The Language of Blood: AS A KODEN Experimental Prologue — kihcihkaw askî = Sacred Earth (Saulteaux)

 A Morning Prayer and Message for the Quickening Times

Good morning, Holy Father and Creator.
Thank You for this day and for the rest You granted me, however brief. You have allowed me to rise and breathe once more. Thank You, Jesus, for the breath of the Father and the Holy Spirit that moves through me today. Though I find my speech a bit difficult this morning, I offer these words from my heart.
Thank You, Father, for helping me find my brace, which had been lost in my mess for a month. It reminds me of a time in 1994, living at 549 West Cambie in Vancouver with my son, Dorian. It was just after the accident involving his dear mother. I was so busy, finishing the film Windigo (then titled La Chant des Silhouettes), and in the midst of that grief and work, I lost my briefcase in my own room for six weeks. It wasn't until we were moving that Dorian finally found it. Family is so important, Father. Thank You for those moments of finding what was lost, and for the sons who help us find our way.

A Prayer for the Circle of Family
Holy Father, I ask for Your divine protection over my son, Dorian, and his family. Watch over my brother Ronald and my sisters Donna and Elaine. I lift up my brother Douglas; may his shoulders continue to heal. I remember my own journey—carrying three screws in my left leg since I was eleven years old. Thank You for the strength You gave me to later become a modern dancer with the Karen Jamieson Dance Company. You take our brokenness and turn it into art.
A Prayer for the Servants of the Community
Please bless those who protect and sustain us: the police, the firefighters, the nurses, doctors, and those in food service. We are a circle, Father; we cannot live without one another.
To the Children and the Seekers
Good morning to everyone, especially the children. As school nears, remember that knowledge is the path, but wisdom is the destination. Be safe, be kind, and have courage. Each morning, we are given "sacred words"—a bundle we carry in our hearts. Love the Creator more than the pressures of this world.
An Update on the Mission: AS A KODEN
The screenplay for my film, AS A KODEN: TALKING STORY—WHO IS YOUR NAME? — kihcihkaw askî (Sacred Earth), has been streamlined. I have removed forty pages to reveal the true heart of the story. I am still seeking committed actors, crew, and partners to bring this vision to the screen.
Today, as I used the tools of technology You have provided, I was shown a sign. My experimental prologue concludes exactly at 3:33 with the words "...our people." In Your time—God’s time—nothing is an accident.
May God be with you all.
Hiy hiy.
Experimental Prologue: Full Transcript
(Character: Willy frencheater)
[0:00-0:05] Intro / Warp Sequence
Voice 1: Good afternoon, Leon.
Voice 2: Good afternoon, good to see you again. Aloha.
Voice 3: Aloha.
[0:06-0:18] The Ritual Overlay (Chant)
Willy Frencheater: People getting hungry... people getting all around... blood, blood, blood... blood galore... blood galore... blood galore... blood, blood, blood...
[0:19-0:30] Voiceover Intercut
Willy Frencheater: Yes, killing game. Mary Nippi. [Stop the] killing... killing... killing... killing... killing games. Gotta go now. Yes, gotta kill some bad people tonight. Gotta get into... [unintelligible]... gotta go now. Gotta kill some bad people tonight. (Striking Guitar ending)
[0:31-1:00] The Meeting (Visual: Ocean)
Willy Frencheater: I’m... I’m meeting Leon Sue, who is here in traditional Hawaiian territory. We’re going to be talking about language and the... the Salish-Hawaiian connection to the fur trade.
[1:01-1:16] The Fur Trade Discussion
Leon Siu: Hi, aloha. How are you doing, Howard?
Howard (Willy frencheater): Aloha. Hi. Um, you were mentioning something about the fur trade.
Leon Siu: Yes, actually, the Hudson's Bay Company—when they were establishing the fur trade in the Pacific Northwest—actually depended quite a bit on Hawaiians. So many Hawaiians were actually sent...
[1:17-1:40] Performance: The Ritual for the Missing (Visual: Park/Mask)
Willy Frencheater (Performing): Help us, Great Spirit! Help the families of the missing women! Help us, Great Spirit. Great Spirit, help John Stewart. Help John Stewart. Help John Stewart, point the way, Great Spirit.
Willy Frencheater (Chanting): He-ya he-ya he-ya... the knowledge of our fathers, as well as the knowledge of our... Hey boy, what do you want? Look at me. Very, very bad.
[1:47-2:04] Encounter with "Howard"
Willy Frencheater: How you doing, Howard? You have a surprise this morning. Whoa! I got a hold of blood. Did you feel that? This is where I come from. I love you, Howard. You’re Indian.
[2:05-2:20] The Surveillance Critique
Willy Frencheater: We’re not the enemy, Howard. Your boss—he flies around in helicopters and planes, surveillance—and he thinks we’re the enemy. We’re not the enemy. We love Mother Earth. We love you.
[2:21-2:30] The Confrontation
Willy Frencheater: What do you have to say for yourself? Howard, what’s wrong with you? You... you... what’s wrong with you? You’re twitching around like a... a dead bug. What’s going on, Howard?
[2:31-2:50] Ancestral Connection
Willy Frencheater: How’s that related to you? Looks like I got you, hey Howard? Yes, my father, Howard... the missionaries... and also the missionaries... and that doesn't mean it dissected my mother and my... my father, Mother Earth. We’re all related, Howard. That’s why I spared your life. See this blood? See this blood? See this blood?
[2:51-3:10] The Language of Blood
Willy Frencheater: Well, as you know, our... our culture was really... brought in this... after the coming of Christ... it’s not the language of blood of war, which your friends want. And adoption, and integration. And that blood... which actually seeks everywhere quite well.
[3:11-3:20] Leaving the Sacred (Voiceover Fade)
Willy Frencheater: We’re going to leave you here with all this... all this sacredness.
Whisper Overlay: Just to touch me...
Willy Frencheater: After values... well, as you know, our... our culture is really... brought in this... after the coming of the "factor."
[3:21-3:32] The Closing Theory
Willy Frencheater: Then adoption, then integration occurred of our values... quite well. As we look... quite well... after colonization.
[3:33-3:36] The End
Willy Frencheater (at 3:33): ...some of our values... our people, the United States, and Canada.