New Sponsor: Indiana Wilds Wild West Roleplay

The Second Life Newser has a new sponsor, the Indiana Wilds Wild West Roleplay. The region consists of 23 sims representing various places of the late 1860s western US. One can play as a cowboy, lawman, trader, badman, American Indian, or one of the animals that makes the place their home, such as horses. We'll have an article about the place soon. If you can't wait to get there, head on over to Colorado (190/105/944) to learn more about the roleplay (and pick up a few freebie clothes, weapons, and combat and RP HUD).

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Colorado/190/105/944

Scenes From Thanksgiving 2015

Thanksgiving 2015 has come and gone, and people are getting into the Christmas (and Hanuka) season full swing. For those who missed the events then, yours truly took some pictures at happenings he was at on Turkey Day, and the following Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

For the pictures, go to Events.

Facebook Accused of Suspending Accounts of Native Americans, Asking They Use "Real Names"

Although many Second Life users are perfectly happy with using their real-life names on Facebook, for others they would prefer to use their account names as what they post is mainly about what they experience in the virtual world. Unfortunately for the latter, Facebook's official policy is that users must use their real life identities as their profile name. As it turns out, their "Real Names Only" policy isn't just affecting users of the planet's most populated virtual world. Some American Indians have complained Facebook refuses to recognize the names they use in real life as real names, and have their accounts suspended for using them.

Read more in Extra.

Storytelling at Rawhide Native

A couple years ago, Grease Coakes wrote about Native American storytelling in the Spirit Nations sim. The sim has since faded away, but the stories go on at Club Rawhide in Tender Heart. Grease recently had a chance to head over and listen to more of the tales.

Read Grease's story in Places.

Heartspeaker and the Vison Quest

Grease Coakes did an article a few months ago about "Heartspeaker," the storyteller at the Spirit Nations sim. Recently, Heartspeaker asked him to come back for a story that meant much to him: one about his Vision Quest. So Grease headed over to listen to the storyteler's tale.

Read more of Grease's article in People.

Storytelling by Otter at Spirit Nations

Grease Coakes recently went to the Spirit Nations sim. He attended a weekly storytelling event by the Native Americans there, and was quite impressed. Here, he writes about Heartspeaker, the tale teller, and what he had to say.

Read more in Events.