NEXT COUNCIL MEETING – See "Upcoming Events" page.
ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER
Please share Pow Wow news (Saponi Drum, P.O. Box 2079, Chillicothe, Ohio 45601). These gatherings let us share our culture with other Native people. Whether we are of the same tribe or not... "We all came from the same root (only) the leaves are different". John Fire Lame Deer (Lakota)
This newsletter comes to you by the support of Heriberto Dixon, Ph.D. His ongoing research on Eastern Siouan peoples continues to appear in scholarly journals. We thank him for his support, and for keeping the Tutalo-Saponi name from vanishing. We are still here.
As our membership continues to increase, so does the cost for mailing The Saponi Drum newsletter. In order to contain the mailing cost we will now offer the newsletter on-line at the Saponi Nation of Ohio’s website. We’ll be saving some trees by eliminating the need for paper to print the newsletter and mailing label. To access the website go to www.Saponi-Ohio.org . We would also like people to take the newsletter on the website. If you are able to access the internet and can discontinue the paper newsletter please contact Keith Roberts at (937)935-4971.
Saponi Nation of Ohio, PO Box 731, Xenia, Ohio 45385
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UPDATES
*****The official Saponi Nation of Ohio Facebook group is now up! Just search for "The Saponi Nation of Ohio" on Facebook.*****
Your old card has expired as of June 1, 2010. Please contact one of the council members to request your new card if you have not received it.
COMMUNITY VOICES: A Note from Lewis Boling
The council is requesting that any members that may be able to volunteer their time to attend the ANA training classes to contact Lewis Boling at 937-544-3807 or 937-271-3760. All expenses will be paid by the tribe. We need at least two volunteers and as many as four.
Sweats have resumed as of April 8th and will be available as needed for tribal members through out the rest of the year. Please contact Lewis Boling for more details.
OBITUARY: John Scarlett Has Walked On
John Scarlett was the husband of Mary Whitted. Mary is the daughter of John Paige Whitted and Julie Harris Whitted. Julie was the daughter of Frank and Sally Ray Harris. They were life long residents of Orange County, NC. John and his family lived and continue to do so on the banks of the Eno river. He is survived by his lovely wife Mary Whitted Scarlett and 3 wonderful daughters, Yolanda, Beverly and Jackie. He has a host of grandchildren and many, many relatives. Poppa John is truly missed. John Scarlett's wife and descendants are members of the Saponi Nation of Ohio.
The Tutelo-Saponi Language
chin = fat kaxle:pi = to wash wa-yi-ki-ko:ha = I said unto thee
