[Stones] Some stones in Vermont, USA

[The Wissers]

ric,

Most still have not emerged from their long secrecy, but descendants  
of eastern woodlands peoples have been reared in the old ways,  
surreptitiously performing rituals and teaching what remains of the  
old knowledge. The opposite of the numerous 'wannabes' one now meets  
with, these people try not to seem like Indians outside their groups  
and don't brag about their knowledge. I met a few during a brief  
period when one Lenape group was toying with going public completely,  
and happened to be present when the chief of that group sat down with  
Paul Nevin, the man who studies and has helped preserve the  
Susquehanna petroglyphs. I heard him say to Paul, "Do you want to  
know what they mean?" and they sat together off to the side of the  
group for some time.

While much has been forgotten, some knowledge has been retained.  
Whether it will be passed on to youth increasingly disenchanted with  
the very idea of being Indian I can't say. I don't think many of the  
hidden groups will come forth to share that knowledge widely unless  
society makes large gestures toward improving our relationship with  
the earth and living things, The chances of that on this side of the  
ocean are slim to none.

It seems a shame but my impression was that many would rather let the  
knowledge die than let  those who don't understand their ways of  
seeing have any advantage from it.

Nancy

On Nov 27, 2006, at 5:23 PM, Ric wrote:

> hi,
>
> yes, Abenaki or 'Easterners', name borne by several NE Woodlands  
> tribes but has stuck with the Abenaki's. There are also,  
> potentially, Lenape (Delaware) petroglyphs - recorded in Kraft p  
> 171, 1986, 'The Lenape'. Unfortunately, the initial-contact  
> Europeans took little interest in the established cultures they  
> encountered, so not a great deal is known about this rock art -   
> the same is true for a great deal of prehistory in America?
>
> general list note: if you want to know what NE Woodlands tribes  
> looked like - see erroneously titled 'Last of the Mohicans' film -  
> a very accurate period piece!
>
> http://www.mohicanpress.com/mo06063.html
>
> ric

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