Yamasee -Indians- 2012 Underground Railroad Conference becomes Historical
2012 Underground Railroad Conference becomes Historical
By Marquitta Gentle
June 20th – 24th is the National Parks and Services (NPS) Annual Underground Rail Road conference. This year it was held in St. Augustine, Florida at the St. Johns Convention center. The Mayans predicted that 2012 would have things happen in a unprecedented Event level scale. But we do not know if they meant this!
This years event would be considered by Black Indian Activist, an all star cast, for lack of a better word, but key figures all over the country showed up for this monumental event!
Attending this years conference was William Katz, Author of “Black Indians”, Seminole Chief descendants such as John Horse’s grandson William (Dub), Black Seminole John Griffin, Native American descendant and Re-en actor James Bullock, Euchee Chief Lonzado Langley, Story Teller Jim Sawgrass, The Gullah / Geechee, Derek Hankerson, Seminole Maroon Pompey Phil Wilkes Fixico and the Yamassee Indian Nation’s Mico (Chief) Se’khu Hidden Eagle Gentle.
What is being said as the most monumental event in History, having the descendants of many Great Chiefs ,Tribes and Nations, all under one room! The cameras flashes flickered for a opportunity to get what would be a historical Picture of all of these great Multi Ethnic people of the Tribes under one image on Friday June 22nd, 2012 as if you were at Hollywood, with Paparazzi at your Tail.
Thanks to the National Parks Services & Director Diane Miller and advocate of peace & others combined efforts, a Historical event took place unscheduled, that Friday at 5:00 p.m..
A peace-belt ceremony Witnessed by all of the Great descendants, and NPS took place amongst the Gullah/Geechee’s Derek Hankerson and The Yamassee Indians Chief Se’khu Gentle. This event was overseen and administrated by Phil (Pompey) Wilkes Fixico a Elder and Seminole Maroon descendant.
This ceremony was symbolic of the re-unification of the Yamassee Indians & Gullah/Geechee who fought together in historical wars against the European colonist, in various wars over the centuries. Through time these once great Allies, separated much like the many groups, and re-established their own form of governments and or History for the sake of the continuance of survival.
Chief Se’khu is quoted as saying “ That was a re-uniting of the once great Yamassee Confederacy that existed with many of our Tribes of old, when we came to the point of War. The only difference is we are not Physically at War for any thing other than acceptance and Autonomy like all the red natives of turtle island”.
What has came out of this four day event was the reunifying of lost family, Video Interviews ,UNITY & and a unprecedented Historical Marker called the “ St. Augustine Treaty” to be signed together by the Re-united leaders of Black Indian tribes that was in attendance, giving Friendship to the United States governmental Department (N.P.S.) .
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