Jacksonville, Florida

Welcome Jacksonville, Florida

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacksonville,_Florida

to

 

(Friendship Pipe or Peace Pipe)

06/27/2011

Welcome to our visitor

 from

Jacksonville, Florida

Twice

To

 

(Friendship Pipe or Peace Pipe)?

http://mysmudgingblog.blogspot.com/2017/04/sayulita-nayarit-mexico.html

This one is going to be a little tricky to answer because I have been to gatherings in your city.

Jacksonville, Florida as far as Native American (Indians) go, seems to be a melting pot from all over Indian Country.

Nothing wrong with this, as my followers will tell you, I respect all, well almost all, beliefs.

That said, each time I visit a gathering in your city the culture and ceremonies are different from most gathering on the East coast of Indian country, so pick one.

The above site should help with your decision.

And another site for your understanding about this post.

(T I O T W C I)
The Invasion Of The Western Casino Indians!

https://sachemspeaks.wordpress.com/2015/06/14/pipe-ceremonies-in-new-england/

Los Angeles, California

Welcome Los Angeles, California

https://www.lacity.org/

 To one of our posting about our Native American Tobacco

that we over on the east coast of Indian country call

Kinnick-Kinnick (Herbs).

https://sachemspeaks.wordpress.com/2015/08/11/tobacco-herbs-kinnick-kinnick/

Something that one would have to be desperate to try smoking.

Tobacco (Herbs) as a

Traditional Native American Gift

04/08/2011

http://mysmudgingblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/tobacco-as-traditional-native-american.html

Please remember these two words, East-Coast.

Although I have not as yet been blessed to visit gathering in your beautiful city or state for that matter, one can be sure to find differences in the culture and ceremonies, given the distance and the means of travel by our ancestors.

https://sachemspeaks.wordpress.com/2012/09/21/eastern-woodland-tobacco-is-still-herbs-kinnick-kinnick/

and

https://sachemspeaks.wordpress.com/2014/05/03/tobaccokinnick-kinnick/

Sayulita, Nayarit, Mexico

Welcome to our visitor from Sayulita, Nayarit, Mexico

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sayulita

Wishing answers about our 'Burial Prayers

At

American Indian burial prayer

01/17/2012

http://mysmudgingblog.blogspot.mx/2012/01/american-indian-burial-prayer.html

A few other sites that you may wish to check out.

Soaugi (Funeral

https://sachemspeaks.wordpress.com/soaugi-funeral/

Crossing Ceremony

https://sachemspeaks.wordpress.com/crossing-ceremony/

Thank-you Mother Earth

Thank-you Mother Earth

for your care

of

we your children

Today is (Earth Day)

Can we at least think of ways to help

 care for our mother,

 Mother Earth?

Today.

Soaking up the sun

Look at this photo,

Please.

Solar Panels out in a

 (Not used wasteland)

In a circle

With the power in the center to send your electricity to you.

Could this be a take-off of a Native American (Eastern)
Sacred Circle with Creator in the center (Heart) of the circle?

The Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project

near

Tonopah, Nevada

File this one under

‘Massive industrial sites that become unintentional public art when seen from the right perspective.’

That perspective comes via a single-engine plane flying over the southwestern edge of Nevada, near the town of Tonopah.

This is where the Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project harvests the bountiful sunshine in the region, converting and storing it as energy that is distributed to homes through the Nevada Power Company.

The power plant has been operating since September 2015.

http://www.bing.com/search?q=crescent+dunes+solar+energy+project&form=hpcapt&filters=HpDate%3a%2220170421_0700%22



No!

Florida did not run out of rain.

It is called

Climate Changing!

http://pasileylfloridanews.blogspot.com/2017/04/floridas-in-2017-drought.html

Woodbury/Nonnewaug High School

Welcome to our visitor from

Woodbury/Nonnewaug High School

http://www.greatschools.org/connecticut/woodbury/769-Nonnewaug-High-School/

In

Woodbury, Connecticut

http://woodburyct.org/

To

One of our blog postings about our culture.

In this case,

 (Weddings).

Native American Wedding Ceremony (Traditional)

06/09/2011

http://mysmudgingblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/traditional-native-american-wedding.html

Do you offer tobacco at a Native American wedding?

Yes!

A good Traditional Spiritual Leader uses a lot of tobacco

(Kinnick ~ Kinnick).

First thing my long time followers might have notices about this post is that I allowed a picture with the word chief in it.

Something that, for the most part, is Taboo to every Traditionalist.

However

In this case, this is a school in the area of my ancestors and any Traditionalist Elder can adopt a school and put the students to work.

Remember

In our culture a chief is a temporary position and only a chief by appointment

by a

'Head Clan Mother'

or the

 Shechaim (Sachem).

I now charge the Students

(Chiefs),

 to learn why they now have the right

to be called a chief.

Both of the photos are of my last wedding

to a couple and their parents,

four very dear people of the clan,

before my retirement

and

our move south for my health.

The second is
Donna

and

Yours Truly.