"The coming of the White-skinned men, like Pahana, but not living like Pahana men who took the land that was not theirs. And men who struck their enemies with thunder.
Our lands will see the coming of spinning wheels filled with voices.
A strange beast like a buffalo but with great long horns, will overrun the land in large numbers.
The land will be crossed by snakes of iron.
The land shall be criss-crossed by a giant spider's web.
The land shall be criss-crossed with rivers of stone that make pictures in the sun.
You will hear of the sea turning black, and many living things dying because of it.
You will see many youth, who wear their hair long like my people, come and join the tribal nations, to learn their ways and wisdom.
You will hear of a dwelling-place in the heavens, above the earth, that shall fall with a great crash.
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It will appear as a blue star. Very soon after this, the ceremonies of my people will cease.
These are the signs that great destruction is coming. The world shall rock to and fro. The white man will battle against other people in other lands -- with those who possessed the first light of wisdom. There will be many columns of smoke and fire such as White Feather has seen the white man make in the deserts not far from here. Those who come will cause disease and a great dying. Many of the Hopi Indians, understanding the prophecies, shall be safe. Those who stay and live in the places of my people also shall be safe. Then there will be much to rebuild. And soon -- very soon afterward -- Pahana will return. He shall bring with him the dawn of the Fifth World. He shall plant the seeds of his wisdom in their hearts. Even now the seeds are being planted. These shall smooth the way to the Emergence into the Fifth World."
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Tonight on my doorstep was a man yelling.
It wasn't a scream, only a yell.
The property manager was already there. I was just coming to the front office to do some work, and he summoned me out. I had heard the yelling, didn't know where it was coming from.
The problem was within a man, white haired mullet, ex marine. I had seen him before, always drunk. He would stop at the concierge station and linger too long, too drunk.
He used a walking stick, always carried a backpack. His tattoos were of his Apache and Lakota heritage, on his neck, his arms, his fore-arms. His calves were strong like a man of the desert. I learned he was from Oklahoma, lived in Las Vegas after the Marine Corps.
He was writhing in post seizure agony on the front steps.
I brought him a water and a brochure to bite down on. The ambulance never came. I lit his cigarette, he had an unopened pack of pall-malls.
About 10 minutes in he was able to understand where he was. Not piss drunk, but too drunk. He had walked home but he could walk no more, so I helped change his backpack into a pillow while the manager - wanting to put him back onto the streets, called his social worker.
When he was coming to, he said "Everything is coming back."
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Two Feathers was supposed to be moved today. We did a welfare check on him this morning and seems he never made it home. He hadn't taken his walking stick.
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