The following StoryMaps timeline chronicles Two Clouds' transformative work from 2016 until his murder in 2022, the period in which he reshaped the Ramapough Munsee Lenape's (Ramapough Mountain Indians Inc., RMI) course, sending them on a powerful new trajectory.
there once was a man of bravery
so full of valor and humanity
he went up on the Stag
and brought them what they never had
now pay attention
this message is for you
Beware! Beware!
Beware! Beware!
Beware!
beware of the wolf, the turtle,
deer, and Iron Bear
beware or you’ll end up just like Two
not a single soul ever dared to care
begging may have drawn a dollar here and there
“mountain nigga!” they all called them
“jackson white!” they all declared
until Creator sent
an answer to their prayers
Beware! Beware!
Beware! Beware!
Beware!
‘cause every Indian ain’t holy
lots of us are savage, too
beware or you’ll end up just like Two
he stood up to The White Man that they fear
true Warriors are meant to be revered
“we love you!” they all lied
while harboring hatred inside
no action is proof,
deadly as cyanide
Beware! Beware!
Beware! Beware!
Beware!
just keep your loving to yourself
them mountain folks are bad for your health
and they’ll try to erase you
like they do with Two
july 3rd reached the fever pitch
they couldn’t bend him so attacked and ditched
Big Dog called upon his kin,
the boys in blue, his closest friends
“we hate you jacks
but blackie was a dick!”
Beware! Beware!
Beware! Beware!
Beware!
beware when they call you
brother, cousin, nephew, son
chile, you best to turn ‘round
on your heels and run!
no investigation and no outcry, too
Two Clouds, another ‘nigga’ that got used
“allies”? native “advocates”?
hundreds called with no answer yet
posers, in a “fight”
that makes their fit look tight
Beware! Beware!
Beware! Beware!
Beware!
indian talk sho is pretty
but them mofos, boy, is gritty!
take heed!
don’t get caught like my Two
tribal government and county in cahoots!
thank the Lord they’re all dumber than my boots
MURDER and staged scene, it’s fact!
too bad for them that the State has got my back
i’m a fire raging!!
and they’ll ALL be consumed
Beware! Beware!
Beware! Beware!
Beware!
beware of the wolf, the turtle,
deer, and Iron Bear
beware or you’ll end up just like Two
M. Ansari 2025
We were blessed to be invited to speak on three platforms over the past six weeks. For the most recent, I sat with Lyreshia Bonds to answer pointed questions about who Muriyd Two Clouds Williams was, what he contributed to the world before being murdered by pseudo-friends and -comrades, and what law enforcement has been doing about it.
A native Newarker like us, Lyreshia filed a lawsuit in federal court against the state of New Jersey for discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. She has also been fighting for several years to have her mentally ill nephew released from prison due to bogus charges she documents in videos, an autobiography, and a podcast as being in retribution to her refusal to back down from the state.
*Misinformation in this paragraph updated 1/12/25 at 1:52 pm.
I had a great conversation with Lyreshia. As someone who worked nearly a decade on the 'inside' as a probation officer, earned a BA in Criminal Justice, and MA in Political Science and Public Affairs, she is a wonderful ally to have by our sides. She is selfless, and shares her experience, expertise, and platform with families like my own who are suffering at the hands of a racist and broken judicial system that proves time and again that our lives do not matter to them. Not black lives. Not red lives. Not brown lives.
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Our full interview may be watched here:
M. Ansari