Videos
The story of how Harvey's journey with the "WisdomKeepers" began....
Harvey Arden shares the story of how he got involved in a project with Steve Wall, at National Geographic, that later become the subject(s) of their best selling book, Wisdomkeepers. A man names "Two Trees" whisked them into an adventure down the Red Road and then steps aside and lets them find their own path in their '"Stone Canoe".
Filmed by Harvey's good friend, Perry Finkelstein ( WorldHarmonyUnlimited.com )
Filmed by Harvey's good friend, Perry Finkelstein ( WorldHarmonyUnlimited.com )
Harvey Speaks about his work with Indigenous Elders and his passion as a "word man"
IN the video above, Harvey Arden speaks about his passion for preserving a rich and dynamic history of eclectic individuals and cultures, worldwide. A focal point throughout a good portion of his later career, was to digitally record, preserve, and share the lives, stories and messages of Indigenous Elders and Leaders. A common theme in messages to future generation was our need for global unity, to create a more harmonious world, and to re-learn the respect we need to have for the lives of every human being on this planet, and the planet itself. There is a Lakota phrase, "Mitakuye Oyasin," which implies an interconnectedness of all our lives, in relation to all people, and also our connections with our planet, Mother Earth. I've heard the phrase described also as "We Are All Related" - and if we all trace back our ancestors far enough, guess what? We ARE All Related! This world's spiritual and ancestral roots run deep, and the threads of our lives are intertwined more than we know, or maybe want to admit. Harvey really believed that, and he wanted us to share the compassion and respect for each other, to help obtain those goals of a true human unity and experience.
Many of the Wisdomkeepers that Harvey met in his journey were some of the most amazing people you could ever meet. Everyone has their own fascinating journey and Harvey shared the stories of so many people and we are all the more rich from those experiences. He felt we should all share more, like he touches on in this clip. He wanted us to record our Elders, our families, our neighbors, the cultures of people, worldwide. We should preserve their stories, and share their legacies. If the internet is going to invade our personal lives in such a mainstream way, Harvey said, "well, let's just use it as a tool! Let's use it for goodness! Let's get the word out!" and then he's inevitably follow with "write that down, George! That's a good one!" That one was a good one. A really freaking good one!
Harvey carried a large torch and he enjoyed sharing the light from it. Hopefully there are many reading this that want to continue to carry the Light and work on bringing us all together, to focus on our commonalities, instead of our differences. Our differences make us who we are, or course....but we are all related, and we should start acting like it!
~GBB
Filmed by Harvey's good friend, Perry Finkelstein ( WorldHarmonyUnlimited.com )
Many of the Wisdomkeepers that Harvey met in his journey were some of the most amazing people you could ever meet. Everyone has their own fascinating journey and Harvey shared the stories of so many people and we are all the more rich from those experiences. He felt we should all share more, like he touches on in this clip. He wanted us to record our Elders, our families, our neighbors, the cultures of people, worldwide. We should preserve their stories, and share their legacies. If the internet is going to invade our personal lives in such a mainstream way, Harvey said, "well, let's just use it as a tool! Let's use it for goodness! Let's get the word out!" and then he's inevitably follow with "write that down, George! That's a good one!" That one was a good one. A really freaking good one!
Harvey carried a large torch and he enjoyed sharing the light from it. Hopefully there are many reading this that want to continue to carry the Light and work on bringing us all together, to focus on our commonalities, instead of our differences. Our differences make us who we are, or course....but we are all related, and we should start acting like it!
~GBB
Filmed by Harvey's good friend, Perry Finkelstein ( WorldHarmonyUnlimited.com )
The video below begins with George Blitch sharing the story of how he first met Harvey
Arden, when he invited Harvey to speak at Northeastern University on Dec
6th, 2000 - an event George put on to raise awareness of Leonard
Peltier. This video was taken by Meg Blitch on January 22nd, 2019, at
the Celebration of Life event for Harvey Arden in Washington D.C.
Mark Arden shares his eulogy to his father, Harvey Arden
Harvey Arden - speaking at IONS (1/15/09)
Harvey Arden at Northeastern University (Dec 6th, 2000)
Below are some segments of video from a reading that Harvey Arden performed at Northeastern University on Dec 6th, 2000. Harvey accepted an invitation from George Blitch to come speak at an event to raise awareness of Leonard Peltier's plight,