I understand your
confusion my friend!
Welcome Miramar
Florida
To two of our
postings
Native American Gate
keeper?
August 7, 2012 /
Grandfather
(Ojeesan, Ohe-he-shun) a name for God.
08/04/2011
Who is a Native
American Gate Keeper?
It must once again
be time for Snowbirds coming south for retirement?
This word
(Gatekeeper) comes up many times so this time I will answer in my usual long
winded posting?
Every once in a
while I get questions this time of the year like this one.
Always remember that
there was, is and will never be a Gatekeeper in a true traditional
"Eastern Woodland" Native American Ceremony.
Today we have Arena
directors?
Gatekeepers ?
and so on
in powwows in and
around the east-coast?
In our ancestors
time on Mother Earth in the New England Area, the leader was known as the
Shechaim newer name (Sachem).
However, from the
beginning this leader has always placed a
"Head Clan
Mother"
in charge of tribal
matters with discretion of course.
This Head Clan
Mother often split the tribe into clans with at least one of her clan mothers
at the head of that clan, depending on how large the tribe was?
In each clan would
be a military person (Warrior), this person was always in charge of the
entrance in the east of a circle,
and the west at
Creators seat, (another posting)?
The word
(Gatekeeper) is an occult word that came into far too many native tribes in the
last 30 or so years.
The word Arena
Director came in from rodeos, caravels and circus?
In the ancestors
days on Mother Earth gathering were called Paw-Paus.
Followed by a word
change to protect the Sacred Culture, of Pow-Wow.
A Warrior (Head
Veteran) would be at the door of gathering inside an enclosure and in the east
at Paw-paus and powwows.
An Elder Head
Veteran is the person or persons that would stand guard at the opening of the
village while warriors were away hunting of in battles.
The Head Veterans
job is to, with the help from the Fire keeper and assistant, smudge, in the
northeast with Kinnick-Kinnick, in the east coast areas, sage, herbs and sweet
grass including Kinnick-Kinnick.
Next would be to
lineup the Sacred Staff, flags and the dancers.
When all this is
complete signal the MC to start Grand Entry.
A Head Veteran
should not leave sight of the east incase dancers have questions without a back
up like for instance the Fire keeper.
In a true
traditional gathering, powwow, (Paw-paus), both must also keep the smudging,
cleaning, clearing and the fire ongoing in the west.
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