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Post by Diane Merkel on Nov 17, 2006 21:34:37 GMT -6
Excerpt: Redwater said that he is a direct bloodline descendent of the Sioux leader Gall, who was Sitting Bull's war chief. Gall fought alongside Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse in the attack on Gen. George Custer and his 7th Cavalry at the Little Big Horn in 1876.
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Post by jrredwater on Dec 4, 2006 15:10:32 GMT -6
My grandfather Oliver Eagleman is Hunkpapa. His mother is from Shoot the Bear and Good Furs. Who come from Gall, My grandfather who is still alive at 85 years recalls the stories of young warriors claiming to have killed Custer, Jokingly!
Goodfur is my grandfathers family and so is Shoot the Bear. Shoot the Bear is the original family name of Gall. Gall was my grandfathers, grandfather. He married my grandfathers parents.
The origin of Shoot the Bear and Good Fur comes from Gall and his family hunting bears. When they took the hides and tanned them, the furs were soft. So that is how Good Furs came along. My grandfather told me these origins. I recently visited Chief Galls grave site a couple of weeks ago. He is buried next to our Eagleman family. A powerful spiritual experience. Something I always knew all my life but, hadn't taken seriously, until my public lectures to educate audiences about our people. I hope I explained it so you know something more about this. When I speak to my Grandfather Eagleman, things can be a little unclear because of his Alzheimer's. But, he seems to remember 80 years ago like it was yesterday. But, yesterday is a lot more difficult for him to remember. Most of our history is handed down orally, and has been done that way for centuries. Documentation is hard to come by for Our Indigenous people. But there are some records that help immensely. Please feel free to contact me for further questions.
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Post by crzhrs on Dec 5, 2006 12:26:05 GMT -6
You should be honored to have a relative still alive who knew many of the people we have discussed on this forum.
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Post by Diane Merkel on Dec 5, 2006 13:01:41 GMT -6
Thank you for joining us, JR!
From what I can tell from the website, your appearance was in Pennsylvania. I'm sure your presentations are extra-special for people who may not have been out west.
Please keep in touch on these boards because I'm sure people will have questions. If you have an appearance schedule, feel free to post it here.
Diane
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