Plimouth

Today,  I walked, what I consider to be, hallowed ground of the Wampanoag Nation. I walked the streets of Plimouth, Massachusetts. I walked the ground where Samoset met the Puritans. I walked the ground that King Philip stood upon and defied the ever growing threat to his people by the Pilgrims. Today, I stood at a monument, that told me King Philip was murdered and beheaded. With his head being impaled and displayed for over 20 years. Meanwhile, One of his hands was severed and shipped to England, while the other was also severed and shipped to leaders here in the Colonies, providing proof of his death. We have, as Native Americans, endured more suffering than any other peoples of the earth. And yet, we survive the acts of genocide still being  practiced by the United States Government. They no longer give us blankets with small pox. Now, they provide Native Americans living on reservations with government subsidies of foods that create diabetes! Diabetes causes premature death to all that have it. Please write your local congressman, congresswoman or senator complaining about the treatment of Native Americans on reservations! Not all Native Americans are in control of their future. Those of us that are in control of our future, need to rebel against the treatment of our native brothers and sisters! One voice changes little! Many loud voices have the reality of changing status quo! Please, if you have a shred of decency and honor about you. Please do what ever you can do to help the natives that need us!

Edward Broken Feather

Tags: Plimoth Plantation, Samoset, Wampanoag Indians, King Phillips War

Seaconke Wampanoag Tribe Pow-Wow

Hi Everbody!

This past weekend I was a vendor at a pow-wow put on by the Seaconke Wampanoag Tribe. I need to let everyone know, that follows my journal, that the Seaconke Wampanoag Tribe made me feel welcomed, beyond a shadow of doubt. We were rained out on saturday, but sunday was sunny and we had a good attendance. I'm proud to represent One Spirit and the Lakota Sioux people of Pine Ridge and Cheyenne River Reservations. My efforts this weekend, will provide heat this winter for 6 families, through a rough South Dakota winter. But, we still need to do more for our brothers and sisters on the reservation. Please if you're reading this, go to www.nativeprogress.org and help in any way that you can. A  $1.00 donation will buy $3.00 worth of life sustaining food for a family in dire straits. PLEASE HELP!

I Love You All !

Tags: seaconke wampanoag tribe, samoset, native americans, american indians, pruitan's, pilgrims, plimoth massachusetts.

Mohawk Chronicles

Having spent the better portion of the last 12 to 15 years researching my families history, I came across the following website that offered a glimpse into some of my families geneology. If you have an interest in Mohawk History, you'll love the information provided here.

                             The Mohawk Chronicles

Tags: Tremblay, Quebec, Mohawk, Haudenosaunee, Kahnawake, Six Nations

Fast Food Genocide!

I'm absolutely agahst about the way all chain restaurants are not paying attention to quality, healthy foods on their menu's! This is simply a form of genocide on their behalf, and  looking to grab our wallets, for all they can, without a care in the world about our health. It would please me greatly to have the United States government shut down all chain restaurants, including McDonald's! Not one of the popular fast food restaurants serves quality, healthy food! People. people, people, what are we thinking! All restaurant offered food is loaded with saturated fats, and extremely high sodium content.  Factors which end our lives prematurely! We wonder why we have an obesity problem in this country with our children! It's because of the fast foods we offer them on a continuing basis! In today's world, kids play video games on their computers or on their I-Pods and get very little exercise. When I was a kid, I was told to go find something outside to occupy my time! It usually involved a sport, which created a release of energy, that offset any of the foods I'd eaten during the day! Fast food is like the warning on a pack of cigarette's. We know it'll eventually kill us, but nobody cares. until it's too late! Are adults so involved with their day to day agenda's to really care about what they're doing to their children? I concider FAST FOOD to be legalized Genocide in it's most quickest form!

Tags: Fast Food. Genocide, Obesity, high sodium

Updated Pow-Wow Schedule

As of today. August 15th, the following is my schedule of confirmed pow-wow's that I'll be attending as a representative of One Spirit and the Oglala Lakota Sioux from Pine Ridge and Cheyenne river Reservations!

 

 

September 20-21st.

Circle of Wisdom Metis Pow-Wow

Chase Farm, Breakneck Hill Rd, Lincoln. RI

 

October 4-5th.

Dighton Council Oak, 18th. Annual Pow-Wow

Behind Dighton Town Hall, Rte 138, Dighton, MA

 

I'm awaiting confirmation to the Wolf Den Pow-Wow, held on October 18-19th at Wolf Den Campground in Pomfret Center, CT.

Other confirmations will be posted as they are received! Looking forward to seeing you at these pow-wow's!

Edward Broken Feather

Tags: Native American, Pow-Wow's, Mohawk, Iroquois, Lakota Sioux, Pine Ridge Reservation, One Spirit

It's Official............

Hi folks,

It's official, I've been OK'd to be the New England represenative for One Spirit, and the Lakota Sioux Artisans of the Pine Ridge and Cheyenne River Reservations. For the remainder of the New England Pow-Wow season, I'll be vending hand crafted items by Lakota Sioux artisans! 10 % of the total sales will go to One Spirit, while 90% will go directly back to the Lakota people. I'm incredably excited about helping to raise such badly need revenue for the Lakota people!  My first pow-wow for vending is in two weeks, at the Dighton Intertribal Council, held behind the Somerset High School, just off route 138, in Somerset, MA.

I learned last week that John DuBray has received a $100,000.00 grant to build a cultural center, which will, among other things, hold a computer learning center for the children in Pass Creek! I'm so excited for John, because I know how hard he's worked for the children on the reservation! There are sooooo many thing that are coming together to make things better on Pine Ridge and Cheyenne River reservations. I need to take the opportunity to thank the people that have helped me collect badly needed items, which have been sent to, the appropriate people on the reservations, including John DuBray!

Important programs that need our attention, is the need to provide more heaters to homes on the reservation for the coming winter season. Also, funds are need to help purchase computers for the new, soon to be built, Cultural Center. These needed funds, have to be raised quickly, so that heaters can be purchased and delivered, before cold weather sets in.

If you have a means to help us on our quest to help the Lakota people, please, please, please, contact me at Brokenfeather@verizon.net. or visit www.Nativeprogress.org .

Clean clothing, generic medicine's, health and beauty aids, art supplies, shoes and boots are desperately needed! Things we take for granted, are items that are greatly treasured by the Lakota on the reservation. It's time to help balance how native people are treated. Each and everyone of us can and must make a difference in the life of a Lakota. Please, volunteer, donate badly need funds or step up to the plate and assist us in a way that you're comfortable with!

 

Tags:Native American, One Spirit, Lakota Sioux, Pine Ridge Reservation. Cheyenne River Reservation

The First Gift from Creator was Love...

the Second was a Child.

  

The children are our most precious gifts from Creator they are the future so
treat them well. Show them good ways to live and respect our Mother the
Earth. Teach them to respect life in all ways and listen to the elders who
share the wisdom of life.

Tags: Native American, American Indians, Creator, Native American Children