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  A letter from Richard Little Bear 

AKA: Richard Red Hawk:

Hi Folks;
The trip to Arizona was great.  Did my assigned tasks and had some
additional playtime.

Spent a couple of days in Flagstaff enjoying the mountains and Lowe
observatory.  Got some great looks at the Sun explosions.  Went on to
spend several days in Sedona.  It sure has changed lots.  

We can no
longer mosey on over to the caves and pictographs.  The Parks and
Forests have taken over.  We cannot park anyplace without paying a $5.00
fee and they have "guards" all over that "explain" to us what we are
looking at. No longer are we allowed to "experience" Sedona, only stand
back and observe it.  Because of this, I was not able to smoke the pipe
or leave tobacco or corn anyplace that we used to do ceremony.  None of
the medicine wheels are any longer in existence (physically).  I did
manage to climb Bell rock once again. 

 There is no tourist stand at the
top of the mountain yet, but not so at the base.  The Park service was
always so strict at anyone touching the natural growth; it was a crime
to just look at it crosswise.  Now they have ripped it all up and set up
a tourist bus stop, horse trails, hiking paths, bike paths etc.  Many
quiet prayers were said for the park service desecrations of the lands
they have been hired to protect.  Same type of "improvements" with the
areas at Red Rock crossing, and Cathedral Rock.  

Katchina Woman has not changed much. Coffee Pot restaurant has had a fresh makeover but the atmos- phere is still wonderful. Spent the last
few days visiting friends and doing the art shops in Phoenix.

Warm hugs to everyone.

Rick

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