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Gathering At Five Medals
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This re-enactment represents Chief Five Medals. My daughter, and I went here this morning, and I did get a few pictures.

This family represents the actual indian tribe at that time. This was laid out at a nature area, that I often visit, and I knew of Chief Five Medals, but there is just a little bit of information on him.

I did learn that he was trying to learn farming, but did have unkindly opposition by other indians because it was learning the white mans way! I do believe he was thinking of the future for his people.

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Here is some info. I managed to find on the local country parks web page.

The reenactment location will be near the site of Chief Five Medals Village from the 1760s to 1813. Five Medals was a prominent figure in negotiations between the Elkhart River Band of the Potawatomi and United States government. He signed the Treaty of Greenville in 1795 after the defeat of the Western Confederacy of Indian Nations in the Ohio Indian Wars. The village was destroyed in 1812 and 1813 by U.S. military during the War of 1812, but the community was abandoned during both campaigns. Remnants of the Five Medals Band lived in Elkhart County into the 1820s. The Woodland Indian village at the reenactment will pay tribute to the Elkhart River Band by showing examples of clothing, food, housing, and crafts practiced by the Potawatomi.

For what it's worth, if anyone met with hard times from the white man, In my opinion it was the Indian, they were a wonderful part of our american history.

Thank you for your comments, and hope you have a nice day.

Tigs♥ =^..^=

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.Roseman_Stan
10/22/11 7:22 PM GMT
Excellent shot and narrative Sandi. The Indians had alot of things right that we still have terribly wrong...
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::biffobear
10/22/11 7:30 PM GMT
Excellent Stuff Sandi...I bet your names Minnie.....Ha Ha....R.
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::cynlee
10/22/11 7:48 PM GMT
What a wonderful, colorful image, Tigs. You are so right. It was the native Americans who suffered intense occupation, oppression and slaughter at the hands of the European Caucasian invaders who kept not one of the treaties they made with the natives and then tried to inculcate them, with their audacious and pompous attitudes and indoctrinate the Native Americans in their ways exclusively. I have a great empathy for Native Americans, a people who truly lived in peace with nature and the land. Chief Five Medals could see what was happening to his people and did what he thought would be the best move to feed them and guarantee their survival, the growing of their own food, for no longer would the red man be free to roam the land of his origin in pursuit of the buffalo and wild game that he had access to for centuries before the ill fated invasions. A beautiful post. It has been faved.
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.piupiu
10/22/11 8:58 PM GMT
So nice Sandi. Thanks for the info.
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::0930_23
10/22/11 9:20 PM GMT
I have to agree with you about the Indians being mistreated Tigz. Maybe Chief Five Medals should have traded with the Buckskinners. Who knows, perhaps he did.

Great photo and the colors are so vivid.
Thanks for continuing to vote.

TicK


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People are like cameras--sometimes they lose focus.
::vangoughs
10/22/11 10:51 PM GMT
Very Nice Work!!
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.Joanie
10/23/11 1:20 AM GMT
Looks tons better here than at FB!...lol...Great focus and color Sandi and an exciting capture!!
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.marcaribe
10/23/11 1:30 AM GMT
Whar a beautifully photographed reenactment Sandi! I agree the Native American people were treated unfairly since I live in TN I know all about the "Trail of Tears" and the horrible journey the Cherokee endured, and no fan of Andrew Jackson.
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::billyoneshot
10/23/11 1:36 AM GMT
A great capture showing a great historical figure. I do have to agree with you on the American indian getting the raw deal.
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::Dunstickin
10/23/11 7:47 AM GMT
Going along with Ticks idea!

Love to see these 'old' ways still being activated

nice angle for this snap too
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::Ramad
10/23/11 9:46 AM GMT
Very interesting scene, Sandi. There is much to see here. The clarity is very good too.
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.Catharina1
10/23/11 10:37 AM GMT
Your photo is a high quality one with a good story. I have also been reading Cindy's words and I certainly asgree about what happened in those days with so many people. On my desktop today to so I can think today... Mich
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::LynEve
10/23/11 12:03 AM GMT
A fine post Sandi and a most informative and interesting narrative.
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::Jimbobedsel
10/23/11 1:34 PM GMT
That would be fun to be in a reenactment of Native America culture. Fantastic shot, Sandi.
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.elektronist
10/23/11 4:15 PM GMT
Great reenactment and fine post.

Tanju
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::Starry173
10/24/11 6:50 PM GMT
Thanks for the Indian history. And yes, they definitely received a raw deal. It was their land, but luckily for us we had God on our side (Manifest Destiny). So transparent and so sad.
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.icedancer
10/24/11 11:03 PM GMT
Marvelous image with superb colour and composition. So much to look at and I'm taking it all in, must have been really fun and nice to see first hand
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::Inkeri
10/24/11 11:51 PM GMT
Wonderful scene with lots to see.Beautiful post,Sandi.And thank you for the info.Faved.
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::danika
10/27/11 6:22 AM GMT
I've always been fascinated by Native American folklore & history. Excellent capture Sandi ... thanks for the info too.
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