I guess it is a right to take from the dead

Welcome to Seattle Washington

http://www.seattle.gov/

I do not know why you would want it however, you are welcome also to my ancestors burial grounds photo at Uncasvillage?

This Images is some of those forgotten Native Americans that our government and many of our brothers and sisters say do not exist?

The forgotten Indians without your approval

http://mysmudgingblog.blogspot.com/

I guess it is a right to take from the dead, archaeologists do it all the time!

Archaeologists have also been obliged to re-examine what constitutes an archaeological site in view of what native peoples believe to constitute sacred space.

The forgotten Indians without your approval

One Ballardite's journey to photograph all 562 Native American tribes

http://www.ballardnewstribune.com/2012/10/29/news/one-ballardites-journey-photograph-all-562-native

While you are out on the trail Mr. Indian (Matika Wilbur) remember the traditional people you wrote about in 2011?

The forgotten Indians without the European government approval!

The other 562 tribes!

Save the Indian and Kill the Man:

New Photographs by Matika Wilbur

January 10–August 14, 2011

SAM Third Floor Galleries

From 1880 and into the modern era, the U. S. government forced thousands of Native children into residential schools under the policy of “Kill the Indian and Save the Man,” in the mistaken belief that only through assimilation could Native people survive. Stripped of their languages and traditions, and forced to endure starvation, disease and abuse, many internalized their ordeal through alcoholism and suicide, thus creating a cycle of trauma felt by subsequent generations. In this installation of twelve photographic prints, Matika Wilbur up-ends the manifesto of cultural genocide in provocative works that lay bare issues of contemporary “Indian-ness,” and the resolve of a new generation to express their identities, not by past trauma, but in modern, complex and surprising ways.

Veterans receiving an Eagle Feather

An answer to a very good extremely misunderstood important question.

Native American ceremony on a veteran receiving the honored eagle feather?

I follow my elders, now ancestors on this question and may or may not apply to other tribes.

The leaders of our group of tribal people have always believed from the beginning of our existence, that everyone that fights for the rights and safety of the people are heroes and deserve a recognition from Birds of Prey.

Up until a short time ago, going to any battle for a protection of the people was in some way mandatory (European word drafted) so, no matter how you came back from or did not come back from this battle (War) you received the recognition from the Birds of Prey!

Did you notice that the words Birds of Prey are capitals?

Birds of Prey is a very sacred ceremony!

My grandfathers had, until it was stolen, a Birds of Prey staff, feathers from all birds of prey found around New England.

No one knows the age of this lost staff!

To kill any bird of prey was the same as killing any member of the people and was never none!

Without going into this sacred ceremony except to help in your understanding, the four corners, (Shehukte Kina Konacya), War Chief, and Head Grand Clan Mother, were in the circle along with the leader of the people (Sachem).

Each warrior in turn would dance the circle (Paw-paus) stopping at the staff only to be touched by the staff to receive a blessing from Creator and the spirits of the birds of prey!

One not returning family, as many as wish, danced the circle.

THE FOUR SACRED CORNERS. (Shehukte Kina Konacya).

http://mysmudgingblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/four-sacred-corners-shehukte-kina.html

Paw-paus

http://mysmudgingblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/powwow-or-paw-paus_21.html

If You Aren’t Native American, Put Down That Bald Eagle Feather

http://www.care2.com/causes/if-you-arent-native-american-put-down-that-bald-eagle-feather.html

Our beliefs, the true traditional Eastern Woodland American Native People of New England, believe, as did our ancestors, that no one should be allowed to kill a Bird of Prey!

If you must have a feather or body part, do as the elders did, pray to Creator to send it to you!

If you have earned and deserve to have these very sacred parts, Creator will give permission to the birds to give them to you.

These majestic birds are a national treasure, and deserve to live out their noble lives without fear of being shot from the sky or caught in a snare. Besides being beautiful and rare, federally protected birds provide a valuable service to the eco-system, eating dead animals and controlling populations of small rodents we might consider to be pests. Logging and the widespread use of a pesticide called DDT almost wiped out the Bald Eagle in the mid-20th century, and it took many years on the endangered species list before the population could recover. The two acts mentioned previously were passed to prohibit the killing, selling, trading, or possession of protected birds by anyone in the U.S., but this creates a problem for America’s original citizens.

If you did not get an answer guess what you did not earn or deserve?

Read more: http://www.care2.com/causes/if-you-arent-native-american-put-down-that-bald-eagle-feather.html#ixzz2AV7YEd5W

John Hamilton, a great person, an elder, even a mentor.

Who is John Hamilton?

The internet is a wonderful thing, it has made life easier, better, it times, and helps the gathering of information.

Therein lies the rub!

Sometimes this information gets a little fuzzy!

John Hamilton, a great person, an elder, even a mentor.

John did help our people throughout his life, he did make many trips to the west.

On one trip as age set in, he showed up at the meeting with a store bought plains Indian headdress calling himself chief Rolling Cloud?

Yes, as stated in past postings, he would run around town on his White Horse and scream like an old plains Indian warrior however, the people that are laughing at him will someday be old and senile also, hope that payback does not hurt too much!

John, at times was also a chief, he earned that job from the Sachem of the tribe!

Hey Chief!

(chief is the lowest offices in the navy or a leader of a Plains Indian tribe).

It is also a worker in a traditional tribe from the east coast of Indian country.

While this is true, this is very important to remember, once that job was finished the person is no longer that chief, people over look this truth from the ancestors!

http://mysmudgingblog.blogspot.com/2012/08/hey-chief.html

Harold Tantaquidgeon

He was a chief!

http://mysmudgingblog.blogspot.com/2012/10/he-was-chief.html

Courtland Fowler?

According to many of the then elders, there was doubt that he was even Mohegan?

Alice Storey

http://mysmudgingblog.blogspot.com/p/family.html

land-claims settlements for a number of unrecognized Indian nations, particularly for the state tribes.

These were tribes that had been recognized long before by individual state (or colonial) governments, but did not have the sovereign legal status that came with federal recognition?

Again (THE RUB)!

The states and federal governments found a way to get out of them all, find some greedy people!