I am Joseph B. Stone, Ph.D., CAC Level III, ICADC, enrolled member of the Blackfeet Tribe (u10415), a Beaver man, OKAN participant, and holder of a forked stick given by Virgil BullShoe and a forked stick from Casper Rutherford. All my Pikuni rights have come from formal transfers and I take those very seriously. As a younger man, i followed other traditions and practices, including Lakota ways, since my father was Lakota, but as I aged, I became exclusively involved with Blackfeet ceremonies, beliefs, values, and practices. I strongly support traditional Native spirituality and I am not in favor of usurpers and wannabes who inappropriately and erroneously attempt to practice our songs and ways.
To them, I say, go home and find your path among our people's ways or sit quietly and watch, but never attempt to lead. But humble and respectful. Currently, I am living and working with the Maori in Aotearoa as a clinical psychologist, but, I would never presume to try an be a spiritual leader among the Maori. It would be arrogant and disrespectful. I understand a white man named Blue Thunder (Thought that was a helicopter in a Roy Scheder movie - but, who really knows.....) is coming to Aotearoa to lead some foolishness called a water ritual or somesuch nonsense. Stay home LeBeau, you ae an embarrassment to yourself and your family, don't make it an international shame.
