Momfeather

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Does anyone know about Momfeather?

[Defend the Sacred]

Could you give us more information? Website? Location? Claimed Nation? Real name?

ETA: Is this who you mean?
http://www.manataka.org/page1562.html
http://friendsoftheindigenouselders.com/Board/Momfeather.html
http://migration.kentucky.gov/Newsroom/travel/momfeather.htm

[searching]

Yes that the person:
www.mantlerock.org

She claims to be Cherokee, Martha Erickson

[frederica]

Name is Martha Erickson.  Use to have ties to the "Southern Cherokee", but not sure which one, as they get around or did.  Had ties to Warren "Redwing Ramey. who was also "Southern Cherokee" with a dash of nuage. Most of her website now are cooking or poetry.

[Defend the Sacred]

http://www.mantlerock.org/wisdom.asp

14th Annual Wisdom of the Elders
Oct. 3 - 5, 2008
...
FACILITATORS:
Momfeather Erickson, Steve McCullough, and Bruce Hardwick
...
FEES:
$150.00/person includes two nights' use of Center space and all meals.
$100.00/person includes registration and meals only
$75.00/person for just Saturday with meals included
...
Momfeather Erickson – Teachings from the Rainbow Prophecy
...
Bruce Hardwick & Duane Kinnart - Fire Teachings and Sacred Songs
...
Steve McCullough – Lakota Teachings
...
Bob & Lee Nitsch – President and Program Coordinator, Seneca Indian Historical Society 

Thread on Steve McCullough: http://www.newagefraud.org/smf/index.php?topic=1245.0

Bob & Lee Nitsch: http://www.wolfclanteachinglodge.org/facilitators.html

Bruce Hardwick: http://www.soundhealing.com.au/SacredCeremoniesFrame.htm

...Bruce Hardwick, a Native American master of the Fire Ceremony tradition. ... In order to offer these ceremonies, this highly respected Shaman of the Ojibwa people will make a special journey from his home in Upper Michigan State bear country, on the Canadian border.

For many years Bruce has devoted his teachings to expanding the availability of traditionally exclusive cultural practices to uninitiated Native American men, women and children, and to all members of non-Indigenous societies. One very successful way in which he has achieved this is to teach all who wish to join together in playing the Big Drum. This art, in the past, has only been practised by initiated Native American men.

Bruce's vision of creating ten Healing and Training Centres open to all comers, whatever their race or creed, is already being developed in the USA. His own home centre is named "4-All???. There is another Centre, "Sacred Waters???, in South Bend, Indiana, and two or three similar Centres to come in the USA. The remainder will be located in several other countries around the world.

[educatedindian]

A person with the ID Momfeather joined a short time ago. Perhaps she'll give us her version and explain her involvement with ceremony sellers.

[Barnaby_McEwan]

The account was not activated within a reasonable time by the member clicking the link in the activation email that was sent, so I deleted it. No reason why this person shouldn't sign up again though.

[KIS]

Momfeather claims Cherokee Heritage and helped form the Southern Band of Cherokee located in Mantle Rock, KY the last time I heard.

I've known many people with knowledge of/or ties to Momfeather.  From the beginning, many expressed concerns over her legitimacy. Other friends/supporters started pulling away from her over questions of her "truths" and of her "agenda." 

My own experience started out hopeful and warm and loving and respectful. After a couple years, I left with a sour taste in my mouth and the feeling I was screwed royally. But that is just my opinion; she may have 10 times as many supporters who back her 100%.

It was a great life lesson, though, and one which makes me appreciate this forum for the intent behind it.

Momfeather seems a lovely and sweet grandmotherly woman and may be everything she says she is. I wish her well.

[lostcherokee]

http://www.mantlerock.org/Home_Page.html

Registration form
http://www.mantlerock.org/uploads/15thAnnualWisdomOfTheEldersInsertFall10.pdf

FACILITATORS: Momfeather Erickson, Steve McCullough, and Bruce Hardwick
DATE AND TIMES:
FRIDAY, October 1, 2010 Arrival - 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. - Program from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
*PLEASE do not arrive before 4:00 p. m. Friday afternoon as people will be preparing the center.
SATURDAY, October 2, 2010 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. – Seminars and programs go all day and night.
SUNDAY, October 3, 2010 Sunday program from 8:00 a.m.- 10:00am - Sacred Water Ceremony
FEES: $125.00 per person includes registration and meals only
$100.00 per person for just Saturday with meals included .
*Let us know if you have any dietary needs.
REGISTRATION EVERYONE MUST REGISTER to attend this weekend. This is a fund raiser for the center as well as a gathering. Walk-in registrations are welcome, but you must call in advance for the purpose of food.
Contact: Dan Creely, Jr. at d-creely@neiu.edu or (773)442-5564.
SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKERS:
Tony Calabrese – Keeper of the Sacred Cave and Medicine Wheel Teachings
Momfeather Erickson – Teachings from the Rainbow Prophecy
Bruce Hardwick & Duane Kinnart - Fire Teachings and Sacred Songs
Jim Yellow Horse Man – Peace Elder and Medicine Teachings from the Heart
Steve McCullough – Lakota Teachings
Ohsamin Judy Meister – Elder of the Miniss Kitigan Band of the Ojibway (Grandmother Kee)
Magdala & Mario Ramirez – The Return of the Feminine Energy to the Earth
Dan Raven – Sacred Geometry and Walking the Labyrinth for World Peace
John Sweeney – Teachings of the Tong Ren (the role of consciousness in healing)
Ann Wells – The Peruvian Despacho Fire Ceremony

This is under programs

The Ceremonial Grounds

   * Sacred Fire Circle with Grandmother Cedar Trees
   * Apacheta
   * Lakota Sweat Lodge
   * Peace Pole & a Labyrinth
Link to Marty"Soaring Eagle" Martin and his cherokee tribe of ky. Has his hand one way or another in about everything going on in Ky
http://www.winterstubes.com/tribal2.html

http://www.martysoaringeagle.com/
References: Linda Dishon, Red Crow Indian Council: 502-543-8582 email ewasee@cs.com

                  Ken Phillips, Kentucky Native American Heritage Museum:606-528-6342 or 606-526-5635 email sioux80@msn.com

                  Momfeather Erickson, Mantle Rock Native Education & Cultural Center 270-704-1913 email: mantlerockctr@aol.com or momfeathr@aol.com

                 Jim Harris, SkyHawk Drum: 513-625-2669 or 513-315-8281


Has Ken Phillips as a Reference
good refernce http://thetimestribune.com/local/x1065252130/Club-busted-for-bootlegging

[Superdog]

Wow...you should copy and repost this to the Steve McCullough thread. 

Superdog

[educatedindian]

It's disturbing that a university would sponsor ceremony selling, and that the person selling sweats is likely McCullough. Contact information for that program is here.
http://www.neiu.edu/~team/contact.htm

[Ogichidaa]

 The reason first Nations people don't want to participate in Interfaith celebrations? Because they always reach out to the frauds.
Please call these people and tell them Mom Feather and McCullough are frauds. How ridiculous!! Mom Feather another one of these fools tried to start her tribe.

Native American Community
Soil Blessing
5 to 6p, Brown-Forman
Amphitheatre,Waterfront Park,
The Circle of Indigenous Spirit Women
offer prayers and a community ceremony.
Participants include Martha "Momfeather"
Kaelbli Erickson, founder and Executive
Director of the Mantle Rock Native Education
and Cultural Center in Marion; Steve
McCullough, "Chief Red Spider" of the Salt
Creek Sundance, a medicine man who travels
the world performing Native American
spiritual ceremonies; and Native American
and Kentuckian Sarah Elizabeth Burkey a
singer, song-writer and musician. Native
American ceremonial drumming provided by
the Kentucky-based "Istayapi." Please bring a
handful of soil collected locally or from around
the world to offer as part of this ritual.

For more information about the Festival of Faiths please contact

jacque@interfaithrelations.org

For information about the Center for Interfaith Relations please contact:

vicki@interfaithrelations.org

502.583.3100 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              502.583.3100      end_of_the_skype_highlighting

415 W. Muhammad Ali Blvd
Louisville, KY 40202

[Ogichidaa]

I am unsure why someone who is selling ceremonies needs more research. She and McCullough are documented on numerous occasions selling spirituality? Am I wrong on this?

[Ogichidaa]

Is that an owl feather fan she has? It might be red tailed hawk but looks like owl to me.

[Defend the Sacred]

It looks like this is the website for the group hosting this: http://www.festivaloffaiths.org/