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It’s the early 1600’s in the morning and what a perfect day for a game of stick ball. The Powhatan and Chesapeake are playing because of the land disputes between the two. A star player to look out for today is Squanto of the Powhatan tribe. In this game of stick ball the ball will be made of deerskin. The game is about to start in Plymouth with the count of one hundred players. I spoke to Squanto before the game and he said “ I’m here to get the stick ball MVP, but more importantly to win for my tribe.” Squanto stands six feet four inches and weighs two hundred pounds.

Finally, the game starts and the Chesapeake indians have the ball. The first goal is scored by Titus, member of the Chesapeake tribe, the score is one to zip. Squanto is now full steam ahead running down everyone in his path. The next goal is scored by Squanto, the score is one to one. His stick is colored with red and yellow with a handcrafted dream catcher. For hours a goal is not scored, the field is in total chaos. Titus is close to the Powhatan goal, but Squanto crushes him to the point of unconsciousness. The sun is almost down, Squanto has the ball and just before the sun sets he swings the ball into the opponents goal. What a game, I asked Squanto after the game how he felt and he said “I feel great it was a good game, a close one, but we pulled through and tonight we celebrate and feast.” I also asked Titus what went wrong and he said “ We couldn't guard Squanto he played amazing tonight, but next time we will be victorious.”

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When the white men arrived into Native American lands no one knew what to think. If these foreign strangers would be good or evil, violent or peaceful. In reality, the true evil wasn’t the white men, but they brought with them. Disease came into everyone’s lives and with it, death. Friends and families are dropping like flies and now only the unlucky remain. Men, who brought home the food and provided shelter, are almost all gone. Women, who cleaned, gardened, and gathered, are dead in the dirt. Just like the people, tribes and villages are dying with them. Life for the Iroquois tribe, in the north, is almost gone. The Iroquois could maintain a good fight with the white men, but even this fierce tribe couldn’t fight off disease. Only a few remain and it’s only a matter of time before another victim falls. “I’m one of the only ones left here, I lost my son to measles and my pregnant wife to smallpox”, says a man from the Iroquois tribe. This northern tribe is almost fully gone.

Towards the south of these lands lies the Cherokee tribe. These people had it just as bad as the Iroquois in the north.  Like them, they also had a few amount of people remaining. Bodies lying everywhere due to having too much bodies to bury. People, including some children, left with no family to be with. “After the white men arrived, it started, one day I was teaching my daughter how to garden then the next, she had spots all over her body, then after that death came to her. Now it’s my turn, not too long after her death my spots started to appear”, says a women from Cherokee affected with Smallpox. Around 95% of people in tribes are dead, most from smallpox. Villages are perishing in only a short amount of time. Diseases like smallpox, measles, tuberculosis, and influenza are what the white men brought and are what remains. All this loss, death, sorrow, and illness started with one simple encounter with the white men.

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Cornhusks or Kachina dolls…

These two infamous Native American tribes have been battling it out to see which tribe makes the best doll in North-East since the beginning of many moon cycles long ago. The simple cornhusks with no face, or the intricate wooden carved Kachina dolls? Now even though both have many similarities, what most people don’t know is the significant importance these dolls bring to their tribe.

Generally speaking, the Hopi Indians are the creators of the Kachina dolls, which are carefully carved from wood by only the adults in the tribe due to the specific carvings that are needed to be made. These dolls are specifically made to give to the children of the village to help them understand the significance of all the different spirits. The different types include to represent religious and cultural aspects of each of their tribes. The adults participate in a charade- like ceremony to mimic the dolls, whether they are gods, animals, or deceased tribe members. Later on in the ceremony, the kids will receive the dolls amongst other offerings like sweets and toys. On the other hand, the tribes in the North-East will let the kids make their own Corn Husk doll which they could later play with. These dolls are unisex, meaning both boys and the girls would make them using the materials that are available. The boys are of course going for a more masculine look so they will use the fur and hide of the animals they would capture and add them to the dolls, along with replicas of weapons and canoe paddles. The girls will cut their own hair off and sew them onto the heads of their dolls, along as make them carry some sort of sewing kit, cradle boards, or a small tool.

Now, none of the less, both dolls vary in looks and significance, but both share a important culture significance. Both tribes have pride in what they do so there's no real question in which of these two dolls are better because both are better on their own way.

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On Monday a trade went down at the Potomac River Bend at a market called Potomac River Trading Post. The trade was between two main groups of people, the Native American tribe and the Europeans. The European general, Johnston Adams, was talking to us and said, “ My guys have been freezing lately, especially with it being mid-winter and this weather has been beyond cold for our lack of blankets.”Mr. Adams said that his men have been walking around for 2 years just looking for gold and now they have found nothing besides some native american tribes. Mr. Adams also said he has 48 guys with him trying to make a discovery of some gold or wealthy land to settle on inland. He said the amount of fur he purchased cost him 8 gallons of the finest British beer, two spears, 3 axes and one boat the size to hold 25 men.

Mr. Adams also told us, “The trade went down at high noon, and they received 40 skins varying from beaver all the way to fox skins. We talked to his men and they said that the only person to get beaver fur was Mr. Johnston himself. They also said the price of the beaver fur that he purchased was equal to the price of 20 other furs. The 8 guys that didn’t get new and fresh fur, got some of the left overs from the guys that got new fur. His men were hoping with all this new fur, that it will boost their efficiency and they will hopefully find some new land to make money and replace what they spent on all their new furs.

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The Native Americans Way of Telling Their Culture

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The Native Americans Way of Telling Their Culture

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The Native Americans share their culture by storytelling and have been ever since the early 1600s. Recently the Europeans came over the the New World, and found out all about the Native Americans. The Native Americans use storytelling to get many points across about their culture. They use storytelling to show their history, rituals, legends and life lessons. It is very important to the Native Americans to have storytelling as a part of their culture because it shows how unique they are compared to the Europeans.

Yesterday, the chief of the Wampanoag tribe taught a lesson on the topic, “Do not judge a book by its cover.” He talked to the whole tribe, but tried to focus the lesson of the story towards the younger part of the tribe. After the lesson Chief Penato said, “We tell these stories to teach our tribe about the importance of becoming who you are supposed to come out to be; by saying this I mean having the correct morals and values. We also chose to do storytelling to teach our tribe life lessons.” A young girl of the tribe named Aylen also said, “I enjoy our story tellings. Sometimes they are very long, drawn out, and boring, but they teach me important lessons that are useful for me in the long run.” The Native Americans enjoy their storytellings and do not know any other way since it is apart of their culture. Instead of using a written language the Native Americans choose to use to tell stories. The Native Americans find it more effective by telling stories than having their people read books. The Native Americans storytelling is very intriguing and tells the importance of their culture.

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A few moons ago, the Apache Indian Tribe chief elections were held in the sacred

Phoenix Tipi. In the Apache Tribe, there are four positions that a tribe member can run for: war chief, farming chief, medicine chief, and overall chief. The war chief is in charge of training men in the tribe to use bow and arrow. He also leads the tribe in war against enemy tribes. The new Apache war chief is Chief Pontiac who defeated Helio by a final count of 231 votes to 107 votes. A supporter of Pontiac says “ I have known Pontiac my whole life. I think he could be one of the best chiefs the Apache Tribe has ever seen.”

Another chief election that was held was the farming chief. The farming chief is in charge of making sure that the tribe has enough food to eat. He is in charge of teaching members of the tribe the basics of farming, fishing, and hunting. The new farming chief is Chief Spota who defeated Fin by a final count of 175 votes to 157 votes.

The former medicine chief, Chief Yoyo, has passed away. He was in charge of taking care of anybody in the tribe who was sick. The new medicine chief is Chief Ridge, who defeated Lanier by a final count of 201 votes to 133 votes.

The overall was the final election that was held, The overall chief is in charge of the entire tribe and interactions with other tribes. He is also in charge of making sure that the other chiefs are completing their duties. The new overall chief is Chief Tecumseh who defeated Fish Head by a count of 278 votes to 213 votes. Chief Tecumseh says “ I want to thank all my supporters and the gods for blessing me with this opportunity. I will not disappoint the tribe.”