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I ^Elders and Traditionalist) f ? Corne** ^ Dear Miss Coonee. The older I get. the less things urprise me Well, most of the time ay how. Lately, them boys over that I the LRDA met and said that the icople who are writing our :onstitution could not meet any more fhey said too. Miss Connee. that teople could not have community neetings. Now. Miss Connee. I don't jk)w much, but I do know thai there's I piece of paper somewhere that supposed to protect us This piece of paper is called the Constitution of these here United States Now. I know we Indians. Miss Connee. ain t never been treated right and fair, but they iell me dial the Constitution guarantees us certain rights. One of these is the nght to meet when we want to And this will shock them LRDA bovs. Miss Connee. but that piece of papei says we can say and write whai we want to Now the boys over at the LRDa lias tried to order our people not to meet All these here carrying otts by them LRDA boys. Miss Connee. is one of the reasons I agin them being by tribal government It's enough to scare the bejabbers out of we poor people What in the name of land would they do. Miss Connee. if thev really had any power'' One of the amazing things about all this. Miss Connee. is that Bobby Dean Locklear made the motion for people to quit meeting Well now. you know. I'm been told you that Bobby Dean couldn't serve on our tribal council cause he's chairman of the board ot commissioners Makes you wonder it Vlr Locklear handles out count? business the same way Can t belte> t some things. MissCounee. I reckon i* this here LRDA was the tribal government, they would ptobabl. have all the people arrested and throwed in jail Seems tome like the* just want to put a stop to every hod\ that don't agree with'em Weli. the\ may as well come and get ol Wiz. cause I ain't about to let that crowd over there at the LRDA tell me wlien I can get together with the boy s dow n u the store Now Miss Couiute. OL> u just , j attent ion One of them delegates said. I "They;re legends in their ow mind " II sort of like that saying and Itave ?borrowed it here to get my point across Isow. having little savings or ?happenings helps to explain some Btlnngs But. now ifthey get to cutting ?nit mv tatersovertliere ai the I Rl)? ? reckon I would be upset, but still fceople keeps telling me these things Kbout the LRDA. I Anyway you look at it. Mis> ?Ton nee. the people writing our constitution are going to go forward Svith their meetings, and as soon as tnese ueietuues nave our cunsmution out. the people are going to go ahead and vole it in I'm thinking that them L RD A boys are going tohaveairughty tough thing on their hands trying to stop the people from meeting and voting on their constitution I reckon ' they figure the people ain't all that smart, but if I were them. I wouldn't count on that Course you get a few men together w ho are hungering and thirsting after power, there ain't no telling what they will put the people through to get their way But when it comes to the bal lot box. M iss Connee. we'll get our relief .And I reckon it's time tor the people to get some relief from some of these LRDA boys. Not too long ago. MissConnee. the people over at Prospect had them a meeting on the tribal constitution Tliev took them a vote Mv cousin told me thev all raised their hands, except one ot litem LRDA board men Now. my cousin told me that the LRDA board man said he weren't voting against having a constitution, he's just not voting Well. Miss Connee. seems to me like if a inan can't vote one wav or the other, he s mighty slippery But it seems like them LRDA bovs sure stick together when it comes to voting You'll find'em ever lime on one side and the people on the other side Mi Micliael Locklear got mighty upsei. Mis> C onnec. cause I told the people about the meeting at Rex Renitert OIW izisbeeiiioldotTbetore aikI I expect if the Lord don't come real soon. Ill be told off again People need to know about these things. Mr Lockleat still didn ' tell u> what the ?ssur was that he voted against And he suie didn ? tell us about the tune and place ot tltese hei e puhli. meetings tlic LKDAhas Now. as tor killing our recognition Mis- ( otinee. these LRDA boxs just am t willing to stop at an ? thing it thev can t get their way. Tliev want to get mad at me tor telling uliat I know about the LR Da But Mr. Michael Locklear wants me to call his name, and next tune lie does something that bears repeating. I'll try to call him bv name All this you know makes problem W ell. let them LRDA boys stand w here they want to As for of W'iz. I'm gonna stand with the people where I've always stood I ain't lived here all these vears to be a changing >niv\ |us? because the them boy sat the LRD A ha . it in their beads that thev ? an tell the people what to do 1 ourse talk is cheap I'm got a feeling that before itsovei. them LRDa bovs will be wishing thev were standing w ith the people I wouldn't want to be standing there with LRDA against tlie people. MissConnee On The Pow Wow Circuit' The following list of upcoming pow wows is no* intended to be a complete list. Anyone having information about upcoming powwows not listed is encouraged to setnl them to Wild Turkey. P.O Box 1075. Pembroke. NC 28372 or tax hmOIOi VI-IW ?February 26.I004. First Annual Native American Cultural Festival. Noon until 6 00 p.m. (one Ballioom. Elliott Untversitv Center. University of North Carolina at Cireenstxno ? March 18-20 Bon-Wow Green v ille. NC t410i788-0680. iV 10(257 1720 ? March 25-26. I0Q4 Annual Festival ol the Four Fh4e> Indian Organization (The Natchez Nusso Tnbei Call i8031 8"I-2126 ? April 1-2 NC Stale University Pow-Wow. Reggie Oxeikline <0|0i 830-2214 ? April V. Duke University Pow-Wow Danai havisiO|OiM3-lo42 ? April 15-17 Plaliwa-Sapoiii Pow-Wow Hollistei. N( i*H0i586 40 P ? April 7-0 Raleigh. NC Pow -W uw.(410> 788-0680. (0|Oi2>7- 1720 ? April 20-< I Harnslmig Pa ?4I0? "88-0680 in i?lot25'-P20 ?May <v8. Metiolma Native American Association, second annual American Indian Festival and Pow Wow. 2601 Last seventh Street. Charlotte. NC Call Association "04-131-4818 ?May 7- Hoke County schools Indian Lducaiion Pow Wow South Hoke Elementary School Vvm 'uh 'V|(n ?is-4i0o ?Max I VI S Luinliet c he* aw xpnng Pow Wow. Robeson t ountv Fairgrounds. Lumberton. >? lot mlo ?o??ii "2I-8O02 ? May 21-22 Richmond l omiituiuiv C ollege iOIOi :'?82-7i|7| *Mav 21-23 Tuscaroia Naiion Pow Wow. IrihatCirounds. Maxton. NC Info 010-844-US; ?May 28. Uppei Matta|iom spring Festival. Sharon School. Icing William. VA Info 804-"'on-2408 ?June 4-5. Machapunga Tuscaiora Indian I nhal Assoclaition First Annual Nattve American Pow Wow Morales I'aik on lite Roanoke River. Hwy 7|| S Business. W illiamston. NC Into 010-703-61P OI0-O75-1473 alter 6 n m ? June 16. 17. 18. A. 10 Rebirth ot tlie Tradilional spiritual Gathering*, a Tribute to the Great spirit. Father ol all Indian nations. North Carolina Indian t iilniraiC enter ( all spotted Turtle (010( 521 4178. Painted l urtle <O|0i x21-18)20or W ild Turkev i?H0i 521-2826 ? June 24-25 AHentown ? v. K.w Wow t4IOl788-0680 . ?lulv '5-ltv. Charlotte Name American Community Native vmerican Fesn al. l'|th> yi< * haiMit Nt "i>4-;27:"'l8"" ?Julv 15-17 Howard ( ?mnc MI n4 Ho "88-0680 ?0|oi2S"-P20 ?July 24. i herokee ol Hoke ( ountv <uid Max ton NC Tuscaroras. Intertribal Festival, at Rockfish neat Uav us Bridge. NC C oniact Chief or Mrs Edgar Bream i0|0i sT5-(>222 ?July 30-31. Third Annual Pow Wow and Festival. Rising Waterand Falling Water Showpiace. Richmond. VA 804-""60-1018 804-443 4221 ? Julv 20-31 Virginia Beach. i4I0i 788-0680 or iO(Oi 257-1720 ? August 26-28 Baltimore American Indianc enter Pow-W ow i4IOt 675-3535 ? September 15-17Guiltord Native American Association (0 IOt273 -^oyy'VTTluon- V " ( onlac. olfr | 564-6000 ?Sept. 30-Oct I. Indian I rail Pow Wow. Indian (rail. NC Call Metiolma Association 704-3V|-48!h Kingston Saiult rson. 7'M-R21 ?CKtobei 7-8. i uinOcil.tnu t. aiiii s.ui.c American 13th Annual Pow Wow Memorial indue x vrena. Favc'ic illc. Ni ,-Mn-48,-8442 ? Novemhei 7-P Gita< Amen.an Indian L\|n:(4l0' 788-'Ki80 ? Novembet 2I-27 Native vmencan I'ow-Wow. Baltimore. MD ?4IO|675-3535 The Way I See It ? by Dr. Dcaa Chaver*, Preitdcnt ? Native AMifen ScManMp Find ' AJbnfnmn, NM k I was known as a field pea grower Alien I was 10 to 15 years old. Every ?ear I had a sandy field somewhere to Brow them. Most years it was in a Anal I V-shaped patch in front of the Anant house | Peas won't grow well in rich soil, ?r dark soil But they will grow well in fuidy soil. They don't need a lot of fertilizer, either, just a moderate Later in life. I read a history of Indians in North Carolina written b\ BohnLawson In the book, he describes A chief of one of the tribes who would Sat "pease'' a lot. A little later, he ivould pass flatus and laugh about it In reminded me of some of the chiefs I knew around Pembroke Peas fill give you gas. but I love them to leath I have some in the refrigerator low All you have to do is stick them li the microwave foi a .oupk ? i fti mutes and they taste fresh-cooked I The best thing you can put in a put it peas is a hambone If yoti don i Ave a hambone. some sidemeat. or ?ne salt pork will do You can put kome bacon and onions in them, too 1(1 We used to can a few dozen jars of them every year I don't know how many hundred hours I have spent shelling peas Now. we buy some from the farms out here each year, and freeze them*4 alwavs loved slielling peas, and ihy three girls don't understand why I have to beg them to lielp me I used to sell a bunch of peas in townaswell. Back then, they went for 50 cents a peck, or $2 a bushel Now the\ go for $15 a bushel Quite a difference I like to cut up a spring onion, or scallion. really fine and mix litem in with peas This takes some getting used to If a piece of that pepper hits raw skin, it will set you on fire To this day. my favorite \ egetables are peas and com Throw in some squash and vou have a meal, with some hoe cakes Htose euetables will stick to yaw ribs, and iM leave you Iiuiiui in a little while We all probable oughttoeai more vegetables, and less meal For the past 15 years, every year. I have had a garden I went about 17 vears without having a garden. 1962 io 19^9 But since 1979.1 have had a V garden every year When we lived in Broken Arrow. 1981 to 1985.1 had a 9600 square fool garden, the largest one I ever had I could grow everything there except pumpkins and potatoes I would have to plant the potatoes two or three times to get them to come up. and the squash bugs were all over the pumpkin plants Peas would grow fairly well there, but not great Still, we would get five or eight bushels of peas from the garden in Broken Arrow (Talk about corn growing as high as an elephant's eye. One year I had corn that topped 12 feet, arid had two ears for almost every stalk. Corn loves that thick clay soil in Oklahoma, but peas don't, i The two places we have lived in Albuquerque are good for peas, but we don t have much room \V hen I get rich. I am going to bu> a big place, and grow all the peas I want Peas are good for you. Out here, they also make me homesick. But at leak I don't have to go back to Pembroke to gas up. I Rebirth of the Traditional Spiritual GAT HERINGS A Tribute to the Great Spirit, Father of alt Indian Nations June 16, 17, 18, 19, 1994 North Carolina Indian Cultural Center Traditionally Speaking Wj L utm'Eb+nt, '{P+AiTmm> CULTURAL iNSENStmm IS ALIVE AMD RAMPART HERE IS THE UNITED STATES Last week "Good Morning America ' was in Hong hong domg a week of lemoie shows and 11 wa? wlule watching one of these shows thai I realized the depth that out msensttivity extends The hosts had been on a shopping spree buying different brands of wine They had three types of w ine in the studio and were making light of the tact thai the wine bottles had something in the bottle in addition to the wine Une w me bottle had a lizard in 11. another liad a snake in it. and the final bottle had a mouse in it. The hosts went on ?o say thai they thought that it was an unusual incurrence until thev discovered thai these wines were in uupulai demand in Hone hone tin . tlso laughed and implied that ?? was zrossioevencunstdeidrinkinc' wnnr with these animals in u (.Hie ol 'lie Hosts staled that many of the resident drink these special w inesHihelp tight illnesses Until thai inomem. I was operating just as the hosts were and that included making tun ol this custom I then asked myself NUiai ?s so funny about a cultural practice tlial we do not fully understand " I determined that it would have been more responsible if the hosts had -?xplained the various uses tor these special wines Had this effort been expended we Americans could have ?earned some valuable inhumation oncenung tlie lole >1 these vv ines !<? ihe people ol Hung hone and \i would have been w iser tor the elfort I started ihniking about the standard attitudes that we are taced w ith on a daily basts, and concluded that it is the normal reaction ol dismiss anything thai we do not felly understand This is a negative methodology Mm we eataloywfMttut even thinking about the cuuarviueacaft. It is no woaMtr Mm we hav e a population thai isexttemely negative toward cultural differences in the United Stales of Aamrica. AM of the racial and ethnic uroups Mm are a pan of Hus cutwm s cttuenry liave unique cultural custom MM are imcwahng and should be pteeervad K* the future Instead ot our betap iiuiinidaied or turned off b\ theac ' differences, we should be ihaokfei and try to learn and appreciate these customs that make croups of people special It must also be remembered that all people lepanMi ?a of race, c reed or color are very special in the eves ot ihe CREATOR m- ' *i/ in. people iNATIkl AMERK ANM let us appreciate and n v to understand all c usioms nk ludwg < mi?>w n and ihe world will be a better place in vWmh h> lice On several occasions. I have heard native people sav thai dancing. singing. etc was not a nan of the culture of the NATIVE AMERICANS in Robeson county, however. I disagree with this premise The role that these activities played in our cultural development depends on the period of our evolution one remembers I feel that it is more important tor individuals to be Mipportive of those that wish to keep dive these t radii ions than loecriiical andacaaitvt souhenvouseevounu. middle aped and oldei people dancing singing and doing crafts be (hanktul thai thev are helping preserve a pari ot .our cultural development BE posrm E. NOT NEGATIVE. DietAid 2000 Sorav Awav the Pound* Taft's DietAid 2000 is the only breath spray which acts as an appetite suppresant, relieving hunger pangs and the mental desire to eat.This spray has a pleasant peppermint flavor. ?Use With Current *Convenient Diet *No Calories Per Serving ?Vitamin C *Easy to Use ?Discreet Order Today Mp-? n. nil Ohm?tM'mrn rik>w 4* tor delivery Only $29.93 f&FaJ moatk supply , (includes sluppinu & handling) Send check or money order to: HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS 330# H ULCROFT, STE, D-411 HOUSTON. TX 77937 | Across my by Sheila Firehair Years of letters and doing genealogy has brought with it all kinds of quest ions and problems, hardlv any of which deal directly w ith the search for a name on a family tree. In doing Native American/Indian research, this is even more true So main of our People have little, if any. knowledge of their past, their heritage, then culture it has been covered up. lied about, hidden, denied, and lost due to age and passing of those in tlie familv who might have known something Often a letter that brings a simple request ends up being a long range .orresportdence or even telephone relationship, because answers to main (lungs are desperately needed wanted Imped for It has become, of late, apparent that an awful lot of People are looking tor a quick fix ". instant ancestry. an easy and simple way to beumie one with their heritage, hundreds ot vears of culture, history and living Sorneot us (wryly) refer to this as a desire to take "Indian. 101" Toomany People .ire out and about. looking tor a ha v tor and willing to grab onto all Hit trappings of Indian-ness. with little, it ahv. learning, listening. studvmg. knowledge W hen a letter comes staling that my great gtandmothet w as an Indian. .ukI I want to gel a card because I neard Indians get to go to .school ha free/don't have to pay taxes/want to apply for a loan-etc terroneous concepts at best), my answer is immediate "Hire someone who will do that research for you I don t (X) genealogy for cards My intent, hope, is to help find famiiy customs heritage, and give to those wIk> amt to me a sense of who the. reall,. indeed, are Let's talk a bit about the ancient philosophy of all our People no matter who you are/what mix what tribe our belief in our Ancestors The way I have been taught, and mv understanding, is this Our (reator all knowing. all lov ing. all givnig and kind, bestowed upon each and every one of us a group of ancestors 4* the generations pass. then, ol course, the ancestral pool increases Thev mav often he collateral aunt-. un. lev ousins male, female -dd. vowm rhose who choose us to no ?si with.k not necessarily choose >ui siblings doesn't THAT insianilv explain differences'" Not all ate "good' Not all are Indian Yet. everything the\ did. lived, experienced. knew. is in the memory bank brain i Einstein used I0"?ofhts'i ami thev are there tor u?. to guide, help, if we look inward. if we ask Many ol us are so fortunate we are tlte ones a ureal manv of our Indian ancestors chose to uo lot ward with Which is why. in family groups, we find those of us w ho w ill search out our Path, no matter what the relatives say in the face of tliose who look at us hi horror, disgust. anger and embarassmeni. because we perservere hi oui search It we are to truly walk in wav s Hun will honor our Ancestors then we must makeeverv honest etton to leant who. what, and where, they are Y et. everv dav. the stories of tor |ia\ sweat lodges, pipe ceremonies, niediciiic wheels. Shaman at Pow W ow s. Medic ine People coin my from out west" and teaching total stranyersihe Sacred Ways "are rite Our ancient ceremonies are beinu prostituted, our Ancestors treated with blatant disrespect onumallv tliese ceremonies were lor \erv special, cerv religious. verv me.iiimulul specific purposes Not done as a matter of course loflenteel as though I am hearing lubejobat 10/ tor the cat. nails at noon sweat at 2 and hail at 4 Oh. gee. maybe a pipe ceremony. .utd stttinyoti Mother Earth bv sundown When am of us partake of a rutual ceremony It is imperative one is mentally, spiritually and physictally ptepared. and tn tune, tor such an evpertencc One also needs to know win* is in ? luuue. who will be there, .utd know them well enough to trust them totallv You do NOT do any ceremonies, if vou have am sense ai all. with strangers Even more importantly, perhaps If you are about lo call up the Ancestors which is what these ceremonies are basically all about then vou had best know pretty much who thev were, and how they live, who their enemies were t he Ancestors, bv our traditions, are bound to answer vou when you call upon them thev. in turn rightfully expect von know how lo welcome them, and heat them, when thev utswet If vou are uut teadv <ou have turned vour ancestors loose, perhaps amongst then enemies W one, wrth tamilv that knows them. not at all. and is not ready for them You can doaiweat. by youraelf. in vour own home. bath, workroom, wherever You do not need to called Holv People (the real onet do not proclaim themselves. ever)...all you need is yourself, the Creator, and privacy if you have with/need to do the pipe make/buy yourself a personal one. and do your own ceremonies. where you are at peace with yourself and your surroundings You want a medicine wheel .build your own. in a favorite spot and use it. The Creator it there for vou. so are the ancestors The knowledge you want<need, is within youraelf...and with this comet peace Some of the most honored and traditional People it has been my privilege to know speak with have never been to a >weat lodge, never done the pipe with anvone outside the immediate family A revered woman who has been invited all over the U.S.. Canada, is asked to speak, teach, said "If. in my lifetime. I have met three Medicine people. Holy Ones, then how fortunate I am " Chief Big Eagle (Aurelius Piper. Golden Paugusset i said, several vears ago "Beware of those who ptochum their wisdom and tradit lonal ways Anyone can grow their hair long, cross a stale line, and say they are a pipecarrier. a Medicine Man. a Shaman Be careful of those from tar away who come to share their knowledge to strangers why aren't they at home helping their own People'" A recent letter from a Shoshone, directly descended from Sacajaweia states "An awfril lot of western Indians like being set upas tin gods to those on the East Coast, who look to them in awe " We should honor and reaped the ways of our sisters, brothers, but we lie re on the East coast have our own history, our own culture, our own traditions they can be found, by reading, studying, absorbing, sorting, learning We do not need to copy anyone Even if we do not leant exactly who each one of our ancestors were, we can know about where they lived, who was in that area at that time, and what events were happsni^ that affected their lives Oflen. when we make this effort, the Ancestors, who will tell us what they want us to know, whan they want as to know it., begin to talk ...big tires Until laier. Peace and mw s ?sareaaaBaBreBaBaareHBHaBMaBi i
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