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and all this business is very uncomfortable. I suppose I had a stroke, since I found myself lying on the floor... and I can't seem to be able to move at all... I can just about move my right arm.
What is that postcard anyway? If I stretch my fingers a little more I can reach it... that's it, slowly now, let's see...
Hmm... 'Mr Simon Eagle Wing, 26 Hawthorn Street'

That's a mistake, they delivered this by mistake, this is number 24!
'Dear Simon, here is a warrior to guide you on your path. Love from Susan'
A warrior? Whatever that means... He does look quite fierce... This must be a 19th hundred photo, black and white, he's got some sort of hatchet in his hand, and a feather on his head...
LOW DOG, "Xunka Kuciyedan", Oglala Sioux Chief (b. 1846)
This powerful and respected warrior became a war chief at age 14. In 1876 he joined Sitting Bull's hostilities on the Little Bighorn and led his band against Custer and the 7th Cavalry. Low Dog's account of the battle is one of history's best known.'

Hello, Xunka Kuciyedan. There's only you and me here now... Oh, I wish I had a blanket...
"Don't despair Little Sister, here, take my hand, I will take you into the Dreamtime, walking along the path of silence, do you see the blazing fires on the hills? Come, sit with me at the Council Fire, feel the warmth slowly filling your body, take some food, drink some water, have a blanket... are you feeling comfortable now?"

"I am no longer cold, my friend, thank you for all... but what is this Council Fire? Who are these people sitting in circle, huddled in their blankets?"
"Council Fires are called when great decisions which will affect our Nation need to be made. These people are Chiefs and Elders, honoured for their courage and wisdom in guiding our tribes."
"What are they doing now?"
"They are sharing the Pipe and asking the Great Spirit and the Earth Mother to guide them in their decisions; and they are inviting all the Creature-Beings to the Council: these include all animals, trees, stones, clouds, Sun and Moon, Air, Earth, Water and Fire. The smoke from the Pipe brings the advice from these Spirits."
"What are they speaking about? Why do they pass a wooden stick on to each other?"
"That is the Talking Stick, which enables each speaker to express his Sacred point of view without being interrupted; at the end of a speech, the Talking Stick is passed to the next person in the circle. They are talking about the Black Hills and what should be done about the Bluecoats coming to attack our

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