Chief Silver Eagle
Also known as
(Chief Silver Eagle
Feather)
a long time friend of our family would have been 100 today.
I will always remember him
from his last Paw ~Paus back in 1985, his first day home.
On that day Creator Chose
to honor a faithful servant and do so through, of all people, me?
Our Creator has a sense of
humor, Creator knows that I loathe being at the forefront of any gathering, so
all of my life I end up in the forefront of a social event?
I received my native name
at a Chief Eagle Feathers Paw ~Paus age 6, my first time as Head Veteran was in
1965 at a Chief Eagle Feathers Paw ~Paus, the second time in the history of
both tribes a Sachem of one tribe became a warrior of the other tribe for a
day, was on this day in 1985.
Without going into any
parts of a Sacred Ceremony because, you see, this turned into one of them.
It just so happened that I
was again the Head Veteran at his gathering (Paw ~Paus) and within seconds of offering
tobacco ( as you know by now Kinnick - Kinnick) to invite Creator into the
circle, everything in the Grange Hall went quiet and I froze in place.
This was the first time
that Chief Eagle Feather was not at the side of a Head Veteran at his gathering
handing out and offering tobacco.
Some months earlier he
became Wheelchair bound.
I put my tobacco back into
my pouch in my Regalia, walked straight through the circle to the Elders
seating in the West, performed the Sacred Ceremony, handed my Great
Grandfathers Bird of Prey Staff to the Chiefs Head Clan Mother and as soon as
she finished her ceremony handing the staff to Chief, I walked back through the
East to the back of the line now knowing that I was the one Creator wanted to
dance Grand Entry for my friend.
No one including me knew
why this happened, that is until we danced Grand Entry passed the Elder Chairs.
As I honored Chief on the
way passed the elders I knew, he had a smile from ear to ear and winked to me.
Within seconds after the
Paw ~ Paus Creator took my best friend home!
This one is for you Chief
Silver Eagle, you are still my very best friend.
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