Repentance for Evil Concerning relationships with the First Nation Peoples

Repentance for Evil Concerning relationships with the First Nation Peoples

The time has come to once again repent of evil deeds done and to atone for sins of the Fathers. We know that although we are never counted guilty of the sin of others, we are called to stand in the place of intercession and if the sin was never reconciled before God, it is our place as intercessors to do so. For there is a curse on the land wherever blood was spilled in unrighteousness.

A few years back the Lord led many pastors locally in Marion, IN to meet at the Grant Co. Court House to Reconcile over sins of the past, concerning a hanging in Marion at the courthouse in 1929, and its effect on present racial relationships. This was a good thing. This kind of a movement is needed once again concerning other sins concerning our area and the nation.

There are many dynamics to restoring a land to righteousness. The main two are these, (1)confession of sins unto God, and (2)walking in the process which brings healing.

In Nehemiah, Daniel, and Exodus the precedence for this is set and described.
2 Chron. 7:14, Ex. 20:5, Jer. 14:20, Dan. 9:20.

The Lord has laid on my heart, two incidents, which stick out concerning restoration in Indiana: One perpetrated by white settlers against Native Indian, one by Native Indian against White:

It is now God’s time for the righteous of the land, to remember and repent for these sins, which were committed against the Native American, and by the Native American.

These are the Two representative incidents that are on my heart:

The Fall Creek Massacre, and Francis Slocum incident.

The Fall Creek Massacre: (From the Fall Creek Monument)

Frontier attitudes are changed by the Fall Creek Massacre of 1824… on the Monument of Indiana History:

"On March 22, 1824, two families of Seneca Indians were camped between Fall Creek and Deer Lick Creek in Madison County. Their hunt for valuable animal pelts proved so successful that a group of six white settlers hatched a plot to steal the pelts, and in the execution of their plan brutally murdered all of the Indians, including two men, three women, and four children under the age of ten.

The prevailing attitude on the frontier was that killing Indians was not a crime, but this massacre sparked a fierce moral debate. Ultimately, four of the conspirators were placed on trial and sentenced to die by hanging."

Indiana Governor James Brown Ray pardoned one of the conspirators, a nineteen year old boy, but the other three conspirators were not so lucky. On June 3, 1825 a large crowd, including many Indians, gathered to witness the executions. It was the first time that white settlers had been legally executed for killing Native Americans."

Source: "This Moment of Indiana History is a production of the Indiana Public Broadcasting Stations in association with the Indiana Historical Society. More information is available at “moment of Indiana history dot org."

Francis Slocum: Sins of Indian and Settler:

This may be Indians reacting to the presence of the White settlers in their land area. But it does not justify the action.

Francis Slocum: From the Frances Slocum Monument:

"SIDE 1: Frances Slocum. A child of English descent, was born in Warwick, Rhode Island, March 1773, was carried into captivity from her father's house at Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, November 2, 1778, by Delaware Indians soon after the Wyoming Massacre. Her brothers gave persistent search but did not find her until September 21, 1837.

SIDE 2: When inclined by a published letter describing an aged white woman in the Miami Indian village, her two brothers and a sister visited this place and identified her. She lived near here about 32 years with the Indian name "Ma-Con-A-Quah." She died on this ridge March 9, 1847, and was given a Christian burial.

SIDE 3: Frances Slocum became a stranger to her mother tongue. She became a stranger to her brethren and an alien to her mother's children, through her captivity. (See Psalms LXIX, 8) This monument was erected by Slocums and others who deemed it a pleasure to contribute, and was unveiled by them with public ceremonies May 17, 1900."

The Actual Process of restoration of righteousness:

1. Identify the national/ regional sin

2. Confess the sin

3. Apply Christ's blood

4. Walk in obedience and repair the damage.


Beyond Indiana and On the National Level:

The Wounded Knee Incident: “On the morning of December 29, 1890, the Sioux chief Big Foot and some 350 of his followers camped on the banks of Wounded Knee creek. Surrounding their camp was a force of U.S. troops charged with the responsibility of arresting Big Foot and disarming his warriors. The scene was tense. Trouble had been brewing for months.”

“A desperate Indian Agent at Pine Ridge wired his superiors in Washington, "Indians are dancing in the snow and are wild and crazy....We need protection and we need it now. The leaders should be arrested and confined at some military post until the matter is quieted, and this should be done now." The order went out to arrest Chief Sitting Bull at the Standing Rock Reservation. Sitting Bull was killed in the attempt on December 15. Chief Big Foot was next on the list. “

“When he heard of Sitting Bull's death, Big Foot led his people south to seek protection at the Pine Ridge Reservation. The army intercepted the band on December 28 and brought them to the edge of the Wounded Knee to camp. The next morning the chief, racked with pneumonia and dying, sat among his warriors and powwowed with the army officers. Suddenly the sound of a shot pierced the early morning gloom. Within seconds the charged atmosphere erupted as Indian braves scurried to retrieve their discarded rifles and troopers fired volley after volley into the Sioux camp. From the heights above, the army's Hotchkiss guns raked the Indian teepees with grapeshot. Clouds of gun smoke filled the air as men, women and children scrambled for their lives. Many ran for a ravine next to the camp only to be cut down in a withering cross fire.

When the smoke cleared and the shooting stopped, approximately 300 Sioux were dead, Big Foot among them. Twenty-five soldiers lost their lives. As the remaining troopers began the grim task of removing the dead, a blizzard swept in from the North.”

Quote From: Eye witness to History .com

The Wyoming Massacre: “Late in June 1778 Colonel Denison was informed by scouts that a force of approximately seven hundred Tories, Rangers and Indians under the command of Major John Butler and Chief Sayenqueraghta of the Seneca were gathering near Pittston at Fort Wintermute. With this news the alarm was sounded. Appeals for help were sent to General Washington, who sent troops, and to John Franklin in Huntington. The families quickly moved to the forts. The twenty-fourth Regiment gathered in Forty Fort and there decided to meet the enemy as far from the fort as possible in order to save their homes and crops. According to the inscription on the Wyoming Monument this group is described as being "chiefly the undisciplined, the youthful, and the aged". Many of these so called soldiers were farmers. Their only interest was in driving off the savages so they could return to their farming. "The urge, of peaceful necessities, overcame the danger of precipitate action, in the minds of these simple men."”

Source: http://www.rootsweb.com/~paluzern/patk/wyoming.html

After the battle about 1,000 homes and all of the forts in the area were burned.
Recommended Viewing: I Left my Heart a Wounded Knee

The process for repentance is the same. It is always good if there can be representatives of both sides of an offense.

We have for many years repented for abortion sin. We have made efforts in white/black
repentance as well. It is time to repent in the area of the sin of the Settlers vs. the First Nation Peoples.