Johnny Flynn: Debunking tribal claims of 'Eagle White Feather'

Wednesday, September 7, 2011  

"I am writing in reference to the article which appeared in your paper Aug. 21, titled “Eagle White Feather brings people back to the faith,” written by Emily Newman. Ms. Newman is a good writer and the article itself was an interesting read.

My concern has to do with the subject of the article, “Eagle White Feather,” and some of the information given to the reporter in the interview.

All across the country and even into Europe and other far flung regions there is a cadre of fake medicine men and so called “shamans” spreading misinformation about Indian people and our religious practices.

There is really no such thing as an “American Indian Medicine Man,” or woman. There are only tribal medicine people; Hopi, Navajo, Lakota, Potawatomi and so on. So, which tribe claims Eagle White Feather?"

Get the Story:
Johnny Flynn: Which of the tribes does this man claim? (The Cumberland Times-News 9/6)