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Dear Members, This message is about seeking inner peace. Many of us find counsel in a higher power some call it god....others find comfort in friends. We should never be miss guided in our natural walk to seek comfort in a higher power or being. For me I seek the comfort of the Elders of my Tribe or the great creator. We all walk on this lifes planet. It is my solemn prayer that one day all mankind can live as one. Thanks, Miracle Monkey Chief Native American Pride Dave

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Dear Members, Not many of you understand or know about what goes on behind the scenes running this family. Many countless hours are logged in creating a page and enviroment that includes 1)Pimpouts 2)Rating Members 3)Adding new Members 4)graphics the list is endless. Bottom line, is we all want this family to grow. Currently, with the number of members enrolled there has become a problem I'd like to address. We all need to help one another make this move!! we have a contest we are involved in that's been lacking dearly on comments. Some of you may toss your arms in the air and say "why rate it." Let me explain from the point of view as those running the page. We will be able to add more photos, help better those reaching leveling marks, give more what your want in return. But, it doesn't end here Native Pride is an inward expression lets all hop on that true feeling of what we are inside an show the world and those running this page we really care about what we stand for. Thanks, Chief Miracle Monkey (Dave)

Dear Members, Robin our Founder is having computer issues at the moment and will be away for a short time till then please direct all member related buss. to me until I hear back from her. We are also in need of a Graphics person that would be willing to assist in the making of new tags and main graphics for the page please also contact me concerning this. As many of you have seen we have been awarded the VIP we will be issuing 11's to those members that helped on the contest. Stay tuned more good things are about to come your way in Native Pride. Thanks, Miracle Monkey Chief Native American Pride (Dave)

Dear Members, Today's Message is about the Ogala Lakota Indians and there struggle in life back in time. In it is some of there history. Battle of Wounded Knee The Wounded Knee Massacre, also known as The Battle at Wounded Knee Creek, was the last major armed conflict between the Oglala Lakota and the United States, subsequently described as a "massacre" by General Nelson A. Miles in a letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. On December 29, 1890, 500 troops of the U.S. 7th Cavalry, supported by four Hotchkiss guns (a lightweight artillery piece designed for travel with cavalry and used as a replacement for the aging twelve pound mountain howitzer), surrounded an encampment of Miniconjou Sioux (Lakota) and Hunkpapa Sioux (Lakota) with orders to escort them to the railroad for transport to Omaha, Nebraska. One day prior, the Sioux had given up their protracted flight from the troops, and willingly agreed to turn themselves in at the Pine Ridge Agency in South Dakota. They were the very last of the Sioux to do so. They were met by the 7th Cavalry, who intended to use a display of force coupled with firm negotiations to gain compliance from them. The commander of the 7th had been ordered to disarm the Lakota before proceeding. During the process of disarmament, a deaf tribesman refused the order to give up his rifle unless he was paid fair value for it[citation needed] . This set off a chain reaction of events that led to a scene of sheer chaos and mayhem with fighting between both sides in all directions. By the time it was over, more than 300 men, women and children of the Lakota Sioux lay dead. Twenty-five troopers also died during the massacre, some believed to have been the victims of "friendly fire" as the shooting took place at point blank range in chaotic conditions. Around 150 Lakota are believed to have fled the chaos, an unknown number dying from hypothermia. The site has been designated as a National Historic Landmark. Thanks, Miracle Monkey Chief Native American Pride (Dave)