THE MANIKIKI NATION

  SMOKE SIGNALS

                                                        

JUNE, 2009                                                                                                                                                  yindianguides.org 

 

THIS MONTH's Longhouse is Tuesday June 16. The original SMOKE that went out is incorrect. Longhouse 16/June at the YMCA - 8:00pm.

The budget meeting is July 21st 6:00PM at John's House

8:00 pm, Tuesday, July 21 at the Nation Chief’s House

This is the budget and planning Meeting for the upcoming year.

All current chiefs AND incoming chiefs are required to attend.

Note the later time! We will meet at 8:00 throughout the summer and early fall.

All Council members and Chiefs are required to attend Longhouse.  Chiefs, if you cannot attend, please get one of your tribe members to attend and sign in for you.

 

 

Upcoming Events

TRUMPET IN THE LAND

Friday June 12^th at 8:30 PM, New Philadelphia

 

“TRUMPET IN THE LAND” at the Schoenbrunn Amphitheatre

Our special Indian Guides admission price is $10 for Adults and $6 for Children under 12. 

This promises to be a great evening of entertainment for the ENTIRE family.

Written by Pulitzer prize-winning playwright Paul Green, "TRUMPET", in its 40th year, is an unforgettable production that will sweep you back in history to a time when Ohio was the western frontier of America, to witness the founding of Ohio’s first settlement, Schoenbrunn, in 1772.

If you would like more information on the show, the website is: www.trumpetintheland.com

 

 

Relay for Life Community Service Project

Friday June 19^th , Green High School Stadium

 

We have always represented very well and I don’t expect any different this year. If you can come out and help us set-up/take down, work the booth, walk around the track for awhile or just come to try the tasty wings we will be selling, it is well worth it. This Nation Service Project is a great way to spend an evening with your son. If you have never been, please consider coming out. You won’t regret it!

 

Nation Officer Reports

 

Nation Chief: John “Sits By Fire” Waller  330-867-5726,  330-256-4430 john.waller@wilsontool.com

Tonka Hey!

 

The Spring Campout at Y-Noah and the Green Memorial Day Parade make-up event have transpired since the last Smoke and both were great events. The boys and I have been having a blast! Stay tuned for a new event, “Trumpet in the Land”, the exciting outdoor action drama featuring the Indians of Ohio’s first settlement, Schoenbrunn, coming up on Friday night, June 12^th, a Drive-In Movie is up on Friday, July 17^th and an Akron Aeros Baseball Game with Fireworks and a Pre-Game Picnic is coming up on Friday, August 7^th. See the back of the Smoke for all details and mark your calendars for each of these events. This should be one heckuva summer season for the Mighty Manikiki Nation.

 

By the way, the Green Relay for Life is happening at Green H.S. Stadium on Friday, June 19^th. We have always represented very well and I don’t expect any different this year. If you can come out and help us set-up/take down, work the booth, walk around the track for awhile or just come to try the tasty wings we will be selling, it is well worth it. This Nation Service Project is a great way to spend an evening with your son. If you have never been, please consider coming out. You won’t regret it!

 

I am very happy to see so many new fathers and sons at the last few events and I look forward to seeing all of you throughout the summer. Good luck to all of our young braves during the last week of school!   

                                                                                                                                                                    

John Waller

“Sits By Fire”

 

Story Teller: Sam “Buffalo Hump” Ewing  330-245-1138, 517-907-9860  samewing@sbcglobal.net

An Osage Legend

What is the meaning of life? Why is it that people grow old and die?

Although he was young, those questions troubled the mind of Little One. He asked the elders about them, but their answers did not satisfy him. At last he knew there was only one thing to do. He would have to seek the answers in his dreams.

 

Little One rose early in the morning and for help. Then he walked away from the village, across the prairie and toward the hills. He took nothing with him, no food or water. He was looking for a place where none of his people would see him, a place where a vision could come to him.

 

Little One walked a long way. Each night he camped in a different place, hoping that it would be the right one to give him a dream that could answer his questions. But no such dream came to him.

 

When he woke the next morning, he was weak with hunger. I must go back home, he thought. He was filled with despair, but his thoughts were of his parents. He had been gone a long time. Even though it was expected that a young man would seek guidance alone in this fashion, Little One knew they would be worried.

 

So Little One began to follow the small stream that was fed by the spring. It flowed out of the hills in the direction of his village, and he trusted it to lead him home. He walked and walked until he was not far from his village. But as he walked along that stream, he stumbled and fell among the roots of an old willow tree. Little One clung to the roots of the willow tree. Although he tried to rise, his legs were too weak.

"Grandfather," he said to the willow tree, "It is not possible for me to go on?"

 

Then the ancient willow spoke to him. "Little One," it said, "all the Little Ones always cling to me for support as they walk along the great path of life. See the base of my trunk, which sends forth those roots that hold me firm in the earth. They are the sign of my old age. They are darkened and wrinkled with age, but they are still strong. Their strength comes from relying on the earth. When the Little Ones use me as a symbol, they will not fail to see old age as they travel along the path of life."

 

Those words gave strength to Little One's spirit. He stood again and began to walk. Soon his own village was in sight, and as he sat down to rest for a moment in the grass of the prairie, looking at his village, another vision came to him. He saw before him the figure of an old man. The old man was strangely familiar, even though Little One had never seen him before.

 

"Look upon me," the old man said. "What do you see?"

"I see an old man whose face is wrinkled with age," Little One said.

"Look upon me again," the old man said.

Then Little One looked, and as he looked, the lesson shown him by the willow tree filled his heart. "I see an aged man in sacred clothing," Little One said, "The fluttering down of the eagle adorns his head. I see you, my grandfather. I see an aged man with the stem of the pipe between his lips. I see you, my grandfather. You are firm and rooted to the earth like the ancient willow. I see you standing among the days that are peaceful and beautiful. I see you, my grandfather. I see you standing as you will stand in your lodge, my grandfather."

The ancient man smiled. Little One had seen truly. "My young brother," the old man said, "your mind is fixed upon the days that are peaceful and beautiful." And then he was gone.

 

Now Little One's heart was filled with peace, and as he walked into the village, his mind was troubled no longer with those questions about the meaning of life. For he knew that the old man he had seen was himself. The ancient man was Little One as he would be when he became an elder, filled with that great peace and wisdom which would give strength to all of the people.

 

From that day on, Little One began to spend more time listening to the words his elders spoke, and of all the young men in the village, he was the happiest and the most content.

 

 

War Chief: Jeff “Last Hawk” Pearce

330-645-6075, 330-714-7892 jeffp@pearceengineering.com  

 

Campout was great, as always, except the fact that we were running out of dry clothes because every time the rain stopped we would put on something dry only to get wet again.  But we still had lots of fun!!

 

A quick reminder that Relay for Life is fast approaching and we need volunteers!!  Please call me or drop me an email if you can help.  We'll be setting up Friday afternoon (June 19th) and then tearing down Saturday afternoon.  We'll start our sales on Friday evening and go until we run out of wings!!  All 500 of them!!

 

So PLEASE come out and help!!!

 

 

 

 

 

Sachem: Kurt “Big Bear” Leibensperger 330-699-4734, 330-606-1944 kurtwone@hotmail.com.    

Thanks to the Crow for putting together yet another fine campout.    Andrew and I enjoyed the night hike, bb's, bow & arrows and canoeing, and for the most part the rain held off and made for a nice weekend.    For Trailblazers, we are planning on a fishing charter in Lake Erie, most likely, sometime in August.      Stay tuned for more details, but the plan right now is for an overnight tent camp, and then we will go out for a day of charter fishing on Lake Erie.   Details, cost and date to be set soon!

 

 

Medicine Man: Jim “Iron back” Cross 330-245-1326, 330-697-9121 jcross009@neo.rr.com

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Wampum Bearer:  Jim “Buffalo Wing” Livers 330-334-8137, 330-807-6781 jlivers@neo.rr.com

Michael and I are excited about the upcoming events this summer and I hope we have good attendance. Our Nation is in sound financial shape as we prepare for next years budget.

Hope to see you at Trumpet in the land.

 

 

Tally Keeper: Charles "Kicking Buffalo" Campbell 330-466-0135, 330-264-5383x237 kickingbuffalo@sbcglobal.net

Spring camp is always fun, especially when your son is a first timer. My youngest decided to make a memory by streaking (Don’t look Ethel, but it was too late) through the lodge. Looking forward to the res of the summer guide events (without streaks).

 

 

Web Spinner: Jamie “Big Dog”  wiggins  330-896-9004, 330-603-4661 jpwiggy@yahoo.com

 

The website is up to date with the smoke and current events.  I put lots of pictures on the blog site this month (yindianguides.blogspot.com)  from the spring campout.  A few dads sent me pictures and using Picasa from Google and that seems to be working out well.    If you have more pics you want to share –then sent them to me via Picasa.

 

If interested you can look at all the Nations web albums on Picasa.  Right now there are 12 albums on the site.  The easiest way to get to all the albums is to just click on the slide shows in the blog site and it will take  you to Picasa, then there are links to view all the albums we have posted.

 

Web spinner web site of the month?  - That’s easy – it’s www.Picasa.com

 

Big Dog

Jamie Wiggins

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tribe Chief Reports

 

 

Apache: LARRY “Big Bear” Murgatroyd   330-882-2481, 330-475-696   jonmargear@sbcglobal.net

 

The mighty Apache had a 93% turnout at the the spring campout nice job. Our next event is trumpet in the land. This is an excellent family event hopefully will see the same turnout at this event. Mark your calendars now for our fall campout September 11-13 at Mohican Reservation. A big happy birthday goes out to little buffalo and running bear.

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Arapaho: Paul “Big Foot” Scheatzle 330-832-0304, 330-323-7683 paulscheatzle@hotmail.com

 

The Arapaho tribe had a great time on the shores of lake Noah at spring Campout.  The fire ring looked great and the guys who helped including Mark and Zach walker did a fantastic job.  Happy birthday this month to Dan and Colin Payne, Sebastian Backer, Paul Scheatzle, and Bryce Miller.

The upcoming summer events include a great variety of activities

 

Blackhawk: Dave “Thunder Underground” Beitko  330-807-9606  dave.beitko@snapon.com

 

Blackhawk had a great time at Camp Y-Noah.  It was especially exciting to be involved in the fishing contest.  Congratulations again to all the winners.  Thanks to the Crow for leading us to fun in the sun and the rain.  It was a great success. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cherokee: RICK “Running Horse” CROWL 

330-645-6435  rickcrowl@davisprintingco.com

The Cherokee would like to thank the Crow for putting on a GREAT Campout at Camp YNOAH!  We all had a great time and the NEW fire ring looked awesome.  I would like to thank Jamie “Big Dog” Wiggins and Scott “Feathered Warrior” for organizing our tribe for our Winning effort in the Nation Games.  Great Job everyone.  Next, I would like to invite the entire nation to our next event (sponsored by the Cherokee) at Paul Green’s “TRUMPET IN THE LAND” at the Schoenbrunn Amphitheatre in New Philadelphia Ohio on Friday evening June 12^th at 8:30.  Our special Indian Guides admission price is $10 for Adults and $6 for Children under 12.  This promises to be a great evening of entertainment for the ENTIRE family.  If you would like more information on the show, the website is: www.trumpetintheland.com

Finally, I would like to extend Cherokee Birthday wishes to Justin “Running Pony” Crowl (5/24).  Happy Birthday Justin!

 

Comanche: Tom “Fighting Eagle” Knoebel

330-882-2387 TKnoebel@tribute.com

The Comanche had a great time at the Spring Campout!  We took second place in the Nation games so congrats to the little braves for their efforts.  Also congrats to “Slithering Snake” Knoebel for winning his age bracket for the fishing tournament again this year!

 

We’ll see everyone at Trumpet In The Land – if you’ve never gone before the little braves really like the live-action drama under the stars, but be prepared for a late night by the time you get out of the amphitheatre and drive home!

 

 

 

Creek: Brad  “Grey Hawk”  bourne

330-699-9300, 330-284-3181  bborne@ideasincweb.com

 

Tonka Hey!  The Creek Tribe had a great spring campout at Camp Y-Noah.  For our part timers, plans were made for a great campout this coming fall, Aaron “Carves by Fire” Foust has nearly completed his dugout canoe to be sent to our distant Creek braves in Luxemburg.  I want to send a big thanks to Big Brave Scott “Star Warrior” Veney who generously took home The Tribe mascot for safe keeping until we meet on the banks of the Black Fork River this fall.

 

The four-year Creek Tribe reigning euchre champions, Borne & Adkins, were forced to work over the best the Cherokee tribe could muster and the results were similar to recent challenges by Rownd and ‘insert partner here’.  We’re looking forward to one last rematch with Rownd and company this fall.

 

The Tribe is fast becoming an older tribe and will soon see many little braves move on to Trailblazers; so please think about friends and family that may be interested in joining IGs.

 

Big Happy Birthday wishes to the following braves:  Scot “Flying Tomahawk” Kingan, Grant “Running Mandu” Simmons and Cole “Little Soaring Eagle” Herrick and belated birthday wishes to Dave “Exaggerates about Euchre” Rownd and Aaron “Carves by Fire” Foust.

 

 

Crow: Jack  “running mustang”  Daniels 

330-882-3125, 330-352-7464   jack_daniels@kandel.com

Tonka hey mighty mighty mighty mighty mighty Crow – hopefully I got enough mighty in there that time.  Thank you all for a great campout, it was a lot of work but it really came off as a success!  I’m looking forward to seeing you all at the summer events!

 

 

Kickapoo: Steve “Silent Eagle” Maxim 330-966-0820 smaxim@maximent.net

Kickapoo Tribe

What a great spring campout!  The Kickapoo tribe added one new father and son this month.  We would like to welcome Omar and Alex Ferriera.  Alex is 6 years old and attends Strausser Elementary.  All of our tribe member enjoyed the spring campout.  Max Maxim took 2^nd place for his age in the fishing competition.  This is the second year Max finished in the top three.  Great job Max!  We have not birthdays in the month of June.  The Kickapoo tribe has also locked down pricing for the Aeros game in August.  We will be having food at Children’s Hospital on the patio like last year.

 

Mandan:  Troy “Rising Sun ” Tietz

330-256-0640  troy.tietz@gmail.com

The mighty Mandan tribe is glad to be back in action! Everyone had a great time at the campout and were lucky enough to dodge the couple of downpours that happened on Saturday. Thanks to the guys that took as in at Power Town. The lack of earth-rattling snoring and bean-powered fumes floating around the cabin Friday night were a welcome change from campouts experienced in years past. We’re looking forward to seeing our big and little braves at the upcoming summer events, starting with the Trumpet in The Land on June 12th.

 

Mohawk: Brian "Fighting Cardinal” Morris 330-896-1394, 330-612-4740 bmorris005@neo.rr.com

Mohawk, we had 100% participation at the Memorial Day Parade,way to go.Let's keep it up for the next event. Fighting Cardinal

 

 

 

Navajo: Brian“fast Fox”  roberts 

330-896-2213.    brianlynnr@yahoo.com  

 Tonka Hey!  Navajo had a great time at the campout.  Everyone is looking forward to school being out, summertime, vacations, and our next several guide events. 

 

 

 

 

 

Seneca: Daniel "Chief Broken Bone”  Charlick  330-834-9334, 330-416-8478 danielcharlick@att.net

Tonka Hey!

The Seneca Tribe had a GREAT time at the Spring Campout.  We enjoyed hours of fun around the campfire roasting anything we could find, but all agreed that the apple pies from Hartville Kitchen won the prize.  From fishing to hiking to BB guns and archery, we enjoyed everything Y-Noah had to offer.

The Little Braves are all looking forward our next campout and TENTS!  We wish everyone a great Summer, and look forward to the fun family events we will share together.

-Chief Broken Bone

 

 

Trailblazers:  Kurt “Big Bear” Leibensperger 330-699-4734, 330-606-1944 kurtwone@hotmail.com See SACHEM REPORT