Be Ready for the Ride

~ True Story ~ “There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” ― Maya Angelou Nathalie Bleser, multi-lingual writer and interpreter – Here I am, struggling with the “blank page” where I must pour words that will share the essence of my story, to inspire other people who share a love […]

I’m Still Here!

~ True Story ~ “Forgiveness says you are given another chance to make a new beginning.” ― Desmond Tutu Natalie Sunflower, photographer and survivor. I am first spirit, woman, mother, daughter, and grandmother. I was adopted by my Chiricahua Apache uncle when I was in my late forties. He was the one who prepared me for […]

Sacajawea Flies Across the Sea

~ True Story ~ “A very great vision is needed, and the man who has it must follow it as the eagle seeks the deepest blue of the sky.” ― Ta’ Shunke Witko (Crazy Horse, Oglala Lakota Sioux) Alessandra Celletti, Italian pianist and lover of Sacajawea. The Natives have always been in my heart. I love their way of life, […]

She Was One of Them

~ History ~ Scene description from the screenplay, Sacajawea, The Windcatcher —It is late afternoon, on the banks of the Missouri River, Three Forks. Enemy warriors crouch behind a stand of cottonwood trees. They watch smoke rise from a bonfire above in the village, listening to the sounds of women and children filtering through the […]