Talk:Legend of the Rainbow Warriors/Archive 1

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The prose is dry and the sources are rudely comingled with the text, but I have started a sufficient first draft. This legend was retold as fact both in the Rainbow Gatherings article [1] and in the article about the Greenpeace ship[2], so it seemed time to start sorting out the reality of the publishing history involved in this widely circulated folklore. SeeMoreTruth 11:21, 4 March 2006 (UTC)

I first created this as Legend of a Rainbow Warrior but the legend always refers to plural warriors, so I moved it to this title and made a redirect. This seems a simpler treatment than creating Rainbow Warriors (legend) and having a disambiguation page. SeeMoreTruth 11:36, 4 March 2006 (UTC)

"Plankholder"?

Koro Neil (talk) 00:32, 10 July 2010 (UTC)

"Fact Check"

This article is very misinformed and misleading. The book, "Warriors of the Rainbow" is still in print and available from Naturegraph Publishing Company of California. This is a very respected publisher with probably more books by Native American authors than any other. The prophecies mentioned in Warriors of the Rainbow are all taken from either published books such as "Black Elk Speaks" or gathered from documented Native American sources. The phrase "Warriors of the Rainbow" is not from any Native American legend or saga but from a dream that Vinson Brown had as a child. His father was a physician and assisted the Oglala Lakota band who had a child very near death. Dr Brown spent several days tending the child until it recovered. When asked what his fee was he said; "I know what you have suffered from my white brothers. It is high time a white man did something for you. There is no fee." The Lakota were quite astonished since one of their most respected elders had recently told them of a dream he had had telling him that the first time a white man would do something kind for his people he must be given their last sacred article - the sacred pipe bag. Vinson saw this bag as a boy and was fascinated with it and asked his father about it. After hearing the story he began having a recurring dream of a great arching bridge with Native Americans of every nation passing by on it in full "regalia". In thinking about it later he came up with the phrase "Warriors of the Rainbow" and many years later used that for the title of the book. Vinson Brown and Willy Willoya are not Christian missionaries, they are members of the Baha'i Faith. This religion believes in the oneness of all religions. That the religions of Native Americans are much more recent in their origins and therefore, by and large, more pure in their fundamental teachings. All religions become intermixed with other cultural norms and deteriorate as power hungry individuals insinuate themselves into the structure. Baha'is honor the foundations of all religions and believe that all are steps in the spiritual education of mankind.

I knew Vinson and his family very well, saw the pipe bag and love the book.

Read the book!

Dave Lea - Fish Creek, WI

Dave Lea (talk) 07:51, 28 November 2014 (UTC)

This is WP:NOTAFORUM and all, but this bit above, "The Lakota were quite astonished since one of their most respected elders had recently told them of a dream he had had telling him that the first time a white man would do something kind for his people he must be given their last sacred article - the sacred pipe bag." Is profoundly offensive and completely untrue. It's shocking that anyone would believe such propaganda. Due to Indigenous religions being outlawed, the ceremonies had to be held in secret for years, so non-Natives were unaware of what was going on, but the elders were not advising the community to give their "last sacred articles" to white people. *smh* The Nations still have their sacred items (except in cases where the people were murdered and their things stolen by invaders) and those who weren't totally colonized still have at least some of their ceremonies. Many of the less-interfered-with Nations still have most of their ceremonies. The things people will believe... - CorbieV^☊☼ 22:07, 24 June 2015 (UTC)

{{Cleanup rewrite}}

It would be helpful if the tagger would give some reasons and concrete suggestions instead of just a driveby tagging. The lede is written in a slightly unconventional manner, but we have other stable and solid articles that start this way, and the article is solidly sourced for what it is. This article, and others that use this content, have had to be repeatedly cleaned up and rewritten from an attempt to use the 'pedia as a publication outlet for Fakelore. Due to the preponderance of this fakelore in popular culture, and attempts to insert the fakelore and bad sourcing into other articles on the 'pedia, consensus emerged that this article needs to be here, even if it's a bit unusual. Not a lot can be done about the weird sourcing, as so many WP:V "sources" out there (even one we use to demonstrate the problem) not only believe the fakelore, but come here to demonstrate their passionate commitment to it. - CorbieV ^☊ ☼ 18:23, 29 November 2017 (UTC)

"Fakelore"

@Bloodofox: So, I'm on talk. What? - CorbieV ^☊ ☼ 18:12, 6 June 2018 (UTC)

Following up on this edit ([3]), given that the concept of fakelore was at the time of its proposal and is today generally rejected, it's inappropriate to state its existence as fact. As a result, the current version, which attributes an opinion to its source, is in line with WP:NPOV. :bloodofox: (talk) 18:15, 6 June 2018 (UTC)

My issue is not whether or not the term "fakelore" is used, but rather that it is unequivocal that this is a fabricated bit of propaganda, created with an agenda. Niman addresses that. I think it's worth using the word "fakelore" because he uses it. I also think it's worth keeping the longer text in the fakelore article. But if that's the main issue for you, the word is not something I care about that much. This fake prophecy, however, is a prime example of this phenomenon, and how deeply rooted and far reaching an impact fabrications and forgeries can have in such a short period of time. The external link explores that phenomenon. - CorbieV ^☊ ☼ 18:22, 6 June 2018 (UTC)

I don't have a problem with any of that. :bloodofox: (talk) 18:30, 6 June 2018 (UTC)

Cultural Appropriation

I am noticing alot of the edits for this article are tied to a Commune that is all about cultural appropriation of native legends, and books about that commune are used for the "anti-semitism" claim, Since Will Willoya is an Inuit, and has nothing to do with the New Age Rainbow gathering, and as this IS a Native American Article, we either should add these to the "Rainbow Gatherings" page and not the article that should be information relevant to the Legend of Rainbow Warriors. It seems to be focused on New Age Groups more than any native american legend content. These Rainbow Gathering Edits should be with the group obsessed with cultural appropriation, and that should not bleed onto Native American Articles. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 131.107.165.226 (talk) 13:53, 4 January 2014 (UTC)

The problem is there is no real legend here. This seems to be something the two authors made up or at best misinterpreted. It didn't exist before they wrote about it. It's a New Age story. Dougweller (talk) 16:50, 4 January 2014 (UTC)

Actually if you read the quote, the "anti-semtism" edge, if the book you quoted was on wikipedia is a weasel word, The writer is attacking the character of writing, and his reasons for "anti Semites" is based on the fact that the Writers of the book held christian beliefs.

http://books.google.com/books?id=iXOOiNycqRcC&pg=PA137&lpg=PA137&dq=Warriors+of+the+rainbow+anti+semitism&source=bl&ots=atIZl5cSz_&sig=4C7_HBMk-zjFetfH1kroY9u_Ry8&hl=en&sa=X&ei=DYnIUoyBAsztoATA0oC4AQ&ved=0CDYQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=Warriors%20of%20the%20rainbow%20anti%20semitism&f=false

As read here, You can clearly see that this is not a well educated or thougth through quote and is selective to try to creep in "anti-white racism" From native New Age Authors, Its grasping for straws, and is like how christians misquote the bible out of context. I would say that this quote is dubious at best and, for an entire book, taking out the only comment on anti-semitism seems to be a deliberate attack on character from Poor logic.

It should remain redacted, as the paranoid opinions of a debunker who is clearly trying to see wrongs in a book where there are none.

With this logic, all Christians who think jewish people who don't accept christ are anti-semetic, which is pretty ridiculous. This is clearly picking quotes that are weasel words to force a narrative on the article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.18.228.117 (talk) 22:35, 4 January 2014 (UTC)

Dougweller is correct; this is not a misappropriation of a Native legend; it is a piece of anti-Indigenous propaganda, created by a Christian minister then later adopted by hippies, newagers and non-Native environmentalists. It is one of a long line of fake prophecies that all, in one way or another, claim that the rightful inheritors of the Earth and Native religions are white people. I'm looking through my notes to see if my sources are the same as the ones that have been added. My understanding is that the original version was written by a white Christian minister who was on a mission to the Hopi and/or Navajo. - Slàn, Kathryn NicDhàna ♫♦♫ 00:37, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

OK, this is the info and cite I have. I don't have the hardcopy of the book here, and the relevant bit is not coming up in the google book preview,[4] but I'll put it here in case anyone has the book at hand: Philip J. Deloria, in the last chapter of Playing Indian, traced the whole Rainbow Warriors claim back to a play written by a Southern Baptist missionary (for a Southern Baptist convention) in the early 60s; it was intended as a story for Christian missionaries to try to use to get Natives to convert. It quickly got picked up by hippies, esp the Rainbow Family. Today you often see the quote used for what it was intended for, to bring converts. The whole rainbow warriors bit gets attributed most often to unnamed Hopi or unnamed Cree. Two of the Greenpeace founders claimed to have distant Native ancestry, and so the quote appealed to them, even naming the Greenpeace ship after it. - Slàn, Kathryn NicDhàna ♫♦♫ 00:59, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

If this legend was an attempt to evangelize then it would.contain gospel, and it does not. Also he talks about reincarnation, which evangelical Christians do not believe in. BeckaBoo78 (talk) 12:06, 13 October 2016 (UTC)

This whole definition written about the rainbow warriors is a very biased as if it were written by a hippie hating republican — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dabudage (talk • contribs) 16:12, 5 January 2020 (UTC)

Doug Weiler stating that "there is no legend there" is an assertion that requires research and citations, in the absence of which is pure fallacy and distortion. Deloria´s thesis the same, in light of Black´s 2014 article´s mere implications. Editorialization by evangelicals does not mean fictionalization, but merely raises possibilities that require scholarly depth of research. Until Native prophecy is exhausted and diverse quotes like Black´s systematically examined, it is even more likely that cooptation occurred. Black´s 2014 article at Ancient-Origins is excellent simply in establishing that basic dynamic by citing three or four potential tribal parallels. Cooptation, moreover, does not invalidate the existence of the original material that is coopted. Greenpeacemst (talk) 00:25, 10 July 2020 (UTC)Mark CR Monteiro

Dr John (Ioannis) Syrigos aka John Black, computer and electrical engineer

He's being quoted above. He's a co-owner of Ancient Origins.[5] "Dr John (Ioannis) Syrigos initially began writing on Ancient Origins under the pen name John Black. He is both a co-owner and co-founder of Ancient Origins. John is a computer & electrical engineer with a PhD in Artificial Intelligence, a lecturer, explorer and researcher.

He has a personal passion for Ancient History, Mythology, Anthropology and Astronomy and in his spare time he investigates these subjects in depth. John currently undertakes expeditions and research in remote areas of Ecuador, where he is currently based, but also throughout South America."

Very nice, but not a reliable source by our criteria. Doug Weller talk 17:19, 10 July 2020 (UTC)

Agreed. Not WP:RS for the spiritual or cultural beliefs of any of the Native American cultures that are misrepresented in the various versions of this fakelore tale. The stuff on his site is cobbled together from random message board posts, unsourced personal websites, and other new age and hippie ephemera that have been floating around for years. None of it has any legitimate connection to the various Indigenous cultures they try to attach it to. While it's understandable that there are people who have been told that this fakelore comes from a particular Indigenous culture, I'm afraid they rarely seem open to hearing what the actual traditional people from those cultures have to say about it. - CorbieVreccan ^☊ ☼ 19:29, 10 July 2020 (UTC)

May I trust folklore sources

The sources are off. Zulu Papa 5 * (talk) 01:18, 7 August 2020 (UTC)

If you have WP:RELIABLE sources that pass WP:FRINGE, lets see them. Heiro 02:48, 7 August 2020 (UTC)

Keeping this article neutral

Wikipedia's job is to fairly present both sides of "unsettled topics." We do not have to take either side, and should not. We don't have to attack or defend topics like this. All we have to do is to fairly allow both sides to clearly state their positions, and let our readers decide for themselves. Scott P. (talk) 15:11, 6 October 2017 (UTC)

Wikipedia articles should follow WP:NPOV and in this case also WP:FRINGE. Specifically, "Neutrality requires that each article or other page in the mainspace fairly represent all significant viewpoints that have been published by reliable sources, in proportion to the prominence of each viewpoint in the published, reliable sources". Doug Weller talk 15:21, 6 October 2017 (UTC)

Rainbow Family publicity it not WP:RS for anything having to do with the Hopi. The Hopi do not publish their religious beliefs in books or on the Internet, and the Rainbow Family site is only an example of the racist fakelore that group promotes. Racist fakelore is a problem for the cultures it misrepresents. NPOV does not mean we publish fringe misinformation as if it deserves equal weight with actual history and cultural beliefs. - CorbieV ^☊ ☼ 18:19, 6 October 2017 (UTC)

The position that the Willoya/Brown book is an "evangelical tract" does not mean that the prophecy itself is fabricated. John Black´s article from 2014 at the "Ancient Origins" website is not about aliens, but suggests a V. Brown statement about the Hopi origin of the prophecy. Black also gives three or four other quotes of potential legitimate variations. I wish I had the time and resources to get full scholarly depth. As is, the wiki "Legend..." page is an unjustified tract itself for Niman´s anti-evangelism and its simplistic fallacies. Again, evangelical use does not mean the legend is fictional, and Black´s basic references support that possibility. Wiki´s kneejerk classification of the A. O. site is imprudent in this case of clear lack of balanced presentation and contextualization. This is a subject with few apparent resources, and Black´s article makes clear Niman´s exaggerated antagonistic reasoning that itself shows poor scholarship and presumptuously denies Native Am´s prophetic content. Balance the significance and reduce the overstatement of the evangelism and "fakelore." It´s not just substituting outrage for brains, it´s sloppy.Greenpeacemst (talk) 00:06, 10 July 2020 (UTC) Mark CR Monteiro Greenpeacemst — Preceding unsigned comment added by Greenpeacemst (talk • contribs) 00:04, 10 July 2020 (UTC)

The "Ancient Origins" website is not considered a WP:RS as they promote and publish pseudoscientific garbage, any citation to it will be removed. Heiro 15:37, 10 July 2020 (UTC)

Agreed. "Ancient Origins" is not WP:RS. It is not sourced to any credible source. It is fringe speculation by hobbyists with no connection to the cultures they are claiming to write about. Speculations about "potential legitimate variations" are wholly inappropriate. These are living cultures, with real people who can speak for themselves, and who do. They have denounced this stuff and don't need people making things up about them. I also think someone with "Greenpeace" in their name may have WP:COI here. - CorbieVreccan ^☊ ☼ 19:16, 10 July 2020 (UTC)

Pseudo scientific garbage is a bias... shall we call native wisdom Pseudo wisdom and Pseudo teachings.. don't think so Sacred Light Of Love (talk) 02:42, 10 July 2021 (UTC)

updating the text "blah, blah, blah"

I have updated the text "blah, blah, blah" to a more comprehensive definition and provided 2 new references.

Before:

"It is said there will be a time when the trees are dying, blah, blah, blah. There will be a tribe of people who come and save the Earth and they will be called the Rainbows."

After:

"It is said there will be a time when the earth is ravaged and the trees and animals are dying. There will be a new tribe of people from many colors, classes, creeds who by their actions and deeds shall make the earth green again and save the Earth. They will be known as the Warriors of the Rainbow."

i have also provided 2 references. please do not revert this back, or please explain why. i have already done this before and I will not hesitate to get a moderator involved in this matter. this is very important. and the text "blah, blah, blah" is an insult not just to Wikipedia but the Hopi prophecy itself. please explain your revisions! This is not a personal blog, or website. It is public knowledge distribution network. Oddacon (talk) 19:53, 6 April 2018 (UTC)

Oddacon, I am a Wikipedia administrator here and I have reverted you for these reasons: The Rainbow Family site is not a Reliable Source by Wikipedia's standards. It contains the exact misinformation and fakelore this article is debunking. Additionally, the content on that site has not been stable. Therefore, the current sources, the published book and the third-party interview, are preferable. It's fine that the text is a bit shorter. The "blah blah blah" is part of the exact quote. We can cut that bit of the quote if other editors find it objectionable, but it is in the middle of the quote, and that's what the author is saying about this fake prophecy, and it goes to the made-up nature of the fakelore. The fact that you are insisting the fakelore is Hopi indicates you either haven't read the article, or are pushing a POV here. Please read up on how we Identify Reliable Sources here on the 'pedia, and do not edit war. Cheers, - CorbieV ^☊ ☼ 19:59, 8 April 2018 (UTC)

I'd prefer not to mess with the quote. Doug Weller talk 20:21, 8 April 2018 (UTC)

I understand the exact quote comes from the source that is sited but that quote is the narrator of the story speaking (Michael Niman) not, the actual quote from the hopi prophecy. he is the one quoting the context. Not the actual quote itself. furthermore i do not see why we should not change this. the text within the context is misleading and un-informative. Can we update the text, given there be more reliable sources? Oddacon (talk) 17:34, 9 April 2018 (UTC)

What sources could be "more reliable"? Warriors of the Rainbow by William Willoya and Vinson Brown perhaps as that seems to be the original version. There is no actual prophecy, this is fakelore. Doug Weller talk 18:08, 9 April 2018 (UTC)

Rants from disruptive, blocked account

It is not fake lore any more than suggesting you are fake and not Doug weller.. ie becareful how one throws around "fake" and "fake lore".. its sure enough been thrown around as "fake news" as well.. instead. Delve into an collect all sources to find the "truth" and understanding instead of claiming it as "fake".. natives has vision quests.. shall we call them fake as well.. none can prove their vision to be true and it originates between them and the creator.. as well as the animal spirits (or is that considered "new age" as well... visions... prophecy... the connection of all things are foundations of native ways of life... not something new... this issue here is that it seems this article is edited with bias.. and yet nothing else is being heard or considered true. Which is sad.. "fake lore" is a bias and an opinion.. as well as the article cited in calling it such is a criticism of the "book" and not truly about the book.. why is that? Sacred Light Of Love (talk) 02:29, 10 July 2021 (UTC) This page above states it is about the legend and the book.. not about debunking it Sacred Light Of Love (talk) 02:33, 10 July 2021 (UTC) The need to have a page to "debunk" something instead of describing about it from all sources shows bias towards criticism instead of investigation, exploration, learning,Understanding, observation.. ect Sacred Light Of Love (talk) 02:37, 10 July 2021 (UTC)

Our articles are meant to portray what reliable sources - see WP:RS and WP:VERIFY, say about a subject. What you are talking about is not an encyclopedic article but an essay. Doug Weller talk 16:55, 10 July 2021 (UTC) @Sacred Light Of Love: Doug Weller talk 18:04, 10 July 2021 (UTC)

More Ranting

The article that was mentioned above was the page we are talking on "legend of the rainbow warriors".. it states above that is about the booknand legend.. yet it does not go into the book ..only criticism of the book Sacred Light Of Love (talk) 17:13, 10 July 2021 (UTC) There is bias and criticism within the whole tone of the page Sacred Light Of Love (talk) 17:15, 10 July 2021 (UTC) Again.. what has more credibility about the book.. but the book itself... then about the artists and authors.. that comes first.. then one can get into the dissemination of the issues surrounding it.. in this manner we create dialog.. learn.. and understanding... instead of just reacting out of judgement..anger.. criticism.. ect.. nothing is truly learned in those manners.. Sacred Light Of Love (talk) 17:55, 10 July 2021 (UTC)

Sacred Light Of Love Warriors of the Rainbow:Strange and Prophetic Indian Dreams is often written in Tonto-speak. At times it holds the premise that we were completely colonized and assimilated. It's full of biblical quotes and references to Christianity. It promotes pan-indianism and appropriation. There are stories that belong to specific communities that have been taken and retold by non-community members which gives the impression that this is okay. It's not. It also plays to the 'columbus confusion' lumping us in with folks from India. Indigenous girl (talk) 18:20, 10 July 2021 (UTC)

Guardian article

More rants from disruptive, blocked account

Though this article itself is about Standing Rock.. it references the "seven generations" prophecy and "Crazy horse" ... another part of the rainbow warriors story... https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/nov/30/standing-rock-indigenous-people-history-north-dakota-access-pipeline-protest Sacred Light Of Love (talk) 09:39, 10 July 2021 (UTC) There is a prophecy among Native tribes called “the seventh generation”, which speaks of a time thought to be seven generations after first contact with Europeans, when indigenous youth and allies from all races come together to enact a new age of healing and rebirth for Native people and Turtle Island. Lakota leader Crazy Horse spoke of his vision of that prophecy with the following words: Upon suffering beyond suffering, the Red Nation shall rise again and it shall be a blessing for a sick world. A world filled with broken promises, selfishness and separations. A world longing for light again. I see a time of seven generations when all the colors of mankind will gather under the sacred Tree of Life and the whole Earth will become one circle again. In that day there will be those among the Lakota who will carry knowledge and understanding of unity among all living things, and the young white ones will come to those of my people and ask for this wisdom. So far, Standing Rock has seen visitors come from as far as Tibet, Japan, and New Zealand to offer support. Even the last remaining indigenous people of Europe, the Sami tribe, have sent representatives. People such as Lakota youth Phillip Wright believe the time Crazy Horse described is now. ‘A lot of people are here for the future generations’, says Standing Rock tribal member Sunny Iron Cloud. Photograph: Joe Whittle/The Guardian “It was needed,” says Phillip. “Something big like this, to change the world. I think that’s how we can change the world – by everybody coming together. The Yellow Nation, the Red Nation, the Black Nation, and the White Nation, all came together. This is the first time in history all four have come together.” Dakota Access pipeline: the who, what and why of the Standing Rock protests Read more He’s right: this gathering of nations is unprecedented in Native American history. There is a sense of history in the making. “It’s seven-generation time,” says Oglala Lakota, Brandon Iron Hawk, speaking to a group of his fellow riders. “You know, growing up they always said our seventh generation was gonna have to face something. This is what they were probably talking about. They were calling us, warning us about something. We’re gonna be standing for our people protecting our sacred land and water. We all came here for a reason.” “I want to pray for them too,” he added, pointing at police. “Because who knows, maybe deep down inside they don’t want to be doing that to us. But it’s their job, because they have a family to support. We’re not here in anger, we’re here in peace and prayer.” No one at the camp really wants to think about the possibility of the pipeline crossing the river. But there is definitely a sense that something bigger is happening. That story is one of a singular voice made up of many people’s voices, united for an ideal that Native voices have been singing for millennia. “Even if we can’t stop this pipeline,” says Wright, “we still won. Because we opened up everybody’s eyes.” Sacred Light Of Love (talk) 10:07, 10 July 2021 (UTC)

Crazy Horse at no time mentioned rainbow warriors. There is a difference between stating that young white people will come asking for wisdom and handing power in our communities and ceremonies over to non-Native peoples. There is a difference between allyship and speaking over and for Native people and appropriation. Indigenous girl (talk) 13:37, 10 July 2021 (UTC)

And more

Sweet sister... when the pain has healed.. one will be able to see to patterns that lead to the rainbow warriors... you are speaking from the pain.. not the wisdom... it will take sometime.. but the healing is on the way... one may have the same message.. spoken in many languages.. yet the core message remains the same.. just as their are many native nations.. yet a core way of being and living... the above was not stated in saying crazy horse stated rainbow warriors.. yet the message is the same... it will take all walks of life.. and all colors of the rainbow... to heal the hoop..and its already on its way... when the pain has subsided.. one will see more clearly Sacred Light Of Love (talk) 15:12, 10 July 2021 (UTC)

I'm not your sister, I don't know you. I find it rather presumptive that you feel you have the position to speak to my pain or wisdom and feel you are in a position to dictate to me regarding my community. This is why mine is closed to outsiders. My community has no teachings about outsiders maintaining their supposed position of authority over us. None. We do not ascribe to any rainbow warrior woo. I've read the book. It's hogwash. Indigenous girl (talk) 15:31, 10 July 2021 (UTC)

And more
As far as the book goes Authors William willoya = Alaskan native Artists Tzo Yazzie = Navajo Jim Redcorn = Osage Al Momaday= Kiowa Clayton Sampson = Paiute What community do you come from sweet sister? Sacred Light Of Love (talk) 16:17, 10 July 2021 (UTC)

Please stop referring to me as sister, I do not appreciate forced teaming. Please stop your attempt to school me on cultural knowledge, I grew up in my community. Which community that is is none of your business, it has nothing to do with my participation here. Stop assuming I'm angry and hurt. I don't meet that stereotype, sorry. Indigenous girl (talk) 16:34, 10 July 2021 (UTC)

The book was not solely written by Willoya, you neglected to mention anthropologist Vinson Brown, who tends to exoticify Indigenous people. The illustrations and photographs were not created for the book. Indigenous girl (talk) 18:31, 10 July 2021 (UTC)

Not Christian, but Bahai

I agree the book "Warriors of the Rainbow" intention is trying to convert people. But I searched for the authors of "Warriors of the Rainbow", Vinson Brown and William Willoya, in newspaper archives (Geyserville Press, the Healdsburg Tribune) and learned they both were part of the Bahai religion. That's what they have in common. The book cover states it's an unusual partnership but most probably they met each other in the community of their religion. With this knowledge it's clear to see that the book entirely is about the message of the Bahai, the "New Religion" with it's "New Prophet" that wants to unite all people of the earth, all religions, races and nations. Though nowhere in the book the Bahai religion is explicitly named. Hints about the prophet are given. He comes from the east (as seen from the Americas). On page 64 it is suggested he was alive in 1890. On page 68 William Willoya writes the old ones "saw in their dreams" that in 1912 the prophet's messenger came from the east to America. "A strange and wondrous white figure, a man with a flowing white beard and long flowing hair. He wore a special kind of hat with cloth wrapped around and around" It is several times repeated throughout the book that Jesus would come back, but it is also stressed that it should not be understood as if it is the same man. It is a new prophet. It should be understood that is the same spiritual energy that comes to earth like it came in the form of other well known prophets. So it's not a Christian evangelistic tract, as Micheal Niman claims.

See also Baháʼí Faith and Native Americans

M.artti (talk) 13:49, 27 August 2021 (UTC)

Are there reliable sources discussing the influence of the Bahai religion on this book or the movement it spawned? Otherwise this is just speculation and WP:OR. Heiro 15:35, 27 August 2021 (UTC)

On William Willoya:

• Geyserville Press, Number 47, 24 August 1962, FOLK HERE ARE VIVID/ VARIED "... The scholarship fund was donated by William Willoya, an Eskimo Baha’i who now is teaching on the Hopi Indian Reservation in Arizona. ..."
• Geyserville Press, Number 48, 31 August 1962 BAHA’IS PURSUE VARIED CAREERS (Named as one of the Baha'is:) ... William Willoya. an Eskimo who now lives in the Indian country, will be coordinator for the second Indian Conference at Hotavilla, the capitol of the Hopi Nation. Much excitement is anticipated concerning this see ml Indian Conference. Its topic will be “Peace.” Mr. Willoya is working very hard to trv to promote unity and understanding among the various Indian people in the Western Hemisnhere.
• Geyserville Press, Number 49, 7 September 1962 ESKIMO WORKS WITH INDIANS "... Again, it was an interesting experience to interview some of the persons at the Baha'i School last week. For instance, Willie Willoya, an Eskimo whose home was originally in the far north, is now living in Arizona to work with the Indians there. Mr. Willoya is co-author with Vinson Brown of a book which is being published this month: “Warriors of the Rainbow.” ...
• Geyserville Press, Number 48, 21 August 1964, PLAN PROGRAM ON U.S. INDIANS The Baha'i Summer School committee again invites the Baha’is Indian friends to join in a program of sharing at the Geyserville Baha’i School on Sunday, Aug. 23 ... Vinson Brown, area naturalist, author, publisher and Baha’i lecturer, will be the speaker for the program. ... Also inviteil to speak are William Willoya, co-author of “Warriors of the Rainbow,”

On Vinson Brown:

• Geyserville Press, Number 43, 23 July 1948, AUTHOR VISITOR AT BAHA’I SCHOOL ... Brown has contributed many articles to the World Order Magazine, a Baha i publication, and is becoming well known outside the Baha’i faith for his sensitive writing in his chosen field.
• Healdsburg Tribune, Enterprise and Scimitar, Number 15, 22 December 1960, Vinson Brown Discussion Leader At Baha'i Classes
• Healdsburg Tribune, Enterprise and Scimitar, Number 31, 12 April 1962, Series of Weekly Bahai Discussion Subjects Announced by Vinson Brown
• Geyserville Press, Number 37, 15 June 1962, BAHA’IS MARK RACE AMITY DAY
• Healdsburg Tribune, Enterprise and Scimitar, Number 10, 11 November 1965, Local Delegates Named to Baha'i ... Mrs. George Dakserhot and Vinson Brown, both of Healdsburg, were named delegates to the national Bahai convention.
• Healdsburg Tribune, Enterprise and Scimitar, Number 36, 30 April 1970 Vinson Brown sent to annual Baha’i confab

M.artti (talk) 20:17, 27 August 2021 (UTC)

OK, I read the first two. Neither mention the subject of this article. Do any of the others even mention the subject (Legend of the Rainbow Warriors), or will I be wading through 7 more links for nothing? I'm not disputing that the author/authors may have been Baha'i, but a reliable reference for this article must explicitly not only mention the subject of the article, it must also spell out that the Baha'i faith was a part of it creation. Using these links to imply it without that would be WP:SNYTH and WP:OR. Heiro 20:27, 27 August 2021 (UTC)

Ok, that's true. I didn't see anywhere else that someone saw the link with the Baha'i. It might indeed be that I'm the first one to see this.M.artti (talk) 21:05, 27 August 2021 (UTC)

Well, then we have to wait for A.) reliable sources notice this possibility and B.) to discuss this possibility in an academic setting. Until then, we do not have sources to include it in the article.Heiro 21:10, 27 August 2021 (UTC)

Perennial target for addition of opinion, unsourced or poorly sourced content

As this article is a perennial target for disruptive editing, I have semi-protected the page. As I have also edited the page, if anyone has an issue with the page being protected, feel free to ask for a change in protection level at WP:RFPP. Editors who don't meet the required editing threshold can also suggest edits and discuss them here on the talk page. - CorbieVreccan ^☊ ☼ 00:33, 10 July 2021 (UTC)

When the disruption is from autoconfirmed accounts, like the most recent bout, the user needs to be warned, with increasing levels of severity, so they can be blocked if they don't stop. Disruptive users with any level of access should be warned and reported, even IPs, to help protect the 'pedia as a whole. If the IP-hopping and new accounts resume the sprees, and I haven't caught it, ping me and I'll re-instate the protection. If I'm not around, just ask at WP:RFPP and someone else will push the buttons. We're clearly headed for indef here. - CorbieVreccan ^☊ ☼ 19:09, 29 August 2021 (UTC)

Looks like it would be easiest on our wikipedians to re-instate the semi-protection once again. Per usual, see above. - CorbieVreccan ^☊ ☼ 21:44, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

Overquoting

@CorbieVreccan: I did give a reason for what you called "blanking of content", namely that the quotes don't add anything to the article. MOS:QUOTE says: "While quotations are an indispensable part of Wikipedia, try not to overuse them. Using too many quotes is incompatible with an encyclopedic writing style and may be a copyright infringement."

My specific concerns: 1) The lead quote only repeats the information found in the previous paragraph, except the last sentence of the quote, which is one author's characterisation of the work and thus probably not suited for inclusion in the lead. 2) The quote about "there will be a time when the trees are dying, blah, blah, blah", aside from being ridiculously informal, again only repeats the previous sentence, which says the same thing in more encyclopedic language. 3) The quote in the response section is perhaps more justifiable, but I still don't see that it says anything new; it says that the authors of the cited source consider the fake prophecy offensive, which is already clear from the other quotes from the same work in the preceding paragraph.

What are your reasons for wanting to retain these quotes? Dan from A.P. (talk) 09:25, 28 February 2022 (UTC)

The quotes are not long enough to be copyvios, and they all add to the article. Most have been there as long as the article has existed, and another has been there for years, and you're the only person to ever object. So you would need consensus to remove this stable, sourced content. Even the informality tends to contextualize the way these are used. - CorbieVreccan ^☊ ☼ 20:28, 28 February 2022 (UTC)

My understanding is that any quote from a non-free source is potentially a copyvio if it doesn't serve a purpose in the article. I don't understand what you mean about the informality; to me, the "blah blah blah" quote looks like its been inserted solely to mock the prophecy, as it doesn't provide any useful information that couldn't be easily paraphrased. If a direct quote is really essential here, the version of the legend quoted on page 134 of Niman's book would be more appropriate. As for me being the only person to ever object, a quick scan of the article history shows this isn't true – see, for example, this edit and this edit, both reverted by yourself. Dan from A.P. (talk) 21:50, 28 February 2022 (UTC)

This one[6] isn't as bad, but some of the content is still lost. When we want to include all the information in a quote, it's less of a copyvio risk to do a direct quote than a close paraphase. In places where you just removed quotes, yes, too much content was lost. I find it odd you think the info "doesn't serve a purpose", as they all clearly do. A paraphase is fine if it doesn't lose key data, but that's not what has happened. I'll take another look at it and see if it can be improved.

Also, why are you calling it "the prophecy"? It's not. It's fakelore. And you think it's a problem that it's being mocked? It's important to note that those who know the truth about it mock it. Treating it like a real prophecy would be the problem. - CorbieVreccan ^☊ ☼ 19:45, 1 March 2022 (UTC)

For the lead quote, I appreciate your compromise edit, but that quote should at least be directly attributed to Niman, per WP:MOS#Attribution ("The source must be named in article text if the quotation is an opinion"). Ditto with the "blah blah blah", if this is retained it should be made clear that this is Niman's characterisation of the story. Otherwise Wikipedia appears to be mocking it, and yes, that is a problem. Dan from A.P. (talk) 21:08, 1 March 2022 (UTC)

Quotes attributed. - CorbieVreccan ^☊ ☼ 21:32, 2 March 2022 (UTC)

Thanks, I'm happy to leave it at that then. Dan from A.P. (talk) 11:41, 3 March 2022 (UTC)

FF1?

Did the plotline of Final fantasy 1 draw fro this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.68.75.219 (talk) 01:49, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

Article needs revision.

I dont know what sources Michael I. Niman, a white man, uses to claim the legend is fake, but there is a very widespread number of beliefs around First Nations from the Great Lakes about the 7th Fire Prophecy. Rainbow warrior appears to be a different formulation of these prophecies. 2804:14C:5BB5:850A:E8E4:BFC4:6DB2:BF57 (talk) 07:26, 10 September 2022 (UTC)

Then all you need is enough reliable sources saying so, overriding the ones we are using now. BTW, Wikipedia does not use the racial categorization of the author as a criterion for reliability. --Hob Gadling (talk) 08:04, 10 September 2022 (UTC)

This is a place for facts and verifiable information, not an op-ed (opinion or editorial hit piece). That line from a white man who obviously has an issue with Christianity, speaking for indigenous people like my family, my nation, and my ancenstors is way out of place. This is not a place to promote ideology, it's a repository for objective information. Briantodavis (talk) 16:33, 6 January 2023 (UTC)

The information you reference is cited. You seem to be the one promoting an ideology. If you think otherwise, bring WP:RSs to back it up. Also, as noted by Hob Gadling above, "Wikipedia does not use the racial categorization of the author as a criterion for reliability", so knock off the "white man" nonsense or I'll go to the admin boards to ask this account and it's IPs be blocked. Heiro 18:30, 6 January 2023 (UTC)

@Briantodavis the 7th Fire Prophecy is pretty specific about light skinned people. They have a decision to make about their choices. It is widely accepted within Traditional community that the so called 'New People' are the youth, participating in cultural revitalization after the damage of residential schools and the scoop. It's pretty clear on that if you understand the 6th Fire Prophecy. I double dog dare you to attend Big Drum and ask where all the Rainbow Warriors are and ding dang it they should be there because a couple of evangelists said so. As welcoming as Grandfather William was, even he didn't buy into that narrative. Indigenous girl (talk) 21:11, 6 January 2023 (UTC)