Thunderbird Crosses Over

Illahee Spirit Runner want to pay respect and honor Eddie Benton Benai who recently crossed over to the spirit world at the age of 89. Eddie grew up on the Lac Courte Oreilles reservation. He was the spiritual leader for American Indian Movement. Eddie was the author of the Mishomis Book. Eddie played a major role in getting the American Indian Religious Freedom Act of 1978 passes. This ended a period of time where our indigenous religions were banned for 100 years. It was AIM and Eddie who primed us for the revival of the Sun Dance and other ceremonies continuing today. We want to honor Eddie for using Ojibway spirituality to get wolves reintroduced in the wild in the so called state of Wisconsin.