Lights In the Distance. . . Walks’ Outdate – 82 Days and Counting By Steven Maisenbacher Someone once asked me, “So Walks, what are you going to do when you get out?” Man, what kind of question is that? I want to do everything I have been planning! I want to go back to schoolContinue reading “Here’s What I Think About”
Category Archives: Native American Religion
Arrested With No Charges
All For The Right To Pray Part Five – Sweet Freedom Chapter 21 On May 11, 1995, after a little more than a month of leisurely travels in our motorhome with our wolves and towing Cat’s car, I was arrested at the border as we attempted to cross into Alaska. Once I arrived in Fairbanks,Continue reading “Arrested With No Charges”
Fateful Journey
All For The Right To Pray Part Five – Sweet Freedom Chapter 20 In early 1995 word got to me that many of the Sun Dance chiefs, elders and teachers in Canada had been murdered by the authorities in Canada. They had planted explosives on the Sun Dance grounds and sacred ceremonial grounds so thatContinue reading “Fateful Journey”
A Beautiful New Life
All For The Right To Pray Part Five – Sweet Freedom Chapter 19 During these early days two wolves came in to our lives. It was a true blessing that they chose to stay with us and share their lives. One day after I came home from laying brick for 15 hours, Cat told meContinue reading “A Beautiful New Life”
Miracles, Cleansing, Healing
All For The Right To Pray Part Five – Sweet Freedom Chapter 18 Unheard of parole granted on February 9, 1994 When my parole hearing came up in February 1994, I was already fighting my convictions in the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta. Then a miracle happened. I will share that miracle inContinue reading “Miracles, Cleansing, Healing”
Finally, My Day In Court
All For The Right To Pray Part Four – The Spiritual Warrior Awakens Chapter 17 In 1989, after years of mental and physical abuse in the Alabama prison system, I filed suit in federal court in the Northern District of Alabama against the State of Alabama for the right to practice my religion. Now itContinue reading “Finally, My Day In Court”
When Love Stepped In
All For The Right To Pray Part Four – The Spiritual Warrior Awakens Chapter 16 What the prison officials didn’t understand was that by keeping me in this utter isolation, they were truly allowing me to tap into my inner spirit to find the strength and power available to me. When these tactics didn’t work,Continue reading “When Love Stepped In”
Eleven Years in Hell
All For The Right To Pray Part Four – The Spiritual Warrior Awakens Chapter 15 After my return to the Alabama Department of Corrections in 1984, they tried to use loop holes in the Religious Freedom Act to deny me my religious rights once again. I wasn’t asking for much – the right to wearContinue reading “Eleven Years in Hell”
When Life Came Undone
All For The Right To Pray Part Three – The Legacy of Wounded Knee Chapter 12 When I was 16 years old my dad signed for me to enlist in the U.S. Navy. A big part of this decision was to get away from the woman I had been forced to marry at age 15.Continue reading “When Life Came Undone”
Spiritual Reawakening of the People
All For The Right To Pray Part Three – The Legacy of Wounded Knee Chapter 11 Today, if you asked most people what they know about the American Indian Movement or AIM, you would most likely get a blank look. For those who have heard about AIM, their impression would most likely reflect the characterizationContinue reading “Spiritual Reawakening of the People”
Journeys of the Spirit 