The Pedee are first mentioned by the colonists of South Carolina. In 1716 a place in or near their country called Saukey (perhaps Socatee) was suggested as the site for a trading post but the proposition to establish one there was given up owing to the weakness of the Pedce tribe, who were thought to be unable to protect it.
In 1744, the Pedee, along with Natchez Indians, killed some Catawba and were in consequence driven from their lands into the White settlements. Soon afterward most of them joined the Catawba, but some remained near the Whites, where they are mentioned as late as 1755. In 1808 the Pedee and Cape Fear tribes were represented by one half-breed woman.
Pedee Population.- Mooney, 1900, estimates the number of Pedee as 600 in 1600. The census of 1715 does not give them separate mention, and they were probably included among the 610 Waccamaw or the 106 Winyaw.
Pedee Connection in which they have become noted.- The Great and Little Pee Dee Rivers and a station in Marion County, S. C., also a post village in Anson County, N. C., perpetuate the name of the Pedee.
Sunday, July 22, 2007
The story of the drum
An Abenaki Legend
It is said that when Creator was giving a place for all the spirits to dwell who would be taking part in the inhabitance of Mother Earth, there came a sound, a loud BOOM, from off in the distance.
As Creator listened, the sound kept coming closer and closer until finally it was right in front of Creator.
"Who are you?" asked Creator.
"I am the spirit of the drum" was the reply. I have come here to ask you to allow me to take part in this wonderful thing."
"How will you take part?" Creator questioned.
"I would like to accompany the singing of the people. When they sing from their hearts, I will sing, too, as though I was the heartbeat of Mother Earth. In that way, all creation will sing in harmony."
Creator granted the request, and from then on, the drum accompanied the people's voices.
It is said that when Creator was giving a place for all the spirits to dwell who would be taking part in the inhabitance of Mother Earth, there came a sound, a loud BOOM, from off in the distance.
As Creator listened, the sound kept coming closer and closer until finally it was right in front of Creator.
"Who are you?" asked Creator.
"I am the spirit of the drum" was the reply. I have come here to ask you to allow me to take part in this wonderful thing."
"How will you take part?" Creator questioned.
"I would like to accompany the singing of the people. When they sing from their hearts, I will sing, too, as though I was the heartbeat of Mother Earth. In that way, all creation will sing in harmony."
Creator granted the request, and from then on, the drum accompanied the people's voices.
Campbell calls tribes to a more careful approach to energy production
By: Jerry Reynolds
WASHINGTON - At a well-attended two-day conference in Washington on tribal energy issues, former Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell said the nation can learn from the traditional thinking of tribes as it grapples with energy production processes that must account for global warming. For their part, under new energy law, tribes can prosper without sacrificing their cultures to energy production, and they can serve the nation's energy needs.
The conference, conducted by Law Seminars International, drew a full house of tribal leaders and featured discussions that would never have emerged from behind closed doors only 10 years ago. A full report on the proceedings is forthcoming. But as an appetizer, Campbell set the table as only he can.
''You don't get an all good result of energy production without some negative offset somewhere,'' he said July 18. ''I guess what we have to do, from the standpoint of Indian country ... is that we have to go back to our old belief about the seventh generation, and make sure that what we're doing is not going to do more damage than good in the future, and realize that there is a word called, words called, the concept of unintended consequences, and move along carefully, move along slowly. Use models that have already been proven to the good ... and recognize that it's not going to be all a bowl of roses here. There's going to be something in there [energy development processes] you're probably going to have to deal with and you might not like. But taking the precautions ahead of time and trying to offset that, I think, is the best interest of the tribes ... trying to keep in place their cultural, religious integrity.''
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WASHINGTON - At a well-attended two-day conference in Washington on tribal energy issues, former Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell said the nation can learn from the traditional thinking of tribes as it grapples with energy production processes that must account for global warming. For their part, under new energy law, tribes can prosper without sacrificing their cultures to energy production, and they can serve the nation's energy needs.
The conference, conducted by Law Seminars International, drew a full house of tribal leaders and featured discussions that would never have emerged from behind closed doors only 10 years ago. A full report on the proceedings is forthcoming. But as an appetizer, Campbell set the table as only he can.
''You don't get an all good result of energy production without some negative offset somewhere,'' he said July 18. ''I guess what we have to do, from the standpoint of Indian country ... is that we have to go back to our old belief about the seventh generation, and make sure that what we're doing is not going to do more damage than good in the future, and realize that there is a word called, words called, the concept of unintended consequences, and move along carefully, move along slowly. Use models that have already been proven to the good ... and recognize that it's not going to be all a bowl of roses here. There's going to be something in there [energy development processes] you're probably going to have to deal with and you might not like. But taking the precautions ahead of time and trying to offset that, I think, is the best interest of the tribes ... trying to keep in place their cultural, religious integrity.''
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New book explores Indian country's struggle
Book review by: David Melmer
PINE RIDGE, S.D. - On the Pine Ridge Reservation, where the last massacre took place in December 1890 at Wounded Knee, people still have vivid memories of their grandparents' account of that horrible day.
Many from across the country look at Pine Ridge and wonder why it appears so dysfunctional politically, yet it's filled with spirituality. Pine Ridge is still under colonial rule, as are many reservations.
A recently released book, ''Ruling Pine Ridge: Oglala Lakota Politics from the IRA to Wounded Knee'' by Akim D. Reinhardt, takes an academic, well-researched look at the reasons colonialism still prevails on some reservations, especially Pine Ridge. Reinhardt puts into understandable detail the political events beginning with the implementation of the Indian Regulatory Act of 1934 and ending with Wounded Knee II.
Reinhardt blames Wounded Knee II on an autocratic lead government under the direction of tribal President Richard Wilson, but explains that it was actually the policies of the federal government and the attempt to create self-governance for tribes while the federal government refused to release control.
This book explains why Indian country may seem to be an enigma to some outsiders. It further explains why governments, especially that of Pine Ridge, are confusing and, in some respects, more of a hindrance than a help to the people.
When the Indian Reorganization Act - or, by another name, the ''Indian New Deal'' - took effect, the intent was to end the federal government policy of assimilation. Reinhardt said, ''Its [assimilation's] goal was cultural genocide.''
More: http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096415345
PINE RIDGE, S.D. - On the Pine Ridge Reservation, where the last massacre took place in December 1890 at Wounded Knee, people still have vivid memories of their grandparents' account of that horrible day.
Many from across the country look at Pine Ridge and wonder why it appears so dysfunctional politically, yet it's filled with spirituality. Pine Ridge is still under colonial rule, as are many reservations.
A recently released book, ''Ruling Pine Ridge: Oglala Lakota Politics from the IRA to Wounded Knee'' by Akim D. Reinhardt, takes an academic, well-researched look at the reasons colonialism still prevails on some reservations, especially Pine Ridge. Reinhardt puts into understandable detail the political events beginning with the implementation of the Indian Regulatory Act of 1934 and ending with Wounded Knee II.
Reinhardt blames Wounded Knee II on an autocratic lead government under the direction of tribal President Richard Wilson, but explains that it was actually the policies of the federal government and the attempt to create self-governance for tribes while the federal government refused to release control.
This book explains why Indian country may seem to be an enigma to some outsiders. It further explains why governments, especially that of Pine Ridge, are confusing and, in some respects, more of a hindrance than a help to the people.
When the Indian Reorganization Act - or, by another name, the ''Indian New Deal'' - took effect, the intent was to end the federal government policy of assimilation. Reinhardt said, ''Its [assimilation's] goal was cultural genocide.''
More: http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096415345
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