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November 15, 2011 by Chief Dreaming Eagle

Indian Scouts and Indian Princesses Brighten Park Ridge, Make Memories for the Holidays

Indian Scouts and Indian Princesses gathered with their fathers on the steps of City Hall to celebrate a job well done.

Early on Saturday, November 12th, Indian Scout and Indian Princess families gathered at 160 Main Street to meet up with their tribes and to collect their assignments for a day of tree lighting on the streets of Park Ridge. With efforts coordinated in part by PRISIP Federation Chief Scott Richter and Park Board Commissioner (and jovial Indian Scout dad) Mel Thillens, tribes went north, south, east and west stringing up lights to brighten up the holiday season for our community!

Members of the Iroquois Nation's Navajo Tribe work with their daughters to light up the trees around City Hall.
Navajo girls quickly learned the basics of working as part of a city crew.

Working together, a Navajo dad and his daughter (supervising) position lights on the higher tree branches.
For the Mohawk Nation's Powhatan tribe, it's safety first as they literally went above and beyond to ensure that trees on Main Street were lit up for the holiday season.
Even Santa showed up to lend his support for the effort! (Nation Chief of Winnebago, Windy Buffalo, looks on and smiles his approval...)
Santa welcomed all participants to the tree lighting, including representatives of the local Boy Scouts.
By 11:30am, the families that remained downtown gathered for a photo on the steps of City Hall and a reception with food provided by local restaurants.

Filed Under: Activities

October 26, 2011 by Chief Dreaming Eagle

PRISIP to Light Up Park Ridge Holiday Season for 3rd Straight Year on November 12th

For the third year in the row, the Park Ridge Indian Scouts and Indian Princess organization has rallied a “coalition of the willing” to help ensure that the holidays in Park Ridge are not only merry but bright.

Working with a diverse pool of resources to provide management, coordination, administrative support and strong backs in addition to significant funds, Park Ridge Indian Scouts and Indian Princesses is joined by  members of the Park Ridge Chamber of Commerce, Kiwanis, Rotary, Boy Scouts,  Cub Scouts, Advocate Health Care, the Center for Concern, and Rainbow Hospice in realizing this initiative. Additional financial support for this massive undertaking comes from a host of others, including private citizens, with many local businesses also generously providing food, space, power, and more.

Says PRISIP Federation Chief Scott Richter: “I can’t express how proud I am to be a member of this community as everyone has “put their money where their mouth is” and is following through with their respective promises and commitments. Funds to purchase lights have been raised. Donations of time, material, equipment, food, etc. have materialized. And we have a core group of guys that have been, and will continue to be, out in the streets spending the time doing the things that need to be done to prepare for light stringing day and beyond.”

For members of the Park Ridge Indian Scouts and Indian Princess tribes, just as in years past, we will need all hands on deck with as many children and dads as possible to help this group hang lights on the morning of Saturday, November 12th.

We’ll get started as early as 7 am and use the empty storefront at 116 Main Street (formerly Dominick’s Kitchen Store) as our base of operations. All lights, tape, stringing poles, cable ties, etc. will be provided. Dads are asked to bring is something to cut/trim cable ties, as well as ladders if they have them. Those with ladders can do the taller trees but many trees can be done with just a pole. Once again, we have all trees numbered and will hand out the maps and supplies for each individual tree to our volunteers. PRISIP is responsible for stringing a little over half the trees encompassed in the project, and the support and efforts of our members are appreciated.

Members should plan to join us for group photo on the steps of City Hall and plenty of food and drinks for all immediately following the tree lighting at noon on the 12th. Spouses, and children too young or unable to help with the stringing the lights are welcome and encouraged to attend.

In addition to the volunteers needed on November 12th, we could use several dads with ladders to come out this coming Saturday October 29th and help run the remaining  power cords. We have made great strides the past few weeks getting power to many of the trees without base whips, but there is still many that need to be addressed in order to be ready for lights up day. Again, instructions, maps, supplies, coffee donuts, etc. will be provided. This will kick off in the library parking lot near the clock at the corner of Prospect and Summit at 6 am Saturday, October 29th.

Adds Fed Chief Richter: “I thank you all in advance for your help; it is my belief that this is truly a worthwhile endeavor and one that we all get a great deal of enjoyment from as Fathers and Daughters, as Fathers and Sons.”

More to follow – bring on the volunteers!

Additional Details and Articles

  • Lighting Effort Meets Fundraising Goal
  • Let There Be Lights
  • Holiday Lights 2009

Filed Under: Community

October 9, 2011 by Chief Dreaming Eagle

Iroquois Firepit Project Gets Spirited Commemorative Patch

Officially completing the cycle of nearly all PRISIP activities with the traditional “presentation of the commemorative patch,” the PRISIP Iroquois Firepit Project team added another memory to their vests today. Surrounding the primary “bird of fire” device, the patch details not only the dates of the activity but the names of the Fathers that contributed to the effort.

Filed Under: Iroquois

September 28, 2011 by Chief Dreaming Eagle

Welcome to Our 2011-2012 Season – The Start of Something New

For all of our Nations in the Park Ridge Indian Scouts and Indian Princess Federation, the new season is the start of something new. It’s not just back-to-school time, or the changing of the seasons as autumn follows summer, but new members joining new tribes, first campouts, new friends, the beginning of a journey that will last for sumers, ideally, a lifetime of Father and Son, Father and Daughter, together forever.

For us here at the PRISIP Federation, this year is also the start of something new – our new website, prisip.org – meant to connect you to our events and activities as never before. We hope you’ll take the time to follow and enjoy us throughout this new year, and beyond! Drop back from time to time and see what your favorite Nation or Tribe has been up to, share with your friends, get involved, get excited, enjoy.

We welcome you to our site, and invite you to enjoy the start of something new…

Filed Under: Winnebago

September 28, 2011 by Chief Dreaming Eagle

Firepit! The Iroquois Firepit Project Video

Following the official Dedication of the new Iroquois Firepit Project at the Wildwood Nature Center in Park Ridge, one of the participating Iroquois dad’s was moved to share photos and video of the building effort in the style of Ken Burns’ Civil War, as well as some additional footage from the dedication on September 17th, 2011.

Filed Under: 2011-2012

September 28, 2011 by Chief Dreaming Eagle

Lost Treasures of the Iroquois Firepit, Part I

Some say it’s only a legend; others believe it may be all too real – a treasure buried on the site on the Iroquois Firepit project at the Wildwood Nature Center. For the first time we reveal the contents of the alleged treasure:

The patches commemorate nearly 30 years of Iroquois history.
Some patches are more personal than others, acknowledging both families and friends that have made significant contributions to the Iroquois in recent years, but all patches help tell the proud history of the Iroquois.
Also in the treasure, an acknowledgement of the children whom PRISIP hopes to serve – a girl's character doll that reminds us that when we wish upon a star, dreams come true; a boys' heroic action figure whose own story reminds us that with great power comes great responsibility; an astronaut as a reminder to keep reachign for the stars, and a bear toy, a reminder of Chief Big Bear (and his father, of the same name) who lead the effort to build the firepit.

Filed Under: 2011-2012

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