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03/08/2009 This is a story told to me many times by the elders of my people as I was growing up on turtle hill in Uncasvillage. Soon after
first contact a dispute broke out between an Eastern Woodland American Native family and a European trapper. It would seem
that this poor fellow was lost, hungry and dehydrated when he happened apron a native village, the first native family to
see this stranger took him in cleaned him up, fed and clothed him. After he was
well enough he started out on his way back to his fort, the head of this family offered him the use of a horse to help him
on his way thinking that he and his son would pick up the horse the next trip to the fort to trade wampum. A few days
later the husband and his son showed up at the fort did their trading took their house and started back home. When the European
house guest found that the horse was no longer in his barn he and some of the soldiers raced after the native family, they
call Indians, took them back to the fort tried and hung both the father and son as Indian givers. Sachem/Sagamos/Sagamore 02/26/2009 From time to time I need
to correct things being told as the truth over the internet. A Sachem in the Pequot/Mohegan
and other New England tribes is loosely translated as or referred to as a king by the Europeans after first contact. A Sagamos like in the Penobscot
and Narragansett people that came from the Terrytoons or tribes of the north are also known as their leaders. I am guessing
that that is why their leaders always wear a Plains Indian head dress when in front of camas? A Sagamore is a sub chief
or anyone within a true New England tribe that is given a position of reasonability by their Sachem and maintains that sub
chief (Sagamore) title for as long as the job is being performed as in the title war chief or public relations chief! Because the New England tribes
before first contact were a matriarch people men and women could and do hold this position of authority as needed. In order to correctly study and understand the true leaders of American native people one must study them long before our language was basterdized by outsiders.
POWWOW or PAW-PAUS What is an American
native pawpaus? Back before first
contact before the Europeans made it necessary for the people to change the gatherings American native people held, gatherings
call a Paw-paus. Soon after first
contact because the Europeans were starting to get extremely
pushy at wanting into this very spiritual event and long before the plains Indians called their enemy by the name White eyes
the Sachem’s of the New England tribes came together to find a fast safe way
out of this situation. Long before this first contact our ancestors
knew of an evil Shaman warlock that practice Shamanism, this Shaman warlock whose name was called powwow
was an extremely evil witch. The Sachem’s
of these true American native people placed the problem in the hands of their
clan mothers, after many debates about the problem the clan mothers came up with the
name powwow and a great explanation as to why it should be used. It would seem
that our invaders from across the waters acted very much like this Sharman so why not start having an event like our paw-paus
and invite them all? The problem in
this day that was unforeseen by our ancestor is that now many of these powwows
are infested with shamans, witches and warlocks, some ever running it! This would be
a very good reason to explain why no American native advertises when and where we are holding our Paw-paus. AHO! I can and will
only talk about this very spiritual event from what I have been taught from the 40’s 50’s 60’s and 70’s
and that which I am allowed to talk about! As told to me
by the traditional elders of our New England people, this gathering was held after each of our four season Fall, Winter, Spring
and Summer or in their words South, West, North and East. Fall (south) is
the time of year for meetings to get ready to head in to the middle of the land gathering food and supplies and make ready
to last out the colder weather that is coming, at the end of this time (fall) there would be a gathering of the people and
prayers, dancing and drum for the Creators protection while on our journeys or a mini gathering. The New England people did
not carry homes around the land instead they would build homes (round and long houses) in each of the seasons, places they
stayed in for that season. In the winter time (west) the people split up into family groups (clans and headed west) because
of the food shortages at this winter time. In this winter it would be a time of hardship keeping warm and finding food and
firewood so at the end of this winter these clans would hold a gathering to share food, clothing, wood and storytelling. Spring
(North) would be the time to start back toward their main homes at the great river, for planting and repairing homes and fishing
holes. At this time I
will input the fact that these homes (except for the sachems family) is on a first come first serve bases so if the last owner
shows up both families work together an build one or the other a new home! Summer (east)
is the time for a gathering of all the people this gathering ( Paw-paus) would be a great Spiritual event and everyone would
bring food and work together repairing and rebuilding the prayer circle of course with a great opening in the East to allow
room for Creator and all of the ancestors to enter. While the people
are fellowshipping, telling their story of the past season and learning of members past while gone west and new members arriving
while gone and so on the fire keeper and helpers would clean and clear the circle and get the fire ready for the time Creator
comes to visit with the people. The Sachem, with
a warrior on each side to help and tend to any needs while dancing around this circle, these warriors would carry the Sachems
gifts and staff if necessary to Creator and would be at the head of a line so as to pray to have a friendly gathering before
entering the circle. Sachem would at
this time ask the people to please place any bad feelings, gossip, and bad thoughts at the east door, if they wanted them
back after the paw-paus just let Creator know otherwise Creator will take them into his fire to burn forever and the people
can be cleansed enough to enjoy dancing and drumming with Creator and the ancestors. Each family (clan)
had their own prayer staff with prayer bags and medicine pouches from past family members and animal family members, this
staff would usually be carried into the circle through the east by the family’s Clan Mother. Next would be the elder
women then elder men, younger women and children, last but by no means least would be all of the warriors keeping a close
eye out for any unwanted guests. As you may now start to see this gathering is a little different from a modern day powwow
that you may have gone to, this would be because first, remember we are of the matriarch society, but most of all I am writing
about a Paw-paus not a powwow! They had no need
for fancy ropes or railings around this circle each member would place their skins or fur blankets around and all knew that
the correct way into Creators church was through the East, even our animal friends (always welcome into our church) seem to
know that they are welcome to come dance and fellowship with the people, the ancestors and Creator, if they made a mistake
someone, usually the fire keepers helper, would just pick it up and carry on with the gathering. No vendors nothing to sell
every family would bring something for meals and the young women would cook, every family would also bring things for trade
and give away. Creator would
come into the circle and take over the fire usually for about week. I have broken no code or promise made to my elders by not going into our spirituality aspects during this gathering so traditional people please understand that we need to at least get something out on the net so non-natives can see that we still do our church. AHO!
07/07/2010 Written by an Australian Dentist To Kill an American You probably missed this in the rush of news, but there was actually
a report that someone in Pakistan had published in a newspaper, an offer of a reward to anyone who killed an American, any
American. So an Australian dentist wrote an editorial the following day to
let everyone know what an American is . So they would know when they found one. (Good one, mate!!!!) An American is English, or French, or Italian, Irish, German, Spanish
, Polish, Russian or Greek. An American may also be Canadian, Mexican, African, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Australian,
Iranian, Asian, or Arab, or Pakistani or Afghan. An American may also be a Comanche, Cherokee, Osage, Blackfoot,
Mohegan, Navaho, Pequot, Apache, Seminole or one of the many other tribes known as native Americans. An American is Christian , or he could be Jewish, or Buddhist,
or Muslim. In fact, there are more Muslims in America than in Afghanistan . The only difference is that in America they are free to worship
as each of them chooses. An American is also free to believe in no religion.. For that he
will answer only to God, not to the government, or to armed thugs claiming to speak for the government and for God. An American lives in the most prosperous land in the history of
the world. The root of that prosperity can be found in the Declaration of
Independence, which recognizes the God given right of each person to the pursuit of happiness. An American is generous.
Americans have helped out just about every other nation in the world in their time of need, never asking a thing in
return. When Afghanistan was over-run by the Soviet army 20 years ago,
Americans came with arms and supplies to enable the people to win back their country! As of the morning of September 11,
Americans had given more than any other nation to the poor in Afghanistan. The national symbol of America , The Statue of Liberty , welcomes
your tired and your poor, the wretched refuse of your teeming shores, the homeless, tempest tossed. These in fact are the people who built America Some of them were working in the TwinTowers the morning of September
11 , 2001 earning a better life for their families. It's been told that the World Trade Center victims were from at least
30 different countries, cultures, and first languages, including those that aided and abetted the terrorists. So you can try to kill an American if you must. Hitler did. So did General Tojo , and Stalin , and Mao Tse-Tung,
and other blood- thirsty tyrants in the world. But, in doing so you would just
be killing yourself. Because Americans are not a particular people from a particular
place. They are the embodiment of the human spirit of freedom. Everyone who holds
to that spirit, everywhere, is an American.
FAITH DAVISON: My great, great grandmother, Mary Tracy Fielding Storey, told this tale that
her great, great grandmother told her to her. When the English came in their ships the Indians saw those vessels and they
thought that they were animals with great white wings and that they spoke with thunder, ominous rumble, and that they breathed
smoke and fire. And one of the prophets said, this is the animal that will come and eat all the Indians up. We’re here.
They didn’t do it.
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