Ceremonial Hatchet?

David · 18th June 2023, 09:18 PM

I believe the organization may still exist and they have a museum of memorabilia in Waco,Texas. You my be able to find out some more specific info by sending them an email with some photos.

http://redmen.org
info@redmen.org

T.O.T.E. seems be be a motto of some sort, "Totem of the Eagle".
Kind of a crazy and offensive bit of appropriation, this organization, based upon the pre-Revolutionary War act of grand appropriation where our brave patriots dumped tea in Boston Harbour playing dress-up as Mohawk natives. I mean, if you are going to commit revolutionary acts, might as well pin it on the natives. Despite adopting native dress and specific language though, the Improved Order of the Red Man was an Whites only organization until 1974.

18th June 2023, 09:18 PM	#4
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,218	I believe the organization may still exist and they have a museum of memorabilia in Waco,Texas. You my be able to find out some more specific info by sending them an email with some photos. http://redmen.org info@redmen.org T.O.T.E. seems be be a motto of some sort, "Totem of the Eagle". Kind of a crazy and offensive bit of appropriation, this organization, based upon the pre-Revolutionary War act of grand appropriation where our brave patriots dumped tea in Boston Harbour playing dress-up as Mohawk natives. I mean, if you are going to commit revolutionary acts, might as well pin it on the natives. Despite adopting native dress and specific language though, the Improved Order of the Red Man was an Whites only organization until 1974.