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Tamara

About Me

I am 42 years old and am enjoying life. I have spent a number of years studying the history of the Dakota and have a particular interest in the Sisseton Reservation and its history. I have a deep appreciation for our Elders and am blessed to be now able to assist and live with, my Grandmother. I love to learn new things and tend to get myself deeply involved in whatever I choose to study, -and for now, that is Native American History and Genealogy. There is SO much to learn and I enjoy every minute of it. I collect old historical documents and books. (I love my book collection) I also focus on and collect old photographs or postcards.UPDATEI had to update the age to 42!!! Yeah!!!! -and I am now working as a Dakota Historical Researcher and Genealogist for our Tribal Historic Preservation Office. I love it all. We are working on many projects one of which is our cemeteries... mapping and documenting all we can. We are also working with Oral History and I am deeply awed at the elders who have blessed us so far with their words. We are building a genealogical resource so that people can learn their family history and trace their ancestral lines. - and we are beginning a new program on Language Revitalization. My goal and the goal of the office I work for is to maintain control of our cultural history and tell our stories ourselves. Much love to all! Visit with and enjoy your elders...learn all you can...ask questions and tell them what they mean to us.  
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Adele - Chasing Pavements
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-T8tYL2bqGQ

Adele Chasing Pavements 2008 XL Recordings Limited.


Annie Lennox WAITING IN VAIN (Acoustic TV Performance)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9F7ar9dZiU

SING Remixes Out Now! annielennoxsing.com


God Give Me Strength-Kristen Vigard-Grace Of My Heart
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6Co5fDmD7I

Check out this album!

Photobucket Album

someone is tired of the snow


"It's Just Like It's Suppose To Be"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyDg9m9GqKo

I like this dude's voice... very cool song.


2009 Moccasin Tournament Dakota Nation

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

I would like to meet people who share the same love of life, family and friends. I like to meet people who have both similar and different interests. I dont care for anyone with a negative attitude and like to maintain a positive outlook myself. I want to meet people from different nations and would love to learn more about their history, culture and language. I am interested in hearing about the things that drive others -what they are passionate about or what they fight for or against. I love people with a sense of humor and enjoy the different ways people express it.

My Blog

Telling our story

I am working for the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Tribal Historic Preservation Office and have been blessed to be able to work in an area that means so much to me.  Some of the most amazing things are happ...
Posted by on Sat, 14 Feb 2009 17:11:00 GMT

Brandon Manitoba Canada

I spent the weekend in Brandon Manitoba and Sioux Valley as a guest of Mr Gordon Wasteste.  I returned with great appreciation for many things, such as:Moccasin.  We watched SWO's David Seaboy and Aar...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Feb 2009 20:51:00 GMT

God Give Me Strength-Kristen Vigard-Grace Of My Heart

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6Co5fDmD7I
Posted by on Tue, 30 Dec 2008 23:07:00 GMT

Annie Lennox WAITING IN VAIN (Acoustic TV Performance)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9F7ar9dZiUSING Remixes Out Now! annielennoxsing.com
Posted by on Tue, 30 Dec 2008 20:47:00 GMT

Seth

Just felt the need to share the following as I feel it is such a loss to the Cloud family as well as the Chief Eagle Family, not to mention the Dakota Lakota Nation in general. http://www.chilson...
Posted by on Thu, 25 Dec 2008 03:08:00 GMT

might be time to updat this thing a bit

Well clearly I have no time for details outside of work and home...lol My mission as a student of the history of the Dakota has grown ...and grown.  Never a dull moment.  I am studying White...
Posted by on Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:41:00 GMT

Happy Birthday Brother

Happy Birthday Big Brother.  Today would have been his birthday.  We marked the one year without him with a memorial dinner.  I appreciate all the hard work by all of his friends.. and ...
Posted by on Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:27:00 GMT

christmas 2007

I am suffering.. I dont care who knows it.  I miss you big brother.. so very much.  I dont feel a bit better than the day you left.  I want to kick and hit, yell or scream... something....
Posted by on Wed, 19 Dec 2007 04:54:00 GMT

Happy Birthday to Katy!!!

Today my girl turns 11!!!  Watch out world she is one step closer to being out there fighting injustice, speaking for those that cant speak themselves, fighting the big fight for what is right.&n...
Posted by on Wed, 19 Dec 2007 04:44:00 GMT

Thursday

Woke up late and missed the bus!!!  -that wont happen again!  Brayden came here after school.  He missed yesterday because he had pink eye.  It reminded me of when I called you las...
Posted by on Thu, 25 Oct 2007 23:11:00 GMT