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	Reflections On Being Red & Black Valena Dismukes Evaristo Gaitán

Oh, didn't it rain! It poured for days before and all the morning of this year's Coming Together. Roads were flooded, traffic was snarled for miles, & on a road nearby a car hydroplaned into a ditch. We started late & had to move indoors because the wind blew rain into the tents.  

It really didn't matter. A serene Carol Couture offered smudging to all who wished it, helping to restore the equilibrium of those under stress from the wretched road conditions. Prayers were offered to Creator and to the Ancestors & Spirits of the Four Directions. Anita & Hugh Harrell III welcomed the participants - some of whom came from as far away as Atlanta, Delaware and New York - the Suwabi African Ballet danced, and Legacy of Weyanoke sang.

Then the rain stopped, the sun came out, and we went under the tents to hear and converse with Sam Taylor, Karen Sutton, Chip Smith, and Talks With Wolves. African & Native songs & dances and lots of dialogue, smiles and hugs filled out the rest of the afternoon. The Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery was, as always, a beautiful place to be.

The food vendors didn't come - their fires would have gone out anyway - but the spirit of the day prevailed. Nick Bassey, from Maryland, went down the road 10 miles to the closet market for food to share. In the store he met William  Ware from Atlanta and Tracy Coleman from Delaware, who had gone on the same errand. They pooled their resources and came back with enough fried chicken, sandwich fixings & cold drinks for everyone. May Creator and the Ancestors heap blessings on their heads.

Special thanks are offered to Talks With Wolves, Albert Spells and the Hatchery staff, Bob Johnson, Judy & Bruce Harrell, Faith Holt, Sherida Bradby, Carol Couture, the members of Suwabi African Ballet, Scot & Mary McElroy, Jeannie Leonard, Ray Jirran, Chip Smith, Sam Taylor, Karen Sutton, William & Carole Ware, Tracy Coleman, Ogden Little Beaver Winston, my children Aline & Nick, and Legacy of Weyanoke.

We give thanks to Creator that Circling Eagle is recovering from the ill health that prevented him from being with us  this year. We hope to see him, and you, at next year's Coming Together.