I first became involved in the Hollow Horn Bear Sun Dance on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota in 1998, attending for almost 10 years as a supporter of several dancers from Colorado. I attended the first High Star Sun Eagle Sun Dance in 2006 as a supporter and began my four year dance pledge in 2007. In 2009, Howard and the Board of Directors asked me to join the Board of Directors for the High Star Sun Eagle Foundation for Peace. I was both honored and delighted to accept and have been involved since then. I am very grateful to the Keeswood family in particular and the Navajo Nation for hosting the International Sun Dance for Peace in my favorite kind of country.

I have lived in Denver, Colorado since 1973 and have been in law enforcement as a police officer and investigator for about 35 years, currently working for the Colorado Attorney General’s Office in the Medicaid Fraud unit. Outside of work, I enjoy following a spiritual path called Diamond Heart, which I have found is both supported by and supports the principles of peace embodied by the High Star Sun Eagle International Sun Dance for Peace. I also enjoy reading, camping, animals and helping out with community theater.

This next summer (2010) will see the end of my four year dance commitment (at age 60), but not the end of my involvement with the Sun Dance. I am not yet sure if I will continue to dance or will support in other ways, but Sun Dance (and the people involved with it) have become an important part of my life. I hope to continue to be a part of this healing ceremony for peace for many years.