Post by blackcrowheart on Nov 29, 2005 22:44:45 GMT -5
November 27, 2005
Native Voices Foundation
Dissidents Disrupt Boston City Hall as Mayflower Descendants Clarify
History
"Records Confirm that Pilgrims and Wampanoags lived in Harmony for
First 50 Years."
BOSTON, MA -- A group of agitated Wampanoags disrupted the
presentations at the Mayor's Office of New Bostonians at City Hall on
November 18, when descendants of the Mayflower Pilgrims and Wampanoag
Chief Massasoit presented their uplifting original records and
journals, in attempt to lift the cloud surrounding the history of
Thanksgiving and the first 50 years of the Plymouth Plantation. The
thorough cross-cultural research of the descendents revealed "a
shining time when our diverse cultures had a meeting of hearts and
minds and lived in harmony," agreed Paul "Deerfoot" Weeden, a
descendent of Massasoit and Orator of the Pokanoket Tribe of the
Wampanoag Nation, and Connie Baxter Marlow, a descendent of Priscilla
Mullins and John Alden (of "Speak for yourself John"), according to
Native Voices Foundation (NVF).
As the descendants were sharing their research and perspectives, some
unhappy members of the Wampanoag Nation entered and dominated the
question and answer period, led by Joanne Dunn of Massachusetts
Indian Affairs. "We've been ignored and negated, yet we have value
and played a role and want to be recognized," cried Linda Coombs.
*(Photo Caption: Mayflower descendent, Connie Baxter Marlow, a former
executive director of "Ski the Rockies," alongside the Mayflower II
in England. Connie envisioned this clarification event. Photo credit:
Scott W. Snare.)
"As a champion of Native peoples, Connie showed great compassion for
their presentation of the tragic true stories of what the English did
in a different place and time," according to Tom Dostou, an Algonquin
observer. From his experience in winning his personal battle against
negative thinking, which only creates more heartache, Dostou sees
this "as a time to acknowledge the past, learn from these lessons,
and move on to a brighter future for all the children."
"Their pain is totally understandable from what befell the Indian
Nations, who in respecting all life, welcomed the Europeans as
Creator's children," explains Marlow, a philosopher and
futurist. "Few have understood this advanced world view and the role
Massasoit's people and the Pilgrims have together played in the
evolution of the 'American mind,' which holds the clues to how the
live in peace and abundance."
Marlow retraced the footsteps of the Pilgrims, who were Cambridge-
educated Separatist leaders of their community in Scrooby, England.
When the Bible was printed in English in the early 1600's, these
seekers began to question the absolute power of the Monarchy and
Church. They had to escape England to seek spiritual freedom first in
Leiden, Holland, culminating at Cape Cod with the signing of the
Mayflower Compact before setting foot on land, and establishing the
Plymouth Colony. The Compact is one of America's first "Freedom
Documents" which gave birth to a fledgling democracy in Plymouth,
similar to that of most of the councils of the American Indian
Nations.
Marlow presented some of the journals that spoke of Governor
Bradford's "love and affection" for Massasoit, when asked if he was
worried if there might be an Indian uprising. ("Good News From New
England" p.13). And at a meal at the home of Conbatant, a Wompanoag
leader, just after Edward Winslow, (a Pilgrim leader), saved
Massasoit's life in 1623, Conbatant asked Winslow what was their
meaning of their Pilgrim way blessing before and after eating:
Winslow: "I took occasion to tell them of God's works of creation and
preservation, of his laws and ordinances, and that whatsoever good
things we had, we received from God, and therefore craved his
blessing upon what we were about to eat... Whereupon the Indians said
they believed almost all the same things, and that the same power
that we called God, they called Kiehtan." ("Good News From New
England" pp. 38, 39).
"I believe the Pilgrims and Massasoit immediately recognized their
common humanity if you truly study the Pilgrim documents," declares
Alison Baxter Marlow, Connie's daughter. Alison, who organized the
event, will carry this story for the next generation," said her proud
mom.
To deepen the understanding of all these "missing pieces" of history,
Connie has produced an eye-opening five-part DVD series entitled "The
American Evolution: Voices of America." In demand by schools and
libraries, the series features Henry David Thoreau, Native American
Elders, as well as Muslim and Greek authors....
See www.customflix.com/207224.
"Some would call the Pilgrims and Massasoit the 'Cultural Creatives'
of their day, the 1% who lead the evolution of consciousness in
society," said Olympian Suzy Chaffee, co-chairman of NVF, an event
supporter after Marlow also uncovered Chaffee's ancestral lineage to
the romantic, straight-talking Mayflower couple.
"I wasn't anxious to share that I was a Mayflower descendent until
Deerfoot and Connie took the time and effort to bring this research
to light, to make us all prouder to be Americans," said Chaffee.
"Creator blesses all the participants of this event who have led the
way in honoring, healing and clarifying this pivotal piece of
history," said Woody Vaspra, (Hawaiian), President of the World
Council of Elders (50+ countries) and NVF board member.
Native Voices is a 501C3 partnership of US Tribal leaders, Elders,
Olympians and ski communities, whose mission is "To create joyful
unity through sports to heal Mother Earth for all our children."
For more information and pictures contact:
www.theamericanevolution.com
www.nativevoices.org
Native Voices Foundation
Dissidents Disrupt Boston City Hall as Mayflower Descendants Clarify
History
"Records Confirm that Pilgrims and Wampanoags lived in Harmony for
First 50 Years."
BOSTON, MA -- A group of agitated Wampanoags disrupted the
presentations at the Mayor's Office of New Bostonians at City Hall on
November 18, when descendants of the Mayflower Pilgrims and Wampanoag
Chief Massasoit presented their uplifting original records and
journals, in attempt to lift the cloud surrounding the history of
Thanksgiving and the first 50 years of the Plymouth Plantation. The
thorough cross-cultural research of the descendents revealed "a
shining time when our diverse cultures had a meeting of hearts and
minds and lived in harmony," agreed Paul "Deerfoot" Weeden, a
descendent of Massasoit and Orator of the Pokanoket Tribe of the
Wampanoag Nation, and Connie Baxter Marlow, a descendent of Priscilla
Mullins and John Alden (of "Speak for yourself John"), according to
Native Voices Foundation (NVF).
As the descendants were sharing their research and perspectives, some
unhappy members of the Wampanoag Nation entered and dominated the
question and answer period, led by Joanne Dunn of Massachusetts
Indian Affairs. "We've been ignored and negated, yet we have value
and played a role and want to be recognized," cried Linda Coombs.
*(Photo Caption: Mayflower descendent, Connie Baxter Marlow, a former
executive director of "Ski the Rockies," alongside the Mayflower II
in England. Connie envisioned this clarification event. Photo credit:
Scott W. Snare.)
"As a champion of Native peoples, Connie showed great compassion for
their presentation of the tragic true stories of what the English did
in a different place and time," according to Tom Dostou, an Algonquin
observer. From his experience in winning his personal battle against
negative thinking, which only creates more heartache, Dostou sees
this "as a time to acknowledge the past, learn from these lessons,
and move on to a brighter future for all the children."
"Their pain is totally understandable from what befell the Indian
Nations, who in respecting all life, welcomed the Europeans as
Creator's children," explains Marlow, a philosopher and
futurist. "Few have understood this advanced world view and the role
Massasoit's people and the Pilgrims have together played in the
evolution of the 'American mind,' which holds the clues to how the
live in peace and abundance."
Marlow retraced the footsteps of the Pilgrims, who were Cambridge-
educated Separatist leaders of their community in Scrooby, England.
When the Bible was printed in English in the early 1600's, these
seekers began to question the absolute power of the Monarchy and
Church. They had to escape England to seek spiritual freedom first in
Leiden, Holland, culminating at Cape Cod with the signing of the
Mayflower Compact before setting foot on land, and establishing the
Plymouth Colony. The Compact is one of America's first "Freedom
Documents" which gave birth to a fledgling democracy in Plymouth,
similar to that of most of the councils of the American Indian
Nations.
Marlow presented some of the journals that spoke of Governor
Bradford's "love and affection" for Massasoit, when asked if he was
worried if there might be an Indian uprising. ("Good News From New
England" p.13). And at a meal at the home of Conbatant, a Wompanoag
leader, just after Edward Winslow, (a Pilgrim leader), saved
Massasoit's life in 1623, Conbatant asked Winslow what was their
meaning of their Pilgrim way blessing before and after eating:
Winslow: "I took occasion to tell them of God's works of creation and
preservation, of his laws and ordinances, and that whatsoever good
things we had, we received from God, and therefore craved his
blessing upon what we were about to eat... Whereupon the Indians said
they believed almost all the same things, and that the same power
that we called God, they called Kiehtan." ("Good News From New
England" pp. 38, 39).
"I believe the Pilgrims and Massasoit immediately recognized their
common humanity if you truly study the Pilgrim documents," declares
Alison Baxter Marlow, Connie's daughter. Alison, who organized the
event, will carry this story for the next generation," said her proud
mom.
To deepen the understanding of all these "missing pieces" of history,
Connie has produced an eye-opening five-part DVD series entitled "The
American Evolution: Voices of America." In demand by schools and
libraries, the series features Henry David Thoreau, Native American
Elders, as well as Muslim and Greek authors....
See www.customflix.com/207224.
"Some would call the Pilgrims and Massasoit the 'Cultural Creatives'
of their day, the 1% who lead the evolution of consciousness in
society," said Olympian Suzy Chaffee, co-chairman of NVF, an event
supporter after Marlow also uncovered Chaffee's ancestral lineage to
the romantic, straight-talking Mayflower couple.
"I wasn't anxious to share that I was a Mayflower descendent until
Deerfoot and Connie took the time and effort to bring this research
to light, to make us all prouder to be Americans," said Chaffee.
"Creator blesses all the participants of this event who have led the
way in honoring, healing and clarifying this pivotal piece of
history," said Woody Vaspra, (Hawaiian), President of the World
Council of Elders (50+ countries) and NVF board member.
Native Voices is a 501C3 partnership of US Tribal leaders, Elders,
Olympians and ski communities, whose mission is "To create joyful
unity through sports to heal Mother Earth for all our children."
For more information and pictures contact:
www.theamericanevolution.com
www.nativevoices.org