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Joy Harjo's Poetic Adventures in the Last World Blog: Heat Wave Sky c Joy Harjo July 2011

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So many people, so many good memories. Legacy Camp 2011

Tiniest Frog

Wado Traci Rabbit, first one there with nieces and nephews to help!

Pam Iron shares watermelon with Rita Courtright and gang.

Here is the youngest Legacy enthusiast.

I'm so glad Joe Welch came

Stan!

Stan IS the man!!

Christie Catches King Snake

Funny Girls

My Oginali

Many Wado's/Mvto's

Legacy Camp could not have been possible without the generous spirits of many in our community.
Wathene Young and Pam Iron bought all the food! We were so well fed.
Indian Women's Health Care Resource sent AIDS awareness kits for all the kids.
Rita Courtright, her brother Vernon and his wife brought a tent and two chairs!
Polly Tyler brought plenty paper Towels napkins cups and TP.
Darrel Ellis and Wanda Dewaard brought themselves from Tennessee along with their love and most valued support.
Gayle Ross brought scary and inspiring stories.
Tim Grayson brought cool rocks and made arrowheads.
Barbara Keen and Betty Frogg brought baskets and Betty brought Kunuche and taught me to start a basket.
Stan was there for everything that needed to be done.
Donnie too. I love you
Crystal Hanna, outstanding potter, terrific teacher brought clay and all that was needed to make beautiful pendants, bowls and small items and animals.
Verna Bates brought her husband Fred and friend, Roy Hamilton and gourds that turned into magic.
JC Lowe brought a song and prayer.
Teri Rhoades, always there for Legacy, brought awesome Angel and Ruth.
Brad Peak brought needed items late at night. Much appreciated.
Good parent and friend recognition to Karen Guthrie, Kelli and Jake Goodrich (wado for the truck) and all of you
parents who came and allowed your children to stay.
Money donated by friends Geri Ayers, Richard Simonelli, Darrel Ellis, Bridget Stroud, Prescor, Robert Kelly, the Emma Jean Myers family, Fay Brinegar,
Redline Web Rez, David Bible, Dawn Mackey, Megan May, Robert Schepens, Dorothy Blair, Brenda Golden, Joan Candyfire.
First Peoples Fund for the Community Spirit Award.
And to the young people who came with enthusiasm, talent and laughter.

Camp of My Dreams

We did a good thing this Memorial weekend. Over 50 people showed up, brought supplies, shared something of themselves. 
 I woke up the last morning of camp, Feeling blessed. My relative,  Porky who had arrived the night before with his niece and great-niece, was  across the hallway as it were, sleeping. As I lay in the floor of the large unfinished one room cabin I heard a horse neigh softly at the fence. I was the first up. All felt good and right.  My little 8 year old cousin came sleepy eyed from the big boy tent where he had wanted to stay the night before. The big boys were still sleeping on ground between the  tent and their fire. Little Jay came and sat with me under large trees before the sun came up.  I told him how to say sun in creek. As hvsse rose, Wanda, Darrel and Stan were there by what was left of the fire that had been built by a young Cherokee person the first evening of camp. He had sang a blessing song the way he had been taught and walked round and round the fire as he spoke to us in cherokee about his life thus far.
 Soon everyone was up visiting, grownups at the cooking fire and young people at theirs. 
 The breakfast of pancakes and sausage cooked on the coals tasted extra good while we listened to birdsong. 
Award winning gourd artist, Verna Bates,  her husband Fred and roy Hamilton, a writer and friend who came to help, arrived just when she said she would bringing gourds from her garden. Each young person made art appear from blank gourd canvases as Verna showed her love for her tools and what she does. All of us were amazed and excited. We took pictures  and talked of having an art show. 
Everybody mattered at legacy camp. It was close to perfect. We had lots of bugs, no running water and little sleep. But still it was  magical. If you were not there we probably thought about you. If you were there Mvto. 

A list of suggestions for camp

Legacy Camp Personal Pack List
Essential Items:
• Tent, ground cloth
o If you do not have a tent, do not worry.  We will share.
o If you have an extra tent to share, please bring it!
• Sleeping bag, pad or air mattress, pillow, additional ground cloth for inside the tent
• Personal items like tooth brush, paste, hair brush, soap, chapstick
• Towel, washcloth
• Personal medications
• Flashlight, extra batteries
• Sun screen and sun hat
• Bug repellant (preferably non-aerosol and without DEET)
• Bowl, plate, cup and silverware or mess kit
• Water bottle
• Small day pack, if you have one
• Clothing:  
o Long pants and shorts
o Long-sleeved shirt
o T-shirts, short sleeved shirts
o Underwear
o Socks, comfortable walking shoes or hiking boots, preferably waterproof
o Sandals
o Jacket, sweater, sweatshirt or extra layers
o Rain jacket and pants or poncho
o Pajamas or comfortable sleeping clothes that you do not wear during the day
Additional Suggested Items:
• Bandana(s)
• Journal or notebook and pen
• Drawing paper, pencils, colored pencils
• Lawn chair or sit-upon pad
• Musical instrument
• Camera
• Binoculars
• A snack to share with everyone
• Simple games to share like a deck of cards
• Favorite book to read  
• A favorite song or story to share
Things to consider:
 If you bring any snacks, please do not keep the food in your tent.  Any food will attract insects and other wildlife into your tent so it is best to store snacks with the camp food or in your vehicle away from sleeping areas.  
 If you are under 18 and staying by yourself at camp, you should make an adult aware of any medicine you may have with you or medicine you may need to take during the time at camp.   Should you need any assistance, this adult can be helpful to you.  There are several adults in camp who have medical knowledge and experience.
 If you need anything for your comfort and caring, do not worry.  Talk to us and we will do what we can to make this a good experience for all concerned.  

One Day Before Camp

A few more things to add about Legacy camp. Gayle Ross will be joining us Friday evening, the 27th. She is an awesome Cherokee storyteller and we are so happy she will be there. We encourage attendees to bring musical instruments. We want to hear your talent!!
Here are directions. Head towards keys. We are off horseshoe bend road. So you turn onto horseshoe bend rd at the Phillips 66 store. Go 1 and 1/2 mile to Roy smith rd. Turn right. (Roy smith rd is at the end of a long white fence) we will be about 1/2 mile down that gravel road.on left. You will see our little 
Metal roof building and cars along the road. See you there!
Cell phone 918-822-7255

Dana Tiger

Legacy Camp, 10 Years!

Memorial weekend will be a milestone for our organization. For the 10th year, youth, artist mentors, and elders will gather at Legacy's Park Hill site to learn pottery, basket making, beading, eat traditional foods, talk some Muscogee and Cherokee as well as camp overnight for three days and two nights. Many of the participants have been coming for 10 years. Some will be camping for the first time. It's all about sharing cultural traditions and the arts while learning about nature and community.
It takes many to make camp a success. Our friend from Tennessee, Wanda Dewaard, travels every year to Oklahoma to teach a healthy respect for outdoor surroundings. From tracking to building shelter to getting up close with animal scat, Wanda shows her love of the natural enviornment in fun interactive ways that the kids can't resist.
We are also fortunate to have outstanding artist mentors lend their talents...such as award winning potter, Crystal Hanna. Crystal is bringing clay and tools for the kids to work with while providing her unique knowledge and skill. Cherokee treasure Betty Frog and her sister Barbara Keen will be making baskets and cooking kanuche. Deborah Johnson is donating beads and expertise in beadwork. Pam Iron, who is extremely busy as a candidate for Cherokee Tribal Council, is giving this years camp top priority, organizing food and site cleanup. She and her grandson Collin, a 10th grader at Sequoyah High School have camped every year. Language learning will be included as we welcome back our favorite Creek speaker, John "Porky" Scott, Jr. Traci Rabbit will be helping Friday and Verna Bates will instruct in "gourd art" on Sunday.

This is a special time for all, as we make memories , make art and honor our legacies.

Donations are appreciated as we charge no fee for participation. Tax deductible donations can be sent to "Legacy" c/o Tiger Gallery, 2110 E Shawnee, Muskogee OK 74403. Donations can also be made by credit card at the Legacy Cultural Learning Community Facebook page under fundrazr.
Come back for updates and photos.

Getting Ready For Legacy Camp

Exciting news. I've found out about using a fundraiser helper on facebook called Fundrazr. Our first online donation happened a bit ago so we are on our way to funding our annual camp! The money will go to fund the meals, turn on the water, pay a little honorarium to talented giving community artists and all else that goes into camping for three days and two nights with 30 youth. We welcome your help and we look forward to your support.

First Peoples Fund Community Spirit Award

January is over, but was plenty eventful! I was awarded the "Community Spirit Award" from First Peoples Fund, of Rapid City, South Dakota. This is an annual national award given to six Indigenous artists who share their inspiration, wisdom, knowledge and gifts with their communities. The award comes with a monetary prize to allow the artists to further practice their art. I am humbled and thankful to share the stage with artists who have kept cultural traditions alive to honor and remember where we come from so we may be strong where we go.

Legacy attended a powwow honoring Smoky Goompi, held on the last Saturday of the month. A generous donation from Don Stroud enabled us to give out prize money to young artists who made art that night. A big "wado" to Teri Rhoades for running the art corner (the kids loved her!) Head lady dancer Virna Williamson and her daughters made their family and all of us proud. It was a good place to be!

2011 Tiger Family Legacy Calendar

It's ready! 12 months of Tiger art when you purchase the calendar that supports Legacy.

Happy New Year! Legacy went to the New Years Eve Sobriety Powwow in Tulsa where we had our booth for the youth "art style!". Tons of art was made, donations of cash were received and we gave out prize money to six talented winners (and a non winner) (another story...). What a wonderful time we had!
Soon I will be posting pics of our one day art and culture camp held during Thanksgiving weekend at the Legacy land in Park Hill. Forty people came out to participate and share cultural crafts, food and laughter. The only thing missing was our camp leaders from Tennessee, Wanda and Case DeWaard. They will be back in May for camp on Memorial Day weekend.
We look forward to coming together in this new year to carry on our traditional teachings and to celebrate the creativity within our Cherokee and Mvskoke people.