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Post by dT on Aug 19, 2012 15:14:10 GMT -5
I am including four photo's taken of the Chiricahua Monument during the 3'rd week of August in 2012. For everyone who wishes to visit this place ... it turned out to be a very beautiful location. It does not seem to get too many visitors these days - at least not in August :-) But the many spires of rock are truly inspiring. It is easy to see why the Chiricahua people loved this place, why it offered them an excellent home, and why there must have been a thousand different escape routes for protection. dT Attachments:
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Post by dT on Aug 18, 2012 17:37:21 GMT -5
Mickey Free ... a person who seemed to upset everyone who knew him. Both Apache and White Men all agreed that Mickey Free had a personality that just rubbed people the wrong way. It is interesting when you find the same viewpoint from everyone who met him ... not just one group of people. It could be said about this person - that he was a catalyst for some very bad things that happened in his time. I would not want that for an epitaph :-)
However, apparently Mickey Free was an excellent tracker. This irritated One Who Yawns (Geronimo) to no end - undoubtedly Geronimo would have killed him if he had half a chance.
dT
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Post by dT on Aug 18, 2012 17:27:46 GMT -5
I have just returned from a trip to the Apache areas of southern Arizona. I will post a few photo's soon ... because I know there are visitors here who have not seen them. Both the Chiricahua National Monument and the Coshise Stronghold are very beautiful places.
I did plant seeds at the Chiricahua monument. They had a big fire there a couple of years ago, and many trees were destroyed. Things are growing back - but it will take time. I scattered fresh pinecones in some of the burned areas, as well as also planting seeds for manzanita bushes and native grasses. I obtained these seeds and pinecones from nearby high mountains. When planting, I poured some water on the seeds, buried them, and said a prayer at each planting site. At the end of planting ... I offered a special prayer to the Spirit of Cochise and apologized for being the worst gardener who ever worked on his land. Hahahahaha! It is true ... I have a lot to learn about re-growing the Earth. But it is my hope to keep these places strong, in terms of the variety of plant life.
The good news is that the burned out areas of the Chiricahua monument are showing good re-growth of grasses. That is happening. It will take a while for the trees to come back. But do not be discouraged if you are going there -there are still a lot of areas of nice forest. It was not all harmed by the fires.
One thing was very noticeable to me. I spent some time at the Chiricahua Monument, and most visitors seem to only stay for an hour or two. But is it very QUIET at the top of the mountain. In some ways this is a great blessing. I could actually hear the wing beats of flocks of birds as they flew over the mountain. That is an unusual sound - it was uplifting to hear that. But the still air also makes me sad .... this is a place that should have the sounds of childrens laughter, mothers making meals, and men calling out to one another. The Chiricahua people are missing from this place. Perhaps one day they will be able to return - that was also in my prayers.
dT gardener for Cochise :-)
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Post by dT on Aug 10, 2012 11:48:34 GMT -5
steve - thanks for sharing that photo. Those are VERY nice shields. Each shield has its own story to tell .. and each one celebrates the life of a warrior. It's too bad we don't know more about the history of each shield.
But it is very good that you are showing them to the young people :-)
dT
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Lozan
Aug 9, 2012 13:39:30 GMT -5
Post by dT on Aug 9, 2012 13:39:30 GMT -5
jasper ... thank you. Your thoughts are very much appreciated.
I have learned that the traditional and sacred place (Chiricahua National Monument) did have some bad wild fires. Perhaps a year or two ago. I did not know that. While i am out there, I will begin the process of re-seeding the Earth. I will gather plants from surrounding mountains in Arizona, and even as far as California, and plant the seeds carefully into the ground at the monument (with water). So this process will help to re-build the Earth, and it will allow new plants and trees to grow quickly. Normally I would allow the process of restoring the Earth to be carried out by natural processes. In time, of course, the Earth can heal itself. But it is my judgment that time in the future is different than the past ... the Earth is changing in many ways because of impacts by humans. Therefore, for this reason I choose to help the place of the Chiricahua to grow back quickly. And hopefully many trees and plants will become abundant there - and so animals and birds will re-establish their homes. My prayers will talk to God about injustice from the past - but also the hope that one day Chiricahua will call that place home again. Injustice can be overturned - if we choose to make it happen.
I wish I knew more about the many rock pinnacles in that Chiricahua monument. No doubt the tribe knew them all very well. Perhaps many of them had traditional names, and some had special purposes. I will pray on top of some of them. I hope the Nde people keep these legends and knowledge about that area alive.
my best wishes, dT
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Lozan
Aug 8, 2012 0:06:03 GMT -5
Post by dT on Aug 8, 2012 0:06:03 GMT -5
jasper said ... "thus again what treaty has the white eyes ever kept with any tribal group"
Yes ... I understand and no harm taken. I do agree with what you said. But I want to add this - and hope it comes across. Soon the white eyes will break the treaty with the white eyes. They will break the treaty with themselves. You will know when it happens - because of great hardships and much internal disputes and anger that will occur amongst the white eyes themselves. It is coming ... and soon.
I will travel soon to the traditonal place of the Chiricahua for deep prayer. And this subject, along with past injustice, will be in those prayers.
dT
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Lozan
Aug 7, 2012 12:42:51 GMT -5
Post by dT on Aug 7, 2012 12:42:51 GMT -5
as far as that photo goes - one thing that does support the possibility that the image is Lozen ... is that she does appear to be beautiful. And that is consistent with all the legends about Lozen. I am just going from memory, but wasn't Lozen directly related to Victorio? Perhaps his sister or cousin? I wondered sometimes why Lozen did not find a husband amongst the warriors who were with this band. But maybe her direct relationship with Victorio - meant that no-one felt comfortable being close to her. Or perhaps her special gifts (such as predicting the movement of enemies) meant that she was held in special high esteem - and hence beyond normal relationships.
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Lozan
Aug 6, 2012 19:48:11 GMT -5
Post by dT on Aug 6, 2012 19:48:11 GMT -5
kayitah ... thanks. I think you must be right. that is probably where I saw that information.
I have long wondered why Geronimo surrendered everybody in his group when he signed the papers for General Miles. Or I suppose you could say - why did they all surrender with Geronimo? If I had been in Geronimo's shoes, I would have given every warrior the chance to surrender or escape - based on their own decision. You have to wonder why some did not escape and take their own trail? Miles would never have caught them all - if they had separated.
But perhaps there were circumstances then that we don't understand now.
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Lozan
Aug 6, 2012 17:43:24 GMT -5
Post by dT on Aug 6, 2012 17:43:24 GMT -5
I could definitely be wrong here ... but I thought there was one photo which included Lozen. She is not easily visible - but a little bit. It happened when the people captured with Geronimo were shipped by train to the east. They are sitting together in the photo, and Lozen is there. I will see if i can dig up the reference.
Please correct me if I am wrong about this.
dT
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Post by dT on May 9, 2012 11:58:18 GMT -5
Hahaha! That is a COOL T-shirt. Someone should print more of those ... I would buy one.
dT
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Post by dT on May 8, 2012 13:31:21 GMT -5
Maybe by now everyone has seen the the news of this outrageous act of cruelty ... the killing of the white buffalo calf. news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/sacred-white-buffalo-killed-texas-reward-offered-ranch-153236351.htmlI just wanted to pay my deepest respects to Arby White Soldier, to all the Hunkpapa people, and to all native americans. The slaughter of those animals on the Texas ranch was a truly sick and disgusting act. I hope that they catch whoever was responsbile, and that the offenders spend a long time in jail. This is a sad day. dT
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Post by dT on Mar 2, 2012 15:53:36 GMT -5
Very interesting information.
I hadn't really stopped to put together the sequence of events. From what you are saying, the Sioux had their first contact with horses in 1735. 141 years later at the Little Big Horn, Major Reno would go on to say that "the Cheyenne and the Sioux" were the best light cavalry in the world." I don't think Reno was exaggerating ... I think he was making his judgment about their horsemanship.
So what we're saying here is that in 141 years the Sioux went from being a "people afraid of horses" to mounted warriors with exceptional skill.
That's quite remakable.
dT
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Post by dT on Mar 1, 2012 12:50:59 GMT -5
I hope someone will share the story of how this name came about. How did "Man Afraid of His Horses" get this particular name? It is quite amusing ... and unusual.
dT
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Post by dT on Mar 1, 2012 12:44:45 GMT -5
Henri ... very nice moccasins.
They are way out of my price range, though. I wear real moccasins ... and they get worn out.
The ones in the picture are decorative. They would be really nice for someone who is performing in a powow.
all the best, dT
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Post by dT on Feb 27, 2012 19:23:59 GMT -5
Interesting. At that time (early 1870's) Rain in the Face had big disagreements with Lakota tribal members who lived peacefully on the reservation. He was betrayed by some reservation Indians, caught by Custer, sent to Fort Abraham Lincoln, and scheduled to be executed. However, he escaped because an old white soldier let him go. So that was the source of friction between Rain in the Face and people at the agency.
dT
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