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Roy Barnes

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Epiphany:
Some of what "Our Thinking Made Visible", 2012 Eastern Ontario Catholic Curriculum Cooperative, grade 12 Native Studies course http://www.eoccc.org/content/pdf_aboriginal/Our_Thinking_Made_Visible.pdf says on Roy Barnes:


Micmaq man
well respected spiritual leader in the First Nations community and recognized by many elders
he is people's sacred pipe carrier, Inipi leader and has been dancing traditional Sundance for 22 years
Sundance keeper & chief of Unity Sundance in Richmond Ontario
spoken at high school classes for last 5 years Ottawa Catholic School Board
training at Algonquin College as certified Trauma & Addiction Counselor
certified chef
assisted Ken Crowshane's sundance in Sageen Manitoba in July 2012
asked to assist at Farm Four Sundance in Standoff Alberta by Leonard Day Rider
Grandmother Dianne Otter Eyes Reed asked him to attend a Gathering of the Grandmothers of the North  gathering as the sacred fire keeper
"Roy Barnes speaks from the perspective of First Nations peoples on reserves."

Odelle:
http://davalonstables.weebly.com/past-events.html

Here's a drum-making workshop, marketed as though it has a spiritual element, that he taught with someone else:

"Traditional Native Drum Making Workshop
It is said that the POWWOW drum was brought to the Native people by a woman and therefore it contains a feminine spirit within and therefore to be treated with respect and care. There is a strict code of contact expected of anyone coming into contact with the drum.
The drum is helps bring the physical and mental aspects of a person in touch with their spiritual and heart side. As in many things in the Native culture the drum is used to bring balance  and rejuvenation reflecting the heart beat of our mother......earth

Join us January 29, 2011, 1:30 - 4:30 to make your own drum.
Facilitators will be musician and drum maker David Finkle www.myspace.com/davidfinkleflute as well as Roy Barnes - Lodge Keeper and Sundancer"


Cost of workshop is  $120.00 all materials supplied for a medium size drum

Karonia:a:
Nia:wenko'wa  Kathryn....did not realize that happened....

twoturtles:
Hi! Roy is my Uncle. While I understand this topic is "Research Needed" I feel strongly to show him respect as my elder by clarifying aspects of his life that were mentioned here and that he shared with me. I am also vouching for his most sincere and genuine intentions and respect of protocols in leading his community in Ottawa, Canada.

Roy is Native by blood and was adopted by a Christian family. To my knowledge he has never charged or ask for money for any ceremonies he's holding. My first sweat with him was is 1998 on Victoria Island and I've participated in many sweats, a fast and a sun dance he was leading.

He is the most dedicated, generous and inclusive leader I've ever met. The ceremonies is holding are sanctioned by Grandfather William Commanda, whom main teachings were about inclusion and tolerance. I feel Roy is walking in his steps with grace and purpose. He is a humble man. The biographical information found on the web was surely not written by him, I sincerely doubt that he would describe himself in these ways. Also, he has been involved very closely with the Idle No More movement, in my understanding he was supporting Chief Theresa Spence on Victoria Island during her fast.

While I understand that Karonia:a (all my respects Kokom) might have a poor opinion of him in regards to specific actions, I believe this is a personal matter. He is also flawed in his ways like we all are... and I love him nonetheless.

milehighsalute:
well he sure dont look injun to me.....maybe he is a thinblood.....but i aint here to argue blood quantum

if he isn of a sundance tribe he has no business participating in sundance PERIOD....much less holding them....even if he is indian he is no better than any other twinkie out there

so i would go ahead and call him FAKE if it were up to me

**NOTE**other than the utes, all the other sundance tribes are plains tribes, and this ceremony has not been "given" to anybody

AIM also has a sundance once considered powerul now considered FAKE.....real sundances are usually remote and private with ndn security keeping non-indians out.....believe me i worked security at them.........crazy, even when you dont invite twinkies they have a way of showing up anyways.....but thats not happening any longer

william commanda was a respected spiritual leader but i dont think i ever heard of him holding sundances but i could be wrong....either way he was not of a sundance tribe so cannot sancion any sundances

you say he leads sweats.....and it says here "of the lakota tradition".....does he speak fluent lakota? being a whitboy....er...i mean thinblood raised by christians i kinda doub that....so does he know all the songs? does he know the meanings and the stories behind the songs? how about the prayers? does he know them in lakota? he is the one saying "in lakota tradition" so he should be able to answer all that in lakota language....if not its just another twinkie sweat

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