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Perry’s Cherokee Warrior Soup

Cherokee Warrior Soup

For around 10 Tipi Dwellers

One gallon of water.

Five pounds of diced Venison or Beef (optional)

10 spring onions with chopped top leaves too

2lbs of peeled tomatoes.

2lbs of roughly diced potatoes.

2 large sweet potatoes or Swedes roughly chopped.

20 spears of fresh chopped asparagus/okra (Not woody)

6 cans of liquidized or mashed sweetcorn. (Do not drain water from can)

A celery plant chopped including top leaves too.

1 lb of green lentils.

4 cloves of garlic crushed with a tablespoon of capers.(a garlic press for both is useful)

2 chilli peppers finely chopped or tabasco or a chilli sauce otherwise used with discretion will do.

3 teaspoons of cracked pepper. Low sea salt to taste.

One half lemon or lime de-pipped.

Grated cheese

Freshly picked dandelion leaves

Food plan:

First Tip: If you decide to add meat lightly sear the meat first in a large wok or firepit pan. Boil lentils separately or until soft, rinse and drain. Now cook all ingredients altogether (except chilli and salt and pepper seasoning until last) in large cauldron over firepit and bring to boil. Simmer for 2-3 hours and serve with grated cheese and freshly chopped dandelion leaves to garnish.

Second Tip: 10 minutes before serving tightly wrap up some chunks of bread in foil with a knob of butter and throw in the firepit for something to dunk later! Don’t burn your fingers getting them out! Use tongs or a skewer and let cool before eating!

Third Tip: Thicken the soup by cooking longer to reduce down if need be. Conversely thin it by adding water. The vegetable soup when left thick and cold (or refrigerated) is a delicious snack with crackers or flatbreads/Pringles/chips to dip in later.

A Cherokee tribesman ready for battle after a bowl of his warrior soup!

 

“American Indian” or “Native American”?

By Dennis Gaffney

“Is the term Indian anachronistic, even offensive? What about American Indian? Is the more recent term Native American preferable, or simply more politically correct than proper”?

I abhor the term Native American, says Lakota activist Russell Means. Ref: pbs.org

“…Moreover, a large number of Indians actually strongly object to the term Native American for political reasons. In his 1998 essay “I Am An American Indian, Not a Native American!”, Russell Means, a Lakota activist and a founder of the American Indian Movement (AIM), stated unequivocally, “I abhor the term ‘Native American.’” He continues:

It is a generic government term used to describe all the indigenous prisoners of the United States. These are the American Samoans, the Micronesians, the Aleuts, the original Hawaiians, and the erroneously termed Eskimos, who are actually Upiks and Inupiaqs. And, of course, the American Indian.

 

Lakota – How The Earth Came To Be

Lakota Legend

There was another world before this one. But the people of that world did not behave themselves. Displeased, the Creating Power set out to make a new world. He sang several songs to bring rain, which poured stronger with each song. As he sang the fourth song, the earth split apart and water gushed up through the many cracks, causing a flood. By the time the rain stopped, all of the people and nearly all of the animals had drowned. Only Kangi the crow survived.

 

The Apache – Diet

The Apache Nation. Ref: crystalinks.com

The Apaches were nomadic hunter-gatherers – hunting of wild game and gathering of cactus fruits and other wild plant foods. . They chased any wild game located within their territory, especially deer and rabbits. When necessary, they lived off the land by gathering wild berries, roots, cactus fruit and seeds of the mesquite tree. They planted some corn, beans, and squash as crops. They were extremely hardy prior to the arrival of European diseases, and could live practically naked in zero temperature.

 

Totems and their meanings

Totem. Ref: cr.nps.gov

A totem can be the symbol of a tribe, clan, family or individual. Native American tradition provides that each individual is connected with nine different animals that will accompany each person through life, acting as guides. Different animal guides come in and out of our lives depending on the direction that we are headed and the tasks that need to be completed along our journey.

Native beliefs further explain that a totem animal is one that is with you for life, both in the physical and spiritual world. Though people may identify with different animal guides throughout their lifetimes, it is this one totem animal that acts as the main guardian spirit.