Welcome to Odell New
Hampshire
New
Hampshire
To the posting to
Bangor Maine
04/07/2019
O.K.
This
visit might be from a university?
If so,
please understand that my only knowledge of the
‘Ancestors of the Penobscot
People of Maine,’
is from the teaching from my uncle (Chief Rolling
Thunder).
If you
have questions please keep on asking even if the answer might be,
“I do
not know, let’s go find out?”
I am
truly sorry to find that there is so little about their ancestors!
However
my new friend.
Have you ever heard
the true story about an Indian-Giver?
This might clear
things up a little for you?
Native American
custom is, when a gift is given, a gift of similar value was to be given.
If it could not be
given, the original gift was expected to be returned.
One truth around
Indian Country about the words, "Indian Giver," refers to someone who
gives a present and
then wants it back, it is a reference to Native Americans historical past,
and it is very
offensive to the Native American culture.
My Ancestors spoke
about a lost European traveler who was fed, clothed and cleaned up
and was allowed to
borrow a horse from the tribe to complete the trip home, once home,
the traveler was to
give the horse back to his escort one of our people, only this
traveler had the
escort arrested for stealing his horse and the young warrior was hung for horse
stealing.
Each of the hundreds
of thousands of tribes at first contact had a story to tell about an Indian
giver.
This is one from our
people.
As told by my
ancestors, a stranger was discovered by one of our hunting parties
and taken back with
them to care and help improve his health.
Remember,
if you are given
something by my people, it is you’re to do as you please.
However;
if you are
borrowing something, it is assumed that it would be given back.
The Clan Mothers
cleaned his wounds, replaces what was left of his clothing, and gave him food
and water.
As soon as he was
able, the ancestors sat him on a pony.
This
‘White man was not
stupid,
he knew that the
warrior tagging along,
was to help him get
safely home and retrieve the pony'!
