Good morning Barbara Thank you for the explanation. There are times when I speak with someone from my family and the answers to my questions are stories. My family is from the Cherokee Reservation in North Carolina but I also live in MA William Threerivers -----Original Message----- From: Barbara Young <bayofcc@comcast.net> To: cherokee <cherokee@rootsweb.com> Sent: Mon, Jan 20, 2014 8:34 pm Subject: Re: [Cherokee Circle] Hawk signs Hi William, As I think you know, I am not of Indian heritage but am enjoying every minute I spend at this list. I am going out on a limb with this but is it possible the "sign" is the appearance of a certain bird or animal to a certain person and was considered a "sign" and if that animal or bird made 5 appearances, there was some ceremony linking the person and animal or or bird? Just a thought.:) Barbara in MA ----- Original Message ----- From: wthreerivers@aol.com To: cherokee@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, January 20, 2014 8:27:36 PM Subject: Re: [Cherokee Circle] Hawk signs I have to admit, I have never heard of this either but I would interested to learn more William Threerivers -----Original Message----- From: Fran West-Powe <fwestpowe@gmail.com> To: CHEROKEE <CHEROKEE@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sun, Jan 19, 2014 4:11 pm Subject: [Cherokee Circle] Hawk signs As a child, my late Granny taught me that animals, and especially birds, that appear to us/near us, on friendly terms, are our "sign" and that animal, in this case, bird, is to be thanked for its presence and help as this was sign of special favor by that bird. My bird sign is the owl; my animal sign is the snake. Now, it happens that I am old woman, raised in swamps and back woods so maybe that animal/bird sign doesn't happen anymore. So I know that happens to Native peoples but don't know what to make of its happening to a man born in Germany. Regret lack of clarity, but I know not how else to explain. Fran Chinquapin ======*====== List archives http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index?list=cherokee ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CHEROKEE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ======*====== List archives http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index?list=cherokee ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CHEROKEE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ======*====== List archives http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index?list=cherokee ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CHEROKEE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Good Morning William, The weather forecast isn't looking very good for me.:} I don't mind, I enjoy the change of seasons. I hope you are on the side that gets less. I hope you enjoy the different seasons as much as I. (g) I have not been south of D.C. and SW Missouri where my cousin lived. When I read the email about the Hawk Sign, I was wondering if there was a story connected with it. I am enjoying Blue Panther's submissions so much.:} Birds and animals can be so interesting doing things that seem to be more thinking than we tend to give them credit for. I had a friend whose husband died. He liked the seagulls and they had a small cottage on the beach. The summer after he died, a sea gull sat on the jetty all summer. It was, at first, sort of creepy but then, I thought maybe that sea gull, in some way, had know he liked them and was watching over his wife. Thank you. take care Barbara in MA ----- Original Message ----- From: wthreerivers@aol.com To: cherokee@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2014 6:57:11 AM Subject: Re: [Cherokee Circle] Hawk signs Good morning Barbara Thank you for the explanation. There are times when I speak with someone from my family and the answers to my questions are stories. My family is from the Cherokee Reservation in North Carolina but I also live in MA William Threerivers -----Original Message----- From: Barbara Young <bayofcc@comcast.net> To: cherokee <cherokee@rootsweb.com> Sent: Mon, Jan 20, 2014 8:34 pm Subject: Re: [Cherokee Circle] Hawk signs Hi William, As I think you know, I am not of Indian heritage but am enjoying every minute I spend at this list. I am going out on a limb with this but is it possible the "sign" is the appearance of a certain bird or animal to a certain person and was considered a "sign" and if that animal or bird made 5 appearances, there was some ceremony linking the person and animal or or bird? Just a thought.:) Barbara in MA ----- Original Message ----- From: wthreerivers@aol.com To: cherokee@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, January 20, 2014 8:27:36 PM Subject: Re: [Cherokee Circle] Hawk signs I have to admit, I have never heard of this either but I would interested to learn more William Threerivers -----Original Message----- From: Fran West-Powe <fwestpowe@gmail.com> To: CHEROKEE <CHEROKEE@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sun, Jan 19, 2014 4:11 pm Subject: [Cherokee Circle] Hawk signs As a child, my late Granny taught me that animals, and especially birds, that appear to us/near us, on friendly terms, are our "sign" and that animal, in this case, bird, is to be thanked for its presence and help as this was sign of special favor by that bird. My bird sign is the owl; my animal sign is the snake. Now, it happens that I am old woman, raised in swamps and back woods so maybe that animal/bird sign doesn't happen anymore. So I know that happens to Native peoples but don't know what to make of its happening to a man born in Germany. Regret lack of clarity, but I know not how else to explain. Fran Chinquapin ======*====== List archives http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index?list=cherokee ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CHEROKEE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ======*====== List archives http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index?list=cherokee ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CHEROKEE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ======*====== List archives http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index?list=cherokee ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CHEROKEE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ======*====== List archives http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index?list=cherokee ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CHEROKEE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message