Recommended Books:
Reservation "Capitalism" - Economic Development in Indian Country
By Professor Robert J. Miller
http://www.abc-clio.com/product.aspx?isbn=9781440801112
http://www.amazon.com/Reservation-Capitalism-Economic-Development-
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Volume XIX Issue 07
SMOKE SIGNAL NEWS
Preserving The Past Today For Tomorrow
JULY 2012
Hello Friends of Manataka,
We spoke in the June Smoke Signal News about the Place of Peace preparing itself for a momentous occasion. Yes, it does feel like the sacred Manataka is purifying its body, clearing its mind, sanctifying its spirit, and getting ready for the moment when thousands of people will experience a major shift in consciousness -- an awakening. The people of Manataka are washing away negative thoughts and preparing to become better, more complete humans by willing our minds to shift consciousness to a higher plane. We are opening our hearts through prayer and preparing the sacred circles to receive thousands. The moment is getting closer when we will sing from the mountain tops! Changes have begun and you are invited to become a full participant in the dream.
We are here to preserve and protect the sacred Manataka mountain.
Scroll down to the simple form
SACRED SITES:
Drowning a Sacred Site
By Marc Dadigan, Indian Country Today
For
thousands of years, Winnemem Wintu once lived at their village of Kaibai
along the flats of the then powerful McCloud River outside Redding in
Northern California.
The tribe harvested bountiful Chinook salmon from the river, gathered acorns
from an oak grove they nurtured and preened, and they prayed and practiced
traditional healing at hundreds of sacred sites located within the McCloud
River watershed.
One of these sites, Blessing Hands Rock, is a stone’s throw from Kaibai, and
generations regularly prayed there by putting their hands in the smooth
craters at the top of the elephantine stone.
In return for their prayers, the spirit beings that inhabit the rock bless
their hands and their crafts, from regalia making and healing the sick to
making acorn soup and grinding medicines.
Read More...
Chumash Wind Caves - Husahkiw
SIGN THIS PETITION
Petitioning:
Forest Supervisor (Los Padres Forest Service, Peggy Hernandez)
Created By: Monique Sonoquie, Hoopa, CA
About this Petition:
Husahkiw’s Wind Caves houses a rare and magnificent auditory and
geographical features, multi-pigment rock paintings, sacred springs and
ceremonial sites held in sacred regard by Chumash peoples, past and present.
The gun club activity is inconsistent with Cultural Traditional Properties
and Forest Service visitor activity. We are under constant gunfire and the
lead, arsenic, copper and other chemicals have turned this mountain into an
industrial contamination site.
Read More...
RECENT STORIES
“Hope is the match, prayer is the fire. If you know someone who needs a little help in getting a prayer life going, ask them if they ever hope for something. It’s a safe bet that they do. And all the time. Humans are hopeful creatures. Read More...
Top 10 herbs and spices for strengthening your immune system
By Aurora Geib, www.NaturalNews.com
Of the many systems working within the human body, the immune system is an
excellent example of complex efficiency. A network of participating cells and
organs, it synchronizes its responses when defending the body from infection and
disease.
Read More
5
Practical Ways to Raise Your Consciousness in 2012 (and beyond)
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger Editor of
NaturalNews.com
I
declared 2012 the "Year of Consciousness" for NaturalNews
and point out that the ultimate solution to ending tyranny, wars, corporate
deception and environmental destruction is to upgrade our consciousness rather
than "killing our enemies."
Read
More...
Lectures given by Inca Spiritual Messenger Willaru Huayta. Nazca, Peru ~
History of the Ages: In this kind of conference listening with the consciousness is important, because the consciousness of the Father/Mother is our connection, and the truth can be very strong. It is hard to compare our life in this three dimensional world, on planet Earth, with life on other planets, because they are very different civilizations. Read More...
Origin of North Eastern North American Indians
By Ed (Eagle Man) McGaa, JD, Teton Oglala
The Mongol or Northern Chinese migrants swept down from the North in scattered groups. A lesser group came from Viking land, Scandia much later. Read More...
Tekakwitha Acted of Her Own Free Will
By Alma Ransom
It seems like no one realizes that Tekakwitha lived a full life of learning and practicing our traditional culture and knew how to survive before she became a Catholic. Read More...
Dreams
on the Sacred Mountain...
A waking, walking vision was given to Grandfather Lee Standing Bear
Moore beginning on the night of the winter solstice (December 21,
2009 and continued until the solar eclipse and the new moon appeared
on January 15, 2010.
Read More>>>
Dream Predictions and
Prophesies...
By Takatoka and friends
For thousands of years, indigenous cultures has had its share of
prophets, soothsayers and respected spiritual elders who could, with
some reliability, envision the future.
Read More...
Prophesy Keepers Radio
◄Click on the arrow ◄
Interview with Lee Standing Bear Moore and Grand Chief Woableza Labatte
Reconciliation, Part II
By David Three Dogs Armstrong
There is a River in the forest; it springs up from a place high in the mountains, so far away and so long ago that no one quite knows where it came from; indeed, it is apparent it has always been there. Read More...
Our Earth Mother & Purification Time
My Hopi name is Hohongwitutiwa, which was given to me by my Hopi father when he adopted me as his son. My Hopi father was a mongwi, a priest of the higher religious order. Read More...
By Lee
Standing Bear Moore and Spirit of
Takatoka
Part
III will lift the veil of understanding
even higher as we explore ways to
prepare ourselves for the future. We
will focus on the magnificent gifts the
Great Mystery has laid before us and
ways to use those special gifts for the
glory of God through the holy spirit
found within all people. It is a natural
evolution of worldwide transformation
that is occurring now with millions of
silent and happy hearts who will gently
love a new mass consciousness into
reality.
Read More.
Casting My Net
By Grandmother L. Cota Nupah Makah
I cast a net into the sea of life long before I came
to be a human. In the deep bottomless ocean of time and light, I
drew in my first breath of air.
Read
More...
Manataka Sacred Grounds Being Developed
As we hike the trails of Manataka Mountain today, we find no monuments to the gentle people who were once the keepers of Manataka (Place of Peace). Only the Grandfathers now tell the story of the Rainbow Woman who blessed and guarded the Valley and the healing waters of Nówâ-sa-lon, the hot springs.... Read More...
Several important stories of Manataka speak of the great feminine spirit, IxChel, Mother God, Holy Mother of the Mountain, the Rainbow Woman of Manataka.... Read More...
Bring me Sunshine, in your smile. Bring me laughter all the while… Happy Solstice folks! The modern literal translation of 'solstice' is 'sun standing', earlier versions say the sun has 'stopped'. If you missed your 'hail to the sunrise' this morning, take a few moments to stop yourself today and 'connect' with the awe inspiring power of the sun. Sit quietly in the Heart Hold position. ~Lucy Munro
Summer Solstice Sunset Marker
For
over 10 years now I have been finding & recording Anasazi Solstice & Equinox
markers in SW Utah and the Arizona strip. During this period I have recorded
a very large number of markers as well as other beautiful Rock Art. Some of
the Rock Art speaks to me, but when it comes to the Solstice & Equinox
markers I guess you could say that often I wear the sandals of those who
created them.
On February 6, 2012. I was exploring a new area with Tom Rachunas (a hiking
friend), when we found a simple but elegant Summer Solstice Sunset marker (I
documented the marker on June 20, 2012, the Summer Solstice..see end of
article). I immediately recognized it as a Summer Solstice marker, but also
realized that something else was going on with the panel. Not until I was
ready to go to bed that evening did I realize what the panel was saying. It
was also talking about a total Solar Eclipse on or near the Summer Solstice.
Read More...
COMMENTARY / OPINION
Destroying Indigenous Populations
By
Dahr Jamail, Truthout | Perspective
Most of the Sioux's land has been taken, and what remains has been
laid waste by radioactive pollution.
The Fort Laramie Treaty once guaranteed the Sioux Nation the right
to a large area of their original land, which spanned several states
and included their sacred Black Hills, where they were to have "the
absolute and undisturbed use and occupation" of the land.
However, when gold was discovered in the Black Hills, President
Ulysses S. Grant told the army to look the other way in order to
allow gold miners to enter the territory. After repeated violations
of the exclusive rights to the land by gold prospectors and by
migrant workers crossing the reservation borders, the US government
seized the Black Hills land in 1877.
Charmaine White Face, an Oglala Tetuwan who lives on the Pine Ridge
Reservation, is the spokesperson for the Teton Sioux Nation Treaty
Council (TSNTC), established in 1893 to uphold the terms of the Fort
Laramie Treaty of 1868. She is also coordinator of the voluntary
group, Defenders of the Black Hills, that works to preserve and
protect the environment where they live.
Read More...
Dreams
on the Sacred Mountain...
A waking, walking vision was given to Grandfather Lee Standing Bear
Moore beginning on the night of the winter solstice (December 21,
2009 and continued until the solar eclipse and the new moon appeared
on January 15, 2010.
Read More>>>
FEATURE STORY
The Yamassee Indians
The
Yamassee Indian name is not a name commonly heard by those in today’s modern
Native American
Indigenous
forums, but with a little research you will find their story is one that
formed some of the most important parts of U.S. History and newly made
Indian Nations!
The Yamassee Indians have been described as "the most fierce warriors of all
the native tribes encountered". Mostly known for the Yamassee War of 1715
where roughly, 7% of South Carolina's white citizenry was killed, making the
war bloodier than King Philip's War, which is often cited as North America's
bloodiest war involving Native Americans. This war and the aftermath of it,
is said to be cited as the contributed factor to the emergence of new Indian
confederated nations, such as the Muscogee Creek, Seminoles, and Catawba to
name a few. Read More...
EDUCATION
Exit Realty Offers $2,000 Bursary (Scholarship)
For Aboriginal Post Secondary
Students
Apply
by September 15th, 2012 to become a candidate for Exit Realty's annual
bursary of $2,000, offered to Aboriginal students who have an interest in
Real Estate Studies for their post secondary education.
Bursary Application Form
Exit Realty owner, Gregory D'Atri, has learned from his 33 years as a real
estate broker that participation in the real estate market, ownership of
investment real estate and land development are synonymous with stability,
personal net worth, the creation of employment and community well-being. His
goal is to support greater participation by Aboriginal and Native American
community members in the real estate market, thereby empowering them to
assist other tribal members in achieving home ownership.
2013 CALENDARS
Since the 1800s, Native American Plains tribes have gathered for powwows to
celebrate their rich heritage. the tradition continues with emphasis on
spiritual and competitive dances. Photographer Chris roberts shares the
tradition through photographs. POWWOW 2013 captures the energy of powwow dancers
who proudly preserve their ancestral traditions. 11 x 28 inches open
Regular Price $14.95 SKU:900871-2 Ships in June.
"You have to have a lot of patience to hear those old people
talk, because when they talk, they talk about motivation, the feeling, the
unsound that is around the universe. They explain everything to one
understanding. They bring it all together, and when they finish, just one word
comes out. Just one word. They might talk all day, and just one word comes out."
-- Wallace Black Elk, Lakota
We need to be careful about judging the old ones when we talk. At first they
may not make sense to us. Maybe we'll say they're old fashioned and don't
understand. But the old ones do understand! When they speak, listen very
carefully. Often it will take weeks or maybe even years before we understand
what they are really saying. This is the way of Wisdom. We need to listen,
listen, listen.
Great Spirit, today, open my ears so I can hear the Elders.
Return
of the Bird Tribes
by Ken Carey
Painting by Keith Powell.
Fragments of a Faith Forgotten - My First Sweat Lodge Experience
Source: Circle of The Faithful of the Stars
http://www.2011-2012kencareystarseed.com/2012/05/circle-of-the-faithful-of-the-stars.html#axzz1vEPVBIbt
The day was over. I entered the twilight interior of the lodge
and sat cross-legged in a circle of half naked people.
Fascinated, I watched as glowing red-hot stones were, one by
one, brought in silence to our circle’s center. Motion slowed.
The last of the stones was set in place; the opening of the
lodge sealed. I could taste the blackness, the silence, the
stillness of human space. Time flowed without time, with no
measure of its passage. And suddenly, there was light. Dried
celery root was dancing upon the glowing rocks, swirling,
sparkling like ten thousand twinkling stars in the great eternal
path of the Milky Way. Memories rose from some uncharted realm
within me to form patterns in the star-like glow. I felt an
unnamed power. Intimate. Familiar.
I had often heard of the sweat lodge ceremony, but this was my
first experience in a traditional native American lodge. The
dome-shaped structure had been constructed on the slopes of
Mount Shasta by a member of the Karuk tribe. Each component of
the frame was built with the type of wood specified by
long-standing tribal tradition.
Read More...
LIES
Teachers Tell Us About Columbus
Since
the founding of the United States, every school-age child was
taught that Christopher Columbus originally named the
inhabitants of the land he discovered "Indians" because he
mistakenly thought he found a route to the Indies. This article
proves without a doubt that lesson and other so-called
historical facts about Columbus are lies.
From "Illuminating the Historic and Contemporary Path"
by David Michael Wolfe
The self-proclaimed inheritor of the “Right of Discovery”, the
United States government and its European imperial ancestors
successfully usurped the entire Western hemisphere from the
original indigenous peoples and redefined their identity, ways
of life, community standards, family structure, language, tribal
confederations, concepts of sovereignty and freedom, clan and
blood laws, and spiritual practices.
To ensure their destruction the powers of the Empire devised
what I freely term, a “Fire and Forget” strategy; a
self-perpetuating and artificial construct, termed the “American
Indian” and the “American Indian world”; an artificial person
and world that is maintained by the very subjects that it has
subjugated and redefined.
Roots of the Term “Indian”
The origin of this term is purportedly due to the circumstances
of a 1400's Genoese sailor, [Christophoro Columbo/aka Columbus]
allegedly discovering a shorter oceanic route to what – we are
told were the lands referred to in his day as the “Indies”.
Read More...
The
Grammar of Happiness:
How an Indigenous Tribe Changed a
Missionaries Views
Source: Indian Country Today
When
twenty-five year old missionary Dan Everett landed among the
Pirahăs Tribe in 1977, with the intention of evangelizing the
lost Amazonian community, he could not possibly envision the
idea that he would, one day, become “one of them.”
But it took him only a few years before he reevaluated his
faith, and his “mission” among one of the most isolated tribes
of Amazonia, a four-day boat ride from the town of Porto Velho,
Brazil.
Everett lived among the Pirahăs for eight years, with his
ex-wife and children, patiently learning their unwritten
language by repeating the name of each object: he discovered a
unique linguistic system, with no other tense then the present,
no numbers, and no colors. This new perception of reality
revolutionized his life. The Pirahas live in the immediacy, do
not keep possessions, or wealth, do not plan for the future, or
project themselves in the past; and do not work more then they
need to. Their stunning melodious language covers the range of
spoken, whistled, sung, hummed sounds. When hunting, they
communicate by whistles, akin to the natural sounds of their
Amazonian environment.
Read More....
FUNNY BONES
Indian Want Coffee:
An
Indian walks into a cafe with a shotgun in one hand and pulling a
male buffalo with the other.
He says to the waiter: "Want coffee."
The waiter says, "Sure, Chief. Coming right up."
He gets the Indian a tall mug of coffee.....
The Indian drinks the coffee down in one gulp, turns and blasts the
buffalo with the shotgun,
Causing parts of the animal to splatter everywhere and then just
walks out.
The next morning the Indian returns. He has his shotgun in one hand,
pulling Another male buffalo with the other. He walks up to
the counter and says to The waiter "Want coffee."
The waiter says, "Whoa, Tonto!
We're still cleaning up your mess from yesterday. What was all that
about, anyway?"
The Indian smiles and proudly says,
"Training for position in United States Congress. Come in,
drink coffee, shoot the bull, leave mess for others to clean up,
Disappear for rest of day."
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This book is a must for beginners and serious students of herbs and
of Native American ways.
This set of herbal teachings draws from the Muscogee tradition, presents an understanding of the healing
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9 Herbs for Healing
Aloe
Vera
Grow it: Plant in pots placed in full sunshine. Water well.
Use it: Break open the thick leaves and apply the gel that seeps out to
your skin to
soothe sunburn. “It’s 96 percent water and 4
percent active ingredients, including amino acids and enzymes that nourish
damaged skin,” says pharmacist Margo Marrone, founder of The Organic Pharmacy in
the United Kingdom.
Basil
Grow it: This sweet, fragrant annual is ideal for growing in
pots. Pull off the white flowers as soon as they appear to keep it
from going to seed and your herbs from tasting bitter.
Use it: Rub crushed leaves on your temples to relieve
headaches. Pour boiling water over basil leaves for a pain-relieving
footbath.
Read more: Check out our
Basil Growing Guide.
Lavender
Grow it: This sun-loving plant needs good drainage. Use a
small pot filled with gravel and a light soil.
Use it: It has antiseptic and anti-inflammatory properties.
Crush a handful of the heads and add to a bowl of boiling water to
use as a steam bath for your face. You can also dab the oil from the
flowers on blemishes, says Marrone.
Read More...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR- SOUND OFF!
Women and the Drum by Shannon Thunderbird
http://www.manataka.org/page1169.html
Dear Manataka and Shannon Thunderbird,
My name is Karen Wilson, I am a traditional Ojibwa woman, a mother
and wife. My husband, Chris Wilson, is a member of Michipicoten
First Nation in northwestern Ontario. We have reconnected with the
community and are in the process of relocating there. Our family
believes in living a life of peace and harmony with all of Creation;
calmness within ourselves, harmony within our families and
communities. We have all witnessed dis-ease within our communities,
within our way of life. We have seen disconnection to the orignal
truths and have felt exclusion, arrogance and ignorance.
Read
More...
Controversial Indian Symbols on U.S. State Flags
Yet
reminders of Indian presence can still be found on some flags of U.S.
states. This paper will ask how appropriate are these "reminders of
Indian presence‟ in the 21st century.
VIDEO CLIPS
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Manataka Elder Council Biographies
http://www.manataka.org/page2282.html
Manataka Sacred Grounds Being Developed
As
we hike the trails of Manataka Mountain today, we find no monuments to
the gentle people who were once the keepers of Manataka (Place of
Peace). Only the Grandfathers now tell the story of the Rainbow Woman
who blessed and guarded the Valley and the healing waters of Nówâ-sa-lon,
the hot springs.
BOOK REVIEW
Listen To The Wind by Tom Haley
A magnificent collection of American Indian poems, prayers and wisdom by a new member of Manataka, Reverend Tom Haley, pastor of the Rock Creek Christian Church in Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas. Rev. Haley is a graduate of Hendrix College and Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University. He has written a number of books including God and Son, Inc (2012), The Laughing Jesus: and His Other Faces (2012); Along the Path: Meditations and Reflections on Life (2012); Haley's Comments (1991); Prayers with Wings (1985); and Anchors in the Storm (1983). He and his wife, Amanda, have three adult children and three grandchildren. His newest book shares the beautiful depth and breadth of American Indian wisdom. Listen To The Wind is only $10.00 and proceeds from this book go to the Manataka American Indian Council. Buy Now!
By Manataka Elder, The Rev. Dr. Fred D. Wilcoxson PhD
“Hope is the match, prayer is the fire. If you know
someone who needs a little help in getting a prayer life going, ask them
if they ever hope for something. It’s a safe bet that they do. And all
the time. Humans are hopeful creatures. We are in an almost daily state
of hope. We hope it won't rain. We hope we get better. We hope we win.
Hope is a constant for us in our emotional matrix. Prayer is simply hope
captured. Rather than a fleeting wish, through prayer hope becomes a
focused intention. Prayer matures hope by allowing God to light a fire.”
~The Right Reverand Steven Charleston, Choctaw
The Power of Prayer
Author unknown
It is said that a missionary on furlough told this true story while
visiting his home church in Michigan.
Read More...
Sweat Lodge Prayers
Native Christians wrestle with faith and tradition.
By Trevor Persaud
From Christianity Today April 2011 page 13
A largely Christian community of Native North Americans in Quebec has
banned a spiritual practice traditional to their people, the Cree. The
decision has disappointed some ministers in native communities in the
United States and Canada.
The Band Council of Quje-Bougoumou, a village of about 600 James Bay
Cree, voted in October to dismantle a sweat lodge some residents had
constructed. The council decided that Quje-Bougoumou’s Christian
founding elders had not intended the community to partake in ‘native
spirituality or practices.’
“The practice of the sweat lodge and its rituals are not restricted to
merely medical [pursuit] of healing, but [are] in essence a way to
contact and communicate with the spirit world through shamanism,” the
resolution declared.
Read More...
Response from Dr. Fred Wilcoxson, Elder
ELDERS SPEAK
All My
Relations
The Journey of Life Begins
By Grandmother L.Cota Nupa Maka
When
we take our first breath we are connecting to all of our relations. The
very air we breathe is connected to the trees and all the plant Nation.
The beginning of our life will be spent in the relationship with our
mother, father and connected family. It is in this protective shelter of
love and family that we bond with living. The Clan connection is always
with us and in our lives from beginning to end. Knowing who we are on
this Earth is important to our Stability.
Venturing out into the next hoop of our relation will be when we
recognize and connect to the extended family. These relations include
our Grand Parents, Uncles, Aunts, and cousins. Here we are accepted in
the hoop as family and Clan. Belonging is very important as is
strengthens our bond with our place on this Earth.
With our first steps we begin to expand our hoop of relations and gain
friends and start to put down our roots into the Earth.
In the first years we learn to use our intuition and other senses that
are there to protect us in our younger years.
When we grow older we tend to over think these gifts of protection and
other dimensions. Read More..
PRAYER
BASKET
My oldest sister Anna Beasley, 85-years old had to be put in for emergency surgery this morning due to “several” blockages in her arteries. She is in University Hospital in Augusta, GA. Nat her husband, Sandy and Gary, daughter and Son in law are there with her. Please pray that all will go well... either way. I know she would rather just go on to Heaven than go into an operating room. Red Wing 05-31-12
Elder Rose Marie Pleasants
Barron. Hospitalized in Hot Springs. Rosetta Pleasants'
Aunt, friend of the Batts family and hundreds of other friends and
family. I ask that you pray for her. ~Cheryl L. Batts,
B.A.
Manataka Elder, 75-year old Grandfather Daniel Seven Hawk Eyes Hoffman, was recently diagnosed with Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) Notwithstanding his severe illness, he is a strong man in many respects and maintains a beautiful disposition and attitude. We ask for prayers for our dear respected elder and friend.
Manataka Elder, 76-year old Grandfather Jimmie A. Looking For Wind Keefauver, recently underwent hospitalization for a serious blood disease and infections and is recovering at home. Jimmie appears to be doing much better now. We are offering up prayers for our revered friend and honored elder.
7-year old Ian Ryan Hit By
USPS Truck
"I got a call at 3:45 a.m. our time today that our grandson who lives in
Georgia was struck by a mail carrier vehicle and dragged 150 feet. He
was flown to Egleston Children's Emergency Hospital in Atlanta. He is in
surgery now. My wife Jo is on her way driving up there at this time.
Please keep our grandson Ian Ryan (7) in your prayers as well as
Jo's safe trip up there. Ian was hit as he played in a sandbox in his
yard. The last update was 05-01-12 when it was reported that Ian is home
and very sore. According to his grandfather, "Prayer works!" ~Rev. Fred
Wilcoxson, Manataka Elder
CROSSED OVER
Kevin Sheahan, known to many of us as "Snowberry",
began his journey to the Spirit world 05-30-12. Kevin was a
Veteran and he battled health issues for many years. He hoped to live
long enough to receive a lung transplant. His friend Seraphine will be
making the arrangements for Kevin. Seraphine has handled his affairs and
assisted him with his living needs for a number of years. Kevin
was a gourd dancer and the ceremony was one he held near and dear to his
heart. He danced with great respect, always asking permission. His long,
beautiful silver-white hair would shine in the sunlight. His quirky
sense of humor and generous nature will be missed. Seraphine is
looking for someone who has taken the role of head gourd dancer before,
and preferably who knew Kevin personally, to help her with some of his
final affairs. Her contact information follows. If anyone has a
photograph of Kevin they can share with me, I would like to include it
in future updates. So many times we know the face better than the name.
I will re-post whatever information Seraphine provides and hopefully we
can assist her in giving this brother a fitting memorial.
seraphine@dslextreme.com
818-601-2354 Seraphine
John
"Red Blanket" Gartland crossed over May 19, 2012. Visitation will be
from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, May 25, 2012, at Knapp-Johnson Funeral Home and
Cremation Center in Morton. Further visitation will be from 10 to 10:45
a.m. Saturday prior to services at 11 a.m. at the Native American
Fellowship-Dayspring United Methodist Church in East Peoria, with Pastor
Carol Lakota Eastin and Pastor Dan Lybarger officiating. Burial will be
in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. The details will be in
the obituary in the Peoria Journal Star on Thursday. A copy of the
obituary is attached to this email and here is the
online link. It would be appreciated if you could send or
bring food for a potluck following the 11am service. If anyone would be
willing to be at the church to help receive people or food and be sure
tables are ready, please contact Sally at 309-698-9688. Kevin
Cashmer will be providing the Spirit Fire at Dayspring. Pastor Carol
will be conducting the service with Pastor Dan will be playing flute.
Randy Eggers will be playing a hand drum and Kim Davis will be doing the
Pipe Ceremony. On behalf of Pastor Dan and the entire NAF Family,
we offer our prayers and deepest sympathies to Jo-Ann and their family.
To our brother, Red Blanket, we will miss you but we know that you are
now with our Creator. Please continue to watch over us and guide us in
our daily lives.
Gladys Conley, nee Davis, 90, crossed over Saturday, May 19, 2012 at Belleville Memorial Hospital. Visitation at Kassly's in Fairview Heights, IL She will be interned near Dongola, Illinois. Cora Gladys Elizabeth (Davis) Conley - just celebrated her 90th birthday by passing the driving test to renew her driver's license in Illinois on May 12. She was so proud of that accomplishment. She became very ill on Thurs, May 17, and passed into the next life on Sat, May 19. Gladys is the beloved and respected mother of Linda Two Hawk Feathers James, an Elder of Manataka American Indian Council. Please offer up prayers for Gladys and Linda's family. Born May 12, 1922 in Mill Creek, IL died on Saturday, May 19, 2012 at Memorial Hospital, Belleville, IL. Gladys was a homemaker, loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She was preceded in death by her husband, Eugene W. “Doc” Conley; a son and daughter who died in infancy, Donald Eugene Conley and Judy Kay Conley; her parents, Harrison and Cora,
nee Knupp Davis; three sisters, Clara Heinlein, Ruby Dillow and Ina Stone; three brothers, Daniel Davis, Matthew Davis and Elijah Davis. She is survived by her daughter, Linda James of St. Louis, MO; her three grandchildren, Michael (Lora) Peters of Palmdale, CA, Laura (Erik) Ingram of Edwardsville, IL and Nathan (Meagan Colbeck) Peters of St. Louis, MO; two great grandchildren, Daniel Peters and Rachel Ingram; also survived by many loving nieces, nephews and cousins. Memorials may be made to American Cancer Society, American Heart Association or March of Dimes Visitation: Friends may call from 5:30 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. on Friday, May 25, 2012 at Kassly Mortuary, Fairview Heights, IL. Visitation: Friends may call from 10:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, May 26, 2012 at Mill Creek Baptist Church, Mill Creek, IL. Funeral: Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, May 26, 2012 at Mill Creek Baptist Church in Mill Creek, IL. Interment will be in St. John Cemetery, Anna, IL http://www.doverplacecc.org/
Cherokee National Treasure William “Bill” Eugene Rabbit of Pryor passed away April 9 in Tulsa at age 65. Rabbit was born in Wyoming on Dec. 3, 1946, and grew up in Pryor. He won numerous awards during the 30-plus years he worked as an artist. For nearly 20 years he worked in partnership with his daughter Traci, who is also an accomplished artist. They shared a studio in Pryor. In 2011, the Cherokee Nation named him a National Treasure for his artistry and for preserving Cherokee culture through his artwork.
When
Onondaga Nation Clanmother Audrey Shenandoah-Gonwaiani passed into
the spirit world on March 15 not only her family and community
mourned but the entire Haudenosaunee Confederacy was cast into
sorrow. For the past four decades she was a steady, reliable and
dignified presence at Onondaga, ever ready to speak on behalf of the
people while welcoming visitors to the capital and central fire of
the world's first united nations. As a
clanmother (Iakoiane in the Mohawk dialect of the Iroquois language)
Gonwaiani accepted the responsibilities as not only a clan leader
but as a caretaker for the culture of her nation. She was selected
as clan leader after being closely observed by her people. They saw
in her compassion, dedication, humility, knowledge, patience and a
deep respect for the traditions and customs which define
Haudenosaunee life. She was articulate in the Onondaga language, a
skill which she shared with the Onondaga children for decades as a
teacher at the Nation's school.
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Niles Cesar, Tlingit and Haida Indian from Juneau, who was an integral piece in Indian health care in Alaska, walked on recently at his home in Anchorage, surrounded by his family and friends after a long illness according to JuneauEmpire.com. Cesar spent 20 years in the Medical Service Corps, including a year in Vietnam, before retiring from the Navy as a Lieutenant according to the Alaskapublic.com. He went on to receive his B.S. degree in environmental health. He spent 11 years (1979 to 1990) as the executive vice president of Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium, before leaving to spend the next 19 years as the director for the Alaska Bureau of Indian Affairs according to Alaskapublic.com. Through his time at the BIA, he worked to gain the most out of the services and benefits available to Alaska Natives, reported JuneauEmpire.com. He established the BIA Providers Conference and was an advocacy member on the Federal Subsistence Board in Alaska.
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