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Manataka™ American Indian
Council Volume XVII Issue 02
February 2011
SMOKE SIGNAL NEWS
Preserving The Past Today For Tomorrow
February 2011
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National Freedom Day 01 |
Valentine's Day 14 |
Presidents Day21 |
"When the government fears the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny."
-- Thomas Jefferson
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"We say there is a right time and place for everything. It's easy to say, but hard to understand. You have to live it to understand it." --Rolling Thunder, Cherokee
The Elders tell us there is a right time and a right place. Don't plant seeds in the fall- wrong time. One way we find out about the right time and right place is our experience. If we are lucky, we have a few friends who will share their experience; this will help us too. The best way is to let God guide us. Only He knows the right time and the right place. So we need to pray and ask Him for guidance.
Great Spirit, show me patience so I can live in the right time and right place
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Volunteer and Contribute to Manataka's
Feed Our Friends
A Project for Wildlife
Deep
in the Ouachita National Forest is a wildlife rehabilitation center that quietly
cares for hundreds of animals and birds on an annual basis.
The
Arkansas Native Plant and Wildlife Center, operated by Tommy Young, a
Master Falconer and Ornithologist,
is a caring place for those who can least take care of themselves.
The Center has mountain lions, cougars, bears, raccoons, otters, alligators, skunks, deer, eagles, hawks, falcons, rabbits, beavers, deer, possums, snakes and other reptiles who have been injured and require rehabilitation before being released back in the forest. In some cases, the injuries are so severe the animal cannot be released but are cared for throughout their lives in a kind, suitable environment.
Located at the foot of Rich Mountain and Queen Wilhelmina State Park in the middle of the Ouachita National Forest, hundreds of wildlife come to the Wildlife Center, even from the Ozark National Forest north of the Arkansas River and thousands of surrounding pockets of wildlife -- over 3 million acres and thousands of miles of wild territory. Winter is here and more animals and birds are found injured every month.
The Center has cared for thousands of wildlife over the past two decades, but this winter promises to be especially rough because of the summer drought. A poor economy and high unemployment in the area have slowed contributions to the Center. Winter is coming.
We need food - thousands of pounds of it... Now! READ MORE>>>
No offense intended for any individuals or tribes.
by Grandmother Linda Two Hawk Feathers James
The 8,000 Sacred Drums Ceremony
March 19 - 20 - 10 a.m.
Cedar Glades Regional Park, Hot Springs, AR
"According to a Sacred Prophecy revealed at the Otomi Ceremonial Center
by the Otomi Elder Sages as a Vision of our Venerable Ancestors, the day
when the sounds of 8,000 Sacred Drums join together will be the beginning of
the healing of Mother Earth, of all the species and the human family in
order to be able to live together on the road to Sacred Peace."
"It is time to unify ourselves and rediscover all the seeds of the Four
Directions in order to reactivate cosmic energy, heal historical wounds and
heal Mother Earth by respecting life, liberty and the dignity of our
Peoples. The first great ceremony was held March 21, 2004 in Temoaya, Mexico
and there will be drum circles joined around the world on the Spring Equinox
continuing every year until 2012."
Everyone is invited to join the 8000 Sacred Drums Ceremony The Elders, Healers,
Wisdom Keepers of the Indigenous Peoples.
The Guardians of Mother
Earth, Peace Makers, Spiritual Circles, Therapists, Healers,
Holistic Groups, Alternative Networks and Families with honor
and respect of the Native Traditions and Ancient Teachings.
All People interested on
the awakening of the Indigenous Wisdom and Medicine, for the
Healthy Humanity and the Harmony of the Planet. Send us your name and the
location of your drum circle participating in the 8000 Sacred Drums
Ceremony. Drums from nearly every state
and many countries around the world are joining in this wonderful
expression of faith and healing.
Manataka Powwow
Dancers, Drummers, Singers,
Vendors, and Volunteers
Sign-up
today!
Bald Mountain Park and Campground
Located off
Westinghouse Road,
Between Hwy 70 East and Hwy 270 East
Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas
FREE
Admission for
Veterans, Seniors,
and Kids under 5
EXCITING
Dancing - Drumming -
Storytelling -
COLORFUL
Tipi Village
Indian Food and Crafts
FREE Camping
Plenty of
Parking
Bleacher Seating
Bring Lawn Chairs and or
Blankets
Join
the Manataka Powwow Committee Now!
As chairman of the June 2011 Manataka Powwow, Grandfather Hawk Hoffman will share many
years of powwow experience as you provide needed assistance in
organizing, promoting, supervising details and working at the event.
the Manataka Powwow will have a
huge arena.
Send us your contact information
and join the fun!
PowwowCommittee@manataka.org
See the Manataka Powwow flyer here Vendors: Sign up for booth space here...before they are gone...
CALLING ALL MANATAKA
Mark you calendar - Call for hotel reservations
Cherokee Nation Looses Court Battle Against Black Members
TAHLEQUAH, Oklahoma – Nearly four years after hundreds of Cherokee Freedmen filed suit against a 2007 constitutional amendment that stripped them of tribal citizenship, the tribe’s District Court has ruled in their favor. Judge John T. Cripps ruled Jan. 14 in the case of Nash v. Cherokee Nation Registrar. The ruling states that “descendents of original enrollees of the Dawes Commission designated Cherokee Freedmen, or Cherokee Freedmen-Minor Children…shall have the rights as previously entitled prior to the passage of the aforesaid Constitutional amendment. http://www.cherokeephoenix.org/25490/Article.aspx
Oklahoma Family Fighting Land Grab for Canadian Tar Sands
Oil Pipeline
Legal Challenge to Eminent Domain for TransCanada’s Keystone XL
DURANT, OK, Jan. 17 –In what is believed to be the first legal challenge to the
use of eminent domain to secure U.S. right-of-way for a proposed tar sands oil
pipeline, an Oklahoma family charges that TransCanada Corp. can not condemn
their property because it is a foreign company whose project will not benefit
American citizens.
The children and grandchildren of the late A.L. and Dollie White filed the
challenge Friday, Jan. 14, in state district court in Durant, Oklahoma
(Headquarters of the Choctaw Nation), in Bryan County near the Texas-Oklahoma
border. They assert that TransCanada of Calgary, Alberta, has no right to force
them to allow construction of the Keystone XL pipeline through the family farm.
“The Landowners’ property cannot be legally taken by . . . a privately-owned
foreign corporate entity . . . for the benefit of a privately-owned foreign
entity . . . (and) a foreign government,” says the challenge filed by 12 members
of the White clan. “TransCanada does not have the legal right to construct the
proposed pipeline . . . (and) acted in bad faith by failing to make a reasonable
offer for the purchase of Defendants’ property before filing the Petition for
condemnation.”
The 1,900-mile Keystone XL pipeline would carry crude oil from Alberta to Texas
Gulf Coast refineries.. Tar sands oil is some of the dirtiest in the world,
containing more toxic chemicals than conventional oil and emitting more global
warming gases in production. Its corrosive and acidic properties increase the
danger of pipeline ruptures and threats to public health.
TransCanada is seeking approval from the U.S. State Department to build the
pipeline and in the meantime is acquiring right-of-way along the proposed route.
TransCanada has a U.S. subsidiary but is a Canadian corporation with heavy
investment from the Chinese government and other foreign entities.
“I don’t think it is fair for a foreign company doing business in the U.S. to
come in and railroad us by taking our land without our consent,” said Sue Kelso
of Duncanville, Texas, daughter of A.L. and Dollie White. “Eminent domain is
supposed to benefit everyone. Who’s going to benefit from this pipeline except
the oil companies and the Chinese?”
CONTACT: Harlan Hentges, (405) 340-6554 or (405) 808-7669
Peace and Dignity Journeys
Kiskeia (UCTP Taino News) - After a successful two-week
ceremonial run last summer in Borikén (Puerto Rico) , organizers are hoping the
momentum will continue in Kiskeia ( Dominican Republic ) later this year. The
run in Borikén was organized, in part, to raise awareness about sacred sites and
indigenous Taino culture. A similar focus would be the basis of the proposed
spiritual run on the neighboring island. The Borikén 2010 run was
connected to the Peace and Dignity Journeys. These are continental runs
organized in response to an ancient prophecy that calls for the relationships of
Indigenous Peoples of the Americas to be strengthened for the sake of our future
generations." said Vanessa Inarunikia Pastrana. The Borikén 2010 Run
marked the first time the sacred ceremonial staffs carried during the
continental runs were presented in the Caribbean.
http://www.uctp.org
The House and Senate
finally approved the settlement of the Cobell lawsuit, and President Obama
signed the legislation on December 8. This case offers modest compensation for
hundreds of thousands of Native Americans that the federal government owes them
for the use of their land and natural resources. The U.S. government
failed to pay royalties on the assets for decades, and then was unable to
produce the records that it was required to maintain as trustee. The amount of
the settlement is not nearly adequate to cover all the losses endured by the
plaintiff class, but it represents the agreement reached by the parties after 14
years of litigation. Background on the Cobell case, click
here.
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GIRTY: THE LEGEND by John C. Anderson.
Foreword by Lee Standing Bear Moore
Recognizing that the past is nothing more than the stories we tell about it, Girty examines the myth of Simon Girty, the legendary “white savage” who terrorized the American western frontier during the American War for Independence and the Northwest Indian War. No serious book published since the nineteenth century has focused on this great villain of frontier mythology. While Daniel Boone and Simon Kenton were presented as great trailblazers and heroic Indian fighters, Simon Girty was demonized as a murderer and torturer of his fellow Americans. Stories are still written about the legendary frontier heroes, but now that the Indians have been exterminated or removed, the Girty myth is no longer useful. Girty’s true story is far more fascinating than his myth—a rarity in the literature of history, which is filled with more fiction than fact.
GIRTY: The Legend provides educational, entertainment, and instructional value to anyone interested in the the truth about history. Why and how did politicians, educators, journalists, and popular writers in early America create and use myths to remove and destroy its native people? 199 pages, Hardcover, Published by: American University & Colleges Press, ISBN 978-1-58982-602-1 Price: $19.95 - PDF formatted e book |
"Once I was in
Victoria, and I saw a very large house.
They
told me it was a bank and that the white men place their
money there
to be taken care of, and
that by and by they
got it back with interest.
"We are Indians
and we have no such bank; but when we
have
plenty of money or blankets, we give them away to other chiefs and
people, and by and by they return them
with interest,
and our hearts feel good. Our way of giving is our bank."
--Chief Maquinna,
Nootka
Focus on
what you do have
Not on what you don't
Appreciate the peace and quiet of today,
Because someday soon, you won't
Realize that life's struggles create wisdom,
There's a reason why everyone has their own cross to bear
You must experience some hardship to progress
Only the weak live without a care
Strive towards your ultimate person
Live each and every day to it's fullest
Embrace everything that is good in this world
And distance yourself from the cruelest
Take the time to get to know yourself
Establish your strengths, weaknesses, aspirations, and goals
Understand that you do have a special place in this life
Keep an open heart and mind while waiting for your call
Stop, look, and listen to the beauty of your existence
Learn to relax from time to time
Remember that you will only be this age once
And no matter what age it is, you can choose to be in your prime
Commit to loving it all
Take the bad along with the good
Take special care of the relationships you were blessed with
Concentrate on being the child, parent, friend that you should
Believe that you can be truly happy
No matter what setbacks may arise
Get back on you feet, and keep climbing to the top
Because …, you're ALIVE!
--- Copyright © 2001 Lalena Damian
I want to begin the new year with optimism, hope, and encouragement. We have gone through some very difficult economic times, which have lead to countless stress related problems, changes in life style, role reversals in our families, and rising crime rates. The tide will turn. We can help the tide turn. The story above comes from October of 2001… as that healing began. Let’s not lock ourselves inside; but, look inside ourselves so that we can better reach out. The tide will turn when we turn to our hope, our God, and our faith. What ever you have an abundance of, stuff, a full pantry, a few extra dollars, time, your helping hands, and your prayers, reach out with it to those in distress. Together we can change the state of our nation - one child, one family, and one community at a time. Be blessed by being a blessing to others. ~ Chaplain Fred
“Then you will understand what is right, just, and fair and you will find the right way to go. For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will fill you with joy.” Proverbs 2:9-10 (NLT)
Chaplain Fred D. Wilcoxson PhD, PC, BCCC
Elder of Manataka American Indian Council
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We need thousands of prayer ties. You can
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distribution to people and places that need your prayers.
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the globe and meet with elders and spiritual leaders of many nations. The
gift of tobacco is a sign of reverence and respect and is a long held tradition
of many peoples. Often, prayer ties are strung together and taken to
sacred sites and or places that require healing (such the Gulf of Mexico).
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