On June 27, 1993, my son Clyde Matthew Carr lost his three-year 8-month battle to Leukemia. I have also lost several family members to other forms of cancer. Researchers work hard to find the cause and the cure. Not only do I want my son remembered, not only do I want others remembered, but I would like to be a part of the cure.I am establishing a “Scarves4Life” day to be celebrated on June 27th. The scarves sell for $10.00 each. While orangeis the color that represents Leukemiaand pinkfor Breast Cancer, many other colors represent other cancers. Five of the $10.00 will go to the research of the particular color scarf sold. The Clyde Matthew Carr Scholarship/Benevolence Fundalso contributes to the research for the cure(s) of cancers. One of the catalyst of wearing a scarf on June 27th is that it should be warm that day and someone should ask, “Why are you wearing a scarf?” That gives opportunity to talk about your loved one and educate someone.If you have any questions/concerns, or would like to purchase a scarf, please email me at and put Scarves for Life in the refernce line. You may also request information on the colors of cancer awareness. Fact sheets are also available.
First Lady, Michelle Obama visited the Department of the Interior on February 9 and addressed the employees in the building. "For those of you focused on meeting the federal government's obligations to the Native Americans," she said, "understand that you have a wonderful partner in the White House right now. Barack has pledged to honor the unique government-to-government relationship between tribes and the federal government. And he'll soon appoint a policy advisor to his senior White House staff to work with tribes and across the government on these issues such as sovereignty, health care, education -- all central to the well-being of Native American families and the prosperity of tribes all across this country." Watch or read Michelle Obama's speech at the Department of the Interior.
PRESS RELEASEBOOK: “The Story of Mary and Eleanor: Rivers to Cross”
AUTHOR: Dr. Esther M. Pearson
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The book, “The Story of Mary and Eleanor: Rivers to Cross”, focuses on the life, accomplishments, friendship and relationship of the great historic, African American Educator and Women’s Right’s Advocate, Mary McLeod Bethune and the Human and Women’s Rights Advocate, First Lady, Eleanor Roosevelt.
These two very different women nurtured a relationship built upon their interdependency. Each needed to help the other for each of their missions in life to be realized. It was through Mary’s relationship with Eleanor that both saw their differences but also embraced their similarities. Their relationship promoted racial equality, human rights, and women’s rights.
As Eleanor Roosevelt traveled the nation as the 32nd First Lady she became aware of the role of education in building a person’s self-esteem and leadership qualities. It was this awareness that connected Eleanor Roosevelt and Mary McLeod Bethune in a symbiotic relationship. Both women were determined to insure the Negro had educational opportunities. Both knew that this was in the best interest of the country. Lastly, both knew that working together they could make a difference in the present that would have great and lasting effects in the future.
Each of these women, Mary McLeod Bethune and Eleanor Roosevelt, were special women and each had “Rivers to Cross” in their lives to bring them to the point of prominence, importance to all women, and making pivotal changes to the country that they loved and also sought its best for all its people. Each woman had a story to tell, a journey to travel, and a river to cross.
"We Shall Remain" is a PBS Series on the Native American History previewing in April 2009.
We Shall Remain is a groundbreaking mini-series and provocative multi-media project that establishes Native history as an essential part of American history. Five 90-minute documentaries spanning three hundred years tell the story of pivotal moments in U.S. history from the Native American perspective.
What is the Dawes Roll, and who was registered on it? Congressman Henry Dawes was a big advocate of property ownership and he asserted that it was a necessary component of civilized life. The rest of Congress agreed, and in 1887 they enacted into law the Dawes Act. The Act stated that the United States government would provide for the allotment of lands in Indian Reservations. The Cherokee Nation was divided into thousands of small pieces of land, which would be distributed among the Cherokee people. On the surface the act was an attempt to assimilate the Native people into white society, in itself a less than admirable cause, but in reality the Dawes Act did far more than Anglicize the Native Americans. The Act allowed for widespread fraud by government officials and legally stripped Native Americans of much of their land by allowing land not allotted to be opened to settlers. The Dawes Roll was the official roll of the Dawes Act and was open from 1899-1906. In order to receive a parcel of land Cherokees had to sign the rolls. In order to sign the rolls a Cherokee had to have a permanent residence in the Cherokee Nation and have appeared on previous rolls. Those who signed the Dawes Roll provided their names and blood quantum and in return were granted a piece of land in the location they desired. In addition to the "Cherokee by Blood" portion of the Dawes Rolls, there were separate rolls for Cherokee Freedman and Intermarried whites living in the Cherokee Nation.
My ancestors are on the Dawes Roll and I have their roll number. Now what do I do? If you have the roll number you're half way there. All you need in order to apply for a CDIB card are acceptable legal documents that connect you to an ancestor who is listed with a roll number and blood degree on the Dawes Roll and your birth certificate. Once you have submitted this information they will approve or deny your claim. If your claim is approved you will receive your CDIB (white card). Now you are eligible to apply for membership to the Cherokee Nation (which comes in the form of a blue card). Descendants of Freedman cannot receive a CDIB, because the Freedman roll did not include quantum calculation, but they are eligible for membership in the Cherokee Nation as a descendant of a Dawes Roll signer.
Many people are surprised to find the physical characteristics running in their family, indicate they are descendents of Native Americans. Well, the characteristics are all based on medical studies. The characteristics are not perpetuating stereotypes of Native Americans.
Many people wonder how Native Americans obtain a Native name. There are many ways to obtain a Native American name. Three ways are by: (1) self-selection; (2) a given name; and (3) a bestowed name. In each of these ways that a Native name is obtained the name should not be taken lightly or for granted. A Native name is very special and has great meaning.
The birth of Black Seminole warrior Abraham is celebrated on June 28 in 1787. He was an African-Native-American soldier and politician. Abraham was born in Georgia and for a time he lived in Pensacola, Florida where he worked as a servant for a physician, Doctor Sierra. Abraham joined the British army under Major Edward Nichols during the War of 1812, who promised freedom to any slave who joined him. Abraham had fled the army of Andrew Jackson and helped build the fort at Prospect Bluff (in Florida). When Nichols and and Upper Creek Chief Joseph Francis set sail for England in 1815 Abraham stayed behind in the Fort, which had become a haven for Africans who had escaped from slavery.
The fort was attacked and destroyed during the first Seminole War (1817-1818); Abraham was one of the few survivors. He made his way to a Suwannee River Town in Flroida. Abraham continued fighting during the first Seminole War and he became known as "Sauanaffe Tustunnagee" (Suwannee Warrior). He lived in an African town in Florida called Pilaklinkaha, or Many Ponds, and was adopted as a member of the Seminole Nation. He became the Prime Minister of the Cowkeeper Dynasty and a chief advisor to Micanopy, principle chief of the Alachua Seminole.
Photo of Seminoles - warrior Abraham and wife Hagan
Chickasaw are Native North Americans whose language belongs to the Muskogean branch of the Hokan-Siouan linguistic stock. They occupied N Mississippi and were closely related in language and culture to the Choctaw.
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