna Standing Deer
• Expressions of Sundiata Acoli, BLA Political Prisoner and Activist
• The Prisoners Defense Committee (San Antonio, Texas), John V. Martinez, Director
• Issues Surrounding Mumia Abu-Jamal, Voice of the Voiceless
• Friends of Move Updates
• Writings by and about Standing Deer, Native American Political Prisoner and Spiritual Activist
  1. Welcome to the Standing Deer Pages
  2. STANDING DEER--WHO Is THIS Man? written by Anna Standing Deer, May 2001
  3. Standing Deer and his "Fall" Partners
  4. On Being in the Marion Control Unit
  5. A MESSAGE FROM THE HOLE TO THE PEOPLE From Standing Deer, Nov 24, 1979
  6. FAST FOR SURVIVAL
  7. Standing Deer's Statement for benefit March 24,1985 at Da Walt Studios
  8. PRISON, POVERTY AND POWER,1985
  9. Photo of Standing Deer during his Texas Extradition Case coupled with Writing: Rehabilitation Marion Style
  10. Pictorial History
  11. Photograph of Standing Deer at Lompoc
  12. Poetry by Anna Standing Deer written during the Huntsville, Texas Crisis, 1998
  13. A MESSAGE TO THE PEOPLE FROM STANDING DEER RE: Leonard Peltier and Anna Standing Deer, Nov 10,1994
  14. Step Into the Nightmare
  15. Jericho '98: Anna Standing Deer Speaks of Standing Deer as a Political Prisoner, March 10, 1998 (Photo of Standing Deer and Leonard at Marion)
  16. Religious Freedom Restoration Act Under Attack
  17. What is in Your Heart They Cannot Take (March '98)
  18. If They Were Going To Kill My Brother
  19. Leonard Peltier
  20. Mumia Abu-Jamal
  21. Native American Religious Rights
  22. Standing Deer's Book: "Coming Home"
  23. The Ironic
  24. The Death Penalty
  25. The Texas Prison Reports
  26. Related Subjects
  27. Drums of Thunder: May You Return!