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PERDIDO BAY TRIBE SOUTHEASTERN LOWER MUSCOGEE CREEK INDIANS, INC.
Native Paths Muscogee Creek Cultural Heritage and Resource Projects |
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PERDIDO BAY TRIBE SOUTHEASTERN LOWER MUSCOGEE CREEK INDIANS, INC.
Native Paths Muscogee Creek Cultural Heritage and Resource Projects |
News from Along The Beloved path
Highlights of 2008
Winter - Spring
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Special Day for Chief Bearheart Alabama’s Gulf State Park near the city of Gulf Shores may be best known for its two miles of beautiful white beaches, great fishing, and 18-hole championship golf course, but out in the back country the park also includes treasures far more precious. Though none have yet been marked or identified for the public, archaeology studies have revealed several Native sites along a 40-foot-high bluff overlooking lush swampland below. In the spring of 2007, construction on several new back country trails was started in the 6,150 acre park. Graciously giving of their time and expertise, Milton Rittlemeyer, Assistant Park Superintendent and Kelly Reetz, Park Naturalist drove Micco Bearheart and a small party in a park vehicle to visit these sacred sites on the new Oak Ridge Trail. One tell-tale sign of long-ago Native presence was the abundance of hickory trees. The ground was covered with hickory nuts and a sack-full was gathered to plant at Perdido Bay Tribe’s new home in Jones Swamp. This map at: http://www.obparksandrec.com/images/Backcountry_Trail.pdf shows the Oak Ridge Trail which is best accessed by walking or bicycle from the Catman Road Trailway which is open & paved from an access parking lot off hwy 161 at the eastern end. For more information on Gulf State Park: http://www.alapark.com |
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University of West Florida 11th Annual U.S.-Japan Social Welfare Symposium
No Language Barrier Here!
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Theresa and Pat Easterwood Serve as Judges for the District High School Competitions at the Florida Thespians Festival Cultural Institute at Okaloosa-Walton College Niceville, FL January 19, 2008
Pat and Theresa Easterwood
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Bearheart Native Paths Mobile Museum Loaded to Serve January 31 PBT's "Bear Mobile" staff members and friends helped to deliver donated blankets and personal care products to more than 100 homeless men, women, and children Loaves and Fishes Soup Kitchen - Pensacola
Chief Bearheart, Mark Wiseman, Reed Wiseman, Ruthie Emmanuel and Brunie Emmanuel, Coordinator EscaRosa Coalition on the Homeless
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NAACP Image Awards Show - February 14, 2008
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Heidi and Rene Jaramillo
Represent Native America in " Drumming and Dancing Around The World "
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Wildlife Sanctuary of Northwest Florida Blessing and Dedication - Bird of Prey Exercise Cage February 16, 2008
Dedication Ceremony New 100' x 20' x 25' Flight Cage
Release of a Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk An Honor and Thrill of a Lifetime for Micco Bearheart
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Gail Woodside wins scholarship
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Georgia
Educational Activities . . . February 8, 2008 Coweta County - Welch Elementary School Program for 3rd grade students
October 19, 2007 Veterans Memorial Middle School Program for 8th grade students
Stan Cartwright - Rocky Cartwright - Robert Johns
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Florida Public Archaeology Month Kick-Off Celebration Pensacola - March 1
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Southwest Branch Library Pensacola - March 8
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Chumuckla Elementary School FCAT Powwow - March 10 Fun & Relaxation - Friendly Competition - Inspiration to Succeed Perdido Bay Tribe & the Muscogee Bird Clan Dancers - Proud to help prepare the Chumuckla Indians for their challenging exams
Chief Bearheart speaks to inspire students through TRIBE expectations Trustworthy, Respectful & Responsible, Indians Believe in Excellence
Perdido Bay Tribe and the Muscogee Bird Clan Dancers with Chumuckla Elementary Principal, Dr. Karen Barber Chief Bearheart presented the students of Chumuckla School with a Native American Flute |
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Letters I am Chief Bearheart's only daughter, Night Sky Eyes. I am very proud and honored that I can call him my Father. He has done a lot of good things for his family and Perdido Bay Tribe. Not, everyone can do what my Father does; I admire him and respect him. He taught us many lessons in life, through the good and the bad. Of course he spoiled me more than Cedar Bear and Red Earth Bear. He called me his princess. He was always there and taught all of us right from wrong. I will always honor him and feel proud to call Chief Bobby Johns Bearheart my Father. I love my Father very much, and no matter what, I know he will always be with me in spirit and soul. God Bless you, Cindy Dear Perdido Bay Tribe, I have attended many of the Heritage Days held at Beulah Elementary and this was the best year so far. We were honored to have your knowledge passed down to our children. I was amazed to see the spark in so many children's eyes return while learning so much at the Heritage Day. We were Honored that each of you took time out to participate and give these children such an amazing historical educational opportunity. Thank you for teaching these children in a way they will always remember. Angela B. Pensacola
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Introducing. . .
The Art of Jeff Moore
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Portrait of the Creek village, Muklassa, an Upper Creek town located on the west bank of the Tallapoosa River in Alabama. The time of day is late afternoon and fishermen as well as hunters return to the village as an eagle flies back to its nest for the night.
Please visit Jeff's website: http://www.flickr.com/photos/captjeff/ to view more of his fine original art.
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Two New Models Representing Upper and Lower Creek Square Grounds by Richard Thornton, AIA To be Included in PBT Museum Exhibits
Tuckabachee Upper Creek Town on the Tallapoosa River Northeast of present day Montgomery, Alabama
Apalachicola - Northwest Florida Lower Creek Town Modeled after late 18th Century drawings by William Bartram
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On Dragonfly Wings
Performance at Georgia Southern University
PBT member, Honour Hayes (center with scroll)
plays a major role in this moving story inspired by the brief life of
little Alana Dung of Hawaii
http://ohia.org/ohia/ohana/dragonfly/dragonfly.htm
The performance was the first on the U.S. mainland
Siyotanka
the legend of the flute
Performance at Pensacola Little Theatre
PBT Shares the festivities
Presentation of a flute made by Jeremy Reichmann
to Dr. Stephen Lott by Chief Bobby Johns Bearheart
The flute was then gifted to Greg Bond who played the lead role
Dr. Michael DeMaria, Greg Bond, Dr. Stephen Lott, Chief Bearheart
Siyotanka was written by Dr. Stephen Lott and Dr. Michael DeMaria
Original music was written and performed by Dr. DeMaria
First Birthday Celebration
“The Bearmobile”
Bird Clan Dancers Sing
Girl Scouts of Troop 477 share the celebration
Brittany Todd receives scholarship to Summer Archaeology Camp
Doris Wust, special guest from Germany, shares a visit with Sandra and Selina
Summer
Summer Activities
A Day at 4-H Summer Camp - Niceville, FL
June 12, 2008
Museum Exhibits - Crafts - Dances - Flute Music - Stories and Fun!
Five Rehabilitated Birds from the Wildlife Sanctuary of Northwest Florida
Released at PBT's Jones Swamp Site
June 13, 2008
Dorothy Kaufmann, Director of the Wildlife Sanctuary of Northwest Florida
releases a Little Green Heron and a Great Blue Heron into the watery paradise of Jones Swamp
Escambia County Commissioner, Gene Valentino and Chief Bearheart
prepare to release three young Red Shouldered Hawks
For more photos visit the Pensacola News Journal Website:
http://www.pnj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage Click on Photos by staff
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PBT Member Helps Search For Artifacts of Ancient Ancestors June 2008 Utinahica, Georgia
For many months, three PBT members
planned and prepared to participate in the Fernbank Museum Summer Archaeology
Program for one week during the month of June.
In addition to their work at the dig, students were given a homework assignment to help gain a better appreciation for the high level of skill required to make the beautifully handcrafted pottery created by the ancients. The students were each given a lump of clay dug from the banks of the Ocmulgee River and challenged to fashion and decorate a pot with their own hands.
That evening, back at her motel room, April spent several hours and many 'restarts' to complete her project. Her creative designs were stamped on with a tiny cut-glass salt shaker purchased at a local thrift store and a piece of her own jewelry. The next morning, April awoke with thoughts of her pot, wondering if it had collapsed during the night. She was delighted to see her 'Clay Pot Sitting There' just as she left it and was reminded of PBT's vision, ALCASALICA.
The students' clay creations were placed in the sun to dry for a few days before being baked in an open fire.
Alcasalica - Clay Pot Sitting There
The Search for Santa Isabel de Utinahica: A Fernbank Research and Public Archaeology Program http://www.fernbankmuseum.org/pdfs/arch/Summer-Archaeology.pdf
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Gail
Woodside, PhD student at Oregon State University has received
the prestigious" Diversity Advancement Pipeline Fellowship" for
continued research to complete her graduate studies. Gail was
nominated by the College of Agriculture and funds were matched by
the Deans of Agriculture. Oregon State University is the number one
science research university in the nation which prides itself on
diversity and academia. The award was granted through the Graduate
school's Dean of academia.
