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Title: chief samuel little fox
Post by: milehighsalute on April 27, 2021, 04:38:06 pm
https://www.nellis.af.mil/News/Article/2536371/living-risking-it-all-newest-space-force-intelligence-officer-aims-for-the-stars/

shaman of all 13 tribes of long island

he is of the EXTINCT Matinecock tribe

looked at his "ceremonial" gear and his daughter's gum machine headband

laughable
Title: Re: chief samuel little fox
Post by: milehighsalute on April 27, 2021, 04:40:27 pm
native news online now became very suspect in my eyes

https://nativenewsonline.net/currents/space-force-swears-in-first-indigenous-female-intelligence-officer
Title: Re: chief samuel little fox
Post by: verity on April 27, 2021, 06:25:05 pm
"Chief Samuel Little Fox" = Samuel Steven "Sonny"  Boyd Jr. https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/30166
Title: Re: chief samuel little fox
Post by: verity on April 27, 2021, 06:37:08 pm
As Tribal Factions Squabble, Hopes Fade on Land at Fort
LeDUFF, CHARLIE. New York Times, Late Edition (East Coast); New York, N.Y. [New York, N.Y]06 July 1997: 6

''The great nations of the American Indian will rise again after the birth of the white buffalo,'' said Chief Sonny Little Fox, recounting an ancient prophecy of the Lakota Sioux.

Such a calf was born three years ago in Wisconsin, and like tens of thousands of believers, Mr. Little Fox, who lives in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, made the pilgrimage to witness the living miracle. Sadly, the white buffalo later turned brown.

That buffalo is a fitting metaphor for the Matinecock Nation, Mr. Little Fox said: one of tenuous hope. The tribe, of perhaps 250 members, is split into two factions. The rift may end its chance of reclaiming an ancestral burial ground said to lie in Fort Totten.

One faction regards Chief Little Fox as the grand sachem, the other backs his distant cousin, Chief Osceola Townsend. ''You cannot negotiate when the family is divided,'' said Mr. Townsend, 62, of Kew Gardens, Queens.

It is one of the few points on which the two men agree. ''For a long time, people thought we were dead,'' Mr. Little Fox said. ''Now with the fighting, we are killing ourselves.''

For nearly 200 years, anthropologists and historians considered the Matinecock extinct. The tribe, however, was resurrected in 1958 by Princess Sun Tama, born Ann Harding. After being moved by a vision, she placed an article in a Flushing paper calling for all Matinecock descendants to come forward. Several hundred descendants still live on western Long Island, most a mix of African, European and Matinecock backgrounds. Sun Tama's aim was to reclaim native traditions and land. But land has never been won, in part because of backbiting.

Today Mr. Townsend will acknowledge Mr. Little Fox only as a junior sachem. Mr. Townsend said his claim to leadership rests in an affidavit signed by Chief John Little Moose Williams, who led the tribe through the 1980's. In that document, signed shortly before his death in 1987, Chief Little Moose turned his duties over to Mr. Townsend.

''That isn't Indian way,'' Mr. Little Fox said. ''signing some paper. I went through a ceremony, and I was elected by the tribal council to be chief. Anything that Osceola does as chief is wrong and illegal.''

Mr. Townsend dismissed that. ''I don't need any ceremony and I don't recognize the council,'' he said.

Cheryl Brady, chairwoman of the Matinecock Council of Elders and a cousin of Mr. Townsend, backs Mr. Little Fox as chief. She said the council had never seen the affidavit.

As the family squabble smolders, an opportunity for stewardship of the land evaporates. In 1995 the Defense Department announced that the fort in Bayside would be turned over for civilian use. Final recommendations from the Fort Totten Redevelopment Authority, the panel in charge of the project, are due by Dec. 18.

Thomas Sweeney, a spokesman for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, said it was unlikely that the Matinecock could make a successful claim without Federal recognition of the tribe.

Fearful that the sacred ground would be violated by grave robbers, Mr. Townsend has refused to reveal its exact site until the city assures him that the ground gets landmark status. He will not even tell his people. ''There will be a time for that,'' he said. ''When we come together as one.'' CHARLIE LeDUFF
Title: Re: chief samuel little fox
Post by: verity on April 27, 2021, 06:40:00 pm
QUEENS Diary / Chief Among Them: After 14 Long Years, The Matinecocks Have a New Leader: [QUEENS Edition]
BY MERLE ENGLISH. STAFF WRITER. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]31 May 1998: G09.

We're not asking for much. Half of Long Island was all Matinecock. Why can't they give us back something?' - Chief

IN THE BASEMENT of Macedonia Church in Flushing on a recent Saturday, Samuel Boyd Stevens sat cross-legged on a rug facing about four dozen people seated in a semicircle.

Many in the gathering wore fringed leather tunics, beaded moccasins and other American Indian dress and jewelry. But Stevens stood out among them.

Wearing, over white dungarees, a silken white shirt with red, yellow and blue ribbons encircling the upper arms, he complemented the outfit with a choker fashioned from turquoise beads and animal teeth and claws, and a broad mother-of-pearl bracelet on one arm.

Rings on every finger except his thumbs were formed into lizard, lion, turtle and other animal designs. A white cape made of long beads and feathers attached to a headdress topped by what appeared to be a snake's head flowed out behind him onto the floor.

In his right arm Stevens cradled a staff topped by a turtle's shell and in his left a large eagle's feather.

Stevens was being ceremonially installed by members of his Matinecock tribe as their new leader, or sachem, Chief Little Fox. As his mission, he has promised to revive the culture of the Matinecocks - a group that once occupied large portions of Long Island and Queens - and win back some of the land that was taken from them.

The chieftainship of the tribe had been in dispute following the death in 1984 of John Williams (Chief Little Moose), who was then the Matinecock sachem. Oceola Townsend, of Kew Gardens, who Little Fox said is his cousin, had spoken for the tribe as its chief until the tribal council voted for Little Fox in October. In a response conveyed by his daughter, Pamela, Townsend said he wouldn't "dignify with any comment" Little Fox' promotion by the tribal council.

He was the only recognized Matinecock chief, Townsend said, and described Little Fox as "a sub-chief."

But Little Fox said Chief Little Moose once told him he had a vision that Little Fox would be chief after him.

"He left me as junior chief with his hand blessing on my head," Little Fox said. The event at Macedonia Church was to formalize his leadership.

The ceremony got under way with an American Indian prayer by Marjorie Paris, a Matinecock. Then Running Bear, shaman of the Ramapos of New Jersey, conducted a blessing ritual.

Dipping a feather into a bowl of water, Running Bear shook the droplets on Little Fox. He again shook the feather while intoning in Algonquian a prayer to the "Great Spirits of the West, East, North and South," and to "Mother Earth and Father Sky."

Taking up pinches of tobacco from a pouch on a rug laid out on the floor near Little Fox, Matinecocks and their guests offered prayers for his guidance and good wishes for his tenure as chief.

"I've come many miles to see this moment," said Chief Robert Cooper of the Montaukett tribe of Riverhead. "We know the Great Spirit is at work, because we are not gone. We are here, and we are here to stay."

That is the message Little Fox wants to send as he takes up his position.

"It's my time to use my power to get back what belongs to you," he told the Matinecocks. "My job is to try to help my people get back some of their land. Everything in this country today belongs to us, but we're not asking for much. Half of Long Island was all Matinecock. Why can't they give us back something?

"It's not about hate, it's about our future, to get something back for our people, because we are still here," Little Fox said, adding, "We got wiped out because they wanted the land. We forgive them for the mistake they made. I'm only going to stand for the future. My aim is to keep my culture alive, to keep our people off the street and away from drugs and breaking laws," he said.

Little Fox spoke with authority despite a lisp left over from nearly a lifetime of learning how to speak after he lost his voice and his hearing in a fall when he was an infant. He regained his voice at the age of 4, he said, when he awoke one night screaming. He'd dreamt that a giant spider had grabbed him by the neck.

The new Matinecock chief, 52, was born in East Harlem. He lives in Lindenhurst and works as a porter with the New York City Housing Authority. He trained as a junior chief under Chief Little Moose, according to Cheryl Brady, chairwoman of the Matinecock tribal council. Little Fox was named the "keeper and carrier of the sacred pipe," indicating that he is able to conduct all of the ceremonies, she said.

Little Fox is the only living member of the tribe to receive the sacred rites of chieftainship, Brady said, and his position as sachem is equivalent to that of a chief executive officer of a corporation. During the ceremony she presented to him certificates verifying his chieftainship.

"His goal is to keep the Matinecock name alive, keep the tribe united and teach the culture," she said. "We are celebrating his achievements of being elected to the highest position at such a young age and his many years of loyal service, dedication and commitment to the tribe."

As an indication of that commitment, Little Fox organizes and attends powwows and ceremonies, performs traditional dancing and makes American Indian jewelry.

"He's been at it ever since he's been a teenager," Brady said.

Members of the tribe, which numbers about 250 in Queens and on Long Island, "are starting to come back," Brady said. They are holding meetings at Macedonia until a traditional Long House, or meeting place, can be established.

Mandingo Oceola Tshaka, a spokesman for the tribe, said, "I hope that he {Little Fox} comes up with some positive ideas to bring us forward. We're hoping that by having a sachem, that will show that we're going forward, and it will be like a magnet for people who are laying back, waiting for something to happen.

"Now that we have a leader that we say is our leader," Tshaka said, "we're hoping that will attract others."
Title: Re: chief samuel little fox
Post by: milehighsalute on April 27, 2021, 06:45:15 pm
 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

i love hearing about FAKE native tribes having internal issues
Title: Re: chief samuel little fox
Post by: verity on April 27, 2021, 06:54:44 pm
Her name, unless she has legally changed it, is Haida Boyd.

Notes from The Hill Top Times (Hill Air Force Base, Utah) 02 Dec 2004, page 3 (via newspapers.com) :

Parents divorced when she was 6 months old, mother rarely spoke of her father.

She grew up in rural South Dakota. Experienced racist bullying at predominately white schools.

Once she connected with her father as an adult, she now believes that she is "the daughter of an Indian chief and an Indian princess".  "descendant of Seminole, Cherokee, and other eastern American Indian tribes" "full blooded American Indian and descendant of seven Eastern tribes"
Title: Re: chief samuel little fox
Post by: verity on April 27, 2021, 06:56:38 pm
Found a link online to the above https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/135499/airman-discovers-her-american-indian-heritage/
Title: Re: chief samuel little fox
Post by: verity on April 27, 2021, 07:16:24 pm
https://www.facebook.com/MatinecockTribe/

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This is the official page of the Matinecock Indian tribe of Long Island endorsed by Princess Nuppaqua(reigning princess,council chairperson and keeper of the archives).


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Please do not mistake us for a group calling themselves the matinecock nation, they are not us. We donot know who these people are.

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Cheryl Brady
We no longer give out last names. People are taking our last names and calling themselves Matinecocks. These are people we donot know. You can start with a historial figure in that tribe. Historial figures are in history books, historial society pamplets, etc...I will tell you the name Smith is the royal family and you would have to know the history. I can tell you I am a member of the royal family and currently the reigning princess.

The two photos uploaded here (sign in to see)

a. "Throwback pic of my mom. Its about 20 years old." from the admin of this FB page
b. "Circa 1973... Wish I had more pics but someone stole them out of the Longhouse(amongst other things)". "the other man in the white shirt is chief little moose. Also chief little fox is in the black shirt."
Title: Re: chief samuel little fox
Post by: verity on April 27, 2021, 07:23:49 pm
The admin (says her name is Golden Sun) of The official page of the Matinecock Indian tribe of Long Island FB identifies this woman as her mother:

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Greetings 
Greetings To All, my name is Princess Nuppaqua , and I would like to introduce myself and tell you a little bit about myself. I am the 7th generation Great Granddaughter of historical figure Grand Sachem Tackapusha who ruled over Greater/Lower New York in the 1600's. It is Tackapusha who is posing on the Dutch Seal Of New York. My Great Grandmother and her parents lived on their native settlement called, " Matinecock Row " formally located in Lakeville/Manhasset, Nassau County. Lakeville is the village they founded. Our native family cemetery still exist there. In the 1960's, the descendants of Tackapusha ( The Royal Family ) established their longhouse in Flushing, New York. It was called, " The Tackapusha  Longhouse." This is where  My cousin, Sachem/Chief Little Fox and I grew up. Under the leadership of the Royal Court and the Chiefs, we began our training to one day help lead the tribe. In my youth, I was an aide for the Royal Court, and later on became an apprentice with varied and extensive tasks and duties. As the current reigning princess (an inherited position) I was voted into the position/title of Chairperson of the Council Of Elders in 1997. I am a Sewan(shell) Crafter(one of two left) and I enjoy doing beadwork and making my own regalia. In my youth I was a Spirit Dancer and a Shawl Dancer. When health and weather permits, I attend the pow wows and I may do a gig or two. Lol...Today, many of the Royal Family live in Queens. I reside in the Town Of North Hempstead/Nassau County. It was nice meeting and talking with all of you. Until next time...
Title: Re: chief samuel little fox
Post by: milehighsalute on April 27, 2021, 08:28:48 pm
my question is who are the 13 long island tribes and do they consider li'l fox their "shaman"?

i thought it was only shinnecock out that way
Title: Re: chief samuel little fox
Post by: verity on April 27, 2021, 08:55:35 pm
I found this group back in 1959:

"Chief Little Moose" John Williams
"Princess Sun Tama" Mrs. Ann Harding Murdock
"Chief Bald Eagle" John Harding
"Princess Heather Flower" Mattie Waters
"Princess Brown Thrush" Lyla Harding
"Chief Running Deer" James T Wilson
"Chief Standing Bear" Rev. James C Burns "grand nephew of the Apache chief Geronimo

They founded the "Tackapoosha Chapel ".

This info from The New York Age, 05 Dec 1959, page 8

The Little Fox image is from their current FB page. "Princess Brown Thrush" is in that photo. She died in 1992.

In a 1972 article she said that the tribe was reactivated in 1958 at her home. And that she was a descendant of Tackapoosha, a sachem of her tribe.

Title: Re: chief samuel little fox
Post by: verity on April 27, 2021, 09:18:43 pm
my question is who are the 13 long island tribes and do they consider li'l fox their "shaman"?

i thought it was only shinnecock out that way

In 1951 this group identified as "The Shinnecock Indian Tribe" led by Chief Nowendonoah. "Princess Heather Flower" is mentioned, 10 years old at the time. "Princess Nowendona" also included. They made the president of Fairleigh Dickinson college an "honorary chief". They gave him a headdress, "smoked peace pipe",  and did "dance steps representing the approach of the white man".

(The Record (Hackensack New Jersey) 10 Nov 1951, page 3)

In a 1972 article Princess Heather Flower said she was all Indian with a Cherokee mother and a father (Chief Standing Waters) a combination of Algonquin, Narraganset, and Shinnecock.

Title: Re: chief samuel little fox
Post by: verity on April 27, 2021, 09:59:48 pm
Mention of "Princess Brown Thrush" Lyla Harding again:

1958 two sisters Ann Harding Murdock (Princess Sun Tama) and Lila Elizabeth Harding (Princess Brown Thrush) organized an informal longhouse - "tribal flame re-lit",  Matinecock tribe reorganized.

(The Long Island Indians and their New England Ancestors: Narragansett, Mohegan, Pequot & Wampanoag Tribes, Donna Gentle Spirit Barron, 2006)

Title: Re: chief samuel little fox
Post by: verity on April 27, 2021, 11:22:04 pm
There is so much ongoing infighting among these extended family groups.

In general, all say they are descended from http://www.matinecocktribalnation.org/chief-tackapousha.html#chief-tackapusha-grand-sachem - from the 1600s.

Then they jump to this gentleman from the 1800s http://www.matinecocktribalnation.org/chief-john-mapevanisto-waters.html#chief-john-mapevanisto-waters . John E. Waters looks to be in a census listed as Indian, his wife and all children listed Black. Although much more thorough genealogy work needs to be done.

Next there was a claimed revival in the 1950s. As far as I can tell, the descendants of those who did the "revival" are now arguing.

"Chief Little Fox" Samuel Steven Boyd Jr. is in the mix, somehow.
Title: Re: chief samuel little fox
Post by: verity on April 27, 2021, 11:58:09 pm
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The Matinecocks regained recogination through the Church of the New Alley when the Long House was located on Prince Street Flushing .

The State of New York and Queens Borough President Pat Clancy and his Secretary Josh Smith was at the cermoney.

Quote from Osceola Townsend (he is feuding with "Chief Little Fox" about who controls this not-so-legitimate group).

https://turtletalk.blog/2010/09/02/shinnecock-nation-wins-procedural-victory-in-federal-recognition-appeal/
Title: Re: chief samuel little fox
Post by: verity on April 28, 2021, 10:11:41 pm
Related research thread on the history of these extended family groups that now call themselves a "tribe" - http://www.newagefraud.org/smf/index.php?topic=5525.0
Title: Re: chief samuel little fox
Post by: verity on April 29, 2021, 08:26:14 pm
The group he is from is based on the "Tipi Order of America" - a fraternal org of non-Natives.

You can see a membership card here http://www.matinecocktribalnation.org/chief-james-e.-wild-pigeon-waters.html on the page dedicated to the son of who they call "Chief John M. Waters".
Title: Re: chief samuel little fox
Post by: verity on April 29, 2021, 09:51:08 pm
This http://www.newagefraud.org/smf/index.php?topic=5525.msg47509#msg47509 applies to this thread here too.

"Chief Samuel Little Fox" belongs to an organization based on the "Tipi Order of America" and who regards this man as one of their esteemed patriarchs:

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Queens: A Voicer stated that Indians in this country are discriminated against. I, a member of the Mattinnecock tribe, feel this is not true. The Indians were given reservations on which they could live in peace and happiness - or leave at any time they pleased. They were well paid for jobs, especially high jobs. I, myself, see little or no discrimination against any of my people.

John Harding
(Chief Bald Eagle)
Title: Re: chief samuel little fox
Post by: educatedindian on April 30, 2021, 12:20:00 am

...."Chief Standing Bear" Rev. James C Burns "grand nephew of the Apache chief Geronimo

...."Princess Brown Thrush" is in that photo. She died in 1992.

In a 1972 article she said that the tribe was reactivated in 1958 at her home. And that she was a descendant of Tackapoosha, a sachem of her tribe.

No. Geronimo's descendants are very well documented, and they're on the Mescalero rez. No idea how he claims one wound up on Long Island.

Tackapousha (no idea why the alternative spelling) was Lenape. And lived way back in the 1650s. 300 years later would make her at least a great X6 descendant at least, if it were true, a BQ something more than 1/128. Perhaps as much as great x12.

If we rely on a more generous claim and imagine an ancestor at the time they went extinct, it would still be perhaps X6, at most a great grandparent.
Title: Re: chief samuel little fox
Post by: verity on April 30, 2021, 12:39:40 am
Uploaded here are some photos from "The official page of the Matinecock Indian tribe of Long Island" FB page https://www.facebook.com/MatinecockTribe

They refer to themselves as members of a "royal family".

So much infighting including claims that an elderly man was tricked into signing affidavits that he did not understand.

A description of themselves: "We are the Turtle clan under Sachem Tackapousha(1600s) (Long Island/Manhattan Island)"
Title: Re: chief samuel little fox
Post by: verity on April 30, 2021, 01:33:16 am
"the Royal Family name of Smith" is invoked often.

Membership claims include through spiritual connections, initiations, visions of Tackapousha, John Waters from the early 1800s, and a Charles Smith.

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3. Lilia Harding is a blood Matinecock by birth and by the Royal Family name of Smith.
4. Lilia Harding's mother, Louise Smith Rapelyea is the daughter of my Great Grandmother's brother Charles Smith.

Above from a member of this group, on FB, she holds the "Master Tree" genealogy.

Louise Smith (Rapelyea) can be seen in records. Her father was not a Charles Smith. I haven't found any Charles Smith.


Name:    Louisa R Harding
[Louisa R Rapelyea]
Gender:    Female
Race:    Black
Marital status:    Married
Age:    66
Birth Date:    28 Apr 1878
Birth Place:    New York
Residence Street Address:    33-09 Prince St
Residence Place:    New York
Death Date:    14 May 1944
Death Street Address:    32-09 Prince St Flushing
Death Place:    New York City, Queens, New York, USA
Cause of Death:    Cerebral Hemorrhage, Arterio-Sclerosis
Burial Date:    17 May 1944
Burial Place:    Flushing Cemetery
Occupation:    Laundress
Father's Birth Place:    New York
Mother's Birth Place:    New York
Father:    Elisah Rapelyea
Mother:    Hannah H Rapelyea
Spouse:    George H Harding
Child:    Anna H Murdock
Informant:    Anna H Murdock
Informant Gender:    Female
Informant Relationship:    Daughter


(Ancestry.com. New York, New York, U.S., Index to Death Certificates, 1862-1948 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT. USA: 2020.)

The Anna H Murdock listed in record is http://www.newagefraud.org/smf/index.php?topic=5525.0 Ann (Harding) Murdock "Princess Sun Tama" "Matinecock tribe of Long Island"
Title: Re: chief samuel little fox
Post by: verity on April 30, 2021, 01:41:34 am
An additional note on earlier post here about the "Tipi Order of America" membership card. "Red Fox" is one of the names on it. "Red Fox" is the father of "Chief Samuel Little Fox".
Title: Re: chief samuel little fox
Post by: verity on April 30, 2021, 02:30:47 pm
An additional note on earlier post here about the "Tipi Order of America" membership card. "Red Fox" is one of the names on it. "Red Fox" is the father of "Chief Samuel Little Fox".

This is likely two different people = the Red Fox who founded Tipi Order of America and "Chief Little Fox" Samuel Steven Boyd Jr.'s father Red Fox.

Both Red Fox are important in these groups as is the Tipi Order of America.
Title: Re: chief samuel little fox
Post by: verity on April 30, 2021, 03:05:31 pm
Samuel "Sonny" Stevens Boyd Jr. "Chief Little Fox" was born in 1946. Said to have lived in Long Island, NY all his life.

FB from "Princess Nuppaqua" about him:

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1969/1970- At the age of 18-19, Little Fox moved from learning and listening to going to the council meetings at the longhouse and attending to tribal affairs. In 1970, Little Fox began his chieftainship training under the guidance and direction of Chief Little Moose.
When 1974 arrived, Little Fox had finished his first phase of training and was installed by the chief and council into the position/tittle of  Jr. Chief. At his Blessing Ceremony, Little Fox received the honor of  " Keeper and Carrier Of The Sacred Pipe. " This honor gave Little Fox the authority and the responsibility to perform all ceremonial rites/rituals for the tribe. Among his other Jr. Chief duties, they included: protecting the Earthmother, representing the tribe at ceremonies, events, functions, etc...and maintaining the longhouse.

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Chief Little Fox's Rise To The Matinecock Chieftainship...Pt.4
Why is Little Fox the Sachem of The Matinecock Tribe?
Ans: 1- He has vast knowledge of native culture and history.
        2. His long years of experience
        3. His commitment, dedication. loyalty, etc...to the elders and 
            the tribe.
            4. His true love for his people and his tribe.
            5.  His zest for continuing to learn.
* Chief Little Fox is the ONLY  LIVING MEMBER OF THE TRIBE TO RECIEVE THE RITES OF MATINECOCK CHIEFTAINSHIP!!!
How is it that Little Fox is a Matinecock Sachem when he is a Shinnecock?
First off, it is the tribe's own business who they WANT TO CHOOSE TO BE THEIR LEADER. secondly, Little Fox can be the Matinecock Sachem , not only because he was TRAINED by them and RAISED by them, but also, he is a blood relative to the royal family. LINEAGE- Chief Little Fox's father and my Great Grandfather are first cousins ( Stevens ). My Great Grandfather married the Royal Princess, Quiet Waters. Their children are blood cousins to Little Fox.
Now, There You Have It All Of You Jealous Envious HATERS!!!  All of your questions are answered. NOW STOP HATING ON MY CHIEF/MY COUSIN.
                                 Written by The Reigning Princess, Nuppaqua
Title: Re: chief samuel little fox
Post by: verity on April 30, 2021, 05:37:44 pm
Rev. Red Fox James PH D. D. D founded the Tipi Order of America.

Samuel "Sonny" Stevens Boyd Jr. "Chief Little Fox" claimed lineage includes card carrying members of Tipi Order of America.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Fox_James
http://electricindian.50megs.com/redfox3.htm

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He is variously identified as a Blood Indian, a half-breed Crow, a Blackfoot and, as the Bureau of Indian Affairs says, “undetermined.” James does little to set the record straight.

By today’s standards, he’d be considered a racist and more. He’s an assimilationist. He’s a Catholic who becomes anti-Catholic; he admires the Improved Order of the Red Men, a white fraternal group that embraces the Noble Savage stereotype. Indians aren’t allowed to join.

James “also disliked immigrants, believing they brought crime and degeneracy to this country,” Hazel Hertzberg writes in her book, “The Search For An American Indian Identity.”

Consequently, European immigrants—and Blacks—are barred from joining his organizations, such as the Teepee Order of America, founded in New York City in 1915, after James makes his second ride to D.C.

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He is born either in Manitoba, Canada or near Great Falls, Montana, around 1889 or 1890. He says his people are originally Welsh. When they come to this country, they marry into “the Indian tribe in Virginia.” Thus, he says, his father James Thomas St. James, is Welsh and 1/16 Indian and that his mother, whom he does not identify, is a Blood Indian from Western Canada.

https://fresnoalliance.com/november-is-native-american-month/ by Pepper Heredia

The clip Fraternal Pan-Indianism is from the book The Search for an American Indian Identity Modern Pan-Indian Movements By Hazel Hertzberg · 1971
Title: Re: chief samuel little fox
Post by: milehighsalute on May 03, 2021, 07:43:59 pm

...."Chief Standing Bear" Rev. James C Burns "grand nephew of the Apache chief Geronimo

...."Princess Brown Thrush" is in that photo. She died in 1992.

In a 1972 article she said that the tribe was reactivated in 1958 at her home. And that she was a descendant of Tackapoosha, a sachem of her tribe.

No. Geronimo's descendants are very well documented, and they're on the Mescalero rez. No idea how he claims one wound up on Long Island.

Tackapousha (no idea why the alternative spelling) was Lenape. And lived way back in the 1650s. 300 years later would make her at least a great X6 descendant at least, if it were true, a BQ something more than 1/128. Perhaps as much as great x12.

If we rely on a more generous claim and imagine an ancestor at the time they went extinct, it would still be perhaps X6, at most a great grandparent.
and many of geronimos descendants still at fort sill too

and as we all know here....they do not have names like standing bear

so it looks like fake tribery runs amuck amongst this  guys associates and family

i put him on here due to him being "shaman to all 13 tribes of long island"......but looks like he has a deeper history of imposter charlatanism ........ i would love to see a section in the future for fake tribes and maybe fake artists.......could that happen?
Title: Re: chief samuel little fox
Post by: educatedindian on May 05, 2021, 12:24:53 pm
i would love to see a section in the future for fake tribes and maybe fake artists.......could that happen?

We could have threads dedicated to listing all the fake tribe threads together. Maybe separate ones dedicated to Cults Posing as Tribes, Militias Posing as Tribes, and probably the one with the most, wishful thinking about ancestry. There's already one on Would Be Cherokee Tribes.

I think there's already one on frauds posing as Native musicians. Another on authors, another on other artists.
Title: Re: chief samuel little fox
Post by: verity on May 21, 2021, 01:54:42 am
I got a copy of the thesis "The revitalization of the Matinnecock Indian tribe of New York", by William Hawk, 1984, Ph. D. University of Wisconsin--Madison through inter-library loan.

Dr. William Hawk (1929 - 2006, obit: https://www.beaulieufuneralhome.com/obituary/27179 ) described himself as "I was Nissequoques, and Nissequoques were once Matinnecocks. I was an anthropologist and anthropologists are supposed to know a lot about Indians." This description is by way of him explaining why he became this group's "faith keeper".

Dr. Hawk's thesis provides background on the group(s) "Chief Little Fox" comes from.

Dr. Hawk wrote that the "tribe" (his use of quotes) was a "network of kinship reinforced by a strong tradition of Indian heritage".

Dr. Willliam Hawk was appointed "Faith-keeper of the Longhouse" in 1973 by Lila Harding/Brown Thrush and John Williams/Little Moose. He then held naming ceremonies, Spirit Feasts (Ghost Supper), seasonal celebrations, and pipe ceremonies (which he described as a Pan-Indian procedure that he knew quite well).

He introduced the idea of menstrual taboos to the group, he writes that he was somewhat apprehensive about how this would be received but that the women accepted the taboos easily.

He created what he called a "Neo-Algonkian" language for ceremonial use. He introduced to this group use of prayer sticks, pictographs, pipes, tobacco, cedar incense, eagle feathers, Pendleton blankets, and war clubs.

I mean ......... I read all this as - a white anthropologist taught a group of non-Native black people how to continue to play Indian. He described what he helped create as a "neo-traditional religion".

So most everything "Chief Little Fox" does is based on this created "neo-traditional religion".
Title: Re: chief samuel little fox
Post by: verity on May 21, 2021, 02:38:35 am
Since Dr. William Hawk invented this current "neo-traditional religion" that Samuel "Sonny" Stevens Boyd Jr. "Chief Little Fox" and others carry on, I'll tuck in some info on him:

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Name:    William Danes Gerritsen [William Hawk]
Gender:    Male
Birth Date:    17 Mar 1929
Birth Place:    Bay Shore Su, New York
Death Date:    4 Jan 2006
Father:    
William Gerritsen
Mother:    
Dorothy Gordon
SSN:    072265946
Notes:    Dec 1949: Name listed as WILLIAM DANES GERRITSEN; 01 Sep 1976: Name listed as WILLIAM HAWK

U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

According to the 1930 federal census his paternal grandparents were from Holland and New York, maternal grandparents from New York and Ireland.

Photo: https://web.archive.org/web/20210301193018/https://outlet.historicimages.com/products/mjb58922
Title: Re: chief samuel little fox
Post by: verity on May 21, 2021, 04:20:34 am
Dr. William Hawk/ William Danes Gerritsen did not write favorably of Samuel "Sonny" Stevens Boyd Jr. "Chief Little Fox" (who he refers to as Samuel Stevens Jr.).

He writes that when  Lila Elizabeth Harding/ Princess Brown Thrush was in the hospital for cancer treatment in 1983, Little Fox moved into her home "which was also Tackapusha Longhouse.

Little Fox was in his 30s at the time. When he was very young an accident left him speech impaired. Brown Thrush had appointed him "junior chief". Dr. Hawk refers to him as "obviously unsuitable".

John Williams/ Little Moose had retired. Princess Brown Thrush was ill. Little Fox proclaimed himself "chief of the tribe".

Then Osceola Townsend, who had been a member of Anne Harding Murdock's (http://www.newagefraud.org/smf/index.php?topic=5525.0) related group, returned to the area and stated that "he comes before Little Fox does" in terms of succession.

Princess Brown Thrush retired. Little Fox was evicted from her home.

Fighting about this continues to this day. These extended family groups have a long history of infighting and schisms.
Title: Re: chief samuel little fox
Post by: educatedindian on May 21, 2021, 06:32:32 pm
I got a copy of the thesis "The revitalization of the Matinnecock Indian tribe of New York", by William Hawk, 1984, Ph. D. University of Wisconsin--Madison through inter-library loan.

Dr. William Hawk (1929 - 2006, obit: https://www.beaulieufuneralhome.com/obituary/27179 ) described himself as "I was Nissequoques, and Nissequoques were once Matinnecocks. I was an anthropologist and anthropologists are supposed to know a lot about Indians." This description is by way of him explaining why he became this group's "faith keeper".

Dr. Hawk's thesis provides background on the group(s) "Chief Little Fox" comes from.

Dr. Hawk wrote that the "tribe" (his use of quotes) was a "network of kinship reinforced by a strong tradition of Indian heritage".

Dr. Willliam Hawk was appointed "Faith-keeper of the Longhouse" in 1973 by Lila Harding/Brown Thrush and John Williams/Little Moose. He then held naming ceremonies, Spirit Feasts (Ghost Supper), seasonal celebrations, and pipe ceremonies (which he described as a Pan-Indian procedure that he knew quite well).

He introduced the idea of menstrual taboos to the group, he writes that he was somewhat apprehensive about how this would be received but that the women accepted the taboos easily.

He created what he called a "Neo-Algonkian" language for ceremonial use. He introduced to this group use of prayer sticks, pictographs, pipes, tobacco, cedar incense, eagle feathers, Pendleton blankets, and war clubs.

I mean ......... I read all this as - a white anthropologist taught a group of non-Native black people how to continue to play Indian. He described what he helped create as a "neo-traditional religion".

So most everything "Chief Little Fox" does is based on this created "neo-traditional religion".

A lot of it was not only never used by Matinnecocks. Never used by any people in the area:
Pendleton blankets are mostly out west. Prayer sticks are mostly in the SW, mainly Pueblo. Though plenty of Nuage sites now have DIY versions and even Costco sells Pendletons.
Longhouses mostly from Iroquois down to Pamunkey in VA. Not so much New England tribes.
A lot he just assumed was universal.
Title: Re: chief samuel little fox
Post by: verity on May 21, 2021, 07:33:16 pm
This dissertation by Dr. William Hawk astounds me. He lays out in great detail how he created his own "neo-traditional religion".  He lays out the liturgy he invented. He writes about how he offered this group a menu of choices and then incorporated them. He observes that his invented religion was quickly adopted by the group who then stated that the beliefs were ancient.

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Twentieth century Matinnecocks had a great deal to learn if they wished to recreate an authentic indigenous religion. The task of teaching them basic Great Lakes Algonkian theology fell to Wallace Pyawasit and and myself. Pyawasit's contributions were enormous.
 

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During the summer, tribesmen of both sexes and all ages visit my camp in Michigan. While there, they learn still more about "Indian religion", at least as I understand it.

The group wanted a more formal religious bestowing of names ceremony, he invented one.

He introduced "the concept of 'Manitou' " to them that they adopted. He discarded other possibilities: "I really did not know what to do with Kauntantowit, so I did nothing at all with him". He added in anything he himself personally liked, such as eagle bone whistles.

Dr. William Hawk seemed to both know exactly what he was doing but also to be willfully ignorant. Maybe even condescending and arrogant. Maybe a fraud who mostly believed in his own self image of superiority ? He put this creation of a pan-Indian religion in anthropological context and somehow this dissertation was accepted. Yet he also writes that when he discovered some carved sticks in a drawer of a relative that they were "of course" Indian.

He can be seen in some photos that this group posts on Facebook. Current members may not know that Dr. William Hawk invented their religion.

"Chief Little Fox" took on his name before this reinvention. But all the ceremonies, the "Indian language", seasonal events, and religious trappings that he uses are now all from Hawk. Hawk took what the group already had from pretendian fraternal organizations, performances,  and black Christian church life and maneuvered them into what he claimed was a true Indian religious group.
Title: Re: chief samuel little fox
Post by: verity on May 21, 2021, 07:43:18 pm
The Matinnecock entry in the Encyclopedia of North American Indians; Boston  Boston: Houghton Mifflin, Frederick E Hoxie, ed.(Dec 1, 1996) was written by "William Hawk (Matinnecock), Eastern New Mexico University".

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Tribal leadership has been a recurrent problem since the death of Ann Murdock in 1969.

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At present the tribe has a chief, but some reject his authority.

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Like the Algonquian remnants of southern New England, the Matinnecocks are now involved in a regional form of Pan-Indianism. An unknown number have been assimilated by the black and white communities, but a core group cling steadfastly to their Native American identity.
Title: Re: chief samuel little fox
Post by: verity on May 23, 2021, 08:26:20 pm
Donna "Gentle Spirit" Barron is  "the family Historian and Genealogist for her Matinecock tribe". https://www.baysidehistorical.org/events-1/author-talk-with-donna-gentle-spirit-barron

I think she is part of the faction currently opposed to Chef Little Fox. But they all claim lineage from the same extended families and individuals, including Ann (Harding) Murdock http://www.newagefraud.org/smf/index.php?topic=5525.0

Donna Barron's work can be found on Find a Grave and ancestry.com. She regularly does public events including lectures https://qns.com/2018/07/flushing-born-native-american-keeps-her-family-heritage-alive/

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My name is Donna Barron. I am a Matinecock/Montaukett Indian. I am my family's Historian. My Native Spirit Name is Manitou Yohkayut (Gentle Spirit) also known as The Soul of the East Wind. I defend my own and my family's honor. I pledged allegiance to the old ways of our ancestors. My name is known to the Four winds. I carry a tomahawk as a reminder of Warriors who died defending the oath of the old ways.

 I was called to be the storyteller for my people. It was written in the stars before I was born. I am the voice for my ancestors. Sharing the true history of my Long Island Native family and their Ancestors. I enjoy sharing our history with the young. For our children are our future. A`HOY

http://www.matinecocktribalnation.org/about.html

She isn't actually a historian, or at least not a good one. What she posts on Find a Grave and ancestry,com is usually not accurate. Genealogy is mangled, records not used properly, and a lot of wishful thinking is applied. 

She also titles herself as "Princess".