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* WANTED!!!! *
* Young Person/16 plus/Male or Female For *
* “Paid Vacation” Plus All Expenses *
* 8 - 9 weeks /June 4 to ~ August 1, 2010 *
*Camp Daniel Boone near Asheville, NC. Chance to see Biltmore Estate & Cherokee*
* Must Have valid Drivers License and a RELIABLE VEHICLE *
* Truck or Van preferred but not necessary *
* Boy Scout Camp Councilor/Stroke Survivor Needs Driver/Personal Assistant *
* If you can teach an Indian Craft, much more pay is possible. *
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The Captive Corps
is a unit which I founded and for which, I serve as the coordinator.
The make up of the unit is people of all types, young and old, male
and female, red, white, black, and brown, and any other color or
mix thereof that would like to be a part of our merry band.
We portray Indians that have been displaced by the ever advancing
European culture, warriors and chiefs, their wives, children, and elders
and their "Captives." This would include prisoners bound for adoption or
other, less desirable dispositions and "Runaways" from enslavement,
indenture, indebtedness, incarceration, or the threat thereof, or anyone
of a host of other reasons for leaving the east and heading off to the
frontier and a life with the Indians.
The group is as accurate as possible on limited budgets. Plus we want to remember that this is a hobby and meant to be fun. Even though I don't want this to become a financial burden on anyone, do expect to incur some expenses. The Indians and adoptee's will have the most expensive outfits. They can look like the pictures above. The "Captives" will be able to outfit themselves with used clothing and equipment as they would be "Trail Worn." Much of the expense can be negated by making clothing and equipment yourself. The other major expense is sleeping accomodations. Appropriate tents or other shelters will have to be made or purchased from outfits such as Tentsmith's.
These are some of the types of tents that would be acceptable.
For the first time reenactors please be intouch before buying or making anything.
The picture to the left is the archtypical image of a mother and her children being taken into captivity. To the right is Frances Slocum, represented here in a 20th century painting. Taken by the Lenni Lenape in 1778 as a young girl, she lived with the Lenape and the Miami into old age. She had lost her ability to speak English, knew nothing of the almost 50 year search that her white family had mounted, had married several Lenape and Miami men and raised nine children (several had died while young) before her white family found her in 1837. She had the option to return to white society and chose to remain with the Indians until her death in 1847. This picture (at right) is a pretty good representation of the clothing that Indian women wore throughout the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Note the heavy white influences, but the blanket and earrings are decidedley native.
The picture at the right shows the "Trail Worn" (although not that 'Trail Worn" in this photo) look that most "Captives" would have had and depicts what most frontier settlers would have been doing at the time they were taken.
The events we will be participating in as far north as upstate New York,west to Ohio and Indiana, and as far south as the Gulf Coast and Florida. If more than one person/family are coming from one area, other travel arrangements can be made to help cut expenses.
If anyone is interested in defraying costs, I can show you how. You may be able to even turn a small profit.
there may be
Employment Opportunities!
If you have or are willing to learn an 18th century Indian craft or skill
and have two months during the summer you need to fill (Perfect for Teachers & Students),
I may be a position at Camp Daniel Boone's Boonesboro Village.
In particular, I am looking for people that can make and teach things such as Dream Catchers, Native Baskets and Weaving,
Wolf Scares (Bull Roarers), Wampum Wrist and Hat Bands, Medicine Bags, Moccasins, and Leather Clothing.
For information on employment opportunities and joining the Captive Corps use this email link or contact info below.
If you would please include the following information:
Name, Address, Phone Number, Age,
The Type of Character You Wish to Portray,
& What Clothing and Equipment You Already Posess.
"We must be united
We must smoke the same pipe
We must f fight each other's battles
And more than that, We must love the Great Spirit."
--Tecumseh --
-His appeal to other tribes to join his confederacy.-
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BOONESBORO VILLAGE CAMP DANIEL BOONE CDB VIDEO DANIEL BOONE COUNCIL
Camp Daniel Boone is a Boy Scout Camp located in the Great Smoky Mountains ~ 45 minutes west of Asheville, NC.
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