Pawnee Nation - Longhouse

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Pawnee Longhouse

The Longhouse is the Inter-Tribal Council organization that supports the program planning of the nation tribes. Council members are elected from tribal volunteers each year.

Longhouse meetings are organizational meetings for nation and tribe leaders to coordinate and schedule nation events and establish policies and standards. The Pawnee Nation follows a fairly regular schedule and includes many local and some overnight activities. The three key events of the year are the Spring, Summer and Winter Nation Campouts.

Longhouse meetings are held the first Tuesday of each month at Paul's Pantry. All tribe members are welcome to attend any Longhouse Meeting.

Volunteer Leaders

Pawnee Nation Chief
William G. Ryan
CHIEF RISING SUN
Ahwahneechee Tribe
(949) 584-2353
bill@williamryancompany.com

War Chief
Morton I. Smith
TALKING BULL
Shawnee Tribe
mis100@msn.com

Beach Cities YMCA Program Leaders

Y-Princess Program Director
Jacque McKelvey
(949) 940-1102
jmckelvey@ymcaoc.net

Advising Board Member
Doug Garcia
Doug.garcia@cox.net

Beach Cities YMCA
180 Avenida La Pata, Suite 100
San Clemente, CA 92673
(949) 496-1609

About Nation and Tribe Roles

The nation and tribe share a simple structure that usually includes a Chief (or co-chiefs), Medicine Man, Wampum Bearer, and Sachem. The nation has a few more roles like Sand Painter and Greeter. Here is the complete list:

Medicine Man - Assistant Chief
Wampum Bearer - finance (and sometimes merchandising)
Sachem - Last Year's Chief
Old Wise Man - Last Year's Sachem
Smoke Signaler - Website and other Communication
Historian - Slide Show
War Whooper - Leads Chants
Sand Painter - Orders Patches for Events
Nation Greeter - Contact for Recruiting Prospects

Talk to your chief if you're interested in being a leader next year.

LONGHOUSE SCHEDULE
MONTH	DATE	TIME
September	9/7/07	7:00 AM
October	10/5/07	7:00 AM
November	11/2/07	7:00 AM
December	12/7/07	7:00 AM
January	1/4/08	7:00 AM
February	2/1/08	7:00 AM
March	3/4/08	7:00 AM
April	4/1/08	7:00 AM
May	5/6/08	7:00 AM
June	6/3/08	7:00 AM
INFO: BILL RYAN 949-584-2353

Commitment
Your experience and success of the program simply come to your commitment to attend tribe meetings and Nation Events. You get out what you put in. The Princesses program sets the landscape for everlasting bonding memories with your daughter.

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

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