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Pain Death, Blood & Bones 2025

 TBA later. Apologies

Media on this Channel

America's Top Hitmaker voting link

 Good day all, thank you for stopping by. I could use all of your votes up in your area of life. God bless you , link is below. Streams of my songs are on this link to give your ear a listen . thanks Voting for the TOP 5 ends Thursday the 26th of June at 7PM PDT

I need your votes folks, so come and help me out

https://tophitmaker.org/2025/donald-morinCheck this out. I Thank you Heavenly Father, Creator, thank you folks again folks. God bless you all XOXO I need your votes folks girl & guys take care

Treaty 6,7, and 8

 For the next artist in our line my grand daughter of two professionals. Grandpa off to record treaty 6,7 and 8 sovereign event at Legislative groundsMay 15, 2025 XOXO to you all

Pain Death, Blood & Bones 2025

 TBA later. Apologies

God bless Leonard Peltier

 Eric Gray and I created this cement mosaic , with a orange feather and green and red stones July 2001, when we help paint Robert Free's House. SO great to read the news avec Leonard Yaaaaa!

Songs for Earthly Creatures 2025

https://www.n1m.com/donaldmorin?action=play&album=245423#musicThis is a link to these new songs of 2025, My intent is to work in each song adding tracks , then showing the process on each finished song. These songs are the first step XOXOX to all

my current words on conflicting comparasions to Middle East crisis

 Hello again, As I support Indigenous Issues, the aspirations of our youth and young people, I feel that I need my friends, colleagues, artists, trainees, former students, lovers, friends and others of my position avec the situation in Gaza. I am troubled by indigenous /Palestine comparisons.

Best of the Holiday seasons to all

 Merry Christmas and the best of the new year upcoming 2025. Thank you all for you, holiday salutations. God bless you all may the Great Creator's love guide you people always on your chosen path, take care December 09, 2024. Tansi? Comme Ca Va? Nee Hoe ma? I hope all are well, What a year for all. I hope all of you are safe, protected and prepared for the next year.

FILM, VIDEO, MEDIA TRANSFERENCE AND CONVERGENCE, FROM ANALOGUE TO DIGITAL TO PODCASTS, MY OBSERVATIONS. Update Dec-2024

I pay tribute to Filmmaker Loretta Todd, who helped me in my early days as an artist in creating this article XOXO  Text from PDF FileFILM, VIDEO, MEDIA TRANSFERENCE AND CONVERGENCE, FROM ANALOGUE TO DIGITAL TO PODCASTS, MY OBSERVATIONS.

Wound A Knee , Break A Leg, Dear Cheri Maracle

 As I listen and half watch The silent film, The Artist (from waaaay back) I create this collage for Cheri Maracle for her new acting gig. I had her as an acting student years ago at Spirit Song, who is a great talent. I created this from my archives.

Frencheater's wandering dreams

 A short excerpt from one of my film projects. tilmcom@shaw.ca to invest in film

Songs for the apocalypse

 A Set I did some time ago, but fitting for my new set of songs in the online LP, Songs of An NDN man, Songs for Apocalyptic Times, Staying with the muses, A medley of familiar chords, lines form songs. and a prayer song to our Ancient of Days.

For Jay Hamburger, Theatre In The Raw, RIP

 As A Koden, Talking Story, Who Is Your Name writer & Artist and Eagle Feathers Film & Music Manufacturing Corporation pays tribute to the Theatre Impresario Jay Hamburger. An everyman for the people who created theatre for the people. XO Donald Morin of TILMCOM, The Indigenous Literacy Manufacturing Company.

Songs for the Apocalyptic Times 2024 BCE to 2024 A.D. Songs of A NDN man Apocalyptic Times

Lyrics I wrote 2023  and 2024. Music I worked out  March 24th 2024  from March 24th, 2024, as I reflect on humanity,  the future  and  the muses of our Time

Thinker, Artist and Student reflections on a world in Crisis

 From Kenneth Newby FB page regarding graphic of October 17, 2023.Originally graphics and further information comes from 

A 60s Scoop Story Excerpt to show we can overcome Challenges In Life

 I've often mentioned the number of foster homes I was placed in, this is a redacted copy so 11 homes and orphanages between 18 months and 4 years of age lolOver the years, I was mentioning it was 16 foster homes before i was 5, but that was wrong. It was 11 homes and one orphanage before age 4.

Pass Words and Songs from A Day Now Gone

 I expanded this response below as a senior artist, inter-disciplinary artist, indigenous musician, composer, filmmaker, educator, writer performer and Grandfather to an incident that Angie Grandbois shared.

NDNs & DOGs Hybrid Documentary 91-94

 This is a 4 K Export which turned out better than the first 4 K export which propelled me to upload the lesser format aspect ratio frame. It must be noted, Artist Rick Harry created The Kanasatake Installation in the 1991 footage of Indians & Dogs first Performance event at the Neo-Nativist time at the Pitt Gallery.

For Morley Potts, RIP

 I met Morley 2011, when I went to a MacDonalds Restaurant. The assistant manager  was harassing him and I stood up and defended Morley. I took him back to my suite and he shared his sad story. May He rest in peace

Eight Papers: 1: The Redactment of Truth, Patriarchal Containment of The Feminine and The Heathen, 2: MODERN DANCE AND CROSS CULTURAL COLLABORATIONS 3: Indigenous Inquiry re Studies Today, 4: REFLECTIONS OF AN INDIAN ELDER 2023

Good Morning Creator, Help the ones fighting the fires of these times. I know your world which your adversary fell down to, will be cleansed by fire, but we need help prior to your initiation of your end timesHi all hope you are all well. Still a struggle. take care. 

Rest In Peace Isaac Lee Kootenay

  It is with profound sadness that this little company of Eagle Feathers Film & Music Manufacturing Corporation has lost one of its young artists, who were helping out the company and its future work. Sincere condolences to the family.

IN MEMORY OF ISAAC LEE KOOTENAY

 It is with profound sadness that this little company of Eagle Feathers Film & Music Manufacturing Corporation has lost one of its young artists, who were helping out the company and its future work. Sincere condolences to the family.

Reconciliation-Healing For The Next Generations

  Inter-generational Healing FIND Your PARTin HEALING AS A SOCIETY with TEARS & SCARS an idea of which I can only SHARE from a personal experience. As a Sixties scoop survivorwhen I was interview for the Alberta Apology re assimilation issues. I asked .. “What are yougoing to do for the people?” First WE MUST

In Memory of Patrick Morin from the Morin Family

 This a remake of the first stream I produced for The Morin Family in memory of Patrick Morin, We will miss him. Stream is an expose of images reflective of the 60s scoop and the assimilation factors of Canadian Society.

A Short moment in life respecting one man

 a stream done for my dear brother

Go on your room is the newest word in the English language written by Neil Benson

 Lake Neil Benson I worked with in the 80s a great writer from North West BC. He wrote poems and a play and I was able to juxtapose his words with my words together in a play callIndians and dogsan allegory to contract

FOR ISSAC LEE KOOTENAY

 The Eagle Feathers Film & Music Manufacturing Corporation presents The Indigenous Literacy Manufacturing Company Founder Donald Morin's Tilmcom.ca presents:In God's Glory and our Life Bearers4 ISSAC LEE KOOTENAY

NDNS & DOGS TBT - November 1994

Good day, It has been so long since I have posted on Isuma TV site and I apologize. I am above the ground today, and I am grateful, Times are tough for so many people theses days, and we must work harder to help the less fortunate. I share this today. I believe it was  November, 1994, before I went to Japan to dance with the Karen Jamieson Dance Company tour of Gawa Gyani.

Protecting your interest as an artist filmmaker with respect to copyright infringement

 Thank you all for the birthday wishes to my son thank you all for your understanding and support through the stressful time and last week. I lost three days of productivity in this impasse. it’s unfortunate and I’m sad and I was not happy or elated about the outcome. Relieved and thankful to God, our Heavenly Father 

21st Century NDN with a MOVIE CAMERA Ready to Stream to Net

The Indigenus Literacy Manufacturing Company; www.tilmcom.caActors required for Experimental  Feature Film, Auditions TBA Fall, 2020, email resumes to donaldmorn@gmail.comSee  also www.donaldmorinfilms.com , or website  above

They Were Running From Nero That Day

 This video is entered in the Engage contest because it shares the love of Jesus in a time of fear, uncertainty, surveillance, societal rights and indigenous and racial issues. It was recorded at the Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Edmonton, Alberta on Canada's Aboriginal Day. The song will be in Mr.

They Were Running From Nero That Day

 This video is entered in the Engage contest because it shares the love of Jesus in a time of fear, uncertainty, surveillance, societal rights and indigenous and racial issues. It was recorded at the Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Edmonton, Alberta on Canada's Aboriginal Day. The song will be in Mr.

Watching People In Different Places - Live June 21st 2020

Indigenous Artist, Filmmaker, Performer and Singer/SongwriterDonald MorinLive Excerpt from June 21st 2020 Holy Trinity Anglican Church's Indigenous Day in Edmonton, AB , Canada Mr. Morin performing his songWatching People In Different PlacesLyrics & Music by Donald MorinALL FOR THE GLORY OF THE MOST HIGH

Created based on Line in Text

 Hope all are safe and doing online art work XOXOXO.

Award Winning song, Mad Dogs On The Run Sundown

  Some good news for   listeners of my musicDear Donald Morin,

New title for old song Kitchi Manitou Blues

 One of my teachers who inspired me asked in his post for a guitar , so I gave him this little blues short Calling it Kitchi Manitou Blues, he mentioned kitchi blues, but the Great Spirit may not like shortening his hame ????yikes! now to turn it into a hologram Mr Al Razutis lol

Collage du graduation

Hello again this is the collage I made for the poem that I received with my degree images on my career actor and musician Background image is picture of the pickle from the film windigo Of which  i did the lead role, 1994.  

CDI Completion PAge

 Well Isuma VIewers, thank you forALL the visits over the years, viewing of my work, Here is  my latest diploma  secured in October 2019, plus a poem by Robert Frost. Frost was a fave poet of late foster mother Annie BIlan, who encouraged me to continue in the arts and I am forever grateful to the grace of God and her  in supporting me to achieve this milestone

The Gift of Creation, Freedom and Choice

 Good Morning , this last day symbolically of Humankind's days of freedom, as The Affirmative Culture prepares to remember the fallen soldiers in the wars since I assuming the Great War , the First World War of the twentieth century; How far have we moved forward since the WW II, K War, V war, Gulf war, 911, and today with the uprisings, Asian protests, Bolivia, Trump, and now the notion

Collage of moments from Indians & Dogs First Performance event 1991

 Jimy Sidlar BebonangBorn: Wed., Jun. 15, 1955Reborn: Thu., Oct. 6, 2016I give all the credit to Jimy Sidlar and my late foster mother Anne Bilan and her son for developing my musical training and experience. Auntie Ann for getting us piano lessons, her son Bill Bilan for getting me guitar lessons, 1969, and Jimy for shaping my voice. 

In Memory of Jimy Sidlar

 A brief history lol. Jimy Sidlar passed away this October 2016. I give all the credit to Jimy Sidlar and my late foster mother Anne Bilan and her son for developing my musical training and experience. Auntie Ann for getting us piano lessons, her son Bill Bilan for getting me guitar lessons, 1969, and Jimy for shaping my voice .

Songs By Donald Morin and late Jimy Sidlar

I met Jimy through Spirit Song Native Indian Theatre Company after seeing his command performance  in Noon Day Demons by Peter Barnes. I knew I immediately wanted to work with him.

greta in Edmonton snippet

 Support Greta Thunberg, enjoy life and help others  

Talking Story Who Is Your Name Film Promo

 Looking for support in finishing this film

Mad Dogs On The Run Sundown, new single

 Singer /Songwriter and Actor Donald Morin lineage is of the Gros Ventre, Sarcee, Cree, Saulteaux, and Ojibwa life-givers and currently resides in Treaty 6 territory of Edmonton, Alberta. Donald recently performed for his late Uncle Gary Pruden , An Indigenous Veteran of The Canadian Forces, and Father and Warrior as an indigenous Gentleman do the 2oth century.

BIO GRAPHICS and MUSIC SCORE of Artist Donald Morin

Graphics contain latest bio info on Internationally known Indigenous artist Donald Morin, who has worked as a musician, songwriter. playwright, adtor, modern dancer, writer, guitarist, director, cinematographer, and Filmmaker.   Did work as graphc design as people  at times ignore PDF file due to limited time

The complete Score of A String Composition-four instruments-Complete Assimilation

Music score COMPLETE ASSIMILATION,Musicians, produces, engineers, arrangers!Anyone with  musical talent!Everyone is welcome to share this post to get this score performed live!!Anywhere! on planet earth or outer space.composer bio added for update

Introducing images from soon to be volume I: Once I was Nothing. Poems from May, 1980 to Fall 1983

 a introductory volume of a short bio of my backstory as a 60s scoop survivor leading me into my desire to start writing poems and songs before my SFU university years,^5 pages in firtst volumevolume I: Once I was Nothing. Poems from May, 1980 to Fall 1983

#JWR-4-National Leader

 Truly a Remarkable woman raised by a remarkable family, and community. Miigweech, Gila Kesla OSeim, Hiy hiy Merci, Thank you Mrs WIlson-Raybould 

Talking Story WHo Is Your Name Indigenous Resistance AKA Lefty's Revolution

 TALKING STORY WHO IS YOUR NAME is looking for talent, male and female 2019!  Resumes welcomed dammedia@icloud.comSTILLS from Digital Footage already shot 

Donald Morin Films Ad Sept 2018

 Available for creative work in digital media, music or theatre

Tribute Inuits-Indigenous Rights worldwide =Song BerlinLIdilout

 I am uploading part of the work I did all weekend. Editing, I had some read errors with an external hard drive, so continued, save, quit, reboot, again. Then had some audio problems, continued read errors while I am film editing, lost audio in one time line, but finally able to create this sng demo.

Link to New song for Baby Anthony Benefit

 https://myspace.com/donaldmorin/music/song/don-t-look-back-now-115111866-130882797

Images from Lefty Revolution Edit

 Excerpt of Images from my film's Im Google Plus site:: https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/101825544925934153070/album/6529665470847200593/6529665471310320146?authkey=CL_y5Ju8sJvdtwE

Walking with Sweet Mary Live in Honolulu

This link is four frames out of sync in one scene, so I uploaded a corrected version after. Have a great day

Walking With Sweet Mary Film Edit

 For the sisters and families

DAMMEDIA GIF EXTENSION

 Filmmaker Donald Morin up 1:45AM, now back at  the office after being out side  for work 2:24 and back at 3:33: and uploading and writing at 4:44 ready for the Creative work of Our Creator, AD created with Snapcam  miniture wireless HD Camera.  Time is short, so viola!

A Song for Mother- Till we meet again

 Yes, family announced that the passing of Irene Whitford Morin Lippke occurred September 18, 2017 8:18pm in Calgary, Alberta. I first met my mother Irene April 1974, after a series of public announcements on Ched Radio and The Edmonton Journal about two brothers who met their sisters after sixteen years.

Original Title: New Music August 5th 1992

I wrote this composition August 1992, when I was working with late Jimy Sidlar, Hunkpapa Artist Kim Soo Goodtrack, and Native Revisionist Creations. This is one of many compositions I wrote for piano or strings when I upgraded to the Commodore 2000 Amiga Computer from the Amiga 500 Commodore computer system.

Zorro the Gay Blade Promo-81

 My first adventure in the film business as a young actor. Sometime in spring or summer 1981: Hired for film gig as young actor promoting Zorro the Gay Blade. Dressed up as Zorro and attend cultural events or shopping malls and did my Zorro thing. Ha ha. It was fun

Monsieur Cote remake 2017

The Character Monsieur Cote in The Quebec 35mm Film Windigo was a minister for the Federal Government. He spent time with another character who represented the Intelligentsia of the Surveillance apparatuses

Blessed with Another Day in Our Universe among the Stars

 4;30 AM wake up  so I decide to record another  God given day. Praise the Glory of our Creator in Heaven, his son , the son of man, and  all that was, is, and is to be . thank you Creator Vocals from 1994 recording Anthony Favel MAcNabFender Stratocaster Donald Morin 

To And Fro In C Major

  As He Walks To and Fro In C MajorWrite in major scale to be more positive about life, Brighter days to come  with Kitchi Manitou  riding the clouds as the son of Man Comes to bring the lamb and the sword before  earth.

A sunrise morning

 Early Morning time lapse edit variations of sunrise

RIP Jim White

 Rest In Peace Jim White, A Blessing for  the Longhouse and your community

Original Export of New Recording of sound bites from Old Songs by Donald Morin

 This is the original high bitrate export of previous upload of:

New Recording of sound bites from Old Songs by Donald Morin

June 20th.,2017, Good day,, the power went out today, so decided to do a recordingsetup, of which I have not done since I stayed at McMullen Green location. Then I used blue screen and a Canon Hotshot Hd Cam and a webcam. Today I utilized a:Panasonic HD 4K CameraCanon Vixia HD Cameraiphone 5 Cameraipad Camera

Sailing Through Indigenous Salish Territory

 Sailing Thru Salish Territory was created a while ago, and I thought it was on this site, but it was on youtube, so here it is I am now in Cree Territory. Green screen work, utilizing audio excerpts from When Spirits Whispers Archives. Radio show on every Wednesday at 2300 hours Vancouver Time on 102.7 FM CFRO.

Inspired by my Film Teacher Al Razutis

 My film mentor from SFU Film Workshop wrote a great response to that large Rubber Duck In Ottawa for the Canadian 150 celebration: I posted this response to the 150 events on his page and here it is for a verbal TBT: LOL "Mr Razutis, the 150 year celebration of "Kanata's 150 year" Recognition, pat on the back events are nothing more than slick sellout propaganda games f

From DAMMEDIA-Indian-oetics Archive

 Radio Producer/Activist Gunargie O'Sulliva was in Edmonton 2013 for The Red Jam Slam Cultural event and asked a couple questions to Filmmaker Donald Morin, May 2013

Exported from Original Footage Walking With Sweet Mary

 Exported from Original recording of song Walking With Sweet Mary,

sunset for FB friends

 A short clip of  sunset two days ago

Saying Farewell to my Friends Electric Indigenous Blues

 In Memory of James Nicholas, Jimy Sidlar, & Neil BensonThree Artists who were part of NDNs & DOGS during the 20th century. Song: Saying Farewell to my Friends Electric Indigenous Blues with the talented Anthony Favel MacNabElectric guitar Donald Morin

A Poem by the Late Neil Benson

I first met Neil Benson 1986 with the Chief Dan George Video Training Program in BC He agreed to let me juxtapose his writings with my writings creating Indians & Dogs Multimedia Play 1991 - 1994 He passed on a couple of years ago

The Young Poundmaker Audio Collage from 1985

 The Young Poundmaker Audio Collage from 1985 was an audio documentation of the 1985 rehearsal and performance of The Young Poundmaker by Ernie Carefoot.

Journey to Our Future

 I sang this song during a break at an Indians & Dogs Rehearsal. I was  with Jimy Sidlar and Kim Soo Goodtrack at Pitt Gallery on Powel Strreet, Vancouver. Salish Teritory. This is a love song I wrote during that time of life. It was performed once at Stein Festival, 91, during Spirit Song Theatre gig, where Jimy & I were called in to cover a show.

FOR STANDING ROCK

Blessings and Hugs off for Taz Bouchier for her hard work in getting the prayer work for the people struggling at Standing Rock, Water for Life event in the USA. Good for her, God bless her

Dark Days Ahead Beats

Again working with three notes from song Walking With Sweet Mary and working on rhythm notes

Dark Days Ahead Based on three notes from Walking With Sweet Mary

 Election Night in the USA, Trump wins the presidency. Congrats, Wrote this thinking of Dark times ahead

Revisionism & the Hollywood NDN

I suggest to read Ward Churchill's essay on the film Smoke Signal with my friend and colleague Evan Adam.

NDNs & DOGs, FRIENDS & THE HUSSIES at The 1995 Red Jam Slam event

Indians & Dogs was a multi media show which was created from the poems and plays of the late Neil Benson and Indigenous inter-disciplinary artist Donald Morin. By juxtaposing western forms of story telling to the oral tradition of our history as indigenous people, original performances seen as an allegory to contact.

Bourgois Bushman written by Jimy Sidlar, lead guitar music Donald Morin

C-VHS duplication footage of Bourgeois Bushman by Late Jimy Sidlar and Donald Morin shot by Leonard Fisher Jr at Lee Building 1990 on Main & Broadway, Vancouver, BC. All other footage shot by D. Morin excerpt Spirit Song visual footage of Jimy and Donald shot by "David) of Whitehorse

A Public Thank You To Canon, Best Buy & Others

 I like to publically thank the Creator, Canon USA, Canon Canada, and Best Buy USA, for insuring that my Creative Tools are in working order, and a Customer is satisfied on both sides of the Moonyass border.

Creative Process of Idle No More Monsieur Cote This video is original raw file of 99 Monsieur Cote

This video is copy of original VHS copy of Monsieur Cote song played on When Spirits Whisper Native radio Program at former Coop Radio Station at 337 Carrel street, Vancouver BC. Idle No More Monsieur Cote: Written by Donald Morin with lines as well written by Robert Morin of The film Windigo.

Images from theatre event in Drumheller

 Drumheller . Alberta area and passion play pre time

Walking With Sweet Mary Work In Progress

Quote from Akademia Music awards: 'This track's fervent vocal delivery, socially-conscious lyrics and interesting guitar stylings furnish a two and a half minute interval of listening intrigue.'http://www.theakademia.com/february2016_bestsong_folkballad2.html Currently, a work in progress Edit. Moved again, so will keep you posted

Portals in the building moment

 Experimenting with keying, and overlapping images and sounds

Performing In Wakiki Pic in memoryof Leonard

 An interesting set working with local talent

Acting Worshop Handout

Here is an online version of Acting Workshop handout I prepared for  my acting workshops. Take care all, just download the PDF file

NEC 2002 Student Film

The Native Education Centre in Vancouver held a filmmaking Class for so time. This is a project done by some great artists. It is a VHS copy so sorry about demarcation top of fame

Homage to Auguste Rodin's Gates of Hell

This is a repro of scaled down side view of a final sculpture revised from the finished Model. SFU VIsual Arts Class Final Project. At the time I was studing visual Arts for two years to compliment my film work re; set design,  and the muse en scene.. I will upload a video grab later of the scultpture in a Film scene from my film Crossings.

Email I sent to Netflix re: Sandler's production

Dear Netflix Due to Netflix position on the Native issues surrounding Adam Sandler's latest production, which I might add is ridiculous as much as Netflix's response to the Indigenous Artists actions and pronouncements: I am refraining from updating my automatic payment plan to utilize your services. 

Monsieur Cote Arranged to Strings

I wrote Monsieur Cote on Strings around 1994 after working on the film Windigo. I upgraded to the Commodore Amiga 2000 in 1992 after buying the Amiga 500 in 1991. Both systems had music writiing programs which I embraced fevorishly. Late nineties, I transfer much of my early writing works to VHS video through a genlock device.

Blues Lick and Walking with Sweet Mary early draft

Early Draft of walking with Sweet MAry, and blues improvisation.

Schoolyards and Oldtown

About this audio album

Schoolyards & Oldtown Audio Schematic

The Radio play is on this site to listen to while one studies these mixing charts.  http://www.isuma.tv/dammedia/schoolyards-and-oldtown

With respect to the resistance

TILM.COM, The Indigenous Literacy Manufacturing Company has been inactive due to awaiting funding inquiry pertaining to BP created for startup. Thanks for dropping by

Cultural Protocol Revisited 2014

I wrote this short expose in the 1990s and cultural protocol was aroused during the Super Bowel, so I thought I might upload it, Thanks for visiting

Warm Up The Ice Cream 2022 Re-write

Screen Capture From Cover TItle WARM UP THE ICE CREAM: An One Act Play By D. MorinPLAYWRITE NOTE:

Continuous take mixed with Original take on TV

I lived on Kingsway and Knight street with my son, He was out so we wrote this song. later I lived on Charles street, and did a continuous take of the song on a monitor, Years later the two are bypacked together. Something filmmakers did back in the days of "film" Placing two film strips together through the projector

Good Morning Jesus Song

A short diddle written on the Commodore 2000 amiga computer around 1994. With that system going bankrupt, I video taped the score before the computer died. Other music programs much superior exist today, so that's cool