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eclecticmud · 4 months ago
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Bob Theil - So Far, 1982. 🏮󠁧󠁱󠁳󠁣󠁮󠁿
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singeratlarge · 3 years ago
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SATURDAY MATINEE MUSIC VIDEO—SPECIAL JUNETEENTH EDITION: “What a Wonderful World” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prXcSlybcYM ...Today marks the celebration of Juneteenth, a new federal holiday commemorating June 19, 1865 when Union army soldiers arrived in Galveston TX to announce the end of the Civil War and the end of slavery. It came almost two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. In 1996 Texas became the first to make it a state holiday (signed into law by then Gov. George W. Bush), and Pres. Joe Biden just signed it into federal holiday status. This year it resonates loudly as activists and patriotic citizens continue to work for change across the country.
I used to live in Williamsport PA. In the mid-19th Century, Williamsport was a relay station for runaway slaves and the Underground Railroad, and there are historical markers around the area today. As a musician and coordinator, I served on eight Juneteenth celebrations between 1999 and 2010, watching it grow from a church backyard picnic into a festival that drew people from around the USA. This leads me to “What a Wonderful World,” a song that brings people together.
I’ve been performing this song since the late 90s after hearing Israel Kamakawiwo'ole’s version in the film FINDING FORRESTER.  It’s one of those tunes that doesn’t wear out, no matter who does it or how they re-arrange it, and it  plays well when I perform it in assisted living homes. It was first recorded in 1967 by the legendary Louis Armstrong. The song was written by Bob Thiele (as "George Douglas") and George David Weiss. They crafted the song for Louis because of his ability to unify people, regardless of race, class, or nationality. Here’s a recent video of me performing it (while you’re there please “subscribeïżœïżœ to my Youtube channel)—thank you for listening. Feedback welcome.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prXcSlybcYM
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my18thcenturysource · 5 years ago
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Hairstyles of the 18th Century
As requested, here’s a simple and quite basic timeline of hairstyle during the 18th century. It is mostly eurocentric, because most of fashion moved from Europe (especially France) to the rest of the world (even if a style was not originated there).
I thought to give you all a glimpse into the main changes of the century, of how hairstyling and wigs changed through the years, and how different the looks from the early century are from the ones of the late century: how we can see the change from the Baroque to the Regency era, and the rise and fall of the Rococo style.
So, in the images above, you can see a detail of a portrait of woman and a man from each decade of the century, starting in the 1700s and ending with the 1790s. Of course there are several examples for each decade, but I chose to use just two as a way of simplifying. But you can see the full paintings and more references in this Pinterest board I made.
I like to divide the century style in four parts just because that’s how I get it better: early, mid and late century, and the turn of the century. And of course each with its own cute little subtitle.
EARLY 18TH CENTURY a.k.a. fuck yeah the Baroque is still here (1700s-1730s)
WOMAN - For the late 17th century and early 18th century, the key hairstyle is the fontange, or top-knot in England, which is a hairstyle with the front hair piled up high, and in the late 17th century accompanied by a lace hairddress that could reach quite interesting heights. The hairstyles we see in the portraits above, are fontanges, but the frelange headdress got smaller and smaller until it disappeared.
The hair lost height until the 1720s, when low, simple hairdos took place, but the curls were not lost, they just turned into the tĂȘte de mouton.
MAN - the full bottomed wig is THE wig of the early 18th century, with its fluffy curls in natural colours or white, almost waist length and middle parted. This style was originated by Louis XIII  in 1624, when he lost his hair it turned from the natural hair to wigs for everyone, since such volume is hard to achieve and keep. So, more is more. This style was worn pretty much until the 1730s.
During this time we see the emergence of the bag wig in the 1720s (the hair was tied at the back and then put in a small black bag, curls were made over the ears), and the bob wig (hair falling just below the ears, it had curls or a simple frizz all over) begins to be worn in the 30s
MID 18TH CENTURY a.k.a. never enough curls /1740s-1750s)
WOMEN - During this time, the hair was worn in soft waves with little or no height, and in the back it was arranged in small curls, a twist or a braid pinned to the head. But, if you could encapsulate THE hairstyle of the mid century, it would be the tĂȘte de mouton, with its close-fitted style of curls in neat rows, and the powdered with white powder (remember this look from Marie Antoinette?). This style was immortalised by Madame de Pompadour, and with her dead in 1764, this style went out of fashion for the sky-high styles of the rococo.
MAN - From the 40s-60s, the hair became bigger, the Ramillies wig (tied the hair in a plait at the back) came into fashion (even though it existed before, and was prefered by military men) with its tie in the back and the curls over the ears, which became THE mens hairstyle for the 18th century, or at least the one we all easily recognise.
LATE 18TH CENTURY a.k.a. we do not know the limits of things anymore (1760s-1780s)
WOMEN - During the 1760s, the high styles began to appear, being about 1/4 or 1/2 the length of the face. It was styled in an egg shape and was pretty much simple with the styling with a few decorations. But oh, the 1770s came, and HUGE hair became all the rage, going to 1 1/2 times the length of the face, styled in the shape of an air balloon. To achieve the height cushions or toques were used: attached to the top of the head, then the hair (natural or false) was curled, waved, or frizzed, and piled over the cushion, the back of the hair was set in curls and angled towards the back of the hair, and then decorated with all kinds of things. And I mean that, all kinds of things: from bows and ribbons to ships and bird cages. These styles were worn for days or weeks at a time, and were styled into allegories of current events (vaccinations? done! air balloon? done! zodiac? done!). This style was called pouf, pouffe, or toque.
In the 1780s the volume became horizontal, instead of vertical, and out very favourite hedgehog style, or coiffure Ă  l’enfant, was born: a halo of of frizzy curls around the face, a small hank of longer hair left straight or in ringlets. The name coiffure Ă  l’enfant was given by Marie Antoinette’s coiffeur LĂ©onard Autie, when she gave birth to the dauphin and she lost a lot of hair and he made this hairstyle for her (which she wears in her portrait by Louis Elisabeth VigĂ©e-LeBrun wearing a chemise Ă  la reine). But, like a lot in fashion, the style can be seen a few years earlier, so it’s likely that that was just the same that stuck. Even though the style of the 1780s was supposed to be more natural, the hedgehog could be really REALLY big, and fake hair was used to achieve that volume.
MEN - Men’s hair went up as well, not as high as women’s BUT certainly higher. We see the volume of the pouffe in men’s hair at the top of the head, with pigeon wings (curls over the ears) and the rest of the hair tied in the back. This is the clear origin of the 1950s Pompadour hairstyle. Power was all the rage in many colours, and wigs were desirable in white or grey, but natural colours were accepted as well, just need to powder it.
TURN OF THE CENTURY (1790s-1800s) a.k.a. oh shit, that was too much! Let’s get minimal
WOMEN - After French Revolution powder went out of fashion in France, and in England it happened in 1795 when it was taxed even though it was already used less and less. This was the start of what we know as Regency fashion, which was an absolute contrast of the silhouettes worn in most of the century. Ad hair was not different.
The hedgehog was still worn, but the volume became more natural, and the hair was decorated simply with ribbons. Another style was the hair being worn in ringlets framing the face in a more restrained way, and a chignons in the back, showing off the neck. The hair could also be cut short, like very famously Lady Caroline Lamb did, ina a style called à la Titus, that became fashionable for men and women. Very Jane Austen-esque. The colours were natural with the powder gone, and this was the beginning of the Romantic period.
MEN - The powder was out of fashion, so no more white, grey or colourful hair for men. With the discovery of Pompeii’s ruins, we see a renaissance for classical and hellenic references during the 18th century, and we see that in women’s white fashions and curls, inspired in Greek and Roman sculptures, and in men we see short hair for the first time in a LONG time, inspired by ancient senators and gods. In 1795 with the powder tax, men potested cutting their hair (I mean, no hair, no need for powder), and we see the rise of the Bedford crop (a short cropped hairstyle with curls, parted to the side, styled with wax), started by the Duke of Bedford and then followed by his friends.
The layered short curly hairstyle called à la Titus, became famous while being worn by actor François-Joseph Talma as Titus Junius Brutus in Voltaire’s “Brutus”, shocking audiences with his short natural hair, also known as the Brutus hairstyle.
Formal court dress still required a powdered wig, as well as some professions and older and military men. But, by 1812 the age of the wig was gone.
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FINAL NOTES: If you’re using this a guide for writing/art or a reference for how to style your hair, remember that these dates are not absolute, and that the beginnings and endings of the decades have a lot of mixing styles. So, for example, you can still have a hedgehog style in the 1790s, even though it was not THE hairstyle of the decades, and of course the portraits of the time clearly show this.
Images, from top:
Marie-Anne Mancini, duchesse de Bouillon (présumé) , ca. 1700, Nicolas de Largillière.
Sir John Chardin, ca. 1703, Unknown Artist.
Self-Portrait with sister, 1715, Rosalba Carriera.
Sir John Rushout, 4th Baronet, 1716, Sir Godfrey Kneller.
Madame Isaac de Thellusson, née Sarah le Boullenger, 1725, Nicolas de Largillière.
Portrait of Léopold Clément, Hereditary Prince of Lorraine, ca. 1720, Pierre Gobert.
Portrait of Giovanna Bagnara, 1739, Pierre Subleyras.
Portrait of Jean-Gabriel du Theil, 1738-1740, Jacques André Joseph Aved.
Mademoiselle Louise Jacquet”, 1748-1752, Jean-Étienne Liotard.
Francis Greville, Baron Brooke, later 1st Earl of Warwick, 1741, Jean-Marc Nattier.
Portrait of a Girl Holding a Spaniel, 1750s, by Alexander Roslin.
Sir Henry Oxenden, ca. 1755, Thomas Hudson.
Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen, 1766, Marcello Bacciarelli.
Portrait of Edmund Rolfe, 1761, Pompeo Batoni.
Portrait of Anne, Countess of Chesterfield 1777 - 1778, Thomas Gainsborough.
A Young Man, presumed to be ‘John Bertram’, 1773, John Smart
A Lady, 1785, John Smart.
Jean-Joseph Mounier, 1789, Jean-François Favre.
Portrait of a Lady, 1790s, Hugh Douglas Hamilton.
Portrait of Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex, 1798, Guy Head.
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kimtotes · 4 years ago
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đŸ€ŁThe sex montage after Bobby died🙈,Sutter had to put Juice being raped among the sex scenes,he is a sick dude,sorry!Jax pounding and the screen fading into Gemma being pounded🙈,wasn’t Wendy using a vibrator??lol the only good thing was the song,which is beautiful,and fitted J/T and Jax having the saddest fuck of his lifeđŸ’…đŸœ,sorry bud😂Nero wasn’t as good as people make him look,Jimmy is charismatic but Nero really was like Wendy,they let the Tellers screw them up over and over and they always forgive them,there is a moment in s7 where Lin threats Nero’s son and Jax is like you have to pick a side on this war,I mean what an ass,and Nero still picks Jax’s sideđŸ™…đŸœâ€â™€ïž
And it was the opening scene?? Like what the fuck?? Seriously! Juice being raped was so unsettling and disturbing, especially when it’s in a montage of consensual sex. What a sick fuck. I never noticed that until someone said it!! Like what the fuck! Why would you put those scenes right after one another đŸ€š?? Why would you have the son banging and than fade into his mother banging đŸ€ź. Lol yes Wendy was using the vibrator, which also felt like a joke at Wendy’s expense?? Idk maybe it’s just me lol. The song was great! Honestly I can hate on SOA, but the music was always good! I can’t hate Bob Theile! Yes! It’s nothing againsf Jimmy, he’s a great actor. He’s been in so much, but I’m a Dexter fan and he was great in that! It’s just Sutter’s shitty writing, Nero was just so annoying. He does that shit all season, like that’s your kid dude??? And this is the guy Jax trusts his sons with?? He knows the club is going to fuck him over, they proceed to fuck him over, he bitches about it, but he doesn’t do anything! That’s his whole arc! He constantly did the same thing! Like I’m supposed to feel bad for this character?? He was just written to be the designated Gemma ass kisser, as if her ass wasn’t be kissed enough 🙄
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wakusasse · 4 years ago
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Snake Creek State Recreation Area, South Dakota – Kadoka, South Dakota, Sonntag, 17. Mai 2009
Kapitel 12: Reise vom Running Water River bis Fort Pierre am Teton River (Little Missouri) und Aufenthalt daselbst vom 13. Mai bis zum 4. Juni 1833
Wied: Am 17. Mai frĂŒh sah man die ersten Antilopen, ein Rudel von sechs StĂŒck ĂŒber die HĂŒgel entfliehen, leider waren sie zu fern, um sie deutlich unterscheiden zu können; allein spĂ€ter ward uns diese Freude, indem ein solches Thier an den Uferhöhen so lange stehen zu bleiben so gefĂ€llig war, bis wir dasselbe recht deutlich und nahe betrachtet hatten. Da man bei der Sondirung des Fahrwassers nur vier Fuss Tiefe gefunden hatte, so wurde das Dampfschiff an dem Weidenufer befestigt, und wir griffen zu den Jagdgewehren. Man arbeitete sich durch die dichten UfergebĂŒsche von Pappeln und Weiden hindurch, wo man die grossen FĂ€hrten der Elke, so wie der virginischen Hirsche kreuz und quer im weichen Boden abgedrĂŒckt fand, und trat in die Prairie, die sich vollkommen eben 300-400 Schritt weit bis zu den HĂŒgeln ausdehnte. Der Abend war sternhell und kĂŒhl. Am 18. Mai erblickten wir die ersten Bisonsthiere, die uns auf dieser Reise vorgekommen. Mehre JĂ€ger wurden sogleich an’s Land gesetzt, um sie zu verfolgen. Sie stiegen in einer Schlucht hinauf und verschwanden hinter den Höhen. Auch wir begaben uns an’s Land bei einer Temperatur von 68° am Mittage. Mit uns ĂŒbrigen kehrten auch die BisonjĂ€ger auf das Schiff zurĂŒck. Sie hatten zwar ihren eigentlichen Endzweck verfehlt, dagegen aber einen starken Cabri-Bock erlegt, so wie einen ganzen Haufen von Prairie-Dogs, deren Köpfe sĂ€mmtlich von der BĂŒchsenkugel zerstört waren. Da sich diese kleinen Thiere bei AnnĂ€herung eines fremdartigen Gegenstandes in ihre Höhlen zurĂŒck ziehen, und alsdann nur mit dem Kopfe hervor blicken, so schiessen sie die Americaner mit ihren langen BĂŒchsen meistens gerade auf diesen Theil. Sie essen sie ĂŒbrigens sehr gern. Von der Antilope, welche sie auf der Stelle zerlegt hatten, brachten sie die Haut und den Kopf, sowie das Fleisch zurĂŒck. Sie lieferten ausserdem einen schönen grossen Adler und eine Natter ab. Da das Wasser des Flusses so seicht war, so konnten wir am nĂ€chstfolgenden Tage (19. Mai) unsere Stelle nicht verlassen, und unsere Excursionen wurden fortgesetzt. Des Wassermangels wegen blieben wir mehre Tage hier liegen und hatten einige heftige GewitterstĂŒrme auszuhalten. Am 21. Mai war es so kĂŒhl, dass man im Schiffe Kaminfeuer anzĂŒndete. Der Fluss war etwas gewachsen und man versuchte fort zu schiffen.
Wir stehen hier also auf einem amerikanischen Campingplatz, umringt von Riesenwohnwagen und ihren weißen amerikanischen Besitzern. Warum ich das erwĂ€hne? Ganz einfach. Auf den CampingplĂ€tzen haben wir bisher nur weiße US-Amerikaner gesehen, keine Asiaten, keine Latinos, keine Schwarzen und erst recht keine Roten. Das Wetter ist okay, die Temperatur angenehm, der Himmel blau bis auf ein paar Cirrostratus. Die Nacht unter der neuen Zudecke war angenehm, obwohl es immer noch ziemlich kalt war. Zwar nicht so wie die Nacht davor, aber immer noch kalt genug, um sich den Arsch abzufrieren. Meine Aufmerksamkeit erregt ein Elektroroller fĂŒr Kinder. Das Kind muss nicht mehr Anschwung geben, sondern braust mit Batterieantrieb durch die Gegend. Meine Reisebegleiterin klĂ€rt mich auf: Diese E-Technik kommt auch bald nach Deutschland. Wahrscheinlich liegt sie damit sogar richtig. Auf unserem iPhone lĂ€uft gerade in Bob Dylan’s “Theme Time Radio Show”: „Enjoy yourself, it’s later than you think“ von Guy Lombardo.
10.15 Uhr. Da die Yellowstone mit Wieds Reisegruppe an Bord in den nĂ€chsten Tagen nicht von der Stelle kam, bleibt uns Zeit fĂŒr Exkursionen in die Rosebud Indian Reservation, in die Black Hills sowie in die Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Let’s go to the West. Nach einem letzten Blick auf die niedliche Wayside Chapel, einer kleinen Holzkirche am Ufer des Lake Francis Case und auf die wenigen auf dem Wasser rumschippernden Boote, ĂŒberqueren wir den Missouri River auf dem South Dakota Highway 44 ĂŒber die Platte-Winner Bridge. TschĂŒss, in einer Woche sind wir wieder da.
Die HĂŒgellandschaft bis zur Höhe ist sanft ansteigend und teilweise dicht bewaldet. Der Blick in die Weiten des Westens ist imposant. In weiter Ferne sehen wir nördlich des Highway 44 immense Tafelberge einer mĂ€chtigen HĂŒgelkette. Im Tal tauchen die ersten Felder auf, auch die Farmen werden von Meile zu Meile immer grĂ¶ĂŸer. Bald darauf fahren wir durch eine grĂŒne friedvolle PrĂ€rielandschaft, hĂŒbsch anzusehen. Der Straßenbelag ist leicht rötlich, die Straße wenig befahren. Eine Zeitlang fĂ€hrt ein Auto hinter uns her, ĂŒberholt uns irgendwann. Außerdem kommen uns noch zwei Wohnwagen entgegen, ansonsten ist hier null Verkehr. Noch 21 Meilen bis Winner, South Dakota. In Richtung Westen fĂ€hrt auf dem schnurgeraden Highway kein Mensch. FĂŒr die Landschaft fĂ€llt mir nur eine etwas platte Beschreibung ein: Weite. Weite. Weite.
Winner ist eine Kleinstadt im Tripp County im SĂŒden des US-Bundesstaates South Dakota. Das Tripp County ist wiederum der grĂ¶ĂŸte Viehproduzent in South Dakota. Mit um die 3000 Einwohnern ist Winner die grĂ¶ĂŸte Stadt in dieser ĂŒberwiegend landwirtschaftlich geprĂ€gten Region und daher auch als Einkaufs- und Schulstadt von Bedeutung. Winner ist nicht nur wegen der Fasanenjagd bekannt, auch Hirsche, TruthĂ€hne, PrĂ€riehunde, MoorhĂŒhner, PrĂ€riehĂŒhner, Tauben und Kojoten werden in diesem Gebiet gejagt. Etwa zwei Kilometer nordöstlich des Zentrums lieg der Winner Regional Airport. Die bekanntesten SehenswĂŒrdigkeiten von Winner sind das Baseball Leahy Bowl und das Winner Drive-In Theatre. In Winner decken wir uns erst einmal fĂŒr die weitere Fahrt ein: Benzin, Kaffee, GebĂ€ck. Interessanterweise gibt es hier eine Solarbahn und ein Holiday Inn Express. Zwei Indianer schlendern die Hauptstraße entlang.  
Nun geht’s durch Marlboro Country. Pferde, Rinder und KĂŒhe grasen auf sattgrĂŒnen Wiesen und erfreuen sich noch ihres Lebens. Die Bullen strotzen vor Kraft. BĂ€ume und StrĂ€ucher sind verschwunden, wir fahren durch Weideland und Getreidefelder. Entlang des Highways sind erstaunlich viele AutoschrottplĂ€tze. Zur Rechten passieren wir leicht hĂŒgelige Erhebungen, die  teilweise abgeflacht sind wie ein Tafelberg.  
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Foto: Marlboro Country
Carter, South Dakota ist ein kleines Nest im Tripp County und liegt direkt an der US-Route 18 westlich von Winner. Die Ansiedlung wurde 1909 gegrĂŒndet und wahrscheinlich nach einem Landagenten benannt.
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Die Rosebud Indian Reservation (Lakota Sicangu Oyate) ist ein Indianerreservat im US-Bundesstaat South Dakota. UrsprĂŒnglich Teil der Great Sioux Reservation, wurde es 1889 vom US-Kongress aus diesem herausgelöst und vom Bureau of Indian Affairs als eigenes Reservat gefĂŒhrt. Es umfasst die gesamte FlĂ€che vom Todd County. Das Reservat wird von BrulĂ©-Lakota-Indianern bewohnt. Die FlĂ€che des Reservats einschließlich der angeschlossenen Gebiete betrĂ€gt 5103 kmÂČ und grenzt im SĂŒden an den Bundesstaat Nebraska und im Westen an die Pine Ridge Reservation. Der Verwaltungssitz des Reservats befindet sich in der gleichnamigen Siedlung Rosebud, dort befinden sich auch StĂŒtzpunkte des Indian Health Service, des Bureau of Indian Affairs, der Tribal BIA Police und des BIA Fire Managements. Der Name Rosebud kommt von den wilden Rosen, die in der Gegend wachsen. Die grĂ¶ĂŸte Gemeinde des Reservats ist Mission. Auf dem Reservats-Gebiet befindet sich an der Grenze zu Nebraska auch das Rosebud Casino, das eines der grĂ¶ĂŸten Arbeitgeber des Reservats ist. Die Situation im Reservat kann nur als hoffnungslos bezeichnet werden: 80% der arbeitsfĂ€higen Bevölkerung sind arbeitslos, die durchschnittliche Lebenserwartung fĂŒr mĂ€nnliche Bewohner betrĂ€gt nur lausige 47 Jahre und die Selbstmordrate im Reservat liegt 400 % ĂŒber dem Landesdurchschnitt. Etwa die HĂ€lfte der Bevölkerung ĂŒber 40 Jahre leidet an Diabetes, die Rate der an Tuberkulose Erkrankten ist 8 Mal höher als im Landesdurchschnitt und die Anzahl der Bevölkerung mit Alkohol- und Drogenproblemen wird auf fast 70 % geschĂ€tzt. Nur 10 % der SchĂŒler der Todd County Highschool schaffen einen Abschluss.  
Im Jahr 1868 entstand durch den zweiten Vertrag von Fort Laramie das Great Sioux Reservat. Dieser Vertrag legte das Gebiet des gesamten heutigen US-Bundesstaates South Dakota westlich des Missouri, einschließlich der Black Hills (von der Nordgrenze in Nebraska bis zum 46. Breitengrad und vom Missouri im Osten bis zum 104. Meridian im Westen) als Indianer-Land zur uneingeschrĂ€nkten und unbehelligten Nutzung und Besiedlung durch die Great Sioux Nation fest. Dem Vertrag vorausgegangen war der Red-Cloud-Krieg (1866–1868), ein Krieg, der einen vollstĂ€ndigen Sieg der Lakota bedeutete. Deswegen waren die Sioux-Indianer in einer guten Verhandlungsposition und konnten ein großes Gebiet im heutigen South Dakota fĂŒr sich beanspruchen. Da das Gebiet von mehreren IndianerstĂ€mmen besiedelt wurde, errichtete man mehrere StĂŒtzpunkte des Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) im Reservatsgebiet.
Das heutige Reservat hat seine UrsprĂŒnge in der Whetstone Indian Agency, einem StĂŒtzpunkt des BIA, der fĂŒr die BrulĂ©-, Oglala- und Miniconjou-Sioux zustĂ€ndig war. GegrĂŒndet 1869, zog die Agentur mehrmals um, 1871 an den Big White Clay Creek und 1875 an den White River im Grenzgebiet zwischen dem Nebraska und dem Dakota-Territorium. 1978 wurde die Spotted Tail Indian Agency aus der Whetstone Indian Agency herausgelöst und als eigene Agentur gefĂŒhrt, die spĂ€ter an den Rosebud Creek in South Dakota umzog. Im gleichen Jahre wurde die Agentur in Rosebud Agency umbenannt. Zur gleichen Zeit erhielten die Oglala-Sioux auch ihre eigene Agentur, die Red Cloud Agency, dem heutigen Pine Ridge.
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Die Black Hills gelten den Lakota-Sioux als heilige Berge. Zudem stellen sie den Gegenstand zahlreicher Mythen der Lakota dar. Noch heute besuchen einige Stammesangehörige die spirituellen Orte in den Bergen, um ihre Religion auszuĂŒben. UrsprĂŒnglich waren sie Teil der Great Sioux Reservation. Eine nach dem Vertrag illegale Expedition unter George Armstrong Custer erkundete 1874 die Black Hills und fand in den Bergen Gold. Nach den Goldfunden versuchte die Regierung, die Lakota zu einer Abtretung der Bergkette zu bewegen, allerdings ohne Erfolg. Goldsucher drangen rechtswidrig in das Gebiet ein, der Goldrausch kannte keine Grenzen mehr. Konflikte im Winter 1875/76 fĂŒhrten zum erneuten Einsatz Custers und des 7. Kavallerie-Regiments und der Schlacht am Little Bighorn im Juni 1876. Nach der endgĂŒltigen Niederlage der Indianer im Herbst desselben Jahres wurden 1877 die Black Hills den Sioux entzogen. Dieses Gesetz der Bundesregierung wird von der Rosebud Reservation bis heute nicht anerkannt, da die erforderlichen 3/4 der mĂ€nnlichen Bewohner dem Vertrag nicht zugestimmt haben. Dies war aber nach dem Vertrag von Fort Laramie 1868 vorgeschrieben.
UrsprĂŒnglich war das Reservat Teil der Great Sioux Reservation, bevor es am 2. MĂ€rz 1889 in kleinere Reservate aufgeteilt wurde und aus der Agentur ein eigenstĂ€ndiges Reservat entstand. Dabei gingen den Indianern 36000 Quadratkilometer verloren. Rosebud war aber davon nicht direkt betroffen und umfasste weiterhin die Gebiete der heutigen Todd, Tripp, Lyman, Mellette und Gregory Counties.
In den Jahren zwischen 1904 und 1910 beschloss der US-Kongress, das Gebiet der heutigen Jackson, Tripp, Lyman, Mellette und Gregory County fĂŒr die Besiedlung durch weiße Siedler zu öffnen. Der US-Kongress verkleinerte dadurch die FlĂ€che der Rosebud Reservation, da man der Meinung war, dass die Indianer viel zu viel Land beanspruchten. Die Maßnahme verfolgte hauptsĂ€chlich zwei Ziele: Zum einen sollte so das GemeinschaftsgefĂŒge der Indianer gebrochen und die Indianer so in die amerikanische Gesellschaft integriert werden und die Indianer sollten Farmer werden. Als solche, so die damalige gĂ€ngige Meinung Meinung, wĂŒrden sie viel weniger Land brauchen, als sie fĂŒr ihre traditionelle nicht sesshafte Lebensweise als JĂ€ger und Sammler beanspruchten. Im selben Jahr wurde das Gebiet in Parzellen geteilt. Da die Maßnahme rechtlich als Enteignung galt, die nach der Verfassung verboten war, erhielten Indianer 320 Acres und Kinder 160 Acres. Der Rest der FlĂ€che wurde im Rahmen des Homestead Act an weiße Siedler verlost. Diese LandĂŒbergabe war jedoch an Bedingungen geknĂŒpft. Die Parzellen wurden erst nach 25 Jahren Eigentum der Indianer. Die US-Regierung fungierte als TreuhĂ€nder. Das Land musste von den Besitzern bewirtschaftet werden, um in ihr Eigentum ĂŒberzugehen. Aus verschiedenen GrĂŒnden bewirtschafteten die Indianer oftmals ihre GrundstĂŒcke aber nicht. Die Indianer selbst wehrten sich meist gegen ein Leben als Farmer. Sie sahen die Farmarbeit als unwĂŒrdig und einschrĂ€nkend an. Auch waren die FlĂ€chen oft landwirtschaftlich gesehen wertlos und brachten keine ErtrĂ€ge. Auch entsprach dies nicht der Rechtsauffassung und der Kultur der Sioux-Indianer, die kein Grundeigentum kannten. Die Sioux zogen als Nomaden durch das Gebiet und kannten keine festen Siedlungen.
Die GrundstĂŒcke verblieben also im Eigentum des BIA, das diese FlĂ€chen aber nur treuhĂ€nderisch fĂŒr den Stamm verwaltete. Besitzer der FlĂ€chen sind damit oftmals noch der Rosebud Sioux Tribe, oder sie sind im Besitz von Mitgliedern des Stammes, aber nicht Teil der Rosebud Reservation, deswegen werden diese Gebiete Off-reservation trust land genannt.
Nach Rodung des PrĂ€riegrases bauten die weißen Siedler primĂ€r Weizen an. Das hatte fatale Folgen und durch die Urbarmachung traten massive DĂŒrren auf. Die tiefen Wurzeln des PrĂ€riegrases hatten die oberen Bodenschichten vor Erosion bewahrt, die nun massiv einsetzte. Durch Trockenheit und StaubstĂŒrme wurden die Ernten vernichtet und die Menschen in ihren HĂ€usern regelrecht zugeweht. Daraufhin mussten viele Farmer ihr Land verlassen, als ihre finanziellen Ressourcen aufgebraucht waren. Sie suchten oft in anderen Regionen der USA nach Arbeit, vor allem in Kalifornien. Hier traten sie in Konkurrenz zu anderen Wanderarbeitern. Die USA waren damals von der Weltwirtschaftskrise wirtschaftlich stark angeschlagen und verzeichneten eine enorm hohe Arbeitslosigkeit.
Erst 1934 Ă€nderte sich die Politik der Bundesregierung gegenĂŒber der Rosebud Reservation. Mit dem Indian Reorganization Act (IRA) gestand die Bundesregierung der Reservation mehr Selbstverwaltung zu. Am 23. November 1935 erhielt das Reservat eine eigene Verfassung und Regierung, nachdem der Stamm dem IRA zugestimmt hatte.
1942 grĂŒndete der Stamm die Gesellschaft Tribal Land Enterprise Rosebud Sioux Tribe, um die Verwaltung seiner LĂ€ndereien selber zu organisieren. Ein Ziel der Gesellschaft ist es auch, Land von weißen Siedlern zurĂŒckzukaufen, um die Off-reservation trust land miteinander zu verbinden. Seitdem kaufte die Gesellschaft jĂ€hrlich Land im Wert von zirka 500.000 Dollar zurĂŒck. Die Gesellschaft verpachtet Stammesgebiete an Mitglieder und Außenstehende zu verschiedenen Konditionen.
1977 entschied der Oberste Gerichtshof im Rosebud-Sioux-Tribe-vs.-Kneip-Verfahren, dass das offizielle Reservats-Gebiet nur noch Todd County umfasst. Damit lebten 2000 Stammesangehörige und sieben anerkannte Gemeinden außerhalb des Reservats. Seitdem weigert sich South Dakota, die Off-reservation trust land in seinen offiziellen Karten als solche zu markieren, obwohl sie weiterhin nicht dem Bundesstaat, sondern dem Rosebud-Sioux-Stamm unterstehen und von diesem verwaltet werden.
1980 entschied der oberste Gerichtshof im United-States-v.-Sioux-Nation-of-Indians-Verfahren, dass dem Rosebud-Stamm eine EntschĂ€digung fĂŒr den Verlust der Black Hills zusteht. Bis heute weigert sich der Stamm, das zugesprochene Geld im Wert von ĂŒber 1 Milliarde Dollar anzunehmen. Sie bestehen auf die RĂŒckgabe der fĂŒr sie heiligen Berge.
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Direkt hinter Carter werden wir von einem Schild freundlich begrĂŒĂŸt: „Welcome to the Rosebud Indian Reservation“. Kurz darauf geht’s an einer MĂŒllkippe vorbei. Der Highway West 18 ist in einem Top-Zustand. Wer es gern einsam mag, ist in diesem Reservat goldrichtig. Wir scheinen allein auf der Welt zu sein. Okreek, South Dakota, durchfahren wir zĂŒgig. Zwei Hunde laufen ĂŒber die Straße. Bei starkem Verkehr wĂ€re es ein lebensgefĂ€hrliches Spiel mit dem Leben, bei dem geringen Verkehrsaufkommen ist es allerdings ein Paradies fĂŒr die Tiere. Nach und nach wird es wieder hĂŒgeliger, interessante Gesteinsformationen nehmen zu. Aber die Natur hatte seinerzeit andere PlĂ€ne, denn es wird wieder flacher.
Erste HĂ€user und Trailer Homes deuten darauf hin, dass wir uns Mission, South Dakota, nĂ€hern. Die Vororte White Horse und Antelope sind schnell durchfahren. „Welcome to Mission“. Ein Schild fordert: „Support our troops“, ein anderes weist den Weg zur Sinte Gleska University, einer indianischen UniversitĂ€t. Mission ist ein schlichter Ort mit knapp 1000 Einwohnern im Todd County und die grĂ¶ĂŸte Gemeinde in der Rosebud Indian Reservation. Der Ort wurde nach Missionaren benannt, die sich zum Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts um die Sicangu-Lakota-Sioux „kĂŒmmerten“. Rund 85% der Einwohner sind Angehörige des Indianerstammes. Das Durchschnittsalter der Bevölkerung betrĂ€gt circa 23 Jahre, etwa 40 % davon sind unter 18 Jahre alt. Das Pro-Kopf-Einkommen ist mit etwas mehr als 11.000 Dollar im Jahr eines der niedrigsten Einkommen in den Vereinigten Staaten. So ist es kein Wunder, dass circa 30% der Bevölkerung unterhalb der Armutsgrenze leben und die Arbeitslosenquote ĂŒber 80% betrĂ€gt. Mission ist der Sitz der Sinte Gleska University, der Stammes-UniversitĂ€t der Rosebud Reservation. Das Motto der UniversitĂ€t lautet: Wahope unglawa sakapi hecel oyate ki Wolakota gluha tokatakiya unya pi kte, was so viel heißt wie „StĂ€rkung unserer Stiftung fĂŒr die Menschen, damit sie auf dem Lakota-Weg vorwĂ€rts gehen können“. Die 1970 gegrĂŒndete Sinte-Gleska-UniversitĂ€t (SGU) ist ein privates College fĂŒr IndianerstĂ€mme im Rosebud Indianerreservat. Die SGU hat etwas mehr als 800 Studenten. Stammeshochschulen dienen indianischen Bevölkerungsgruppen, die keine andere Möglichkeit haben, Zugang zu höherer Bildung zu erhalten; sie sind auch ein Mittel fĂŒr die StĂ€mme, FĂ€cher aus der Perspektive ihrer Kulturen zu unterrichten. In Mission befindet sich neben der UniversitĂ€t auch die High School vom Todd County.
Auf dem Weg nach Rosebud in South Dakota in der Rosebud Indian Reservation tauchen immer wieder Schilder am Straßenrand auf, die an die Verkehrstoten erinnern: „Why die?“ 10 Meilen bis Rosebud. Wir verlassen den Highway 18 und halten uns links auf den BIA Highway 1 und erreichen bald darauf die Hauptstadt der Reservation.
Rosebud ist eine indianische Siedlung im Todd County mit etwa 1500 Einwohnern. Sie ist die grĂ¶ĂŸte Siedlung im Reservat und Verwaltungssitz der Rosebud Indianer Reservation. Rosebud ist keine Gemeinde im Sinne des amerikanischen Rechts, sondern ein Census-designated place, ein 'Zu Statistikzwecken definiertes Siedlungsgebiet'. Fast 94 % der Einwohner sind Mitglieder des gleichnamigen Sioux Stammes.
Rosebud begrĂŒĂŸt die Besucher mit: „Welcome to the Land of the Sicangu Lakota Oyate“. Der Ort wird von standardisierten blassblau-grauen HolzhĂ€usern geprĂ€gt. In der NĂ€he des Stadions befindet sich ein kleiner Markt, daneben dreht sich ein kleines Plastikriesenrad fĂŒr Kinder. Die Toiletten der Tankstelle an der Hauptstraße sind wegen Vandalismus geschlossen. Die Indianer vor dem Tankstellenshop geben ein trauriges Bild ab, stehen dort wie ein Symbol des amerikanischen Albtraums.
Wir erreichen die Vororte von St. Francis, South Dakota, begrĂŒĂŸt von einem Wasserturm, eigentlich ein Symbol fĂŒr Ansiedlungen der weißen US-Amerikaner. Hier ist alles ein wenig anders – auch die amerikanische Flagge flattert im Wind. Das eine oder andere Haus ist zugemĂŒllt oder machen einen heruntergekommenen Eindruck. St. Francis ist eine Gemeinde mit etwa 700 Einwohnern im Todd County und gehört wie Rosebud ebenfalls zur Rosebud Indian Reservation. Zudem ist die Gemeinde Sitz der St. Francis Mission. St. Francis stellt einen ReprĂ€sentanten fĂŒr das 'Rosebud Tribal Council', die Regierung der Reservation. GegrĂŒndet wurde St. Francis 1886 von katholischen Jesuiten, die im Reservat eine Schule errichteten. Die Gemeinde ist nach Franz von Assisi benannt. Über 90 % der Bevölkerung sind Angehörige der IndianerstĂ€mme. Das Durchschnittsalter betrĂ€gt 24 Jahre. In der unmittelbaren Umgebung von St. Francis wohnten um die 2.200 Personen. Fast 60 % der Bevölkerung leben in Armut. Ein GebĂ€udeblock erinnert an sozialen Wohnungsbau. Überall Verbotsschilder, vor allem Alkohol ist untersagt. Vorbei geht’s an der örtlichen Tankstelle und der Poststation. Rechts der Straße mĂ€hen Indianer RasenflĂ€chen vor ihren schlichten HĂ€usern. 
Die St. Francis Mission und das Buechel Museum sind nicht zu verfehlen. Das Buechel Memorial Lakota Museum ist leider geschlossen, dafĂŒr hat die St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Kirche geöffnet. Schade, wir hĂ€tten uns im Museum gern die Sammlung mit ĂŒber 2000 Artefakten ĂŒber die Tradition, Kultur und Geschichte der Lakota angesehen. Wir erfahren, dass das Museum von Freiwilligen betreut wird, die FĂŒhrungen durch das Museum und die historischen Kirchen der St.-Franziskus-Mission anbieten. Die St. Francis Mission ist eine 1886 gegrĂŒndete gemeinnĂŒtzige Organisation von Jesuiten, die immer noch das Ziel hat, die im Reservat lebenden Lakota (Sioux) zu evangelisieren. Damit ist die St. Francis Mission auch die grĂ¶ĂŸte gemeinnĂŒtzige Organisation im Rosebud Reservat, die kein von der Regierung kontrolliertes oder finanziertes Programm durchfĂŒhrt. Die Charles Borromeo Catholic Church der St. Francis Mission ist insofern interessant, als sie von außen in grellem Hell-Lila gestrichen ist. Der unfreundliche Priester weist gerade zwei Indianerjungen als Messdiener ein, die völlig konsterniert dreinblicken. 
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Photo: Charles Borromeo Catholic Church
Wir kaufen einem Indianer einen kleinen 50×60 cm großen Teppich ab, der angeblich von seiner Großmutter gewebt wurde. Er hĂ€tte da auch noch 
 matt winken wir ab. Der Indianer wirkt verwahrlost und sieht völlig erschöpft aus. 
St. Francis ist trotz der einiger baufĂ€lliger HĂ€user und zugemĂŒllter GrundstĂŒcke ein recht idyllischer Ort mit jeder Menge grĂŒn blĂŒhender BĂ€ume. Damit kein falscher Eindruck entsteht, wir wissen schon, dass wir das mit den Augen weißer EuropĂ€er betrachten und das man eine objektive Beschreibung der ZustĂ€nde erst abgeben kann, wenn man hier leben wĂŒrde.  
Auf dem BIA Highway 501 verlassen wir St. Francis. Es geht noch einige Zeit an den Holz- oder AluminiumhĂ€usern der Indianer vorbei. Interessanterweise sind die GebĂ€ude hier nicht so heruntergekommen wie in den Ansiedlungen zuvor. So scheint es jedenfalls aus der Ferne. Nochmal: Es sind unsere Synonyme „heruntergekommen, schön, nett, sauber“ und so weiter.
Braun-weiß gescheckte Indianerpferde grasen auf Weiden, Farmland sehen wir nicht. Mitten in den Great Plains fahren wir nun in eine bewaldete, sacht ansteigende HĂŒgellandschaft. Dazwischen wird das Land teilweise landwirtschaftlich genutzt. Nach einiger Zeit erreichen wir auf dem BIA Highway 5 die Höhe eines Plateaus in etwa 1000 Metern Höhe ĂŒber N/N und durchfahren bald darauf den wilden, einsamen Crazy Horse Canyon, offensichtlich ein beliebter Freizeitort. Der Little White River windet sich mit uns durch das Tal. Wir schauen von der Höhe runter in die eindrucksvollen grĂŒnen TĂ€ler mit kleinen FlĂŒsschen. Obwohl die Natur hier oben weit zurĂŒck ist, zeigen sich an den BĂ€ume gerade die ersten Knospen. Auf einem GrundstĂŒck stehen Unmengen von Waschmaschinen, ein surrealistisches Bild in dieser Bilderbuchlandschaft. Kaum zu glauben, aber auf einmal steht da ein Lama auf einer Wiese. Ein Pow-Wow-Platz liegt romantisch auf einer Waldlichtung, links leuchtet ein Tipi im Sonnenlicht. Auf dem BIA Highway 7 ĂŒberqueren wir den Little White River ĂŒber die Lampert Bridge, witzigerweise hat jemand die spanische Flagge gehisst.
Parmelee ist ein Ort mit etwa 650 ĂŒberwiegend indianischen Einwohnern im Todd County in South Dakota, der noch innerhalb des Rosebud-Indianerreservats liegt. Die Ansiedlung wurde 1916 als Cut Meat gegrĂŒndet und 1921 in Parmelee umbenannt. Fast 78% der Bevölkerung leben unterhalb der Armutsgrenze, darunter erschreckenderweise fast 85% der unter 18-JĂ€hrigen. An der Hauptstraße in Parmelee finden wir endlich eine Tankstelle. Die Bewohner des Ortes machen einen freundlichen Eindruck, viele junge Menschen sind auf den Beinen. Der Besitzer der Gas Station ist ein Weißer, die Indianer im Shop sind gut gelaunt. Ein Schild an der Kirche fordert: „Have Respect“. Hinter Parmelee liegen in karger Landschaft Felder brach, vereinzelt sehen wir Farmen, wie zum Beispiel die Emanuel Farm, die Rinderzucht betreibt. Kurz darauf verlassen wir die Reservation.
Norris ist eine lĂŒtte Gemeinde im Mellette County, South Dakota, die von knapp 150 Menschen bewohnt wird. Die Ansiedlung wurde 1910 gegrĂŒndet. Ein Schild erinnert daran, dass man in den USA unterwegs ist: „United we stand. One Nation under God”. Die Sacred Heart Kirche mit einem grĂŒnen Dach steht einsam in der dĂŒrren Landschaft. In dem Örtchen wohnen nicht mehr als zwanzig Menschen, ĂŒberwiegend Indianer. Am Straßenrand des South Dakota Highways 63 wartet ein Indianer, aha, und da stehen schon die hellblauen oder hellgrauen HĂ€user der Natives.
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Die Weite der Felder ist in ihrer Monotonie bemerkenswert. Vereinzelt sehen wir Indianer, obwohl wir uns außerhalb der Reservate bewegen. Nach 11 Kilometern ist der Highway 63 nicht mehr asphaltiert, sondern eine Schotterstraße. Von Norris bis Belvidere stoppe ich alle hundert Meter unseren Bus, um die ungewöhnlichen Gesteinsformationen der Cedar Buttes zu bestaunen. Die Straße fĂŒhrt durch eine Landschaft mit wie von Außerirdischen geschaffenen Sandsteinformationen. Wir sehen bizarre Formationen, die wie aufgeschĂŒttete Kaliberge wirken. Die halbtrockenen, sanften HĂŒgel werden von groben Schluchten durchschnitten. Der Blick auf die grauen, zerklĂŒfteten und skurrilen Formationen ist teilweise atemberaubend. Trockene BĂ€che schlĂ€ngeln sich seitwĂ€rts durch die niedriger gelegenen und grĂŒn bedeckten HĂŒgel. Die Felsen erinnern an riesige HaifischzĂ€hne, die glatten Sedimentpfeiler sind mit gelben Kaktusfeigen bedeckt. Mutterseelenallein fahren wir auf dem endlos braungrauen Band der 63, zwischen den Formationen weiden Tausende von Rindern. Rechts des Highways fließt der Black Pipe Creek. Ich muss an einen Artikel ĂŒber den indianischen Ranger Richard Sherman, einem Mitglied des Oglala-Sioux-Stammes, denken, in dem Sherman von seinen Erfahrungen in Cedar Butte berichtet. Er beschreibt die psychischen Auswirkungen durch die Einsamkeit der Badlands, von den magischen Orten, vom Frieden und der Inspiration, die man in dieser Naturlandschaft findet. Der Ranger berichtet von seinen Wanderungen durch die Flora der Badlands und erwĂ€hnt die traditionelle Nutzung der Ess- und Heilpflanzen durch die Indianer. Eindrucksvoll beschreibt er die Stille der Landschaft, nur unterbrochen vom Wind, vom Geheul eines Kojoten oder von einem kreischenden Rotschwanzfalken. Sherman berichtet auch, dass Cedar Butte wahrscheinlich das wichtigste Zuchtgebiet fĂŒr Dickhornschafe ist, die hier in den 1960er Jahren angesiedelt wurden und selbstverstĂ€ndlich erwĂ€hnt er auch, dass dieser Ort fĂŒr die Indianer heilig war und immer noch ist. FĂŒr die Lakota ist alles heilig – das Land, der Tag, das Leben. Tja – besser kann man es nicht ausdrĂŒcken. Langsam verlassen wir Cedar Butte und Weideland mit Tausenden von Rindern dominiert nun das Terrain. Elke: Was fĂŒr ein tolles Land. Wie recht sie hat.  
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Photos: Impressionen on the State Route 63
Vor uns fließt der White River. Als wir einen Blick auf den Fluss werfen, kommen Hunderte von Schwalben angeflogen, piepen aufgeregt und umfliegen uns hektisch, um uns von ihren Nestern zu vertreiben, die sich unter der FlussbrĂŒcke befinden.
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Foto: White River
Bei Belvidere, South Dakota, einem kleinen Nest mit etwa 60 Einwohnern, fahren wir auf der Nebenstrecker der Interstate 90 entspannt nach Kadoka, South Dakota, wo wir gegen 16 Uhr eintreffen. Die flache Gegend hier ist landschaftlich etwas langweilig. WeideflĂ€chen wohin man schaut. 1 Meile bis SĂŒd-Kadoka. Aus der Ferne grĂŒĂŸt, in warmem Blau gehalten, der Wasserturm von Kadoka. Links steht die Rodeo Arena. Das Ortsschild Kadoka zeigt an, dass hier 736 Menschen leben. FĂŒr amerikanische VerhĂ€ltnisse reicht das allemal aus, als Stadt bezeichnet zu werden. NatĂŒrlich fehlen auch nicht der obligatorische GebrauchtwagenhĂ€ndler und ein Schrottplatz. Links geht es zum Airport. Quartier beziehen wir im Budget Host Inn fĂŒr 66 Dollar die Nacht. Ein netter Typ im Office erledigt den Check-In. VerblĂŒfft starre ich ihn, denn er sieht original so aus wie der Musiker Sting. Kadoka liegt am östlichen Eingang des Buffalo Gap National Grassland und ist gleichzeitig die Eingangspforte zu den Badlands.
Nach einer kurzen Ruhepause besuchen wir ein kleines Restaurant, in dem wir den leckersten Hamburger unseres Lebens serviert bekommen. Den Abend lassen wir auf der Terrasse unseres Hotels ausklingen. Das Wetter in Kadoka ist anders als am Missouri River. Der Wetterbericht meldet fĂŒr Morgen Temperaturen von bis zu 34 Grad Celsius. 
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Playlist; Astral Glamour fill, Triple R, December 28, 2020
Listen back on demand
Stanley Cowell - Travelin’ Man
Pharoah Sanders - Love Will Find A Way
Sun Ra - UFO (studio version)
Brother Ah - Transcendental March (Creation Song)
Sign Libra - Sea of Serenity
Andras - Poppy
Zon Vern Pyles ‎- Rush Hour
Mariah - Sokokara
Shintaro Sakamoto - In A Phantom Mood
Cayn Borthwick - Keep Me
Bassline feat. Lorraine Chambers - You’ve Gone
Romolo Grano, Gianni Oddi - Kukumbe
Manu Dibango - Ceddo
Shankar Family & Friends - Lust (Raga Chandrakauns)
Conrad Schnitzler - Ballet Statique
Isla Cameron - O Willow Waly
Comus - In The Lost Queen’s Eyes
Kelsey Lu - Morning Dew
Maxine Funke - Through the Trees
Lehmann B. Smith - Letting Go
Sea Oleena - Will I Know
Ymistye (Misty) White - Come Again in November
Bob Theil - Who Are We Now
Colin Blunstone - Though You Are Far Away
Eden Ahbez - The Wanderer
Moondog - High on a Rocky Ledge
Roberta Flack - Do What You Gotta Do
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Links 11/29/18
Strange waves rippled around the world, and nobody knows why National Geographic
Rare and diverse giant viruses unexpectedly found in a forest soil ecosystem Phys.org
New Zealand whale stranding: ‘I will never forget their cries’ BBC
Can lab-grown human brains think? The Week
Risky Corporate Debt Among Top U.S. Threats Flagged in Fed Financial Stability Report Fortune (J-LS).
Resource-Rich New Mexico Has a $322 Million Methane Problem Bloomberg
Alberta officials are signalling they have no idea how to clean up toxic oilsands tailings ponds National Observer
Syraqistan
Senate Defies Trump on U.S. Involvement in Yemen War Slate. From the URL: senate-yemen-saudi-sanders-murphy-lee. Note the erasure.
What’s Behind the US-Saudi Nuclear Mega-Deal? Wolf Street (EM).
If The Saudi’s Oil No Longer Matters Why Is Trump Still Supporting Them? Moon of Alabama
How a Saudi Family Feud Fueled Paranoia That Led to Khashoggi’s Murder David Ignatius, WaPo. Note the provenance
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North Korea
Kim Jong Un’s Puppy Diplomacy Pays Off With Railway Deal Bloomberg
China?
The Road to Confrontation NYT. “They didn’t like the West’s playbook. So they wrote their own.” In Chinese, no doubt.
China Blue-Collar Wave Strengthens Xi’s G-20 Hand Bloomberg. Finally some reporting on what in IMNSHO is the critical known unknown.
How Cheap Labor Drives China’s A.I. Ambitions NYT
Silicon Valley’s Chinese Dream The Baffler
China’s Most Popular App Is Full of Hate Foreign Policy
Why China will wait until 2030 to take back Taiwan – unless the island forces Xi Jinping’s hand South China Morning Post
Massive sandstorm engulfs Gansu in northwestern China Sidney Morning Herald. 100 meters tall.
Leave them alone: on the Sentinelese The Hindu
Meet the ‘vigilante’ grandfathers protecting indigenous forest life in Cambodia Mekong Eye
Bison bars were supposed to restore Native communities and grass-based ranches. Then came Epic Provisions. New Food Economy
Brexit
EU withdrawal scenarios and monetary and financial stability (PDF) Bank of England and Official Brexit forecasts show Britain getting poorer FT
A Series of Miscalculations Has Brought Britain to the Brink Der Spiegel. The section head: “Isle of Madness.” (Incidentally, note the graphic. I’m seeing the ol’ slanted text dodge everywhere since AOC used it in her campaign posters. Sorry to be a squeeing fanboi; I’ll stop soon.)
UK car industry and Airbus cautiously back PM’s Brexit deal Guardian
Trump Transition
Veterans Affairs Dept. tells Capitol Hill it won’t repay underpaid GI Bill benefits recipients NBC (DK).
Trump charity that gave away millions before 2016 election did not donate last year Los Angeles Times
The $1.7 Million Man Bloomberg. A smallish grift, by elite standards, but real, like the link below. Is this a trend?
Politically connected Syracuse group flips NY marijuana license for pot of gold Syracuse.com (Bob).
Fake News
We went from this: Manafort held secret talks with Assange in Ecuadorian embassy, sources say (Guardian), to this: Did Someone Plant a Story Tying Paul Manafort to Julian Assange? (Politico) in 24 hours. A single news cycle. An impressive achievement by our trans-Atlantic political class. (“Someone” is — and I know this will shock you — Russia).
TRIBAL FICTIONS: Purity of heart is to know one thing! Daily Howler. Media critique of this NYT Manafort story (“Manafort’s Lawyer Said to Brief Trump Attorneys on What He Told Mueller“).
The godfather of fake news BBC. A neckbeard from Portland, ME. Personally, I would have said the godfather of fake news was Bill Keller, serial WMD fabricator Judy Miller’s editor at the New York Times, but at the end of the day, when you look at the bottom line, and you throw everything into the balance, mene mene tekel upharsin-style, as it were, what are the chances a multi-trillion dollar slaughterhouse could outweigh a clickbait headline about the Clintons on Facebook?
Democrats in Disarray
When Chimamanda met Hillary: a tale of how liberals cosy up to power Guardian
Fairness of Georgia elections challenged by far-reaching lawsuit Atlanta Journal-Constitution
PA Recount Settlement a Victory for Voters Everywhere Voting Justice. From the settlement: “The Secretary will only certify new voting systems for use in Pennsylvania if they meet these criteria: a. The ballot on which each vote is recorded is paper3; b. They produce a voter-verifiable record of each vote; and c. They are capable of supporting a robust pre-certification auditing process. 3A VVPAT receipt generated by a DRE machine is not a paper ballot.” So I have to say: One for the Greens! (I take the strong position: “Hand-marked paper ballots, hand-counted in public.” That means digital is expunged from every phase of the process, critical because that which is digital is hackable, including scanners, printers, etc. The recount settlement does not take that position, although implementations of the agreement might.)
Health Care
Health, United States 2017 with Special Feature on Mortality (PDF) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
U.S. life expectancy declines again, a dismal trend not seen since World War I WaPo. Suicide and opioids; deaths of despair. Everything’s going according to plan

Report: Death Rates Increase for 5 of the 12 Leading Causes of Mortality Pharmacy Times. A useful summary.
Sources of Supplemental Coverage Among Medicare Beneficiaries in 2016 KHN. The neoliberal infestation of Bush’s Medicare Advantage slowly chewing away at Medicare’s foundations

Imperial Collapse Watch
Exclusive: The Pentagon’s Massive Accounting Fraud Exposed The Nation. “The firms concluded, however, that the DoD’s financial records were riddled with so many bookkeeping deficiencies, irregularities, and errors that a reliable audit was simply impossible.” Defense spending is a phishing equilibrium?
Guillotine Watch
Secret luxury homes: how the ultra-rich hide their properties FT
How a future Trump Cabinet member gave a serial sex abuser the deal of a lifetime Miami Herald. It’s good that the Epstein sack of pus has been lanced, again, but see Gawker back in 2015, before Hulk Hogan and Peter Theil mortally wounded it: Flight Logs Put Clinton, Dershowitz on Pedophile Billionaire’s Sex Jet, and Billionaire Pervert Jeffrey Epstein and His Famous Friends: A Primer. It makes sense, when you think about it, that private planes would be a lawless hellscape where elites, very much elites plural, indulge their worst (and thoroughly bipartisan) impulses with even more impunity than they already have. Private planes are like private equity in that way.
Class Warfare
Restoring middle-class incomes: redistribution won’t do Brookings Institution
Why 536 was ‘the worst year to be alive’ Science
Counterperformativity New Left Review. Dense, but intriguing. `
Antidote du Jour (via):
Trying to level up my dog game, here. Bonus antidote:
A friend put a toilet roll over their camera lense to make their dog look like the moon and I am in love pic.twitter.com/mGB3G7N6SQ
— Eliza Berlage (@verbaliza) November 26, 2018
See yesterday’s Links and Antidote du Jour here.
This entry was posted in Guest Post, Links on November 29, 2018 by Lambert Strether.
About Lambert Strether
Readers, I have had a correspondent characterize my views as realistic cynical. Let me briefly explain them. I believe in universal programs that provide concrete material benefits, especially to the working class. Medicare for All is the prime example, but tuition-free college and a Post Office Bank also fall under this heading. So do a Jobs Guarantee and a Debt Jubilee. Clearly, neither liberal Democrats nor conservative Republicans can deliver on such programs, because the two are different flavors of neoliberalism (“Because markets”). I don’t much care about the “ism” that delivers the benefits, although whichever one does have to put common humanity first, as opposed to markets. Could be a second FDR saving capitalism, democratic socialism leashing and collaring it, or communism razing it. I don’t much care, as long as the benefits are delivered. To me, the key issue — and this is why Medicare for All is always first with me — is the tens of thousands of excess “deaths from despair,” as described by the Case-Deaton study, and other recent studies. That enormous body count makes Medicare for All, at the very least, a moral and strategic imperative. And that level of suffering and organic damage makes the concerns of identity politics — even the worthy fight to help the refugees Bush, Obama, and Clinton’s wars created — bright shiny objects by comparison. Hence my frustration with the news flow — currently in my view the swirling intersection of two, separate Shock Doctrine campaigns, one by the Administration, and the other by out-of-power liberals and their allies in the State and in the press — a news flow that constantly forces me to focus on matters that I regard as of secondary importance to the excess deaths. What kind of political economy is it that halts or even reverses the increases in life expectancy that civilized societies have achieved? I am also very hopeful that the continuing destruction of both party establishments will open the space for voices supporting programs similar to those I have listed; let’s call such voices “the left.” Volatility creates opportunity, especially if the Democrat establishment, which puts markets first and opposes all such programs, isn’t allowed to get back into the saddle. Eyes on the prize! I love the tactical level, and secretly love even the horse race, since I’ve been blogging about it daily for fourteen years, but everything I write has this perspective at the back of it.
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From Contraband To Desired Brand
An industry with a projected worth of $50 billion by 2026, cannabis is poised to make huge gains in the lifestyle, health and wellness industries. Marijuana has fought hard to overcome stereotypes such as the stoner stigma made famous by Cheech and Chong. Yet as more states in the US legalize marijuana, and other countries continue to at least decriminalize it, cannabis is attracting interest among investors and industries alike. Noted trends forecaster, Gerald Celente of the Trends Institute, has been talking about this for years, going so far as to name it a top 10 trend for 2017. He cites opportunities aplenty that extend far beyond the traditional notions of the backstreet Amsterdam coffee house or dispensary. At this year’s SXSW, a panel of pioneering women in the cannabis industry shared an all-up view of the opportunities available especially for women and the 50-plus market.
Perception-Shifting Case
One of the more interesting factors in marijuana’s pivot to create highly-desired brands has been the influence of the tech industry. In April of 2015, Founders Fund, a venture capital firm co-founded by investor Peter Theil, made a multi-million dollar investment in Privateer Holdings, a Seattle company that manages several marijuana businesses. Among Privateer’s company is Leafy, a site that manages news and reviews, and Tilray, which researches and cultivates crops in Canada, and the Bob Marley official cannabis brand which includes the “rise up” social initiative and a line of body care products.
Brendan Kennedy, one of Privateer’s founders said in a NY Times interview, “After looking into the industry, we quickly realized that this is no longer, and hasn’t been for years, a countercultural product.” There was opportunity, he added, because “the brands that were out there tended to embrace the clichĂ©s of the industry.”
Another clichĂ© that is being broken, according to Rustigian Burderer, founder of cannabis start-up Simplegentix, is the customer experience. By creating tastefully curated dispensaries that look more like polished, high-end retail stores, it’s easy to reach more customers. Campaign describes a San Francisco store, called Harvest, where consumers are welcomed into a modern retail environment that doesn’t scream marijuana. Instead, wooden shelves showcase products while posters describe its medical benefits. She says, “It’s indicative of how the industry is becoming more accepting. From the stoner, it’s developed into a sophisticated, elegant light.”
Evolving Opportunity
JWT Intelligence asks, “Can cannabis be the next beauty super ingredient?” SXSW panel speaker Emily Paxhia says, “I’m seeing more branded lifestyle products that address the different need states around cannabis, and it’s not about getting as high as humanly possible.” She points to Whoopi Goldberg’s Whoopi and Maya line of medical cannabis products that work to ease menstrual cramps, and are branded to look more like “high-end products you might come across in a department store.”
Beauty and wellness is a massively growing segment. In the last year and a half, executives from L’Oreal and Aveda have expressed interest in implementing cannabis in products. Some brands are infusing beauty products with cannabidiol (CBD), which is a non-psychoactive substance derived from plant. Since it lacks THC, the products can be classified as ‘legal hemp’ versus cannabis. This may contribute to even broader appeal, further destroying the old, outdated stigma.
The Trend Is Your Friend
In the age of disruption, very little is permanent. Some taboos, such as those surrounding cannabis, are eroding in the face of the growing body of science about its benefits. Other taboos as well – gender norms, womanhood, the definition of ‘a beautiful body’ — are meeting similar challenges in the marketplace of ideas. Brands that are stuck due to stigma can take a lesson from what is happening with the cannabis industry. By understanding the forces at work behind the all-up perception-shifting case, and working to implement fundamental changes based on those insights, it’s possible to leverage a trend to affect dramatic outcomes. Even better still, the beauty and wellness industry is removing the controversial aspects of the cannabis taboo (THC) and double-trend-dipping in both ingredient and lifestyle.
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From Contraband To Desired Brand
An industry with a projected worth of $50 billion by 2026, cannabis is poised to make huge gains in the lifestyle, health and wellness industries. Marijuana has fought hard to overcome stereotypes such as the stoner stigma made famous by Cheech and Chong. Yet as more states in the US legalize marijuana, and other countries continue to at least decriminalize it, cannabis is attracting interest among investors and industries alike. Noted trends forecaster, Gerald Celente of the Trends Institute, has been talking about this for years, going so far as to name it a top 10 trend for 2017. He cites opportunities aplenty that extend far beyond the traditional notions of the backstreet Amsterdam coffee house or dispensary. At this year’s SXSW, a panel of pioneering women in the cannabis industry shared an all-up view of the opportunities available especially for women and the 50-plus market.
Perception-Shifting Case
One of the more interesting factors in marijuana’s pivot to create highly-desired brands has been the influence of the tech industry. In April of 2015, Founders Fund, a venture capital firm co-founded by investor Peter Theil, made a multi-million dollar investment in Privateer Holdings, a Seattle company that manages several marijuana businesses. Among Privateer’s company is Leafy, a site that manages news and reviews, and Tilray, which researches and cultivates crops in Canada, and the Bob Marley official cannabis brand which includes the “rise up” social initiative and a line of body care products.
Brendan Kennedy, one of Privateer’s founders said in a NY Times interview, “After looking into the industry, we quickly realized that this is no longer, and hasn’t been for years, a countercultural product.” There was opportunity, he added, because “the brands that were out there tended to embrace the clichĂ©s of the industry.”
Another clichĂ© that is being broken, according to Rustigian Burderer, founder of cannabis start-up Simplegentix, is the customer experience. By creating tastefully curated dispensaries that look more like polished, high-end retail stores, it’s easy to reach more customers. Campaign describes a San Francisco store, called Harvest, where consumers are welcomed into a modern retail environment that doesn’t scream marijuana. Instead, wooden shelves showcase products while posters describe its medical benefits. She says, “It’s indicative of how the industry is becoming more accepting. From the stoner, it’s developed into a sophisticated, elegant light.”
Evolving Opportunity
JWT Intelligence asks, “Can cannabis be the next beauty super ingredient?” SXSW panel speaker Emily Paxhia says, “I’m seeing more branded lifestyle products that address the different need states around cannabis, and it’s not about getting as high as humanly possible.” She points to Whoopi Goldberg’s Whoopi and Maya line of medical cannabis products that work to ease menstrual cramps, and are branded to look more like “high-end products you might come across in a department store.”
Beauty and wellness is a massively growing segment. In the last year and a half, executives from L’Oreal and Aveda have expressed interest in implementing cannabis in products. Some brands are infusing beauty products with cannabidiol (CBD), which is a non-psychoactive substance derived from plant. Since it lacks THC, the products can be classified as ‘legal hemp’ versus cannabis. This may contribute to even broader appeal, further destroying the old, outdated stigma.
The Trend Is Your Friend
In the age of disruption, very little is permanent. Some taboos, such as those surrounding cannabis, are eroding in the face of the growing body of science about its benefits. Other taboos as well – gender norms, womanhood, the definition of ‘a beautiful body’ — are meeting similar challenges in the marketplace of ideas. Brands that are stuck due to stigma can take a lesson from what is happening with the cannabis industry. By understanding the forces at work behind the all-up perception-shifting case, and working to implement fundamental changes based on those insights, it’s possible to leverage a trend to affect dramatic outcomes. Even better still, the beauty and wellness industry is removing the controversial aspects of the cannabis taboo (THC) and double-trend-dipping in both ingredient and lifestyle.
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From Contraband To Desired Brand
An industry with a projected worth of $50 billion by 2026, cannabis is poised to make huge gains in the lifestyle, health and wellness industries. Marijuana has fought hard to overcome stereotypes such as the stoner stigma made famous by Cheech and Chong. Yet as more states in the US legalize marijuana, and other countries continue to at least decriminalize it, cannabis is attracting interest among investors and industries alike. Noted trends forecaster, Gerald Celente of the Trends Institute, has been talking about this for years, going so far as to name it a top 10 trend for 2017. He cites opportunities aplenty that extend far beyond the traditional notions of the backstreet Amsterdam coffee house or dispensary. At this year’s SXSW, a panel of pioneering women in the cannabis industry shared an all-up view of the opportunities available especially for women and the 50-plus market.
Perception-Shifting Case
One of the more interesting factors in marijuana’s pivot to create highly-desired brands has been the influence of the tech industry. In April of 2015, Founders Fund, a venture capital firm co-founded by investor Peter Theil, made a multi-million dollar investment in Privateer Holdings, a Seattle company that manages several marijuana businesses. Among Privateer’s company is Leafy, a site that manages news and reviews, and Tilray, which researches and cultivates crops in Canada, and the Bob Marley official cannabis brand which includes the “rise up” social initiative and a line of body care products.
Brendan Kennedy, one of Privateer’s founders said in a NY Times interview, “After looking into the industry, we quickly realized that this is no longer, and hasn’t been for years, a countercultural product.” There was opportunity, he added, because “the brands that were out there tended to embrace the clichĂ©s of the industry.”
Another clichĂ© that is being broken, according to Rustigian Burderer, founder of cannabis start-up Simplegentix, is the customer experience. By creating tastefully curated dispensaries that look more like polished, high-end retail stores, it’s easy to reach more customers. Campaign describes a San Francisco store, called Harvest, where consumers are welcomed into a modern retail environment that doesn’t scream marijuana. Instead, wooden shelves showcase products while posters describe its medical benefits. She says, “It’s indicative of how the industry is becoming more accepting. From the stoner, it’s developed into a sophisticated, elegant light.”
Evolving Opportunity
JWT Intelligence asks, “Can cannabis be the next beauty super ingredient?” SXSW panel speaker Emily Paxhia says, “I’m seeing more branded lifestyle products that address the different need states around cannabis, and it’s not about getting as high as humanly possible.” She points to Whoopi Goldberg’s Whoopi and Maya line of medical cannabis products that work to ease menstrual cramps, and are branded to look more like “high-end products you might come across in a department store.”
Beauty and wellness is a massively growing segment. In the last year and a half, executives from L’Oreal and Aveda have expressed interest in implementing cannabis in products. Some brands are infusing beauty products with cannabidiol (CBD), which is a non-psychoactive substance derived from plant. Since it lacks THC, the products can be classified as ‘legal hemp’ versus cannabis. This may contribute to even broader appeal, further destroying the old, outdated stigma.
The Trend Is Your Friend
In the age of disruption, very little is permanent. Some taboos, such as those surrounding cannabis, are eroding in the face of the growing body of science about its benefits. Other taboos as well – gender norms, womanhood, the definition of ‘a beautiful body’ — are meeting similar challenges in the marketplace of ideas. Brands that are stuck due to stigma can take a lesson from what is happening with the cannabis industry. By understanding the forces at work behind the all-up perception-shifting case, and working to implement fundamental changes based on those insights, it’s possible to leverage a trend to affect dramatic outcomes. Even better still, the beauty and wellness industry is removing the controversial aspects of the cannabis taboo (THC) and double-trend-dipping in both ingredient and lifestyle.
The Blake Project Can Help: The Brand Positioning Workshop
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From Contraband To Desired Brand
An industry with a projected worth of $50 billion by 2026, cannabis is poised to make huge gains in the lifestyle, health and wellness industries. Marijuana has fought hard to overcome stereotypes such as the stoner stigma made famous by Cheech and Chong. Yet as more states in the US legalize marijuana, and other countries continue to at least decriminalize it, cannabis is attracting interest among investors and industries alike. Noted trends forecaster, Gerald Celente of the Trends Institute, has been talking about this for years, going so far as to name it a top 10 trend for 2017. He cites opportunities aplenty that extend far beyond the traditional notions of the backstreet Amsterdam coffee house or dispensary. At this year’s SXSW, a panel of pioneering women in the cannabis industry shared an all-up view of the opportunities available especially for women and the 50-plus market.
Perception-Shifting Case
One of the more interesting factors in marijuana’s pivot to create highly-desired brands has been the influence of the tech industry. In April of 2015, Founders Fund, a venture capital firm co-founded by investor Peter Theil, made a multi-million dollar investment in Privateer Holdings, a Seattle company that manages several marijuana businesses. Among Privateer’s company is Leafy, a site that manages news and reviews, and Tilray, which researches and cultivates crops in Canada, and the Bob Marley official cannabis brand which includes the “rise up” social initiative and a line of body care products.
Brendan Kennedy, one of Privateer’s founders said in a NY Times interview, “After looking into the industry, we quickly realized that this is no longer, and hasn’t been for years, a countercultural product.” There was opportunity, he added, because “the brands that were out there tended to embrace the clichĂ©s of the industry.”
Another clichĂ© that is being broken, according to Rustigian Burderer, founder of cannabis start-up Simplegentix, is the customer experience. By creating tastefully curated dispensaries that look more like polished, high-end retail stores, it’s easy to reach more customers. Campaign describes a San Francisco store, called Harvest, where consumers are welcomed into a modern retail environment that doesn’t scream marijuana. Instead, wooden shelves showcase products while posters describe its medical benefits. She says, “It’s indicative of how the industry is becoming more accepting. From the stoner, it’s developed into a sophisticated, elegant light.”
Evolving Opportunity
JWT Intelligence asks, “Can cannabis be the next beauty super ingredient?” SXSW panel speaker Emily Paxhia says, “I’m seeing more branded lifestyle products that address the different need states around cannabis, and it’s not about getting as high as humanly possible.” She points to Whoopi Goldberg’s Whoopi and Maya line of medical cannabis products that work to ease menstrual cramps, and are branded to look more like “high-end products you might come across in a department store.”
Beauty and wellness is a massively growing segment. In the last year and a half, executives from L’Oreal and Aveda have expressed interest in implementing cannabis in products. Some brands are infusing beauty products with cannabidiol (CBD), which is a non-psychoactive substance derived from plant. Since it lacks THC, the products can be classified as ‘legal hemp’ versus cannabis. This may contribute to even broader appeal, further destroying the old, outdated stigma.
The Trend Is Your Friend
In the age of disruption, very little is permanent. Some taboos, such as those surrounding cannabis, are eroding in the face of the growing body of science about its benefits. Other taboos as well – gender norms, womanhood, the definition of ‘a beautiful body’ — are meeting similar challenges in the marketplace of ideas. Brands that are stuck due to stigma can take a lesson from what is happening with the cannabis industry. By understanding the forces at work behind the all-up perception-shifting case, and working to implement fundamental changes based on those insights, it’s possible to leverage a trend to affect dramatic outcomes. Even better still, the beauty and wellness industry is removing the controversial aspects of the cannabis taboo (THC) and double-trend-dipping in both ingredient and lifestyle.
The Blake Project Can Help: The Brand Positioning Workshop
Branding Strategy Insider is a service of The Blake Project: A strategic brand consultancy specializing in Brand Research, Brand Strategy, Brand Licensing and Brand Education
FREE Publications And Resources For Marketers
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From Contraband To Desired Brand
An industry with a projected worth of $50 billion by 2026, cannabis is poised to make huge gains in the lifestyle, health and wellness industries. Marijuana has fought hard to overcome stereotypes such as the stoner stigma made famous by Cheech and Chong. Yet as more states in the US legalize marijuana, and other countries continue to at least decriminalize it, cannabis is attracting interest among investors and industries alike. Noted trends forecaster, Gerald Celente of the Trends Institute, has been talking about this for years, going so far as to name it a top 10 trend for 2017. He cites opportunities aplenty that extend far beyond the traditional notions of the backstreet Amsterdam coffee house or dispensary. At this year’s SXSW, a panel of pioneering women in the cannabis industry shared an all-up view of the opportunities available especially for women and the 50-plus market.
Perception-Shifting Case
One of the more interesting factors in marijuana’s pivot to create highly-desired brands has been the influence of the tech industry. In April of 2015, Founders Fund, a venture capital firm co-founded by investor Peter Theil, made a multi-million dollar investment in Privateer Holdings, a Seattle company that manages several marijuana businesses. Among Privateer’s company is Leafy, a site that manages news and reviews, and Tilray, which researches and cultivates crops in Canada, and the Bob Marley official cannabis brand which includes the “rise up” social initiative and a line of body care products.
Brendan Kennedy, one of Privateer’s founders said in a NY Times interview, “After looking into the industry, we quickly realized that this is no longer, and hasn’t been for years, a countercultural product.” There was opportunity, he added, because “the brands that were out there tended to embrace the clichĂ©s of the industry.”
Another clichĂ© that is being broken, according to Rustigian Burderer, founder of cannabis start-up Simplegentix, is the customer experience. By creating tastefully curated dispensaries that look more like polished, high-end retail stores, it’s easy to reach more customers. Campaign describes a San Francisco store, called Harvest, where consumers are welcomed into a modern retail environment that doesn’t scream marijuana. Instead, wooden shelves showcase products while posters describe its medical benefits. She says, “It’s indicative of how the industry is becoming more accepting. From the stoner, it’s developed into a sophisticated, elegant light.”
Evolving Opportunity
JWT Intelligence asks, “Can cannabis be the next beauty super ingredient?” SXSW panel speaker Emily Paxhia says, “I’m seeing more branded lifestyle products that address the different need states around cannabis, and it’s not about getting as high as humanly possible.” She points to Whoopi Goldberg’s Whoopi and Maya line of medical cannabis products that work to ease menstrual cramps, and are branded to look more like “high-end products you might come across in a department store.”
Beauty and wellness is a massively growing segment. In the last year and a half, executives from L’Oreal and Aveda have expressed interest in implementing cannabis in products. Some brands are infusing beauty products with cannabidiol (CBD), which is a non-psychoactive substance derived from plant. Since it lacks THC, the products can be classified as ‘legal hemp’ versus cannabis. This may contribute to even broader appeal, further destroying the old, outdated stigma.
The Trend Is Your Friend
In the age of disruption, very little is permanent. Some taboos, such as those surrounding cannabis, are eroding in the face of the growing body of science about its benefits. Other taboos as well – gender norms, womanhood, the definition of ‘a beautiful body’ — are meeting similar challenges in the marketplace of ideas. Brands that are stuck due to stigma can take a lesson from what is happening with the cannabis industry. By understanding the forces at work behind the all-up perception-shifting case, and working to implement fundamental changes based on those insights, it’s possible to leverage a trend to affect dramatic outcomes. Even better still, the beauty and wellness industry is removing the controversial aspects of the cannabis taboo (THC) and double-trend-dipping in both ingredient and lifestyle.
The Blake Project Can Help: The Brand Positioning Workshop
Branding Strategy Insider is a service of The Blake Project: A strategic brand consultancy specializing in Brand Research, Brand Strategy, Brand Licensing and Brand Education
FREE Publications And Resources For Marketers
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