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Sept 25, 2017 18:34:21 GMT -5
Post by dT on Sept 25, 2017 18:34:21 GMT -5
Mr Jones ... thanks for this info. A brief biographical sketch of Jose Mendivil: Born December 8, 1838 Son of a Mexican geologist Mixed race Spanish, Oaxacan & Piman Captured by Apaches at the age of seven Riding with Geronimo when he escaped captivity at the age of 15 Source: mydesertmagazine.com/files/193903-DesertMagazine-1939-March.pdf (March 1939) Saga of old Picacho (page 12) Read more: amertribes.proboards.com/thread/1471/horses?page=1#ixzz4tjjKfhQG--------------------- Can I ask you ... is all of this documented in a book? Or only old files of this My Desert Magazine?
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Post by dT on Sept 25, 2017 18:30:05 GMT -5
Wow!! What a story. This is incredible. It's understandable - the same old human depravity and greed. But still incredible. Thanks for posting this. Worthy of special prayers.
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Post by dT on Sept 24, 2017 21:00:22 GMT -5
ephriam
I hope that you will keep publishing these biographies. They say a lot about the personal lives of the people involved.
For Red War Bonnet to survive 36 battles was an amazing thing!! He must have been a very agile and strong warrior. Even more amazing - he is not a very big and muscular person in the photo. He must have been very skillful in war.
I hope that you will do the story about White Hawk when you can.
Thanks!!
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Post by dT on Aug 21, 2017 23:43:42 GMT -5
thank you for posting. this is the first I have heard about any of this. it is quite amazing.
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Post by dT on Aug 19, 2017 22:35:11 GMT -5
Ann
thank you. you are definitely correct that wild honey is a good antiseptic for wounds. honey does kill bacteria, and it is mild on human skin. I have used it myself. so your grandfather was perfectly correct.
In Brazil, the herb they call 'propolis' is a native medicinal plant. it is very strong. although some people use it as a mouthwash, it is better to use it externally on the skin.
I have some books on medicinal plants and herbs for the Southwest USA. When i have some time, i will investigate these plants and see if i can develop my own herbal medicine for skin wounds.
But I'm pretty sure that the Navajo and Apache people will already know these cures. They have been living in their homelands for centuries. And so that's why I asked.
thanks, dT
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Post by dT on Aug 3, 2017 22:47:08 GMT -5
thank you Jasper4. that is a very interesting article.
Pete (dT)
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Post by dT on Jul 28, 2017 19:00:57 GMT -5
i think the decision to go into Mexico is personal. you have to decide.
the best way to meet the Nde people - the Apaches - is to go to the Mescalero Reservation in New Mexico. Good luck!!
dT
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Post by dT on Jul 28, 2017 9:10:16 GMT -5
Do we know which band of Apaches captured Mickey Free? Do we know the exact tribe, and the leader of the band? That information would help to explain many things.
I will order a copy of Mr. Hutton's book today.
And Juan, yes I think that you are right. The full-blooded Apaches did not trust Mickey Free. Justifiably so, from their point of view. After all - they were the people who raised him from the time he was a boy. So they knew his character better than anyone.
Pete (dT)
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Post by dT on Jul 19, 2017 8:20:25 GMT -5
This is a very practical question. Our Nde members who work on farms, or still use traditional tribal medicines, probably know the answer.
I am looking for a native plant or herb that can be used to clean and sterilize minor wounds. Amongst Indian tribes, it is very common to make a simple medicine to clean small wounds ... cuts, scrapes, and torn skin. These medicines are for external use only, only for washing the skin to kill germs.
Does anyone know what the Apaches or Navajo's used for simple care of wounds.
I was reminded about this ... because i was working on a family farm in Brazil. My hands got some cuts from cutting bamboo (sometimes it splinters). We handle this problem by mixing a local plant we call "propolis". Its an old remedy from the Brazilian Indians. My mother-in-law is an Indian from Brazil, and the herbal remedy works better than store-bought medicines.
Any ideas on the care of wounds by the Apaches?
Thanks!!
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Post by dT on Jul 16, 2017 12:45:50 GMT -5
greetings Penjady. its good to see you back on the forum.
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Post by dT on Jun 30, 2017 9:30:46 GMT -5
You need to be VERY careful down there. i just saw a news article recently. The narcotraffickers in Mexico are eliminating native settlements ... esp. affecting the Tarahumara, but other tribes too.
Stop and ask yourself one question. If the Indians in Mexico cannot survive the drug violence in their own homeland, then what chance do you have? Seriously, you might make it. But you might not. Definitely you would need the assistance of an Indian guide, and that person would need to be very trustworthy. Otherwise ... you are an easy mark for the criminals.
dT
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Post by dT on Jun 25, 2017 15:25:42 GMT -5
very nice craftsmanship with those clubs. They are a very lethal and silent weapon.
I used to go to Africa. the young warriors there have a traditional weapon that is very similar. they used to practice with it when they were teenagers ... for hours and hours. they got so good that at a distance of about 40 yards they could knock a small bird out of the branches of a tree. that type of weapon can fo a lot of damage.
dT
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Post by dT on Jun 14, 2017 18:55:07 GMT -5
Thanks for the photos ... both the weapon and the historical pictures. The historical photos have great signigicance.
There were a wide variety of clubs, including the well known "gunstock club" used by various tribes. the best example of the use of a gunstock club is one of the early scenes in The Last Of The Mohicans. Thats not a Lakota movie, of course.
The knife club does not strike me as a particularly good idea for a battlefield weapon. I think that the normal Lakota weapons were probably a lot more effective. But it is interesting to see that the warriors were constantly trying out new ideas.
Pete (dT)
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Post by dT on Jun 12, 2017 9:01:10 GMT -5
Cinemo ... thank you for the long post.
I would say it more strongly. What happened in California from 1849-1860 was a program of Systematic Genocide against Native Americans. There is no other way to describe it. And no way to excuse it. Not only that, some of the white people involved went on to occupy positions of power. One man who massacred Indians later became a Governor of California.
In addition to these crimes, human slavery was active in California. Indian women, especially adolescents, were sold as common property to perform work in houses and farms. The town of Los Angeles had an active slave market in the mid-1800's.
Not many Californians today realize that their state has a bloody history of genocide and slave trading. But it is true.
Pete (dT)
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Post by dT on May 8, 2017 21:26:27 GMT -5
Scientists just completed a study of longevity for Americans. The people with the shortest life spans (67 years average) were those living in Oglala County, South Dakota.
The people with the longest lives can be found in a county in Colorado. They live to an average of 87 years.
There are big inequalities in living standards and health care across America, esp. for Native Americans.
Pete (dT)
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