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BRING YOUR SEPTEMBER COPY OF MINUTES TO THE OCTOBER MEETING
American Indian Warriors Association meets the first Wednesday of the month at 6:30 pm.
Bayside Community Center www.baysidecc.org
2202 Comstock St, San Diego, CA 92111
(858) 278-0771
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American Indian Warrior Association
MONTHLY Meeting Review

September 3 , 2014

http://aiwa.americanindiansource.com

This evening AIWA President William Buchanan opened the meeting at 7 pm. There were plenty of pizza selections, Yum Yum donuts, Ginger snaps in selections along with Coke cola and root beer.

Attending this evening were: William Buchanan, Juan del Rio, Ron Bonnin, Joaquin Sandoval and Roy Cook.

One of the reasons we have incorporated a purification ceremony is to aid the healing process of military experience. It also brings us into the traditional American Indian spirituality and the Comerade of Veterans spirit de corp.

We broke bread and began with a review of the AIWA participation at the Barona Pow wow in both the gourd dance and Honor Color Guard. Thanks to Ben Nance for the DVD images. We were pleased to recognize the help from Sam Gonzales, USMC Apache.

Ron Bonnin, Santee Dakota and VFW rep related a wonderful experience with Red Tail Hawks and his grandson naming. He also related a very personal experience nursing a red tail back to health and the sky. He said he would look forward to Baskets and Botony at Tecolote Park on October 11, 2014 for the tribute to Jane Dumas and the entertainment lined up for the day. Further he said the VFW hosted the days meals on Saterday last Julys’ Stand Down in Balboa Park.

September is referred to as the Hunting Moon, Corn Festival Moon, harvest Moon, Black Calf Moon, and Drying Grass Moon.

October is often called the Flying Ducks Moon, Falling Leaves Moon, or Changing Seasons Moon.

Finally, we mentioned the Native American Film Festival to be held at UC San Marcos in November. 2014 San Diego American Indian Film Festival — SUBMIT YOUR FILMS NOW!
November 20-22, 2014
San Marcos, CA
MORE INFO (website)

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AIWA Meeting adjorned 8:34pm.

Respectfully submitted: All life is a gift of the Creator and each and every day we need to acknowledge this unconditional generosity and love. I am not perfect but a work in progress.
Roy Cook, AIWA Historian/secretary
“Duc, sequere, aut de via decede! Latin (Lead, follow or get out of the way!)”

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FYI: Not only does the Native American calendar begin during a different time of year than contemporary calendars, it is also moon based. In addition, every three years an additional moon is added to help the Indian calendar coincide with the traditional ones. Some months in the Native American calendar have multiple names for moons. This could be caused by the different tribes that were involved in the moon naming, different translations of the same name, or the overlapping of more than one moon in the same calendar month.

For example, January has been given the moon name of Strong Cold Moon, or Frost in the Teepee Moon by the Lakota Indians. However, other tribes refer to January as Wolf Moon, Strong Frost Moon, and Snow moon.

February has been named the dark red Calves Moon by the Sioux Indians. It also goes by Raccoon Moon, Hunger Moon, and Snow Moon. March is called the Snow Blind Moon, the Maple Sugar Moon, the Worm Moon, the Awaking Moon, the Crow Moon, or the Buffalo Calves Drop Moon.

April also has many moon names. It is referred to as the Growing Grass Moon, the Frog Moon, the Red Grass Appearing Moon, the Planter’s Moon, and the Pink Moon. May is called the When Ponies Shed Moon, the Flower Moon, and the Budding Moon.

June also has a variety of moon names depending on which tribe’s Native American calendar you reference. It is known as the Making Fat Moon, the Fatness Moon, the Buck Moon and the Rose Moon. July’s moons are called the ripe Cherries Moon, the Heat Moon, the Blood Moon, or the Red Cherries Moon.

August is called the Geese Shed Feathers Moon, the Black Cherries Moon, the Green Corn moon, and the Thunder Moon. September is referred to as the Hunting Moon, Corn Festival Moon, harvest Moon, Black Calf Moon, and Drying Grass Moon. October is often called the Flying Ducks Moon, Falling Leaves Moon, or Changing Seasons Moon.

The Native American calendar commonly refers to November as the Beaver Moon, or Falling Leaves Moon. December is called the Popping trees Moon, Cold Moon, Deer Shed Their Horns Moon, or Long Night Moon.