History of the Trust: Continued
May 11,1991: Calumet, OK., Mr. Cometsevah, called a special meeting of Sand Creek Massacre Descendants at the home that he offered to the Trust for an office, the Trust attended in order to reconcile with Mr. Cometsevah. Mr. Cometsevah chastised the Executive Committee for organizing the Sand Creek Massacre Descendants Irrevocable Trust, as a non-profit organization under Section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code and once more recanted his involvement with the Trust and begin treating the Trust as his enemy.
June 4, 1991: During a visit with the Cheyenne Arrow Keeper Wayne Red Hat, Sr. and Blue Sky Keeper, Bill Red Hat, Jr., at Longdale, Oklahoma, concerning Mr. Cometsevah’s indifference to and outright denial that the Cheyenne Traditional Pipe Smoking Ceremony took place. They explained that they were bound to the Cheyenne Traditional ways and it was important that every one keep the Cheyenne Traditional Laws. It was also pointed out that they, along with the Chiefs, have neutral status and cannot automatically interfere with or pick sides, change, or break any of the terms of a sealed agreement, which was sealed through the Traditional Pipe Smoking Ceremony. It was explained how important the Traditional Pipe Smoking Ceremony was to the Traditional Cheyenne and that once an agreement was reached and sealed by the Pipe Smoking Ceremony, they were all bound to the terms of the Agreement, no matter what, and that the agreement could not be changed or broken. All details which include objections and disapprovals to any part or all of any agreement must be objected to and worked out before an agreement can be sealed by the Traditional Pipe Smoking Ceremony which is binding from then on.
June 22, 1991: In another reconciliation attempt, the Trust sent a special invitation to Chief Cometsvah, to attend a honor feast prepared in his honor, which he refused. Mr. Lawrence Medicine Chips, a good friend of Mr. Cometsvah, attended and received the honor and gifts on behalf of Mr. Cometsvah, and later conveyed the gifts with the Trust’s desire for reconciliation and hope of restoring peace and unity with Mr. Cometsevah. The Trust’s attempt at reconciliation failed. Mr. Cometsevah refused the honor and returned the gifts to the Trust.
Aug. 1991: The Trust organized and sponsored the pageant “Dance of Timeless Yesteryear” for the 60th Annual American Indian Exposition in Anadarko, Oklahoma, to educate the general public about 1864 Sand Creek Massacre. The pageant was successful. A statement by attorney Lawrence Blankenship of the Derryberry law firm concerning the pageant; “ Faint heart ne’er win fair maiden” - you gambled, persevered and succeeded in putting on the Pageant which was well done and in good taste.
December 8, 1992: The Trust received from the Cheyenne and Arapaho’s twenty-eighth Business Committee, resolution # 1208928503, recognizing and supporting the Trust’s efforts in seeking the treaty promises in Article Six (6) of the 1865 Treaty for all descendants of the Sand Creek Massacre.
December 16, 1997: Larry Derryberry and Homer Flute traveled to Washington D.C. to meet with two lobbying firms in an effort to secure representation for a bill to be presented to Congress for an appropriation for the Sand Creek Descendants.
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