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Tatanka Ohitika

Tom "Strong Buffalo" LaBlanc

About Me

Thomas LaBlanc is an enrolled member of the Sisseton-Wahpeton Dakota Nation. Thomas uses thought, music, and words to be a teacher of respect, peace, and forgiveness. He has been an activist for indigenous people world wide through his work in local non-profits, the International Treaty Council, and the American Indian Movement. Currently he is co-founder of the One-People Trust located in Norway built to foster musical collaboration among like minded artists around the world to promote peace.

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Member Since: 9/18/2007
Band Website: one-people.com
Band Members: Åsmund Gylder Rune Lamøy Anders Hunstad Mari Boine Karen Jo Fields Mike Scott Jørgen Storeng Luis Sucariand many others...
Influences: One People with Mike Scott from the Waterboys and Noora Noor
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Record Label: MTGmusic
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

see you

the strong buffalo flys as the head reindeer and happy ndn man, who misses his familyand life on the northern plains and all his nowegian family plus the one people circle allaround the world, i see y...
Posted by Tatanka Ohitika on Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:43:00 PST

head reindeer is me!

well, i was waiting for cnn, but they shined me on, interviewing al gore, ok, i am the happiest buffalo in the whole wide world, just tickled pink, i made the team, and ididn´t have to race, no compet...
Posted by Tatanka Ohitika on Tue, 11 Dec 2007 08:51:00 PST

try outs/ reindeer team

well, i would like to thank all those who wished me well, the three of you, know who youare, appreciate it. but, buffalo is fit, just bought some brand new headlights and powersupply system works, we...
Posted by Tatanka Ohitika on Tue, 11 Dec 2007 02:24:00 PST

wanji oyate/one people chapter four/final in short story: dawn

one people, now, that the white buffalo calf pipe woman has returned, all the parts of mygrandfather vision can be told. At first, it was difficult for me to think of it all, took me, two years to ov...
Posted by Tatanka Ohitika on Sun, 09 Dec 2007 06:33:00 PST

loves peace (chapter three in 4 chapter short story)

sweetgrass passed into the spirit world leaving his favorite grandchildren the keeper of the turtle song, he was given his uncle wesley name, tatanka ohitika, strong buffalo ofsissitonwan-wahpetonwan ...
Posted by Tatanka Ohitika on Sat, 08 Dec 2007 02:48:00 PST

try outs

this is a request from the buffaloplease note, do not call directit is so close to the try outs, imvery excited, i have been trainingall year, flying to europe, africa,north america many times to getg...
Posted by Tatanka Ohitika on Thu, 06 Dec 2007 06:04:00 PST

keeper of the song, ( chapter unfinished story)

Chapter Two: Keeper of the SongAs, soon as the hunting party returned from that great bizzard, there was a huge gathering to celerbate safe homecoming. The turtle had told him where to find alarge h...
Posted by Tatanka Ohitika on Thu, 06 Dec 2007 06:28:00 PST

Cowboys and Indians

i told some friends this story from Gambia, they said, "you must put online". so here it isGambia is totally within Senegal, so borders and customs are basically across the streetfrom eachother, after...
Posted by Tatanka Ohitika on Mon, 03 Dec 2007 01:52:00 PST

Dawn, the Beautiful Sun rising in the Morning ( chapter of work in progress)

All the Dakota, pronunced Dah-coh-tah or isanti,(knife) people who camped by the lake, in the present state of minnesota, just south of where the mississippi river begins, use the stones to make knive...
Posted by Tatanka Ohitika on Sun, 02 Dec 2007 11:13:00 PST

wazi

waziby mat pendleton-lablancwazi, you make me proud to be your sonbecause you are walking this earthin a beautiful wayspeaking kind words and love to alltunkanshila people...the way you dance for all ...
Posted by Tatanka Ohitika on Sun, 02 Dec 2007 08:30:00 PST