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Alan Franks, Council Executive of the Pony Express Council, was inducted into the Tribe of Mic-O-Say as Honorary Warrior Hunting Hawk at ceremonies at the Geiger Reservation Friday, June 12. As is the custom in our tribe, Honorary Warrior Hunting Hawk will become Chief Hunting Hawk during the Fall Pow Wow shortly after the end of the camping season. Between now and his elevation to Chief, Hunting Hawk will be spending a great deal of time learning the customs and traditions of the "great and mighty Mic-O-Say." |
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1st Session Sachem - Chris Schilling - Sachem Little Circles the Tribe
Medicine Man - David Powell - Medicine Man Big Rainbow Colors
2nd Session Sachem - Wade Maupin - Sachem Spirit Village
Sachem - Harold Kerns - Sachem Least Swift Roaring Silver Bird
Medicine Man - Roger Miller - Medicine Man Found Light
3rd Session - Sachem - Kevin Taylor - Sachem Little Coin Giver |
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| Patrick L. Newman Scholarship Golf Tournament The annual Patrick L. Newman Scholarship Golf Tournament will be held Saturday, September 26, 2009 at Mozingo Golf Course in Maryville, Missouri. Click here for registration form. |
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| WHEN YOU RETURN TO CAMP... |
A quick reminder to all Tribesmen of your duties and obligations when you return to our Reservation for your week at camp: Be sure to register in the Mic-O-Say Office on Sunday as soon as you get to camp. Registering is essential to all tribesmen - especially those wishing to advance. Forms can be found in the Mic-O-Say Office and should be returned to a member of the Mic-O-Say Staff. Your 2009 Mic-O-Say Staff members are
Mike Gerhardt - Medicine Man Ajita - Mic-O-Say Director
Alex Zannatta - Keeper of the Sacred Bundle River Falls
Zach Thomas - Runner Silver White Wolf
Sean Killin - Tom Tom Beater Straight Shot
Rick Gerhardt - Medicine Man Ho Ke Ya Pe - Records Officer
Tribesmen are expected to have ALL advancement requirements done BEFORE coming to camp. If your costume requirements are not quite completed, there will be Mic-O-Say Staff members in the office who can assist you in ensuring it is completed in time (this is assuming most of your costume requirements have been completed PRIOR to your stay ay camp). Remember - within 24 hours of your return to the Geiger Reservation, you have specific obligations as described by the Keepers of the Sacred Bundle in the Customs & Traditions portion of our ceremonies. Please see any member of the Mic-O-Staff upon your arrival at camp, if you have questions regarding these customs and traditions. Have a great summer! |
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| SHORT ARROW CLAN MAKES HISTORY - KEN SIEMENS IS NEW CHIEFTAIN |
Tribal history gained a new chapter Saturday, May 30 when Ken Siemens was named Chieftain Least Short Arrow during ceremonies at the Tribal Feast. Siemens joins his grandfather, Eric - Chieftain Short Arrow and his father,Bob - Chieftain Little Short Arrow in service to the tribe as a member of the Council of Chieftains. This is the first time three generations of tribesmen have been selected to serve as Chieftain. Chieftain Least Short Arrow spoke emotionally about his father and grandfather and pledged to do his best to live up to their expectations and to do the best job he could. Siemens, a well known attorney in St. Joseph is an Eagle Scout, former council president (2006-2008), former council legal advisor, softball and baseball coach to his children and is currently registered with Troop 60 in Savannah. Eric Siemens - Chieftain Short Arrow, was the first Chieftain of the tribe. Only two other families have boasted of more than one chieftain: James Hower - Chieftain Strong Bull and Jim Hower - Chieftain Little Strong Bull; and Jack Hodgin - Chieftain Venison Hunter and Scott Hodgin - Chieftain Little Venison Hunter. All tribesmen congratulate Ken Siemens - Chieftain Least Short Arrow.
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| Directing Medicine Man Walks Tall - aka Ed Stroud - presented hundreds of new coup at the Tribal Feast, Saturday May 30. All tribesmen who have earned the Eagle Scout Award are eligible to wear the new coup on their lanyard. The spherical coup are red in color and slightly smaller than camper coup. They are to be worn as the first set of coup above any cylindrical coup such as dance coup or white coup and below all other kinds of coup. All ranks and paint stations including Braves were represented in the presentation. Two Braves received coup having already earned their Eagle Scout Award. A special tribal council committee appointed by the DMM researched and recommended the coup as a way of further recognizing Eagle Scouts |
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| DOG SOLDIER ENDOWMENT FUND NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT |
| Between 1750 and 1850, Dog Soldiers were among the most important citizens of the Plains Indians societies. These were special tribesmen sworn to protect the tribe from harm. They were to guard the village against raids, preserve order, host feasts and dances and transmit tribal lore from generation to generation. It is in that spirit that the Tribe of Mic-O-Say created the Dog Soldier Endowment Fund. Mic-O-Say Dog Soldiers indeed protect and preserve the tribe. Very soon you will be able to support the Dog Soldier Endowment with a NEW on-line contribution system. You will be able to designate an amount to donate every month and have that donation automatically charged to your credit or debit card. Watch this space for further information as the new system becomes operational. |
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| POW WOW! POW WOW! POW WOW! POW WOW! |
| For those of you seeking information about Pow Wow 2009, there is a complete website accessible through this site. Go to the menu bar list to the left and click on Pow Wow Preview. |
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As the summer camping season approaches, it’s time to pull out the ol’ Mic-O-Say costume and make sure that it’s ready to meet advancement requirements. For the beginner, the web link below will redirect you to many instruction files for the most basic elements of costume building. These instructions are free and downloadable. They are the exact instructions that come in the kits.http://www.innercircletrade.com/kit_instructions.asp The Inner Circle Trade Company has everything necessary to help get your costume ready for inspection. In fact, everything you need is available at our on-line website or if you’d like to come by the store,we can open up at your convenience. There is also a link on the web site to “contact us.” Feel free to ask costuming questions and we’ll be happy to get you some answers. Happy costuming!Darrell JonesMedicine Man Short Fire
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| Breaking News Regarding Conclave 2010 | |
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| "On the Trail of Ben Hunt" is the electronic newsletter published by George Wyatt, Medicine Man Many Firesticks. You must subscribe to receive the free newsletter which is full of costume tips, anecdotes from Mic-O-Say history, birthdays of tribesmen etc. It is a good read that you will look forward to each month. There is no charge, of course, and to receive the letter by e-mail you must follow this link http://www.wyatttraining.com/Contact/ben-hunt-mailing-list.shtm |
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DON’T SAY WE DIDN’T TELL YOU: IMPORTANT ADVANCEMENT INFO! One of the most important requirements for advancement in the Tribe is to advance in Scout Rank. Tribesmen are expected to complete these rank advancements PRIOR to arriving at camp. Completing rank requirements while you are at camp is NOT appropriate timing and may result in the dreaded NAB (No Advancement Blues). CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION |
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| BRAVES: CHECK YOUR DANCE TEAM NEWS HERE! |
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| GOT MOSPLATES?Click here for Missouri Mic-O-Say license plate instructions! |
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| Mike Robertson, Sachem Quiet Wheel, has the casual spring and summer apparel you need for the retreats, the feast and summer camp. Shirts, sweatshirts and jackets emblazoned with the tribal emblem can be purchased on line. Click here. |
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