Dear Readers:
Thanks for reading the Buffalos’ Fire blog over the last few months. Readership has been tremendous since I created this site and developed it over the summer. I thank all the loyal readers who are looking for an authentic voice from Indian Country. So far, my postings have been fairly light, consisting of language spots, some press releases and other breaking news. I’ve mainly spent my time getting the blog up and running. In addition, I’ve spent some time working with a graphic artist — Nakota Designs in Colorado — to design a logo for the Buffalo’s Fire. A reminder: I named the blog in memory of my mother, the late G. Janet Spotted Bear Gunderson, who loved tiger lilies. The Mandan translation for tiger lily is “the buffalo’s fire.” I can imagine what my ancestors saw when they looked across the Northern Plains to an expansive view of buffalo standing amidst a prairie filled with bright orange tiger lilies. I love the name. I thank Walt and for their tremendous talent and for designing a logo that captures the spirit of the buffalo’s fire. The logo was just posted Tuesday.
The new look coincides with new content I expect to be posting. I expect to draw much of the upcoming material from campus life at the University of Montanawhere I’m now a full-time graduate student. I am doing the coursework as part of a my research for a book on Elouise Cobell and the management of American Indian land.
I also expect to be posting regularly video pieces to You Tube. I will add a link to the blog. Keep reading as I’ve recently agreed to blog and cross-blog with High Country News. I’ll be writing about environmental issues of the West for the HCN’s blog, the Grange.
More importantly, I invite readers to continue the conversation with me at the Buffalo’s Fire. If you have news to post or views to share, you can do so here on the blog, or e-mail me at Jodi.Rave@buffalosfire.com.
That’s it for now folks.
Jodi Rave