The Forces Collided For Johnston--Continued!

Hey Gang!

I'm picking up where I left off on The Forces Collided For Johnston

You can read it here!

Thanks to D7ana of Philly Collector for reminding us all that November 

is Native American Heritage Month.  So it is time to follow up on

Chief Running Bear.

When Edward Running Bear got off the phone he was a bit stunned!

Edward:  WOW!

Apenimon: Was that the President?

Edward: Yes it was!  The issue is finally settled!

Apenimon: What did the President say?

He said it was an embarrassment that the issue was drug out so many decades!
That we were to take immediate possession of the land and that others who
were cheated out of their land would be made whole too! He has a plan and
he will be sending people to work with us on it.

The chief was till looking at the phone is disbelief.
Apenimon: So what does this mean for you and our people?

Edward:  It means you get to build a longhouse,... it means
my horses will have space to roam,

....it means our people will have a community, it means
I'm moving and I have to tell my wife we are moving.

Edward:  I know your coming to build the longhouse will be a big time commitment 

for you.  What will your wife say?

Apenimon:  She is from Pennsylvania.  She still has her bother and  second or 

third cousins there.  She will say we are coming too and will want to move 

her business there.  

Rae

So Rae won't be the problem.  What will your wife Loraine and family say?

Edward:  I guess I better make that call!

OK, Thanks For Looking!

Edward Running Bear

Hey Gang!

This is Edward Running Bear, PhD. He came to
Johnston for several reasons. There was 
controversy over part of the land on which the military 

base was built. Because of this, the base had
been closed for over 80 years. In a Supreme Court
decision, this portion of land was returned to the
Iroquois Nation and a settlement was to be paid.
One part of the settlement, a Native American
museum was to be established. It was decided by
the Iroquois and Lenape the museum would be in 

Johnston.
The second part of the settlement was the
establishment of a scholarship for people of
Native American descent. Chief Running Bear was
here to make sure these things happened.

Another reason for his move was that a university
would be established here. Johnston University a
division of the University of Penn. Edward was
offered a Dean's position teaching American
history from a multicultural point of view without
calling it anything else but "American History".
This was considered too controversial for many
other colleges.

Finally, he moved here because the Iroquois and
Native American settlement was large enough
to have horses!

Here he is with his horses!
(I found these guys for a dollar at the thrift store.
I knew I could work them into this story.)
The black one is Coal and the tan one Rain
Dancer.

He would have hated to have to leave his horses
behind.

Stay tuned for more!

OK, Thanks For Looking!