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Shoshone-Bannock History in Idaho
PART I OF II: 2008's historic Idaho Democratic Convention, held in Boise, ID, June 12-14, invited Idaho Native American Tribal members from the Shoshone-Bannock/Fort Hall, Shoshone-Paiute/Duck Valley, Nez Perce, and Coeur D'Alene tribal communities to take an active part in the convention activities. On June 12th, the Idaho AFL-CIO hosted a Democratic picnic for convention goers. Mr. Ted Howard, Cultural Resource Director, Duck Valley, spoke to picnic participants about the Shoshone-Paiute-Bannock history in the Boise Valley area. 9:49 minutes.
Part II-Grand Entry, Flag Ceremony and Recessional
All convention tribal members participated in the grand entry at the beginning of the June 13th Idaho Democratic Convention gathering followed by a flag ceremony and presentation by Mr. Lee Juan Tyler, Council Member, Shoshone-Bannock/Fort Hall community. Fort Hall and Duck Valley singers and drummers played songs for the grand entry, flag ceremony and recessional.
9:59 minutes
Native American Prophecy
Narrated by the late Floyd RedCrow Westerman 6:36 minutes
7 Generations
Elder Orin Lyons talks about preparing for the next 7 generations. 8:43 minutes
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Leaders->Cherokee: Oconostota, the Warrior of Chota
Posted on Sunday, March 09 @ 16:16:29 CDT (1831 reads)
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NATIVE NAME: Aganstata
ENGLISH NAME: James BEAVER Jr
ALTERNATE NAMES: Oconostota, Oconastota Moytoy, Cunne Shote, Warrior of Chota, Stalking Turkey (a name which causes confusion with his uncle Kanagatucko, who was known as "Standing Turkey"), Groundhog Sausage
ALTERNATE SPELLINGS: Oconastota, Oconostata, Oganatoga, Shote is a variant of Chote or Choat or Choate, Cumnacatogue
MEANING OF NAMES: - Aganstata was translated as Groundhog Sausage, from "agana" = groundhog, and "tsistau" = "I am pounding it" as in pounding meat in a mortar.
- Cunne Shote may be the English mispronunciation of the Cherokee words for Stalking Turkey.
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Leaders->Cherokee: Little Carpenter, Cherokee 1699 - 1797
Posted on Monday, March 03 @ 21:23:29 CST (2424 reads)
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ENGLISH NAME: Little Carpenter
NATIVE NAME: Attakullakulia
MEANING OF NAME: Little Carpenter
ALTERNATE NAMES: Ukwaneequa, Chuconnunta, The Civil Chief, or White Chief
ALTERNATE SPELLINGS: Attacullaculla, Attakullaculla
SIGNIFICANT POSITIONS: Supreme Chief of the Cherokee 1760-1775
BIRTHPLACE / DATE: 1699, Big Island of the French Broad River, later called Sevier's Island, TN
RESIDENCE: Tellico, and Chota, E. Indian Nation, TN
DEATH DATE / LOCATION: 1797, Nacheztown, North Carolina
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