Tribe Seal

The Choctaw-Apache Tribe of Ebarb. I remember having a t-shirt as a kid with this seal on it. I was always very proud of who I am, despite the paleness of my skin.

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"The Great Seal of the Choctaw-Apache people is a warrior shield.
The outside border is red representing the good red road of life.
The inside border is green signifying fertility, life, growth, and future.
Together they form the circle of life.

On the outside of the shield are suspended eagle and red hawk feathers.
These symbolize the two Indian peoples, the Choctaw and the Apache,
whose blood runs through our veins and through the generations.

The logger head turtle on the shield represents Mother Earth.
She is the great healer and teacher, symbolizing patience, perseverance and strength.

Carried on her back is river cane, symbolic of what our people lost to the inundation of our land.
Cane breaks were almost sacred places, as our ancestors depended on cane for many uses.
From cane they made blowguns, darts, arrow shafts, shields, spears, rafts, baskets, bedding,
wall covering, containers, duck calls, whistles, flutes and tubes for bubbling medicines.

The pipe is a sacred symbol of reverence to our ancestors, of peace,
brotherhood, council, and prayer.

The sacred pipe and river cane are crossed, symbolizing the four directions,
the four seasons, and the four races. "

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