In a message dated 3/10/2004 8:20:09 AM Central Standard Time, NISHNAWBE-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: My reservation is based in Harbor Springs, Mi. I am an Odawa Elder. Emery A. Iliff (PS. I now live in NE Wa.state. Emery, Would you mind if I asked what was it about the NW that drew so many different tribal members. Joyce W

I'll be anxious to hear what Emery has to say! I just wanted to add that I live in Washington State also. N.W. I can tell you the Indians that live around here have many beautiful reservations, many around water or on water. Many with the view of Mountians covered with snow! The N.W. was the last Frontier! It is still wild in alot of places! Well, Alaska is the very LAST frontier...but its really cold! The N.W. is really nice most of the year. We have our share of rain but it makes all things beautiful and very green. Washington is known as the "Evergreen State!" I love to live in the trees near a lake. A 10 minute drive in any direction brings me to area beaches. The private beach I love is a 15 minute drive. I walked it today in the sunshine and I was the only one on the beach!!! Very peaceful! When we go out on the water we are greeted by everything from Bald Eagles to Orca Whales! It is a beautiful and wonderful world out there! In our woods we have deer, coyotes, rabbits, squirrells, racoons...etc. My mailbox faces a lake! My home faces a creek! At anyrate, Indians seem to love beauty and wildlife and a feeling of bigness with peace. To live close to nature and appreciate it. It brings alot of healing. Just my opinion. Spiritdove ~v~ on 3/10/04 10:26 AM, Goatcreekm@aol.com at Goatcreekm@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 3/10/2004 8:20:09 AM Central Standard Time, > NISHNAWBE-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > My reservation is based in Harbor > Springs, Mi. I am an Odawa Elder. Emery A. Iliff (PS. I now live in NE > Wa.state. > Emery, > Would you mind if I asked what was it about the NW that drew so many > different tribal members. > Joyce W > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >

agreed....anita ----- Original Message ----- From: "Spiritdove" <imburgia@whidbey.com> To: <NISHNAWBE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 5:01 PM Subject: Re: [NISHNAWBE] Re: NISHNAWBE-D Digest V04 #41 > I'll be anxious to hear what Emery has to say! > I just wanted to add that I live in Washington State also. N.W. I can tell > you the Indians that live around here have many beautiful reservations, many > around water or on water. Many with the view of Mountians covered with snow! > The N.W. was the last Frontier! It is still wild in alot of places! Well, > Alaska is the very LAST frontier...but its really cold! The N.W. is really > nice most of the year. We have our share of rain but it makes all things > beautiful and very green. Washington is known as the "Evergreen State!" I > love to live in the trees near a lake. A 10 minute drive in any direction > brings me to area beaches. The private beach I love is a 15 minute drive. I > walked it today in the sunshine and I was the only one on the beach!!! Very > peaceful! When we go out on the water we are greeted by everything from Bald > Eagles to Orca Whales! It is a beautiful and wonderful world out there! In > our woods we have deer, coyotes, rabbits, squirrells, racoons...etc. My > mailbox faces a lake! My home faces a creek! At anyrate, Indians seem to > love beauty and wildlife and a feeling of bigness with peace. To live close > to nature and appreciate it. It brings alot of healing. Just my opinion. > > Spiritdove ~v~ > > > on 3/10/04 10:26 AM, Goatcreekm@aol.com at Goatcreekm@aol.com wrote: > > > In a message dated 3/10/2004 8:20:09 AM Central Standard Time, > > NISHNAWBE-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > > My reservation is based in Harbor > > Springs, Mi. I am an Odawa Elder. Emery A. Iliff (PS. I now live in NE > > Wa.state. > > Emery, > > Would you mind if I asked what was it about the NW that drew so many > > different tribal members. > > Joyce W > > > > > > ============================== > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237

This question interests me too... I live in Montana. Citizen Band Potawatomi member. Have always been drawn to the canadian mountains as a kid... from missouri originally... Made it to USA rocky mountains... Would be interested if that was a native calling... As it is ... I live in the boonies at the base of a mountain with my german shephard dogs... do not socialize much. Respectfully, anita > Would you mind if I asked what was it about the NW that drew so many > different tribal members. > Joyce W ----- Original Message ----- From: <Goatcreekm@aol.com> To: <NISHNAWBE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 11:26 AM Subject: [NISHNAWBE] Re: NISHNAWBE-D Digest V04 #41 > In a message dated 3/10/2004 8:20:09 AM Central Standard Time, > NISHNAWBE-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > My reservation is based in Harbor > Springs, Mi. I am an Odawa Elder. Emery A. Iliff (PS. I now live in NE > Wa.state. > Emery, > Would you mind if I asked what was it about the NW that drew so many > different tribal members. > Joyce W > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237

that's funny, I have always been drawn to Mackinac...I don't understand it either, but every time I move I get just a little bit closer! I am originally from South Bend IN...and there was one time my family and me went down to camp at a pow wow in Muncie IN....to me, the vibes were bad down there, and I just wanted to get back home up north... I am in Reed City now about 2.5 hours from Mackinac... Cindy -------Original Message------- From: ahall Date: 03/10/04 20:20:02 To: NISHNAWBE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [NISHNAWBE] Emery A. Iliff This question interests me too... I live in Montana. Citizen Band Potawatomi member. Have always been drawn to the canadian mountains as a kid... from missouri originally... Made it to USA rocky mountains... Would be interested if that was a native calling... As it is ... I live in the boonies at the base of a mountain with my german shephard dogs... do not socialize much. Respectfully, anita > Would you mind if I asked what was it about the NW that drew so many > different tribal members. > Joyce W ----- Original Message ----- From: <Goatcreekm@aol.com> To: <NISHNAWBE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 11:26 AM Subject: [NISHNAWBE] Re: NISHNAWBE-D Digest V04 #41 > In a message dated 3/10/2004 8:20:09 AM Central Standard Time, > NISHNAWBE-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > My reservation is based in Harbor > Springs, Mi. I am an Odawa Elder. Emery A. Iliff (PS. I now live in NE > Wa.state. > Emery, > Would you mind if I asked what was it about the NW that drew so many > different tribal members. > Joyce W > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237

The answer Joyce, has to be the wild and beautiful mountains. Basic love for wild country ingrained in my genetic ancestry. tomahawk4172@surf1.ws ----- Original Message ----- From: <Goatcreekm@aol.com> To: <NISHNAWBE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 10:26 AM Subject: [NISHNAWBE] Re: NISHNAWBE-D Digest V04 #41 > In a message dated 3/10/2004 8:20:09 AM Central Standard Time, > NISHNAWBE-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > My reservation is based in Harbor > Springs, Mi. I am an Odawa Elder. Emery A. Iliff (PS. I now live in NE > Wa.state. > Emery, > Would you mind if I asked what was it about the NW that drew so many > different tribal members. > Joyce W > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >