First Temecula Showing of You’re No Indian a Huge Success

 The first of three sold out showings of the documentary the Palm Springs International Film Festival didn’t want you to see, was a huge success.

Our cousin Destiny Lear sent me a prayer for the event, that we didn’t have time to give so I wanted to share it with you:

Creator,

Great Spirit who walks with us in the seen and unseen,
We come before You with humble hearts and open hands.

We give thanks for the breath in our bodies,for the strength of our ancestors whose blood runs through us,
and for the sacred bond of family that no paper, policy, or decision can erase.

We ask You to be present with us tonight as we gather in truth, remembrance, and hope.
Bless all our relations , seated together in love, and bless this story being shared a story long silenced, now finding its voice.

We lift up those who have been disenrolled, displaced, and denied—
not only names on a roll, but living people, carriers of culture, language, and spirit.
May justice walk beside truth,
and may healing begin where harm was done.

Creator, guide our hearts away from anger that consumes
and toward strength that endures.
Let this moment plant seeds of understanding, accountability,
and restoration for future generations.

We ask for clarity for leaders,
courage for those who speak,
and unity for families divided by systems not of the spirit.

May our ancestors stand with us.
May our children feel pride, not shame.
May our identity remain rooted, unbroken, and alive.

We offer this prayer with respect,
with love, and with hope that our rights, our voices,and our place among our people will be restored.

Aho.

Thank you, cousin