Spring 2012 Official Newsletter of the Piqua Shawnee

04/1/12

Spring 2012 Where there’s smoke by Gary Hunt

Inside this issue: Spring has sprung. Winter the lake started out in their is in the past. "The Underwater canoes, coming around the Where there’s smoke and 1 edge of the lake. Two wom- Ramblings As Spring has arrived it is Panther" en who were going started Barbara’s History Corner 3 time we look upon our tribe There once was a big lake out late, after everyone as a new beginning, much where Indians lived all else had gone. The two women were sisters-in-law Letter to the LCORC 4 like Spring. It is time to around it. In the middle of renew acquaintances, the lake, there was a big and one of them was rather Helping Tornado Victims 5 friendships and traditions. island of mud, which made foolish. She was steering and Prayer Many things have tran- it impossible just to paddle the canoe and headed straight across the lake to Schedules 6 spired over the course of straight across. So if some- Newsletter dates this last year that enables one in one village wanted the island of mud. The oth- er warned her not to do it, Driving directions 7 our tribe to begin anew. to go to the one on the op- We, as a tribe, need to posite side, they would but it didn't do any good.

bring back the old. To have to paddle all around The first girl carried a little begin anew the old tradi- the edge of the lake. They cedar paddle with her but tions of our ancestors. It is stayed away did not use it for time for our tribe to be- from the paddling. She car- come alive with fervor of island of ried it everywhere renewing the old customs mud be- with her. As they got and traditions of our an- cause a bad to the middle of the cient ones. It is time to have manido. lake, they started to fun, once again, as peoples cross the island of One day, Tribal Officers of this continent. We now mud, and in the cen- are at a point of regenera- one of the ter of the mud they tion. With the help of our villages was saw a hole of clear As defined by young ones, our tribe can, holding a water. The water was once again, live again ! dance, and swirling around like the people a whirlpool, the bylaws Have a great Spring from the other side of Gary Hunt, IN, Gary Hunt (continued on page 2)

Principal Chief Principal Chief

Duane Everhart, NC, Second Ramblings from the Second Chief— Duane Everhart Chief Traditional vs. Political: I thought it would be nice to talk a little about Kathy Walker, KY, tradition versus the political realm we also Spring brings a re-birth, flowers and trees must live in. Tribal Mother bloom anew. We do our spring cleaning and planting to prepare for the up-coming year. Today, a tribe is more than a gathering of Secretary So, I thought this would be a good time to do traditional people, it’s a business and a politi- some tiding up myself. Over the years I have cal partner. Yes, we may not like that idea, Michael Brookman, been aware that some of us loose sight of who but we are a political entity. As a recognized we are and where we’ve come from. I know tribe in Alabama, we must interact with Ala- VA, Treasure each of us has our own views of our Tribe, so bama State leaders, other Native Alabama tribes (continued on page 2)

Where there’s smoke by Gary Hunt

and as they Ramblings continued: started to cross that bit tribes, as well as tribes throughout the may not think like this when we are to- gether for one of our celebrations, but of open wa- country. Our membership in the Nation- we are truly looked on in this way. And ter, a panther al Congress of American Indians allows us to be apart of national legislation to such, we must carry ourselves as pro- came out and help all Native people. Therefor it is im- fessionals, cause we never know who is twitched his portant to refresh to each of us our roles watching. But what about the other posi- tail across the in our own Tribe. tions in the Tribe? boat and As mentioned earlier, we keep some tried to turn it Unlike other groups, we hold on to deep Shawnee traditions. Because there traditions alive for the good of our peo- over. The girl were so few to take up the reigns in the ple. Our Tribal Mother, the Ceremonial picked up past, some positions in our Tribe may Keeper, the War Chief, the Fire Keeper, her little ce- have been blurred by people having all of these are vital positions for us to dar paddle and hit the panther's tail more than one position. We have chosen maintain traditions but are not part of with it. As she hit it, she said, to continue using the term Chief. Some the political aspect of the Tribe. Our "Thunder is striking you." The pad- tribes have done away with that term, Tribal Mother is the leader and spokes- dle cut off the panther's tail where but not us. However, it’s important to person for the women of the Tribe, re- she had hit it, and the end dropped understand that the role of Principle and sponsible for meals, organizing activi- ties, and women’s ceremonies. The Cer- into the boat. It was a solid piece of Second Chief serve as your official Trib- al political representatives at all levels. It emonial Keeper is of course responsible copper about two inches thick. The is these positions that allows the Tribe to for all the Tribal Ceremonies. War panther ran away through the mud, enter into agreements and contracts, etc. Chief, leader of the men/warriors and and they laughed hard. One girl More importantly though is the Council. his main responsibility is for the protec- said, "I guess I scared him. He won't tion of the Tribe. Our Fire Keeper is re- bother us again." Our Council is made up of two sponsible for the Sacred Fire, he has in representatives from each Clan. A his possession coals that come from the When they got representative government is a across, the girl original Sacred Fire and maintains the very old tradition of our people, fire at all ceremonies. gave the piece of As she hit it, long before the Colonists came to copper to her this country. The idea that each fam- It is all of these positions working to- father. The cop- she said, ily would have a strong voice at gether that makes us the Piqua Shaw- per tail of the Council gatherings lives on. How- nee. We have a lot to be proud of and a underwater pan- "Thunder is ever, today we are spread a little bright future ahead. Let’s all work to- ther had magical further apart. The position of Clan gether and make our Tribe a better place for our next 7 generations. powers. Every- representative is the most important position in the Tribe. We need striking Duane Everhart, 2nd Chief one wanted a strong leadership to continue mov- little piece of the you." . ing forward. Every man and woman tail to carry for who holds a seat on Council needs luck in hunting to understand this and take it seri- and fishing and ous. A commitment to attend Coun- people would cil meetings is so very important. give her father a blanket for a tiny You serve as the voice of your Clan, the piece of that copper. Her family got voices together guide the Principle rich from the tail of the underwater Chief to be able to accomplish the goals of the Tribe. If you currently hold one of panther. these positions and no longer feel you Pesalo can commit to such a responsibility it would be no disgrace to step down. If Chief Gary Hunt you’re a Clan member and don’t have an active Clan rep, step up and make some changes - let your voice be heard. To put this into today’s political lan- guage, the Principle Chief would be the President, Second Chief the Vice Presi- dent, and Council the Congress. We

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Barbara’s History Corner:

The Shawnee in Pennsylvania (Archives, I. 325,327). In 1732 the Shawnee on the Ohio sent a message to Governor Gordon, written by James (Part 2 of 2) Printed from: The History of Shaw- nee in Pennsylvania. Continued from the Winter Le Tort and Peter Chartier, in which they explained the Newsletter. reasons which influenced them to move to the Ohio. The Iroquois had said, “you Shawanese Look back toward Ohioh, The place from whence you Came, and Return thitherward, for now wee Shall Take pitty on the English In 1731 Shikellamy gave the Provincial Authorities to and Lett them have all this Land.” Other reasons were understand that friendship with the Six Nations could no given, amoung which was the fact that several slaves longer be expected to last, unless this traffic rum with had run away from the south, seeking refuge among the Delaware and Shawnee was better regulated (Col. them, and they were afraid that the English would blame Rec. III. 407). Many of the Shawnee from the upper Dela- them for giving protection to these slaves (Archives, I. ware and from the lower Susquehanna villages had 329-330). They promised to send some chiefs to Phila- gradually moved to Wyoming, from which place they delphia during the summer. Later in the spring these removed to the Big Island, and then to the Ohio. Peter chiefs sent a letter to Gov- Chartier had taken a number westward from the village ernor Gordon, in which at the mouth of Yellow Breeches, and from the Co- they complained of the nodogwinet, to the Allegheny River, where Chartier’s sale of rum on the Ohio, Town was established. Others followed from Wyoming and asked that permission There is no doubt but and the Big Island. In 1732, at the Council in Philadelph- be given them and Peter that the Shawnee ia, the Iroquois were urged to recall the Shawnee from Chartier to “break in piec- the Ohio, where they were coming under French influ- es all the Cags” brought were simply waiting ence more and more (Col. Rec. III. 445-446). The Iro- into their villages (op. cit. quois deputies said that it would not be kind to cause the 394-5). Again in 1738 a res- to see how things Shawnee to remove while their corn was growing, and olution signed by a num- winter coming on, but that they would order them to re- ber of the “Sheynars” would turn out move in the following spring. The Proprietary, Thomas (Shawnee) on the Alleghe- before they too any Penn, had a tract of land surveyed on the western side of ny, was sent to the Gover- the Susquehanna, called the Manor of Conedogwinet. nor, in which they state that side in the conflict Here the Shawnee, who owned no land in the Province, all rum brought into their were invited to settle. In 1735, at the Council in Philadel- towns will be spilt. This between the French phia, the Iroquois reported that they had sent a number “resolution” was signed by and the English. of their chiefs to the Ohio to request the Shawnee to re- Lapareawah, Opessah’s turn to the Susquehanna. The Shawnee had listened to son, and a large number of all of the speeches, but refused to leave the Ohio, Shawnee chiefs (op. cit. “which they said was more commodious for them.” 549-553). In 1739 Kakowatcheky and twenty other Shortly after this conference with the Shawnee a Shawnee from the Ohio held a council with Governor “Tsanandowas” chief, named Sagohandechty, who lived Thomas Penn in Philadelphia. At this Council the history at Allegheny, went with the other Iroquois chiefs to pre- of the various dealings of the Province with the Shaw- vail upon the Shawnee to heed the recall to the Susque- nee, from the time of their first entering it, “about Forty hanna. This Seneca chief pressed the Shawnee so close- years ago,” when they came from “the great River that ly that, after the other Iroquois chiefs had left, the Shaw- bears your Name.” Articles of agreement were signed nee kill this Seneca. As a consequence the Iroquois by the chiefs present, and by Thomas Penn, George were determined to avenge this crime. When asked Thomas and Thomas Fraeme, Jr. (Col. Rec. IV. 336-347; what tribe had committed this crime, they replied, “the See also 91, 234). At the Treaty at Lancaster in 1744 Tribe of Shawanese complained of is call Shaweygira there was but one chief present. Upon an investigation (Hathawekela, or Assiwikale) & consist of about thirty being made it was discovered that the reason the Shaw- young Men, ten old Men & several Women and Chil- nee were absent, was due to the fact that they were not dren; that it is now supposed that they have returned on good terms with the (word omitted) “together, and from the place from whence they first came, which is that the French made them large Presents, desiring below Carolina” (Col. Rec. III. 609). The French were them to stand their Friends or Neuter.” The not slow in making the most of the alienation of the “Twightwees” (Miami) had sent a message to the Shawnee, who were not only getting away from the Eng- lish influence, but also from the control of the Iroquois (continued on next page)

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Letter to the Editor Susquehanna remained faithful to of LCORC the English, but the great majority of the tribe together with the Shaw- (Reprinted from On The Ohio - The nee took up the hatchet against the Newsletter of the Ohio River Chapter Province and the English. Pennsyl- Lewis and Clark Trial Heritage Founda- tion, Vol 12, # 4, Winter 2011) vania had to pay dearly for the short-sighted policy which had al- To our Lewis and Clark Part- ienated the friendly Delawares and ners, the warlike Shawnee. During 1755, 1756 and 1757 the entire frontier I enjoy your newsletter almost was drenched with the blood of the as much as my time spent with white settlers. The great majority of everyone. Our time at Pine the hostile Indians were Delaware, Mountain and Martin’s Station Shawnee and Seneca, who had in Nov. of 2010 was so special. moved to the villages on the Ohio. It was nice to see old friends as The Half King, Tanachharison, and well as making new ones. Scarouady remained faithful to the I have something I’d like to English. He even favored the Dec- share, as an aside, to the event laration of War which was made on a personal level. In viewing against the Delawares in April, the newsletter with that won- 1756 (Col. Rec. VI. 771-772). During derful group photo of the Piqua the entire period of Indian hostility Shawnee Tribe and your cur- from the time of the French and In- rent President, Bob Anderson, dian War, until after the Revolution, has an underlying meaning and the Shawnee, as a body, were hos- message. tile to the English and then to the American cause. The many expedi- Jim “Thunder Hawk” Green and Continued from previous page: tions into the “Indian country” be- his lady Kathy Smith are not yond the Ohio, during the period of dressed as Shawnee Indians. For Shawnee, in which they charged the Revolution, were chiefly against them with sitting still while the this event, Jim worked for one year the Shawnee and Delaware. In Dun- hand-making every item they are French invaded their country, and more’s War various expeditions wearing. He did this to honor the urging them to “take up the hatch- were sent into the region along the Mandan Nation, for whom the et” against the French. To this the Ohio. These expeditions terminat- Shawnee were walking on the path, Shawnee relied that they had been ed with that of Gen. Anthony in honor of. The attire is Mandan asked by the Six Nations to sit still, Wayne’s expedition of 1795, which design. and not pay attention to the French. was followed by the Treaty of Because this answer had been sent I felt this was so gracious of him to Greenville, which put an end to the by the Shawnee, without consulting long war in the Northwest Territory. honor their traditions. I wanted to the Half King (Tanachharison), who share it with all of you. Sometimes The history of the Shawnee, after had charge of the Shawnee on the their reunion in Ohio, about 1750, there are no words to convey re- Ohio, and Scarouday, the Oneida spect, but actions do speak vol- deputy, were not well pleased (Col. umes. What an act of kindness on Rec. VI. 159-160). There is no doubt their parts. I didn’t want it to go un- but that the Delaware and Shawnee noticed. were simply waiting to see how Give them a big thank you when things would turn out before they we meet again. I’m still wondering took any side in the conflict be- how he did that headdress. tween the French and the English. After the defeat of Gen. Braddock’s Thank you all, army, July 9, 1755, the Delaware Barbara S. Lehmann and Shawnee went over bodily to the French side, throwing away the “skirts of women” and declaring their independence from the Iro- quois. Many of the Delaware on the

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Piqua Help Tornado Victims: We are very proud of Kathy and Cal for their unselfish acts Prayer: during this difficult time. As a Winter Council was met by a Tribe it was an honor to be able to Oh Great Spirit, visit from the Cyclone People. As be one of the first groups of people Whose voice I hear in the wind, members of the Tribe arrived in to be able to help out during such a London, KY storm clouds grew and tragic time. Whose breath gives me life to the world, sure enough, just north of the hotel Hear me! and in direct line with Tribal Moth- I come to you as one of your many children er’s home, one of the Cyclone People I am small and weak. touched down. The I need your strength and wisdom Country Inn and Suites that we call May I walk in beauty. home for us travelers Make my eyes behold the red and purple sunset. and the Walkers home was undam- Make my hands respect the things that you have made. aged. While we en- And my ears sharp to hear your voice. joyed electricity, the Make me wise so that I may know the things Walkers like so many in the area lost power That you have taught your children for days. The lessons that you have hidden in every leaf and rock. Feltner’s 4H Camp Make me strong, not to be superior to my brothers, was also untouched and Council was But to be able to fight my greatest enemy: myself. held. The Brook- Unloading Pizzas at shelter for tornado victims Make me ever ready to come to you with straight eyes, man’s bought several in KY. pizzas for our lunch, So when life fades as the faded sunset but due to the small number of at- My spirit will come to you without shame. tendees, we had plenty of lefto- By: Calvin and Nancy Hooten vers. We loaded up all the pizza and other food and drinks and took them to the damage area. Once there, the Red Cross asked us to deliver the food we brought as well as other food and drink to a near by church. Once we unload there, we were asked to deliver more Green Corn at Cumberland Gap food and drink to another shelter This years Green Corn Celebra- west of the damage area. We were tion will be held at the Cumber- more than glad to assist. land Gap. Special arrangements are being made for hotel accom- However, these acts were nothing modations to help save money. compared to the efforts of Tribal Unlike our accommodations at the Mother Kathy Walker and her hus- Country Inn and Suites, we will be band Cal. Kathy kept in communi- required to make reservations cations with the Chief and others early. More on this in our next is- from the time of the storm until we sue as arrangements are still be- ing worked out. There will also be departed. Immediately, Cal grab camping available. equipment and went to help open roads for emergency vehicles and We encourage you to visit the then to help neighbors clear debris Gap’s web page for a preview of from their property. Kathy gath- all that is available for us. ered clothing and other goods to http://www.nps.gov/cuga/index.htm help out neighbors in need.

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Spring Bread Council Schedule 2012

Feltner’s 4-H park

Friday evening, May 4 Everyone arrives safely

Saturday, May 5 9 a.m. - 10 a.m.: Women’s and Warriors’ Meeting

10 a.m. - 11 a.m.: Clan Meetings

12:00 - 1:00 p.m.: Lunch

1:30 - 2:30 pm: There will be a short Tribal Council meeting fol- lowing lunch

3 p.m.: Bread Dance and Ceremony Can you pick out our new Second Chief? Is it the one on the right or left? Good luck! 4p.m.: Raffle (yes, there will be a raffle !)

From your Editor: Tribal Event Sched-

Our next Newsletter will be a special edition. We will be featuring Green Corn July 27, 28, 29, 2012 : Cum- information on Green Corn and the Cumberland Gap area and berland Gap, Middlesboro, KY all the historical significance behind our visit. As some of you Fall Bread - TBA know, our Tribe has had many occasions at the Gap and with our friends of the Lewis and Clark Foundation. We even have a copy of the Letter to the Editor that Barbara wrote, in this edition. In Newsletter dates our Spring 2011 edition we had an article about our most recent Mailing dates Deadline for submis- visit. sions There will be a short turn around for the deadlines for the news- Jan. 1 Nov. 15 letter, please submit any articles to me no later than May 15th. April 1 Feb. 15 The main focus will be on the Gap, some articles may have to wait July 1 May 15 till Fall depending on space.

Duane Everhart Please send articles to Duane Everhart at broth- [email protected]

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Here’s how to find Country Inn offers Feltner 4-H Camp break on room rates 1. Take Exit 38 (London exit) off of I-75. Cost is $59.95 per room. To book, tell them you want a room with the Piqua Shawnee Tribe Block. 2. Turn east. Take State Route 192 for approximately 2.1 miles to State Route 229. The price includes a full breakfast, the option of 3. Turn right at the light onto State Route 229. (Turn canceling before 6 p.m. the day of the reservation is also for FLEA LAND, large sign at intersection.) and a noon checkout time.

4. Go 2.9 miles past FLEA LAND and go past Levi Country Inn & Suites Jackson State Park. Feltner 4-H Camp is on the left 2035 W Hwy 192 about 500 feet past Levi Jackson State Park. London, KY 5. Turn left into Feltner 4-H Camp. We are gathering (606) 878-9900 in the Meeting room about 0.3 mile down Feltner Road. Parking around building. The motel is located at exit 38, right next to 75 on For help with directions, call 740-503-6988. the north east side of State Highway 192 behind Emergency number at Feltner Caretaker: 606-864- Starbucks and Steak ’n Shake. 2770

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Piqua Shawnee Tribe P.O. Box 501 Tyner, KY 40486

ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED

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