Smoke Signals from the Creek Tribe
Aho Creek,
We have had a full month of activities!! In August the tribe participated in the Recruitment Day at KARS Park, and has gained some new tribal members as a result. Additionally, the tribe held a fundraiser at the Cocoa Beach Publix where we netted in excess of $500. The last two weekends have been filled with a tribal meeting at the Lizard Lair, and this last weekend was the first campout of the year at KARS. I wish to thank all of the tribe’s members for their support.
The funds received at the fundraiser have been earmarked for tribal and camping purchases. We have had requests for some camping equipment for cooking, and the tribe has desperately needed a tom tom drum for conducting the meetings properly. If you have any suggestions for equipment or other ideas for the tribe, let me know. We will be collecting an upfront assessment for camp meals for the year. In the past, we have had a haphazard manner of meal payment collection, and as a result, a few have footed the bill for many. I would like to keep it equitable for our tribal meal cooks, and give them some funds to work with, and not get stuck paying the bill!!
Last month, the tribal meeting was held at the Lizard lair. We conducted it in the traditional meeting format. That format is listed in the tribal guidebook. If you are having a meeting coming up, I will email you a rough itinerary, and you can fill it in and distribute in accordance with your plan. Each meeting should include a craft. At the last meeting, the tribe built 16 Coup Stands. Please bring these as well as your coup sticks to the next campout for display to the Chiefs of the Nation. If you do not have a craft idea for your meeting, call me and we can come up with something together.
We have our T-shirts on order. They should be here in the next couple of weeks. I will let you know when they arrive. If you need an adult large, we have them now, just let me know. We are also working on having some vests made. Our eventual goal is to have the whole tribe wearing their Creek shirts for all nation and tribal activities, then for the firewalks, wearing full vest, shirt, and headband. We will definitely look sharp as the Creek tribe!!
Feather books are also coming. Although it is still loosely structured, these are the advancement awards used by the YMCA Indian Guides. The tribe will be working on a “feather a month” at each meeting. At next month’s meeting, we will be emphasizing the Red Feather. Details can be found on the blog. At the last campout, the Red Feather was awarded to Wild Cougar, Wolf Fang, and Lizard Princess. Aho to those Little Braves. Bob Cat has expressed his interest in earning his Eagle Feather. Way to go Bob
Cat!!
A roster will be coming via email. I have tried to be as accurate as I can, but since at times, I was writing on bark with a piece of charcoal, I may have missed some info. Let me know if your info. is correct.
Lastly, I wanted to also remind the Big Braves to discuss our responsibilities as a tribe and as individuals with the Little Braves. We are a group who are working toward strong relationships between the fathers and sons. Therefore, there is an appropriate code of conduct which is allowed at the campouts. We are proud of being Creek members, however, we are also part of the great Canaveral nation. As such, we participate with the Nation and its activities, do not steal coup from the other tribes, or harass the members of the other tribes. We do however, encourage healthy competition through war games, or other challenges which we can arrange: such as tug-o-war. As a group who seeks to preserve nature and the Earth’s natural beauty, we need to keep our camp clean, free from litter, and respect nature, and not destroy wildlife in any way. Campfire safety is also very important, and Big Braves, please monitor your Little Brave to ensure their campfire etiquette is appropriate. Big Braves also have a responsibility to create a safe, nurturing environment for our Little Braves. Let’s do this by setting a great example for these impressionable youth through our behavior and especially appropriate language at the campouts. Through these actions, this group is a wonderful and unique opportunity to grow our relationships with our sons and each other while teaching our sons the great wonder of the outdoors.
Have a great month! See you all at the next meeting!!
Pletch
Aho Creek,
We have had a full month of activities!! In August the tribe participated in the Recruitment Day at KARS Park, and has gained some new tribal members as a result. Additionally, the tribe held a fundraiser at the Cocoa Beach Publix where we netted in excess of $500. The last two weekends have been filled with a tribal meeting at the Lizard Lair, and this last weekend was the first campout of the year at KARS. I wish to thank all of the tribe’s members for their support.
The funds received at the fundraiser have been earmarked for tribal and camping purchases. We have had requests for some camping equipment for cooking, and the tribe has desperately needed a tom tom drum for conducting the meetings properly. If you have any suggestions for equipment or other ideas for the tribe, let me know. We will be collecting an upfront assessment for camp meals for the year. In the past, we have had a haphazard manner of meal payment collection, and as a result, a few have footed the bill for many. I would like to keep it equitable for our tribal meal cooks, and give them some funds to work with, and not get stuck paying the bill!!
Last month, the tribal meeting was held at the Lizard lair. We conducted it in the traditional meeting format. That format is listed in the tribal guidebook. If you are having a meeting coming up, I will email you a rough itinerary, and you can fill it in and distribute in accordance with your plan. Each meeting should include a craft. At the last meeting, the tribe built 16 Coup Stands. Please bring these as well as your coup sticks to the next campout for display to the Chiefs of the Nation. If you do not have a craft idea for your meeting, call me and we can come up with something together.
We have our T-shirts on order. They should be here in the next couple of weeks. I will let you know when they arrive. If you need an adult large, we have them now, just let me know. We are also working on having some vests made. Our eventual goal is to have the whole tribe wearing their Creek shirts for all nation and tribal activities, then for the firewalks, wearing full vest, shirt, and headband. We will definitely look sharp as the Creek tribe!!
Feather books are also coming. Although it is still loosely structured, these are the advancement awards used by the YMCA Indian Guides. The tribe will be working on a “feather a month” at each meeting. At next month’s meeting, we will be emphasizing the Red Feather. Details can be found on the blog. At the last campout, the Red Feather was awarded to Wild Cougar, Wolf Fang, and Lizard Princess. Aho to those Little Braves. Bob Cat has expressed his interest in earning his Eagle Feather. Way to go Bob
Cat!!
A roster will be coming via email. I have tried to be as accurate as I can, but since at times, I was writing on bark with a piece of charcoal, I may have missed some info. Let me know if your info. is correct.
Lastly, I wanted to also remind the Big Braves to discuss our responsibilities as a tribe and as individuals with the Little Braves. We are a group who are working toward strong relationships between the fathers and sons. Therefore, there is an appropriate code of conduct which is allowed at the campouts. We are proud of being Creek members, however, we are also part of the great Canaveral nation. As such, we participate with the Nation and its activities, do not steal coup from the other tribes, or harass the members of the other tribes. We do however, encourage healthy competition through war games, or other challenges which we can arrange: such as tug-o-war. As a group who seeks to preserve nature and the Earth’s natural beauty, we need to keep our camp clean, free from litter, and respect nature, and not destroy wildlife in any way. Campfire safety is also very important, and Big Braves, please monitor your Little Brave to ensure their campfire etiquette is appropriate. Big Braves also have a responsibility to create a safe, nurturing environment for our Little Braves. Let’s do this by setting a great example for these impressionable youth through our behavior and especially appropriate language at the campouts. Through these actions, this group is a wonderful and unique opportunity to grow our relationships with our sons and each other while teaching our sons the great wonder of the outdoors.
Have a great month! See you all at the next meeting!!
Pletch
