Muhheakannuck Nations at Nu Scodack
It takes 40 years to make a Sagamore .... S 10 2022
The Making of a Sagamore
Never Called by His Given Name
Final Preparations and Assuming Sagamore Responsibilities
After Retirement
He continued reading the Bible every day but now also began reciting certain verses as if they were mantras: John more than other books.While others went out to earn a living, Monday to Friday, 9-5, he sat in communion with his Creator. Over time, there were noticeable changes, as there had been since he began learning martial arts and started reading the Bible as a child. One night, he had a dream that he was in a fierce fight with the evil one. It was a tough fight and he was losing when he felt himself being yanked out by the scruff of his neck by his Father. He developed what he called all-sight. Not only could he drive with his eyes closed, "asleep", he could see the same with his eyes shut as when they were open. He had always been able to see what he heard. He visualized it as if seeing a movie screen displaying everything that was said. He could also recognize people as family members when seeing them for the first time. Now he could tell peoples' ancestry just by looking at them. Not just what countries they or their forebears came from, but also what tribes and countries had contributed to the mix, both in their family lines and their other lives.
There were changes in her schedule. She worked for a Wall Street law firm. She was the one who now worked nights - Saturday nights from 3am until 11 am to do maintenence and software installations on the mainframe - until Nov. 1985.
Shirley
After he retired, he took to eating lunch at Ernie's on weekdays. There was a Cherokee woman, Shirley, working as a crossing guard at the corner by Ernie's. He began buying her lunch as she had no income other than her crossing guard salary. She eventually told him she was having trouble paying her mortgage and he asked his wife to help her in the fall of 1984.
She looked over Shirley's papers. Shirley had been married by common law for over 20 years to a man who had recently walked on. Since there had been no government recognized ceremony, she wasn't eligible for any widow's benefits. Shirley said she was 60, too young to apply for Social Security in her own right. Shirley had no birth certificate.She called Shirley's mortgage company which agreed to a payment arrangement which would save Shirley's home. They began paying Shirley's mortgage. A law firm, Pressler & Pressler, however, was pursuing Shirley for another debt. She called the law firm several times. Each time, the attorney she spoke with was sympathetic but when he checked with a superior, he would come back and apologize because the firm would not give Shirley any consideration. After several months and several letters back and forth, Pressler & Pressler sued Shirley. The case was to be heard on a certain day at 9 AM at the Elizabeth Courthouse.
They drove Shirley to the courthouse and entered the courtroom before 9 AM. They were surprised to learn from the Judge that Pressler & Pressler had already been there and that the case had been decided prior to 9 AM, the specified hearing time. Shirley's wages were to be garnished.
However, since Shirley made less than the minimum required, this was moot.
Once again, the government still did not speak true.
She decided to check with the Social Security Administration [SSA] for Shirley, despite Shirley's age, and was glad she did. According to SSA, Shirley was not 60 but 70 and therefore entitled to the maximum Social Security benefit. Shirley applied and immediately began collecting. Some of Shirley's benefit was used to repay the payments made to the mortgage company and Shirley's motrtgage was soon paid off.
The debt which Pressler & Pressler had pursued was ignored.
No longer English thinking ....
One evening, a strange incident occurred. He was sitting in bed watching TV. Neither of them recognized what it was at first. He couldn't speak. He didn't know what had happened to him, was scared and confused. She got a damp face cloth and wiped his face, then got some ice from the kitchen to hold on his forehead and for him to suck. In a little while, he seemed normal to himself except it was hard to speak. He wouldn't recognize until later that he was not thinking in English. After a few hours, he could say a few words, like "I'm OK". He seemed normal to her except that he spoke little. A few days later, he went for lunch as usual at Ernie's which was being operated by a Korean family. He began speaking with one of the family, Julie in Japanese, at first then slipping into Ojibwe. He continued this pattern for several months while slowly recovering his ability to speak English but he never again thought in Owanis. She began to realize that he probably had had a stroke which seemed to have affected only the area of the brain which was used in speaking English, leaving the areas connected with Japanese, and the indigenous languages that he knew, intact.
After the stroke, she did most of the driving.
After the stroke, she did most of the driving.
Visiting Relatives
She took him West after the stroke, combinig business and vacation in late May. First stop was the Columbus, Ohio Regional Center. Then they visited cousins in Wisconsin Dells, delivering an autographed photo of Joanne Shenendoah to one of her ardent admirers. They stopped at her company's center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, drove on to Fargo, North Dakota, then across the state to Dickinson.
Along the way, they stopped at a mall where he overheard 2 cousins make a remark about "watching the "cattle"" which was what he usually did while she shopped. He followed the cousins outside, listening to them complaining bitterly about a farmer who had not kept his word to them. After months of no rain, the farmer had asked the two men to do a rain dance, promising to give them $2 each if it rained. The men had danced for the farmer and it had rained as a result. However, the farmer refused to pay the $2. He gave them each $2 to satisfy the debt.
They entered Montana and drove through Miles City and Billings. As they drove across Montana, doing 90 mph as were the rest of the vehicles, on a two lane road through cattle country, it began to snow. They stopped mid afternoon to spend the night in Bozeman. During the night, several feet of snow accumulated. They had to clear off the car in the morning. However, it all melted by noon.
They visited several reserves in Montana and the Dakotas. At each one, he found someone to speak with in an indigenous tongue. Absarokee.
They then drove to Yellowstone to see Old Faithful. entering by the North entrance, Route 89. Driving through the park, they came across a herd of moose crossing the road with many young. One of the moose clan mothers refused to let anyone interefere with the crossing, especially one pickup truck that kept trying to pass her. The moose elder even held the truck about 30 seconds after the last cow had crossed and disappeared.
They saw American boison, grizzly bears, Wapiti [elk], mule deer.They started back east by going north and through Montana because snow blocked Route 212, the Northeast entrance, the other road out of Wyoming.
While visiting Mary Frances Flatlip at St Francis Elementary School, he saw the pictures of indigenous leaders on the classroom wall and pointted out that one was missing. Mary Frances wrote to him to inform him that she had found a picture and put it up. thanking him for bringing it to her attention.
Only one place did not receive them cordially. They ceased to send them donations.
They entered Canada via Detroit, driving to Mississauga, Toronto. While she was meeting with colleagues, he watched a Mississauga man on TV answering for his misconduct to a clan mother accompanied by her 4 warriors.
They left Canada via Niagra Falls. By this time, he was speaking only indigenous languages. At the border, instead of the usual question "Where were you born?", [the Bronx] he was asked his country of origin.
He said "United States be." Not an American phrase. He was asked for his green card. He pulled out his "American Express" card, and handed it over, all the time going on non stop in M'hicanu about how he couldn't stay in Canada because cigarettes cost too much, about 3 times what they cost in the U.S., with not one word in English. He was asked for his driver's license which he also produced. It showed he was the vehicle owner as per the registration. A few minutes later, they were told to proceed.
Her brother was having a big celebration for his 20th wedding anniversary. They drove to San DIego, mostly at night. She had developed a reaction to sunlight which was getting worse. Time spent in direct sunlight wore her out. She began to say she was allergic to the Sun and increased her intake of Vitamin C to 3000 mg per day.While in San Diego, they visited Tiajuana. There was a little girl selling gum for a quarter a pack. He spoke with the little girl in M'hicanu and she told him her family could live on a quarter for a week. He gave her a dollar. The little girl was Chiapas.
He took another native who was mindwashed by the dominant culture, Terry Grant [a Hill], to lunch at Blimpie's - Charlie's - once a week. Terry wanted him to speak English. So he spoke with a British accent which amused the woman from British Airways who worked a few doors down. He informed everyone he spoke American, not English
1987...
She started working at ADP in Roseland, January 27, 1987. Challenger exploded on take off the next day.
During the spring of 1987, the Bronx Coordinator of the NYC Auxiliary Police, HM, discovered that his office was located right next to a room where chemicals had been stored for many years. HM became extremely nervous and fearful about the hazard. HM told the APBA President John Hyland to make the conditions at the Auxilairy Police Headquarters at Lehman College in the Bronx known to the public. The presence of hazardous chemicals was revealed by John and Herb Bauch, President of the Civil Service Retired Employees Association, in the CSREA's newspaper.
In the ensuing excitement, HM panicked.
A/Dep. Insp. BG was told to stay away. Then, the Auxiliaries were locked out of their headquarters. HM worked out of PBBX headquarters at the 48 Precince. Eventually, It was arranged for the PBBX Auxilairy unit to also meet at the 48 Pct. On their first duty night since the newspaper article appeared, Mike was challenged by HM but avoided a confrontation. This was to be his last tour of duty.
In his panic, HM attempted to get rid of all witnesses to his conversations with the APBA President. She had been present several times when he spoke of this with John and had heard him tell John to publicize it. She was dropped from the program, ostensibly because she did not live or work in NYC. She had not lived in NYC since 1977 and had not worked there since November of 1985.
He was also targeted with the same charge, as he had neither lived nor worked in the NYC since 1977. However, this coincided with his shedding of all ties that would interfere with his responsibilities as Sagamore and he resigned from the New York City Auxiliary Police in August of 1987.
He resigned as Archbishop of the Church as well and ceased ministerial functions.
As Sagamore, he was absolutely sovereign and answerable to no one.
SagamoreIn August 1987, he assumed his responsibilities as Sagamore at the end of his 40 year training period. She thought she was done. She had completed her mission.
He asked her to be the M'hooquethoth. She already had 20 years training.He gave her a new name: Etaoqua. AfterwordInternal Affairs began talking with her regarding HM. She told IA that HM acted the way he did because he was afraid. HM ended up driving visiting VIPs. She was reinstated at the end of 1989.
He resumed Powwow dancing in 1990. They began looking for relatives and also into the process of becoming publicly known.
The first Edgar Cayce Legacy Conference was held in February 1991 which they both enjoyed. She thought they should buy some land in upper New York State. On October 12, 1992, they agreed to remove 89 +/- acres from the real estate market in the northern Adirondacks. Copyright © 2020 Etaoqua All rights reserved.
He asked her to be the M'hooquethoth. She already had 20 years training.He gave her a new name: Etaoqua. AfterwordInternal Affairs began talking with her regarding HM. She told IA that HM acted the way he did because he was afraid. HM ended up driving visiting VIPs. She was reinstated at the end of 1989.
He resumed Powwow dancing in 1990. They began looking for relatives and also into the process of becoming publicly known.
The first Edgar Cayce Legacy Conference was held in February 1991 which they both enjoyed. She thought they should buy some land in upper New York State. On October 12, 1992, they agreed to remove 89 +/- acres from the real estate market in the northern Adirondacks. Copyright © 2020 Etaoqua All rights reserved.