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Register Now for the

Canoe Trip 

Hosted by the Mighty Cherokee

Sunday, September 25th - Riverside
 Park in Burlington Wisconsin (about one hour from most of our homes) - 12:30 p.m.

This, lemme tell ya, is a great event. The cost is $40 for one dad & one daughter, $5 each additional daughter. You will check in, launch your canoes, travel approximately 2.5 hours downstream, and drive back to the launch site. There, you will enjoy "Taste o' Cherokee," an outdoor feast provided by our hosts. For more information and to register, Click Here.

Early registration goes through September 7th.

MAX McGRAW 

It always does my heart good to witness our nation having loads of fun while learning something and actually putting our aims into practice. That's exactly what happened this past May, when the Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation showed us such a great time. The girls...and some dads...learned some basic fishing techniques, then tried them out, and then did some cooking by the campfire. What could be better? Thanks, Sioux!

WHATTA GREAT TENT-OUT!

We also recently enjoyed another successful tent-out. Following a couple of years where we had kinda yucky weather for the tent-out, in this past June we were able to get out and enjoy the outdoors. The Taste o' Chickasaw had cheese fries and buffalo chicken (my mouth just started watering--did yours?) and ice cream and...and...all sorts of good stuff! The next day held more good times á la Chickasaw -- patch draw, treasure hunt, face painting, the processional and council fire and, of course, our very own fireworks show.

I think we were closer to the pyro-excitement this year than in any other year. After that, and a minor domestic disturbance involving some non-IP types, the Cherokee Tribe treated the neighborhood to rides through the woods on a golf cart and the largest bonfire I've personally seen...several vehicles left with blistering paint! Plus, I think we had the first all-nation photo taken.

 And...alas, we had a changing of the guard.  Say "hello" to Dean "Laughing Panther" Pipes of the mighty Siou -- our new nation chief, as he tries to fill the moccasins of "Splashing Otter," our Sachem. Thanks, Tod, for a job very, very well done.

Chief Laughing Panther has introduced a new program, called the "8-Feather" Award. Designed to make the ultimate goal more achievable, this is a "stepping stone" of sorts on the way to being Haylushka and possibly Haylushka of the Year.

As the name suggests, when a  girl earns eight feathers corresponding to the eight different colors of feathers on the Haylushka symbol, she will receive this award.  The feathers are:

• Yellow - Know the Indian and Paleface names of all Tribal Members
•  Orange - Know all the Aims, Slogan and Pledge
• White - Make a Tribal Craft or Property
• Green - Attend a Nation Campout
• Gold - Bring a new member into the tribe or attend a recruitment event
• Black - Sing "Pals Forever"
• Red - Attend the meeting of another Tribe
• Blue - Attend a Tribal Overnighter

Let's go get 'em, Princesses!