Monday Video - Cherokee Morning Song

One of the things I love about living in New Mexico is the different cultures - primarily Hispanic and Indian. We have friends in both cultures and it's been a real joy and learning experience for us.

We've been fortunate to attend several Indian gatherings and one of the things I love the most is the music and the dancing.

Even though we don't understand the words, I hope this song will bring a peace to your soul and that you will enjoy the photographs.



Today is March 16 and if today is your Birthday then you share your day with: Kevin Tod Smith (actor, "Xena"), Erik Estrada (actor, "CHIPS"), Bernado Bertolucci (director, "Last Tango in Paris"), Jerry Lewis (comedian), Mercedes McCambridge (actress, "The Exorcist"), Pat Nixon (wife of President Nixon), Henny Youngman (comedian), Wilbur Wright (inventor of the airplane), and James Madison (4th US President).

On this day in 1621 Samoset, an Indian from the Island of Monhegan, visited the new Colony of Plymouth. In 1641 Aquedneck changes it's name to Rhode Island, declares itself a democracy and establishes freedom of religion. In 1802 Congress authorized the establishment of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York. In 1850 Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" was first published. In 1926 the first liquid-fuel rocket was successfully launched by Professor Robert Goddard at Auburn, Massachusetts. The rocket traveled 184 feet in 2.5 seconds. In 1955 "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" by Bill Hayes reached the number one spot on the pop music charts and stayed for five weeks. The smash hit song sold more than 7,000,000 records on more than 20 different labels. And in 1963 Peter, Paul and Mary released the singles "Puff The Magic Dragon." Through the years, controversy continually surrounded the song. It was banned by several radio stations because they thought the song was about the elicit joys of smoking marijuana. The group adamantly denied this startling assumption.