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Chief Seattle
       

Chief Seattle's treaty oration of 1854

 


This version of Chief Seattle's oration at the Treaty of 1854 originally appeared in the Seattle Sunday Star on Oct. 29, 1887, in a column by Dr. Henry A. Smith.

"Yonder sky that has wept tears of compassion upon my people for centuries untold, and which to us appears changeless and eternal, may change. Today is fair. Tomorrow it may be overcast with clouds.

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Cree language to go online with new Internet dictionary

Miyo Wahkohtowin Community Education Authority (MWCEA) and Dr. Earle Waugh Dir. Center for Culture & Health Family Medicine, University of Alberta (U of A) are partnering to develop a web based interactive First Nations language portal with dictionary and curriculum based resources to further the development for Cree language in Canada.

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Upcoming Pow-Wow's

July 4-13
141th annual Quapaw Pow Wow

4581 South 630 Rd., Oklahoma

Contact: The 62nd Annual North American Indian Days celebrationEverett Bandy
Phone: 918-542-1853

July 5-7
41st annual Oneida Pow-wow
Norbert Hill Center Wisconsin
Contact:Oneida Powwow Committee

 Phone:920-496-5311

 

July 11-14

The 62nd Annual North American Indian Days celebration

Location: Browning, Montana 

Contact: Browning
Phone: 406-338-2344

 

Mailbag Question 
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Cherokee and Sioux courtship and wedding customs

  In the very near future, I am planning on asking a woman of mixed Sioux and Cherokee descent to marry me. Her family history is obscure but I would like to recognize her partial native american heritage by making a traditional request for her hand, if such a tradition exists. If you could point me in the proper direction, I would be apppreciative.

~Submitted by Jim M.

Answer:

Hi Jim,

Most of the customs of the Cherokee and Sioux that would be practiced today apply more to the wedding ceremony than the courtship period.

In the old days, marriages were usually arranged by the parents in both Sioux and Cherokee....

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