I'm marveling at your memory as I read these fabulous stories. You must have taken good notes. Hearing Art Cavanaugh sing brought a lump to my throat, as a lot of Indian singing does. Ever since I saw “The Last of His Tribe,” with Graham Greene as Ishi, I haven't been able to hear that kind of singing without getting emotional. You may have heard of this true story of the sole remaining member of the Yahi tribe, a group of Northern California Native Americans massacred in the 1800s. At the end of the film, the man that befriended Ishi sings a song Ishi taught him and it did me in. When you sing the refrain with "Whoa" in your Zion song, it has the same effect on me. I hate what was done to the Indians. It's one of the reasons I support Adopt A Native Elder.
Beautifully said Hal about remarkable people during a remarkable time.
I'm marveling at your memory as I read these fabulous stories. You must have taken good notes. Hearing Art Cavanaugh sing brought a lump to my throat, as a lot of Indian singing does. Ever since I saw “The Last of His Tribe,” with Graham Greene as Ishi, I haven't been able to hear that kind of singing without getting emotional. You may have heard of this true story of the sole remaining member of the Yahi tribe, a group of Northern California Native Americans massacred in the 1800s. At the end of the film, the man that befriended Ishi sings a song Ishi taught him and it did me in. When you sing the refrain with "Whoa" in your Zion song, it has the same effect on me. I hate what was done to the Indians. It's one of the reasons I support Adopt A Native Elder.
Really enjoyed this, Hal! Thanks! Senator Paul Laxalt 😊