Mystery at Little Bitterroot

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4. Mystery at Little Bitterroot (The Jim Buchanan Novels, Vol. 2)

by Felix Giordano

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Cree Code Talkers

Documentary Explores Role of Canada's Unsung WWII Heroes 

Read more at http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2015/08/14/unsung-heroes-cree-code-talkers-who-served-canadian-military-during-wwii-161404

 

 

Signing copies of Montana Harvest

Book signing at the Lebanon, CT Country Fair from 1-3 p.m. in the Exhibition Building Sunday, August 9th. http://lebanoncountryfair.org

The Died While in Police Custody Story You Haven't Heard Of

Before Sandra Bland there was Sarah Lee Circle Bear

Read more at:

http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2015/07/28/manning-sarah-lee-circle-bear-died-while-police-custody-family-seeks-justice-161204

Mesa Prieta’s Petroglyphs

How we are destroying our own historical record.

Read more at http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2015/07/21/battle-mesa-prietas-petroglyphs-161075

Forgotten Americans

Facebook Group Connects Homeless Alaska Natives and Their Families 

Read more at http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2015/07/20/facebook-group-connects-homeless-alaska-natives-and-their-families-161070

 

 

Healthy, Traditional Foods Essential

They say foods with two feet are good, foods with no feet are better but foods with no eyes are best.

Read more at - http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2015/07/17/report-healthy-traditional-foods-essential-tribes-survival-161087

Black Hills Sacred Peak

At this peak Black Elk said, “I was standing on the highest mountain of them all, and round about beneath me was the whole hoop of the world. And while I stood there I saw more than I can tell and I understood more than I saw; for I was seeing in a sacred manner the shapes of all things in the spirit, and the shape of all shapes as they must live together like one being.” 

Read more at http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2015/07/14/black-hills-sacred-peak-could-keep-murderers-name-161054

 

 

Soon-to-be award winning article on climate change

By John D. Sutter, CNN

You're making this island disappear

It's one of the clearest injustices of climate change: The Marshall Islands likely won't exist if we warm the planet 2 degrees. I traveled to the remote Pacific to learn what it's like to try to process that doomsday forecast. And why some people already are making the painful decision to leave. You voted for this coverage as part of CNN's two° series.

Read the entire article here:

http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2015/06/opinions/sutter-two-degrees-marshall-islands/

Native Children as Hope for the Planet

The Warrior Project is a photographic journey by Tailinh Agoyo that seeks to document the future, and what's important. The future: children, particularly those of Indigenous heritage. What's important: Earth. 

Read more at http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2015/06/25/native-children-hope-planet-warrior-project-snaps-kids-utah-and-rhode-island-160861

 

 

Weekend Pow Wow Guide

Now that the summer season has officially begun, one of the best things folks in Indian country can really enjoy are pow wows. And there’s something about the summer months that bring out a spirit of joy, excitement and peace. 

Read more at http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2015/06/26/ictmns-weekend-pow-wow-guide-160870?page=0%2C0

 

 

Strawberry Thanksgiving Heralds Sweet Summer Treats

It was a small, but sweet gathering for Strawberry Thanksgiving at the Tomaquag Museum in Exeter, Rhode Island. Guests sipped strawberry iced tea, ate strawberry shortcake, and sampled the berries piled high in a deep woven basket.
 

Read more at http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2015/06/26/strawberry-thanksgiving-heralds-sweet-summer-treats-160835

 

 

New Mexico's Native Women Tell Their Stories in 'A Thousand Voices'

A Thousand Voices gets it a thousand percent correct.  Departing from the usual Hollywood, romanticized notion of Native life, the film lets Native voices tell their own narrative.  

Read more at http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2015/06/22/new-mexicos-native-women-tell-their-stories-thousand-voices-160820

 

 

20 Stunning Views Along the Great Inka Road

The Inka Road stretches over 24,000 miles through six modern-day countries: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, and Chile. It stands among the great feats of engineering in world history, serving as a network that linked Cusco (in modern-day Peru) with the far reaches of the Inka empire. The Inka road ranges over mountains, tropical lowlands, rivers and deserts and is still crucial in uniting contemporary Andean communities. 

Read more at http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2015/06/23/20-stunning-views-along-great-inka-road-160827

 

 

At the Heart of Mother Earth: Niagara Gathering Honors Grandmothers’ Message

At the 4^th Annual Gathering at the Heart of Niagara against the backdrop of Niagara Falls, Mary Lou Smoke spoke of how important it is to preserve one of the earth’s most precious resources: water.

Read more at http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2015/06/22/heart-mother-earth-niagara-gathering-honors-grandmothers-message-160810

Hunting the Rock with Steve Sitting Bear

“Hunting is the most basic, yet most important survival skill we must possess. It'll be the most primitive of hunters who will survive and carry on our species when the resources are gone and western culture collapses. It is our duty as humans beings to carry on these skills. –Steve Sitting Bear, founder of “Hunting the Rock”

 

Read more at http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2015/06/24/well-culture-hunting-rock-steve-sitting-bear-160839

 

 

The Other Racial Battle

The R-word is just as derogatory and hateful as other racist names used to refer to any particular nationality or ethnic group.

http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2015/06/17/us-secretary-education-arne-duncan-calls-washington-football-team-change-name-mascot-bill

Glacier Park

The US Department of the Interior's picture of Glacier Park. The Going to the Sun Road may be in the upper left of the picture.

https://twitter.com/Interior/status/612768526693232640/photo/1

5 ICTMN Writers Participate at Indigenous Studies Conference

http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2015/06/20/5-ictmn-writers-participate-indigenous-studies-conference-160788

Summer Solstice: Sun Caresses Turtle Island With Golden Rays on Father’s Day

http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2015/06/21/summer-solstice-sun-caresses-turtle-island-golden-rays-fathers-day-160805

10 Things You Should Know about the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes

http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2015/06/18/10-things-you-should-know-about-confederated-salish-and-kootenai-tribes-160752

The 'Part Cherokee' Factor

Pew Survey Misrepresents Indian Country, Critics Say 

Read more at http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2015/06/12/part-cherokee-factor-pew-survey-misrepresents-indian-country-critics-say-160712

Wes Studi's new film

You remember him in Robert Redford's films based upon Tony Hillerman's novels and as the clan leader in Avatar. Now see him take on a leading role in his new film.

http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2015/06/15/get-ready-wes-studi-badass-native-antihero-ronnie-bodean-160729

Smokey Bear @smokey_bear  ·  Jun 12

.@Cheecker's friends - remember there are babes in the woods. Be safe with fire
#NationalGetOutdoorsDay #ForestChat

Tribe Wins Major Labor Dispute

http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2015/06/04/tribe-wins-major-labor-dispute-tribes-check-your-treaty-language-160614

Human Rights Courts

Take Oak Flat to a Higher Court: Why US & Canada Fear Human Rights Courts - http://ictmn.com/4ibS  via @IndianCountry

One of the Greatest Leaders of All Time

Serving Cesar Chavez: ‘One of the Greatest Leaders of All Time’ - http://ictmn.com/4ieB  via @IndianCountry

Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation March

Bearing Witness: Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation March Draws Thousands to Ottawa Streets - http://ictmn.com/4iLv  via @IndianCountry

Pine Ridge Graveyard

Pine Ridge Graveyard http://pineridgegraveyard.weebly.com

10 Ways to Respect Your Elders

10 Ways to Respect Your Elders - http://ictmn.com/45Jj  via @IndianCountry

Maine Paddlers Support Penobscot Fishing Rights

Maine Paddlers Support Penobscot Fishing Rights in Rally - http://ictmn.com/4ijD  via @IndianCountry

Commander John Herrington Charts New Territory

From Space to Indigenous Ancestral Engineering

Limited Time Opportunity

Enjoy the holiday! Today through May 29th Montana Harvest is available as a Kindle download for just 99 cents!

 http://www.amazon.com/Montana-Harvest-Jim-Buchanan-Novels/dp/B00W85L7TS/ref=sr_1_1_twi_2_kin?ie=UTF8&qid=1432312853&sr=8-1&keywords=montana+harvest

Book Signing Saturday, November 22, 2014

Saturday, November 22, 2014 @ 10 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Meet local authors and kick off the holiday shopping season with the gift of imagination- a book by an author from your own community!
Willington Public Library
7 Ruby Road
Willington, CT 06279
860-429-3854
www.willingtonpubliclibrary.org

Book Signing

Saturday, January 11, 2014 @ 10 am - 8 pm

Authors event at the Buckland Hills Mall, 194 Buckland Hills Drive, Manchester, CT sponsored by the Connecticut Authors and Publishers Association (CAPA), a non‐profit organization that helps authors through education and promotion, while working to raise awareness about our local authors and encourage reading and writing in the community. (http://aboutcapa.com/)

I will be in the main atrium of the mall, at the foot of the escalators - the central part of the mall - from 10 am to 8 pm signing copies of my novel, Montana Harvest ($10 including tax) and offering a few freebies related to my writing. I will also have copies of the anthology, Tales From Half Moon Room ($12 including tax) for sale. There will be a signing special of $20 if you purchase both books.

Montana Harvest

A copy of Montana Harvest is free for Amazon Prime members via the Kindle Owners' Lending Library. Click on the title link.

Alan Caruba's review of 'Montana Harvest'

Read Alan Caruba's review of 'Montana Harvest' under section, 'Novels, Novels, Novels' about 1/3 of the way down the page by clicking on the title link of this post. Alan Caruba is an editor and one of the founding members of the National Book Critics Circle, an organization that honors outstanding writing and is partly funded by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.

A 51-year old Message to the American People

On the 50th anniversary of JFK's death, I remind everyone that on August 15, 1962, John F. Kennedy spoke to delegates from some 90 tribes on the South Lawn at the White House. He told them: “I hope that this visit here, which is more than ceremonial, will be a reminder to all Americans of the number of Indians whose housing is inadequate, whose education is inadequate, whose employment is inadequate, whose health is inadequate, whose security and old age is inadequate—a very useful reminder that there is still a good deal of unfinished business.” 

It is indeed sad that after more than 51 years many of these issues that President Kennedy spoke of are still unfulfilled today.

Picture and quote reprinted from Indian Country Today.

Montana Harvest Customer Review

A customer posted the following review for Montana Harvest on Amazon.com:

"Colorful and descriptive writing. A suspenseful story. Tension and excitement builds with each chapter. Speaking as a medical professional, his research was impeccable; as well as the research on Native American spiritual customs and law enforcement. Very enjoyable read -- 5 stars"

If you've read Montana Harvest and care to post your own review on Amazon, you can use the following link:

https://www.amazon.com/review/create-review?ie=UTF8&asin=B00G5FFIBU&channel=detail-glance&nodeID=133140011&ref_=cm_cr_dp_wrt_btm&store=digital-text

Montana Harvest Signing Event

Just 22 days until CAPA Holiday Authors Event: Willington Public Library, 7 Ruby Road, Willington, CT, 12/14/13, 9:00 AM

Montana Harvest Novel Excerpt

I have added an excerpt from my novel, Montana Harvest to my website. The excerpt includes chapter 16 in its entirety, pages 87-94. Clicking on the title link of this blog entry will bring you to the excerpt on my website.

Website Makeover

I converted to a more professional template for my website that also gives it a rustic feel. I included additional photos from my Montana trip on each of the individual website pages. Tell me what you think.

Montana Harvest's Barnes & Noble page

The paperback edition of Montana Harvest is now available for purchase on Barnes & Noble's website. Click on the title link to go to my novel's page.

Montana Harvest Now On Goodreads

Montana Harvest is now available on Goodreads, a site where you can explore, rate, and recommend books to other readers. Click on the title link to go to my Goodreads page for Montana Harvest.

Copy of Montana Harvest to be donated to a Connecticut homeless shelter

This newly purchased copy of Montana Harvest will be donated through my membership with the Connecticut Authors & Publishers Association to one of the following homeless shelters In Connecticut: South Park Inn in Hartford, Columbus House in New Haven, or Operation Hope in Fairfield.

MONTANA HARVEST

Montana Harvest, a Jim Buchanan series novel is free for Amazon Prime members via the Kindle Owners' Lending Library. Click on the title of this blog entry to go to the Amazon store where you can download my novel for free if you are an Amazon Prime subscriber and have a Kindle.

Holiday Authors Event

I will be signing copies of my new novel, Montana Harvest at the Connecticut Authors & Publishers' Holiday Authors Event on Saturday, December 14 at the Willington Public Library, from 9 am - 3 pm. 

Willington Public Library, 7 Ruby Road, Willington, CT 06279

Montana Harvest Now Available In Paperback

Montana Harvest

by Felix F. Giordano (Author)

Now available in paperback on Amazon.com. Click on the title link of this blog entry to bring you to my novel's marketplace on Amazon.

About the Novel:

Torn between two different worlds, Jim Buchanan, the son of a Scottish immigrant and a Native American woman, had it all--a lucrative sports career and celebrity status. But it wasn't enough to satisfy a deeper hunger. So he sacrificed it all to return to his roots, to the land he knew and loved.

In fictional Cedar County, Montana, Sheriff Buchanan is the law. When the FBI approaches him concerning a missing persons investigation, it threatens not only his own life but also the life of the person dearest to his heart.

In his attempt to crack the case, Jim comes to grip with a long-held family secret and experiences the mystical nature of his Native American heritage.

Editorial Reviews

From the Author:

The son of a Scottish immigrant and a Native American woman, Jim Buchanan found his glory on the gridiron. After a star-studded college career and three years with the Chicago Bears, Jim Buchanan retired from football. A deeper hunger within his soul compelled him to yearn for something more.

A hitch in the United States Air Force as a military policeman piqued his interest in law enforcement and upon returning to the states he joined the Montana Highway Patrol. Three years later he was elected county sheriff.

Montana Harvest begins in the spring of Jim Buchanan's first year as sheriff of Cedar County, Montana.

Montana Harvest

Montana Harvest, the first novel in the Jim Buchanan series is now in Kindle format on Amazon.com. 

The son of a Scottish immigrant and a Native American woman, Jim Buchanan found his glory on the gridiron. After a star-studded college career and three years with the Chicago Bears, Jim Buchanan retired from football. A deeper hunger within his soul compelled him to yearn for something more. 

A hitch in the United States Air Force as a military policeman piqued his interest in law enforcement and upon returning to the states he joined the Montana Highway Patrol. Three years later he was elected county sheriff. 

Montana Harvest begins in the spring of Jim Buchanan's first year as sheriff of Cedar County, Montana. The FBI approaches Jim concerning a missing persons investigation and in his attempt to crack the investigation, Jim comes to grip with a long-held family secret and experiences the mystical nature of his Native American heritage.

The paperback edition will be available shortly. You can access the novel by clicking on the title link of this blog entry.