Issue 5~~October 1999~~Part 3
by Skytlanuwa@aol.com
Teach them from where they come ...
... for without this knowledge they can have no future!!!
Coyote Making Fry Bread
One day Coyote was making FryBread Dough
along came Magpie, and started giving advice
Magpie said "a fist more flour, and a Pinch more Salt will make some Very fine results"
Coyote looks up at Magpie and says
"I am not making Very Fine Result!" "I am making FryBread!"
The lesson I have learned from this story is that ...
...Counsel should only be given if it is asked for!
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Donagohvi & Travel Well
SKyTlanuwa {SKyHawk)
by OlonewolfO@aol.com
He is coming int the night.
He is coning,
he is the night,
he whose features are as black
as the urge to commit mayhem and murder.
I hear him breathe:
the howls of demon winds
mating with the peals of laughter.
I feel him near;
the coldness of his presence
turns my bedroom air to frost.
Ice clings to all darkened things here,
including any hopes
that may hide in rimy filigree
upon my window.
I smell him,
his cologne of putricine
hangs in the gallows of my air
like a prophecy.
He is coming,
despite the fortress of sunlight
that I have built to stop him.
Though I have countless weapons,
I cannot kill him.
What does not live, does not die.
And though I've tamed my fear,
I can see it bear its teeth
as it snarls in my direction.
Is there no escape from this,
from the life whose only exit is death;
from the death whose only entrance is life?
J P OLoneWolf
Grave Discovery
When I stood
at my father's resting place
beneath a stone gray sky
nothing happened.
No wind storm.
No thunder.
No lightning.
Nothing.
I saw no ghost;
I felt no presence;
I heard no spirit's whisper.
The experience
was as devoid of emotion
as the body six feet below me.
"Is that all there is?" I wondered.
I received no reply.
So I left, feeling as empty
as the silence surrounding me.
as I walked away
the sun broke through
the wall of clouds
and I saw a rainbow
in a drop of dew.
Then I saw
my father's spirit realized.
J P OLoneWolf
Return of the Old Ones
A star is falling slowly
a gleam of silver fire.
And high above the mountain
it flares and turns to clouds
of glitters steadily streaming
upon the mountain top
and in the scintillating mist
shapes are being formed.
In robes of sacred colors with
feathered cowls where star eyes shine
they stand above a darkness
that's killing Mother Earth.
And people in the valleys
awake to healing dreams
and some can sense the change has come
but most go back to sleep.
Now light beams pass among them
the air is filled with sparks.
They face the Earth's Four Quarters
and light pours from their eyes
which circles Earth like Saturn
and fills the world with peace
And in the dawn they float away
Those healing Rising Stars.
by Akekiakiak@aol.com
CAlifornia
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14TH ANNUAL CALIFORNIA INDIAN CONFERENCE
Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo
October 15-16, 1999
The California Indian Conference is an annual gathering for the exchange of views and information among academics, American Indians, students, and other community members. Any topic reflecting humanistic, scientific, artistic, or social concern with California Indian people and their cultural heritage is welcome. Past topics have included dance, story telling, native languages, anthropology, law, and social issues.
Anyone interested in giving a paper or presentation should send an abstract of 150 words to William Fairbanks at the address below by AUGUST 15. Abstracts received after that date will be considered only if space is available on the program. Please be sure to include an email address and phone number, and say if you available on both days. Inquiries are welcome.
Registration is a flat fee of $20 for everyone. To register in advance, send your name, mailing address, institutional or tribal affiliation, phone number, fax number, and email address to:
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CALIFORNIA INDIAN CONFERENCE REGISTRATION
Bill Fairbanks
Social Sciences Division
Cuesta College
San Luis Obispo, CA 93403
Phone: 805-546-3163
Fax: 805-546-3904
Email: calindians99@usa
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Florida
Oct. 22-25:
Thunderbird Traditional Pow Wow, Ft. Walton. Formerly held at Eglin AFB! This year's event has been moved to the site of the Boggy Bayou Mullet Festival, on the corner of Hwy. 85 & College Blvd. Children's day activities will be Thursday & Friday, 9am-2pm.
(Admission: $2.00 per child).
Grand entry will be Friday at 5pm, Saturday at 11am & 7pm, Sunday at 11am. MC: Gene Bates; Host Drum: Many Nations; 2nd Drum: Wapiti; Head Man: Chris Ding-Ding Blackburn; Head Lady: Alora Powell. Free admission to pow wow.
Prize money: TBA. All dancers welcome.
Info: Glen Farmer (850) 678-7714.
Host Motel: Comfort Inn (850) 678-8077.
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Georgia
Oct 15-17
Ossahatchee Indian Festval & Pow Wow
COMPETITION DANCING
Over $10,000 in prize money
Proper regalia required.
[] Primitive Skills Demonstrations
[] Hoop Dance [] Eagle Dance
[] Social & Inter-Tribal Dances
[] Artwork by Joe Belt
[] American Indian Food
[] American Indian Arts & Crafts
American Indians from all across the United States and Canada will gather in Hamilton, GA, located in the beautiful Pine Mountain range of mid-western Georgia, just 25 miles north of Columbus, GA. You do not want to miss this family event. You will witness American Indian dances and stories that have been passed down through the ages. Taste authentic American Indian Foods. Vendors from all over the United States will display and sell American Indian Arts and Crafts from artwork to pottery to intricately designed jewelry and leather goods. Primitive Skills from basket weaving to primitive weapons construction will be demonstrated by some of the most highly skilled artisans in North America.
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October 22 - 24
Southeastern Indian Nation (contest)
Festival Park
Albany, Georgia
(912) 951-0901 or (912) 787-5180
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Illinois
October 2
7th Nemki Friendship (traditional)
Batavia Middle School
Batavia, Illinois
(815) 667-4976 or (630) 879-0117
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Kentucky
October 8-10
Drennon Festival
Drennon Springs, Kentucky
Jason Hart (502) 845-8125
jasonhart@usa.net
Note: This festival is short of dancers, drums. If interested, contact the person listed above.
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October 8-10
Joining Hands, Joining Spirits
Calhoun, Kentucky
Terry Welborne (502) 275-4619
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North Carolina
Oct. 23-25:
Meherrin Pow Wow, Winton.
(Hwy. 11 between Ahoskie & Murfreesboro).
Info: (252) 398-3321 or 332-6992.
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Oct. 30-Nov. 1:
Lumbee-Cheraw Pow Wow, at the North Carolina Cultural Center, Pembroke.
Info: (910) 521-8602.
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Ohio
Oct 2 ~ 3
The Traditional Intertribal Atwood Lake powwow is near Bolivar , Ohio on State route 212 Host drum is the RedBird singers All Dancers and Drum groups are welcome Free meals and primitive camping for all dancers and drum groups.
M/C is Hank Houghtaling.
Special appearance by the "Singing Raven" , Terri Piatt, a Native American professional recording artist
The Powwow is sponsored by the Tuscarawas Valley native American Association.
Admission is $5 per person
For information contact: Redhawk
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South Dakota
Second weekend in October (9-10)
Great Plains Powwow
Sioux Falls Coliseum
(in conjunction with Native American Day)
(605) 339-7039
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Tennessee
October 22- 24
Native Cultural Circle
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, Tennessee
(931) 326-5837
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Oregan
October 8
8th Sacnas (traditional)
Portland Convention Center
Portland, Oregon
(831) 459-0170
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October 27 - 29
12th Mid-Columbia River (contest)
Tribal Grounds
Celilo, Oregon
(541)298-1559 or (509) 865-5121
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* * * If there is a state of interest that you would like to see listed here please email me at Akekiakiak@aol.com * * *
by WndWhspr01@aol.com
Cherokee ~"The Trail Where They Cried "
(Tsalagi ~ oosti ganuhnuh dunaclohiluh )
With the month of October celebrating All Hallow's Eve, I thought it best to do the portrait on a true life horror. A story of real pain,suffering,and death.People who suffered loss of life, dignity and respect for the United States Government and their president, Andrew Jackson.
My first thought was to portray Andrew Jackson for the Indian killer he really was. But I am not going to glorify him with words of his horrific acts to the American Indian. Out of trust and friendship a people suffered deeply at the hands of this man on the "infamous trail of tears."
The Cherokee co~exhisted peacefully with Early settlers, but the white man's lust for gold and land was all consuming and between 1684 and 1835 over 30 treaties chipped away their original 135,000 square miles of Cherokee territory.
It was the Cherokee who suffered most. To force compliance with the illegal treaty of New Echota, the U.S. government sent more than 4,000 troops into Cherokee Country. With the state militias the number swelled to more than 9,000 men.
The soldiers built stockades in key locations and in late May of 1838 began to fill them with ordinary people pulled from their homes. This is very similar to the conditions the Jews suffered in the concentration camps.
Years later an eyewitness remembered the scene: "Families at dinner were startled by the sudden gleam of bayonets in the doorway and rose up to be driven with blows and oaths along the trail that lead to the stockade." Individuals were siezed "in their fields or going along the road, women were taken from their spinning wheels, and children from their play."
So began the 12,000 mile journey to the unfamilar land. The Cherokee Issue had been debated in Congress for many years. Speeches on behalf of the Cherokee were sadly made by Henry Clay, Davy Crockett, Daniel Webster and other prominent statesmen. Which needless to say fell upon deaf ears.
Ironically, President Andrew Jackson,whose life was saved by Cherokee Chief Junaluska at the battle of Horseshoe Bend in 1812, was the one who signed the final "Removal Treaty"
As soon as the soldiers removed the Indians, local whites rushed in, ransacking their abandoned homes and stealing anything of value.Even the dead were not safe. The rumor of cherokee Gold led the greedy white men to feverishly rip apart burial grounds and open old coffins. Tossing aside the sacred remains of Cherokee ancestors.
Within a month more than 8,000 Cherokees had been rounded up like cattle in stockades. Only a small group managed to escape the soldiers. They took refuge deep in the North Carolina mountains, where their descedants remain today.
Under the command of General Winfield Scott over 600 wagons, steamers and keel boats moved about 16,000 Cherokee by land and by river. The infamous journey took between 104 and 189 days before they arrived in Oklahoma. Of the 16,000 men, women and children forced to relocate, more than 4,000 died, either in stockades or on the way. Torrential rains, ice storms,disease and utter despair claimed the lives. Tuberculosis, Pellegra, pneumonia and other disease stalked the wagons.
A Georgia soldier who took part in the removal wrote, " I fought through the war between the states and have seen many men shot, but the Cherokee Removal was the cruelest work I ever knew."
The tradegy of the removal still lingers in the memory of the Cherokee. They call it oosti ganuhnuh dunaclohiluh, "the trail where they cried"
Through Indian eyes ~ Readers Digest Genral Books
Cherokee Tribal Travel and Promotion
If interested in the history of "The Trail of Tears" , I suggest reading this book by Jerry Ellis. Amazon.com: A Glance: Walking the Trail; One Man's Journey Along the Cherokee Trail of Tears He will take you step by step on the infamous walk. Tracing the path of his Cherokee ancestors.
For other great books to read on Cherokee history and the people please see the Native American Collection VII . You can recieve this free cataolg filled with tapes, books, maps, and gifts through the :
Cherokee Publications
P.O. Box 430
Cherokee NC. 28719
EMAIL : CPubl@aol.com ....PHONE: (828)488-8856 ....FAX : (828) 488-6934
by WndWhspr01@aol.com
Wndwhspr01's WitchBrew
Wash sprout (worms) with warm water. Using clean hands, mix one cup of the sprouts, the ground beef and the raw egg together in a bowl. Reserve the remaining srpouts until later.
Form burgers into six patties. Place in fry pan and srpinkle with salt and pepper. With an adult's help, cook on medium heat until they are well browned underneath. Carefully turn the patties. Season again and cook until the second side is well browned.
Place on open buns and serve with the worms sprinkled on top as a garnish. Don't forget the pus and blood. Serves 6 worm slurpers.
Sicko serving suggestion: Use a clean hole puncher to punch holes in lettuce garnish.
From the Book: Gross Grub by Cheryl Porter Random House ISBN 0-679-86693-0
Spread each slice of bread with peanut butter.
Using clean fingers, pull apart marshmallows into many tiny spit-wad-sized pieces.
Press the marshmallow wads onto the peanut butter.
Put together, wad sides facing, and enjoy. Serves 1 who loves spit wads.
Sicko serving suggestion: Make spit wad place cards for your next sit down affair! Write guests names on torn pieces of notebook paper with a pencil. Place a small amount of vegetable oil in a bowl and dip paper pieces into it until completely covered. Crumple papers into balls and stick on to paper.
From the Book: Gross Grub by Cheryl Porter Random House ISBN 0-679-86693-0
Let ice cream sit at room temperature unti lit is easy to scoop.
Spoon ice cream into glasses until it is aboiut halfway full. Pour or squeeze about 3 tablespoons chocolate syrup into each glass.
Slowly fill almost to the top with club soda and stir well with a spoon. Serve with a straw and tall spoon for excavating those luscious brown lumps. Serves 4 sewage slurpers.
Sicko serving suggestion: To make this slop especially disgusting, plop an unwrapped tootsie roll into each glass.
From the Book: Gross Grub by Cheryl Porter Random House ISBN 0-679-86693-0
With an adults help, melt the cheeze whiz in the microwave or on top of the
stove, according to directions on the jar.
Allow the cheese to cool slightly in the jar.
Using a long handled spoon, carefully stir about three drops of green food
coloring into the warm cheese, using just enough to turn the cheese a delicate
snot green.
To form boogers: Dip and twist the tip of each prtezel stick into the cheese,
lift out, wait twenty seconds, then dip again. When cheese lumps reach an
appealingly boogerish size, set pretzels, booger down, onto a sheet of waxed
paper.
Allow finished boogers on a stick to cool at room temperature for ten minutes
or until cheese is firm.
Gently pull boogers off waxed paper and arrange on a serving platter. Serves 5
to 6 booger buddies.
To make snakes: Covering one end of the rigatoni with your finger (to prevent
leakage), carefully fill each piece of pasta with cheese spread. Place six to
eight cheese-filled rigatonis end to end on a serving platter, in a realistically curvy snake shape Using a toothpick, spread lines of barbecue sauce along the top of each snake for markings. To form heads, use barbecue sauce to glue two black peppercorn eyes onto the end opposite the tail of each snake.
Wash, dry and carefully peel skin off carrot. When completely clean of skin,
make one more peeling for each snake you have formed. At the narrow end of each peel, carefully cut out a long, thin triangle. These are your snakes forked tongues. Position tong Sicko serving suggestion: Assemble two or three snakes lying on their backs, as if they died in agony! Belly up snakes have no markings drawn on them, as snake bellies are generally a solid color.
MICROWAVE INSTRUCTIONS: Prepare popcorn as directed on the packaged.
Remove any unpopped kernels. In a large bowl, combine popcorn, cereal,
crackers, shoestring poatoes and peanuts.
Place margarine in a 2-cup microwave-safe measuring cup. Microwave on
high for 1 to 1 1/2 minutes or until melted. Stir in parsley flakes,
chili powder, onion powder, and garlic powder. Drizzle seasoned mixture
over popcorn mixture. Sprinkle with cheese. Toss until evenly coated.
Transfer half of mixture to ungreased 12x8 inch microwave safe dish.
Microwave on HIGH for 3 minutes or until thorougly heated, stirring once
halfway through heating. Spread on paper towels to cool. Repeat with
remaining mixture. Makes 12 cups.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Cut bananas in half
lengthwise and place 2 halves, or bones, crisscrossed in X
shapes in a baking dish or on a cookie sheet. Place your
pear-half skulls on top of the banana X's, curved side up.
With a blunt knife, make 2 small slits in the pears for the
eyes. Insert a raisin in each slit. Bake for 10 to 15
minutes. Remove from the oven and carefully transfer to
individual serving plates. Drip some fruit sauce blood
around your creepy crossbones.
Open the pea pods and remove the peas into a bowl; set
aside. In another small bowl, mix food coloring, drop by
drop, into the cream cheese, stirring with a spoon until the
desired shade of green is reached. Spread a large thin oval
of cream cheese on each cracker. Use clean scissors to cut
pimentos into upper and lower lip shapes - you'll need 1
upper and 1 lower for each cracker. Using extra cream
cheese, if necessary, to adhere lips to crackers, place a
set of lips on top of each cracker, surrounding the oval of
cream cheese. This will form your open mouth. Place 2 rows
of peas and raisins (rotten teeth) between each set of lips.
Arrange on a serving platter.
In a large pitcher, mix together the lemonade
concentrate, lemon juice and grapefruit. Add to this the
amount of water required on the lemonade can. Pour the
liquid into tall glasses, filling them halfway, and add a
scoop of lemon sherbet to each. Fill the glasses with club
soda and serve immediately. Just before serving, sprinkle
the top of each glass with a pinch of lemon or lime-flavored
powdered drink mix. Makes for a totally toxic-looking
treat!
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