Wednesday, August 1, 2007

Smoke Signals


Smoke Signals from the Creek Tribe

Aho Big and Little Braves of the Mighty Creek Tribe,

The 2007-2008 camping season for the Canaveral Nation is rapidly approaching. I am certain you are all looking forward to our best year ever. I would like to introduce myself, Geoff Pletcher as the new Creek Chief, and Tom Yardley as the new Medicine Man, and Charlie Gay as the new Wampum Bearer.

We have big moccasins to fill. The Creek tribe has a long history of great leadership and decicated tribal members. This tribe has a rich heritage and has been in existence for over 30 years providing fun and great times for fathers and sons.

We have some great events in mind for the upcoming year. As always, our primary goal is to have fun and strengthening the bond between fathers and sons through this unique organization. A complete schedule for the upcoming year will be forthcoming to include campout dates and tribal meeting dates. The camping season begins in September and goes through May. We camp every month with the exception of December.

Also, every month we will have a tribal meeting at the teepee of one of the families. This year we plan to reemphasize the traditional tribal meeting format, and placing an emphasis on the achievement feathers for the Little Braves. Once the schedule is made available, please look for a meeting date which is convenient for you to host.

Our Nation Council and leadership has had a complete changing of the guard. These guys are selflessly dedicated to advancing the goals of the Indian Guides, and have some great events/ideas for the upcoming year. I look forward to a great relationship with the Nation Council and the other tribes of the Canaveral Nation.

Some of the highlights our tribe has in mind are a: beach outing, canoeing the 1000 Islands, the Byrd Island Outing, Yeehaw Junction Florida Fun Outing, On the Edge Rock Climbing Gym outing, the Pinewood Derby, and the Cocoa Beach Christmas parade. Some of last years photos can be viewed on the creekofcanaveral.blog..

We need some new members. If you have friends who may be interested in participating in this great organization, please bring them to a meeting or campout. The Nation is planning an extensive recruiting drive this year. Again, more information will be forthcoming, but we will be looking for Big Braves to volunteer at the Cocoa Beach elementary schools to distribute recruiting information. If your child is at Freedom 7, Roosevelt, or Our Saviour, please stand by to volunteer!

Our tribe has 2 blogs which you can bookmark to your favorites. Check the blogs for information, updates and photos of past events.

1 comment:

Tom said...

http://cocoabeachkids.blogspot.com/2007/08/forecast-hurricane-dean.html