John McClurg, a member of the army at St. Clair’s defeat, said this of the chief of the Eel River Tribe:
“The leader of the Indian army at the time of St. Clair’s defeat was a chief of Missassago tribe, known by the name of
Little Turtle. Notwithstanding his name, he was at least 6 ft. tall. His aspect was harsh, sour and forbidding, and his
person during the action was arrayed in the very extremity of Indian finery, having at least $20 worth of silver
descending from his nose and ears.”“His dress consisted of moccasins, a blue petticoat that came halfway down his
thighs, and a European waistcoat and cutout. His head was bound with an Indian cap that hung halfway down his back
and was almost entirely filled with plain silver brooches to the number of 200. He had two earrings to each ear; the
upper part of each being formed of three silver medals about the size of a dollar, the lower part of quarter dollars,
which extended more than 12 inches from his nose; one over his breast and the other over his back. He also had three
very large nose jewels of silver that were curiously painted.”
Note: Missassago: is the Algonquian word for rattle snake, timber rattler, they are often nearly black in color with underdeveloped rattles. Some
often appear similar to black~snakes or eel~fish...snake~fish.
“The leader of the Indian army at the time of St. Clair’s defeat was a chief of Missassago tribe, known by the name of
Little Turtle. Notwithstanding his name, he was at least 6 ft. tall. His aspect was harsh, sour and forbidding, and his
person during the action was arrayed in the very extremity of Indian finery, having at least $20 worth of silver
descending from his nose and ears.”“His dress consisted of moccasins, a blue petticoat that came halfway down his
thighs, and a European waistcoat and cutout. His head was bound with an Indian cap that hung halfway down his back
and was almost entirely filled with plain silver brooches to the number of 200. He had two earrings to each ear; the
upper part of each being formed of three silver medals about the size of a dollar, the lower part of quarter dollars,
which extended more than 12 inches from his nose; one over his breast and the other over his back. He also had three
very large nose jewels of silver that were curiously painted.”
Note: Missassago: is the Algonquian word for rattle snake, timber rattler, they are often nearly black in color with underdeveloped rattles. Some
often appear similar to black~snakes or eel~fish...snake~fish.
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Ours is not to change the past but leave a record for our future.
Ours is not to confuse others but share all that we know to be true.
Ours is not to destroy, but rather build that which will last beyond our days.
Ours is not to alter others stories but to preserve our own.
Our path will be hard and some may fall but for those who can endure and for those who will
prevail,our memory, our history, our Tribe will live in the hearts of our grand-children's children.
Ogema ~ Five Trees
Ours is not to confuse others but share all that we know to be true.
Ours is not to destroy, but rather build that which will last beyond our days.
Ours is not to alter others stories but to preserve our own.
Our path will be hard and some may fall but for those who can endure and for those who will
prevail,our memory, our history, our Tribe will live in the hearts of our grand-children's children.
Ogema ~ Five Trees
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