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Author Archives: Ian Adamson
The Potawatomi People
In 1965, as a Second Year Medical Student, I made my first journey to the United States, and first travelled to see the Black Hills of Dakota. In Sioux City, Iowa I visited the Indian museum and met Lakota Indians. … Continue reading
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Bangor, Kinwasi, ktowawase’shkanawa kI, for the Potawatomi People of Milwaukie.
KinwakwshI kitowsiw taknawum shotI kik; kishpIncI ponsiwtakunukpkok; we’kwnicI ke’ocI siwtakunupok’ CosI ke’shI owunsInon mtIno e’wisakcuwe’pInIkate’k, icI e’wipInkatumowat, nInwuk. Kinwasi, ktowawase’shkanawa kI. KcI otan, kwutakik e’te’k, co takukIckate’snon. Cowike’ nInwuk, otaskI‘sinawa waskone’ncukIn, icI e’witowat namiukwan tupu‘ke’nuk; mtIno ie’k waskone’ncukunatkok; icI waskone’ntakwnawa, … Continue reading
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Aleida Guevara, daughter of Che Guevara
Aleida One of the most inspiring people I have ever met was Aleida Guevara. She wished to meet me as a fellow paediatrican, politician, writer and community activist and signed for me a copy of Reminiscences of the Cuban Revolutionary War by … Continue reading
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Bangor, La Luz para el Mundo..for Aleida Guevara, Helen and Heather in Cuba
Vosotros sois la sal este mundo. Pero si la sal deja de estar salada, ¿cómo podrá volver a ser útil? Ya no sirve para nada, sino para ser tirada y pisoteada por la gente. Vosotros sois la Luz para el … Continue reading
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Anglo-Portuguese Alliance (or Aliança Luso-Britânica)
Anglo-Portuguese Alliance (or Aliança Luso-Britânica), ratified at the Treaty of Windsor in 1386, between England (succeeded by the United Kingdom) and Portugal (Lusitania) is the oldest alliance in the world that is still in force — with the earliest … Continue reading
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Bangor, a Luz do Mundo, for Zoe, Maria (Macau), Aires Barros D’Sa (Goa), Peter Lismore (Mozambique)and the Children of Fátima
Vós sois o sal da terra; mas se o sal se tornar insípido, com que se há de restaurar-lhe o sabor? para nada mais presta, senão para ser lançado fora, e ser pisado pelos homens.Vós sois a luz do mundo. … Continue reading
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The Battle of Messines Ridge
Speech at 16th (Irish) Division Memorial Cross, Wytschaete (Wijtschate) Belgium Posted on July 7, 2011 by Ian Adamson Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, On behalf of the Somme Association, I would like to to thank you for your welcome here … Continue reading
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Bangor, het Licht der Wereld, for Uncle Johnny (Johann van Helmond), Aunt Isabel and family and the 36th (Ulster ) and 16th (Irish) Divisions in Flanders
Gij zijt het zout der aarde; indien nu het zout smakeloos wordt, waarmede zal het gezouten worden? Het deugt nergens meer toe, dan om buiten geworpen, en van de mensen vertreden te worden. Gij zijt het licht der wereld; een … Continue reading
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The Polish War Memorials
Notre Dame de Lorette As founder chairman of the Somme Association, and now Vice-President, I travelled every year to the Battlefields of France and Flanders. Noel Kane, my friend and colleague in the Association brought us regularly to Notre Dame de … Continue reading
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Bangor, światłem świata, for Noel Kane, Aunt Mary Zavackas, Pete Bleakley and the Polish Association Northern Ireland
Wy jesteście solą dla ziemi. Lecz jeśli sól utraci swój smak, czymże ją posolić? Na nic się już nie przyda, chyba na wyrzucenie i podeptanie przez ludzi.Wy jesteście światłem świata. Nie może się ukryć miasto położone na górze. Nie zapala … Continue reading
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