Denver American Horse
Veteran Warrior Wakte' Glipi
To come home in Triumph / Victory
By Denver American Horse
Lakota Country Times Columnist
lakotacountrytimes.com Hau (Hello) Kh'ola (friend), toh niktuka hwo (how are you)?Le Anpetu kin (Today is) Anpetu Th'okahe (Monday). Chanwape Kasna Wi (Moon of Rattling / Falling Off Leaves - October) Wikchemna Nunpa ahke Tohpa (24th), Kh'oktopawing'e Nunpa sam Ahke Shakpe (2016). Maza-shkanshkan (The clock / time) kin wana (is now) Yamni:Wikchemna Tohpa ahke Napchinyunka hinhani lah'chi (3:49a.m.). Th'ankal ahb ese he yelo (It is calm outside). Waziyatakiya (Towards the north), Mni Wichoni nawichakchijinpi wichoti kin chiksuyapi yelo (i remember you / the Water is Life protectors encampment / village) na wacheyewakiye el oph'a chiyapi yelo (and i include you in my prayers). Iyuha tanyan wookiye ichanupi yelo (You are all doing a good service). Wopila unkenichiyapi yelo (We say thanks / grateful to you). High hopes for cannabis - American Legion calls for research into the potential benefits as PTSD and TBI treatment
News from The American Legion:
The American Legion passed more than 300 hundred resolutions at the 98th National Convention in Cincinnati last August, but one drew more attention than others. The Legion's TBI/PTSD Committee, led by Past National Commander William Detweiler, proposed a resolution through the Convention Committee on Veterans Affairs & Rehabilitation supporting research of medical marijuana as an alternative treatment for veterans suffering from combat-related mental health disorders. "Our veterans deserve the best medical care that we can offer," Detweiler said. "We believe that funding additional medical research in this field will provide another tool in the physician's toolbox for the treatment of TBI and PTSD." . . . Since the resolution passed, Detweiler has received multiple requests for media interviews. In them, he is routinely asked why a veterans organization is asking Congress to change marijuana from a Schedule 1 drug to a category with less control. Every time, Detweiler reiterates that The American Legion is only interested in the care of veterans and exploring all treatments that might help them.In closing, i would like to leave you with a lakh'ota word (Oie): Tigluh'lag'an shni = To always stay at home. (The apostrophe mark ' to the right of the h and g are gutturals).Oko ichinunpi kin (Next week) ahke wounglakin ktelo (we will talk again). P.S.: TBI is Traumatic Brain Injury. Find the award-winning Lakota Country Times on the Internet, Facebook and Twitter and download the new Lakota Country Times app today.
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