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[Woodrow]

Who says I'm not Cherokee? I'm descended from Gall himself. The Winter Chaser line, I believe it's called.

The place itself has the vibes. My sister was glad to get away from it and so was I, even after spending less than a day there. Maybe some people simply don't pick up on it.

I just learned something new.

Up until now the only native American named Gall (Phizi in Lakota) I knew of was Chief Gall (Phizi) of the Hunkpapa Lakotah.

He was a giant in terms of typical Lakota and at his peak weighed over 300 pounds of solid Muscle. He was also a brilliant military leader and was with Sitting Bull at little Big Horn. Later when Sitting Bull began following the Ghost Dancers the friendship between them ended and Gall severed ties with Sitting Bull. While I am up here at the Standing rock Rez. Where Tatanka Iyotake (Sitting Bull) spent his last years and many of his descents live here Sitting bull is the Big Name. But When I lived in south Dakota Phizi is considered the greatest warrior and Chief. I can not remember the name of the clan he was from outside of being Hunkpapa Lakotah which I think means long runners.

 

[IAmZamzam]

That's what I meant. Shame on me. I get my tribes mixed up, being from a strange mixture of thee of them (Cherokee, Lakota, Creek). Had you been talking to my parents or my sister, they would never have made that stupid mistake. In fact, they could probably tell you all about the guy.

 

[Ramadhan]

"Mordor's bloated twin brother."

:hmm:

I actually lived in Newark for 4 months, near Rutgers University campus.

But yes, mordor's bloated twin brother is an apt name for it.
I heard gunshots at nights, and that is more gunshots than from the rest of my life combined (including living through Jakarta's riots in 1998).
What I found weird about Newark was that there are so many nail shops and hair salons in downtown area.

 

[Woodrow]

That's what I meant. Shame on me. I get my tribes mixed up, being from a strange mixture of thee of them (Cherokee, Lakota, Creek). Had you been talking to my parents or my sister, they would never have made that stupid mistake. In fact, they could probably tell you all about the guy.

It can get to be confusing. There were many great chiefs among the Cherokee, Lakotah and Creek.

Odd tho we both feel so different about Tahlequah. Perhaps we lived there in different eras. We lived there in 1989 and 1990 Both my wife and myself were 50 years old then. Wilma Mankiller was Chief of the Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma at that time, she was a great leader for them. We found Tahlequah to be a beautiful small town filled with Cherokee heritage and everybody there followed the Red Road.

 

[IAmZamzam]

I never lived there, only my sister did. But really, when I'm descended from someone so famous I have an obligation to remember such broad and key details as the very tribe.

 

[Woodrow]

I never lived there, only my sister did. But really, when I'm descended from someone so famous I have an obligation to remember such broad and key details as the very tribe.

You have a very noble ancestry. You may not know it but the Native Traditional Religion of the Lakotah is so similar to Islam I am convinced that at one time long before the Christian Missionaries came, they were pious Muslims. The Tribal laws are virtually the same as Sharia.

The Hunkpapa had some very great leaders. Gall, Sitting Bull, Rain-in-the-Face and Black Elk to name a few. You may wish to learn more about your ancestors.

A little about the Sioux in General:

THE SIOUX NATION WAS AND IS, COMPRISED OF 3 MAJOR SUB-DIVISIONS:

LAKOTA – or Teton: Prairie Dwellers – with Seven Bands:

Oglala – They Scatter Their Own or Dust Scatters
Sicangu – or Brule: Burnt Thighs
Hunkpapa – End of the Circle
Miniconjous – Planters Beside the Stream
Sihasapa – or Blackfeet: NOTE – not the commonly known Blackfeet/Blackfoot Tribe
Itazipacola – or Sans Arcs: Without Bows; also known as Oohenupa/Two Boilings or Two Kettles”

THE DAKOTA OR SANTEE - with Four Bands:

Mdeakantonwon:
Wahpeton
Wahpekute
Sisseton

THE NAKOTA OR YANKTON with Three Bands:

Yankton
Upper Yankton
Lower Yankton

The above is from this site:

http://www.snowwowl.com/peoplesioux.html

If you ever get a chance you may want to visit Pine Ridge Oglala Reservation in South Dakotah. The Banks of the Grand River at Pine Ridge was the original home of the Hunkpapa. Pine Ridge is one of the most beautiful places on earth, but the poverty is heart breaking and the fact that nearly all of the young have abandoned the Red Road and now live a life of alcohol and drugs. I know many of the Tribal elders and Inshallah one day true programs will be put in place to guide the youth away from the temptations of the Wasichu.

For a video view of Pine Ridge:

 

[IAmZamzam]

You have a very noble ancestry.

What matters is whether or not I myself am noble.

You may not know it but the Native Traditional Religion of the Lakotah is so similar to Islam I am convinced that at one time long before the Christian Missionaries came, they were pious Muslims. The Tribal laws are virtually the same as Shariah

I wouldn't be too surprised. Since God sent prophets to every part of the world, some places must have ended up with more of the original truths than others eons later.