| IN HONOR OF CHIEF MIKE MEDICINE SHIELD, GRANDFATHERS, CLAN MOTHERS, THE ELDERS AND THE PEOPLE OF THE EASTERN DELAWARE NATIONS | Welcome to the lodge Sit around the fire and visit 
THE PEOPLE'S DREAM | | A DREAM OF BUYING BACK LAND AT WYALUSING PA. IT WAS SACRED LAND OF THE PEOPLE NOW KNOWN AS WYALUSING ROCKS, AND THE E.D.N. HAS TRYING TO BUY IT BACK. THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PURCHASE SOME OF IT TO DATE. STILL THERE IS MUCH TO BE DONE TO FULFILL GRANDFATHER'S DREAM. A MEETING PLACE, OFFICES, A MUSEUM AND A VILLAGE WILL BE THE GOAL.. A PLACE FOR THE PEOPLE TO LEARN, PRAY AND BE TOGETHER. IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO DONATE OR HAS QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT THE FOLLOWING | | Eastern Delaware Nations Land Fund, Treasurer, John Taffe, RR 4 Box 4366, Dushore, PA. 18614 | | EASTERN DELAWARE NATIONS POW-WOW AND OTHER INFORMATION | | Chief Mike “Medicine Shield” Taffe was ordained as Tallak of the Eastern Delaware Nations on December 27th, 1992. The blood ordination ceremony took place at the gravesite immediately following the funeral of Chief Wayandaga. Upon the completion of this ceremony Chief Medicine Shield became our newest “Grandfather” and the Chief of our tribe. | | IN MEMORY OF CHIEF CARL WAYANDAGA PIERCE | | January 15, 1920 - December 14, 1992 | | Traditional Nanticoke Medicine Man who was a direct descent of the Sachem (chief) Wi-Daag, who signed the first treaty with William Penn. Chief Wayandaga served the Native American community in New Jersey and Pennsylvania and was the founder of the United American Indians of the Delaware Valley and Eastern Delaware Nations. | | Other pages for this site |  WANISHI for visiting please come again | | E-Lan-Koo-Man-Qua (We are all related) | 05/10/02 Copyright ©2002 Eastern Delaware Nations | | |
