Music of My Heart

February 12, 2014 / Kiersti Giron / Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, community, faith, history, Native Americans, Rainsong, song

Singing “Jesus, Lover of My Soul” this past Sunday to our church’s “folk band” accompaniment of guitar, mandolin, and accordion, I started thinking how songs like this connect with my heart—both old, faintly Celtic or Appalachian hymns and the more contemporary worship songs I grew up with. I love songs like this that speak of […]

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

October 8, 2013 / Kiersti Giron / Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, history, Lakota, Native Americans, racial reconciliation, Sitting Bull, story

Lori Benton, interviewed here a couple of weeks ago, first told me about the movie Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee. We share a heart for Native peoples and their often untold history, so I knew it would be a worthwhile watch, though I didn’t expect an easy one. I also wanted to see another […]