What does the coat of arms of the miskito indians from Honduras/Nicaragua represent? Please provide sources.?
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Roberto Romero native of Waspam, Rio Coco the Coat of Arm symbol is:\n\n1. Spears behind the Crest = Invisible hunters 2. Tree on top of bench = Land & Rainforest Protector 3. Steps = Superior to others 4. Red = Great Warriors 5. White = Gentle and Peaceful\n\n** Blue Moskitu said: that the above explanation is subject to change for a better and accurate documentation.
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Have no idea try ancestry.com.    \nhttp://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/fact.aspx?ln=Muddiman&fid=7&o_xid=0041612601&o_lid=0041612601&o_xt=41612601
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The people of Nicaragua are very warm and friendly. I am partial because I am Nicaraguan.  Nicaragua does not posses the military capability that it did back in the 80's so it won't be a threat to any of the neighboring countries.  Panama once said that they will come to the aid of Costa Rica if anything was to happen.  The winning of Ortega might be a problem only if the investors leave the country which many have already threathened to do i.e., Taiwan, Spain, Sweden, US and a slew of private businesses and also future investors who were waiting to see how the election would end.  Ortega promised jobs to the poor and that is the only reason why he got voted in. If the investors leave and they aren't replaced by new ones, what sort of jobs will there be? Especially if the US pulls out which that will cause irreparable damages to the country's infrastructure and will leave the poorer even poorer.  Not to forget that also Daniel left the country in shambles and heavy debt of 1,200 billion dollars when he left office in 1990.  Thus far, the country stands divided.
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Hindus- turban and kirpan\nJewish- yarmulke (kippa), tallis\nAmish- no zippers, plain colours (black, dark blue)\nSocial organizations (boy scouts etc) - uniform\nIrish fishing sweaters- different stiches and patterns to represent a family\nAnd each country has its symbols that are represented on clothing (Canada-maple leaf, American-stars/stripes)
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The Pituco. I guess Pituco is some kind of nick name or something like that. Be Blessed!
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Mohican, according to Wikipedia.
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Central America\n\nIt's Belize, formerly British Honduras
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Kin for Mayan\nTonaltzintli for Aztec
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As one member wrote, all tribes have different meanings but maybe I can give you a few pointers. I am Navajo, my husband is Chirachua Apache. The medicine wheel is red, yellow, white, and black. White is North or the path of wisdom, red is south and is the spirit, the earth. Yellow is east and represents the sun. Black is south and represents night or a look within yourself. Eagle feathers are used to send your prayers to the Creator. I don't know anything about cuts in the feathers.
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This is the name and adjective referring to an Amerindian tribe, from the Caribbean.
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The Triquetra is a symbol used to describe the Trinity, God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.
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Iroquois Confederacy\n\nIroquois Confederacy or Iroquois League (ĭr′ əkwoi′′ , –kwä′′ ), North American confederation of indigenous peoples, initially comprising the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca. They gave their name to the Iroquoian branch of the Hokan-Siouan linguistic stock (see Native American languages), which included numerous other Native American groups of the E United States and E Canada. In the early 17th cent. this confederacy of Five Nations (later to become six when the Tuscarora joined) inhabited New York state from the Hudson River N to the St. Lawrence River and W to the Genesee River. Traditional Culture and Political Organization \nTheir material culture was the most advanced of the Eastern Woodlands area, but they exhibited many traits peculiar to other areas, and this leads many authorities to believe that the Iroquois at some time in the distant past migrated from the lower Mississippi valley. They lived in palisaded villages; the men hunted deer and small game, and the women raised corn, squash, tobacco, and beans. Women held a high status in the society, and descent was matrilineal. Even before the formation of the confederation, the Iroquois families lived in the distinctive bark-covered rectangular structure known as the long house.\nWhen the prophet Deganawidah and his disciple Hiawatha founded (c.1570) the confederacy (to eliminate incessant intertribal warfare and to end cannibalism), this dwelling became the symbol of the Five Nations. They thought of themselves metaphorically as dwelling in a large long house, which had a door on the eastern end, guarded by the Mohawk (in the extreme geographical east), and a door on the western end, guarded by the Seneca (in the extreme west). The Onondaga, keepers of the council fires and the wampum records, were between the Cayuga on the west and the Oneida on the east. The main Onondaga village served as the capital, or meeting place, of the federated council. Voting in the council was conducted by tribe, and a unanimous decision was necessary to wage war. Nevertheless, intertribal war was not unknown.\n\nGreek Democracy\n\nThe word democracy was coined by the ancient Greeks from the words demos, meaning people, and kratos, meaning rule. Even though forms of shared power had existed in many forms before, particularly in small farming communities, it was the Greek city states that recognised people - as long as they were not slaves or women - as citizens and gave them the right to vote on how the state was run. This was possible mostly because their populations rarely exceeded 10,000 people (although some estimates say some had as many as 60,000) and slaves and women were excluded. The relatively small numbers allowed voting and tallying the votes to take place quickly. \nEven though the exclusions limited the number of people who actually had a say to as little as a third of the population, it was still a more open system than that of the tyrants who had previously ruled Greece. \nThis form of politics originated at Athens, which held assemblies every nine days that citizens were allowed to attend. These meetings were organised by a committee elected by all citizens. Those present could take part in debates and vote on laws and decisions to be made by a government chosen by the elected committee. This assembly also elected leaders of the military. They voted by a show of hands, which meant that voters could be intimidated by more powerful personalities in the assembly. They could also vote to send a citizen into exile, which was done by scratching the name into a broken piece of pottery (many of which still survive). \nDespite the fact there were so many people eligible to take part, many citizens lived too far away to attend each assembly. In Athens, 6000 people had to attend for decisions to be valid. Of those, only a handful of the most influential and powerful men would speak.
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Colorful land between Mexico, Honduras, and Belize.  Terrible underemployment, corrupt from the bottom to the top, and little chances of success as a nation.  All of Central America should have been one nation not the cut up melange they are.
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Hi alyssa,\n\nHere you go:\n\nThe flag of Costa Rica was officially adopted on November 27, 1906. However, the blue, white and red horizontal design was created and used since 1848 when Costa Rica left the Central America Federation and declare itself a Sovereign Republic. Pacífica Fernández, wife of the president, José María Castro Madriz created it inspired on the colors of the French Flag. The state and war flag and ensign includes the coat of arms of Costa Rica, while the civil ensign (there is no civil flag) omits the coat of arms and is shorter.\n\nThe blue colour stands for the sky, opportunities, idealism and perseverance. The white colour stands for peace, wisdom and happiness. The red colour stands for the blood spilt by martyrs for independence, as well as the warmth and generosity of the people. The stripes are in the ratio 1:1:2:1:1.\n\nHope this helps
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"Throughout the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries, this color scheme remained largely intact. The main changes to the flag centered on the coat of arms. In the modern flag, the coat of arms are greatly simplified as compared to previous variants. Each of the four quadrants represent one of the four kingdoms that were merged to form a unified Spain at the end of the 15th century. Namely, the kingdoms are: Castile, represented by the castle, León, represented by the lion, Aragon, represented by the vertical alternating red and yellow stripes (four red stripes, five yellow stripes), and Navarre, represented by the linked chains. Also the moorish kingdom of Granada is represented by the pomegranate fruit in the bottom of the coat of arms. The two columns with the "plus ultra" ensign (meaning "further" in Latin) represent Spanish discovery and colonization of America, the columns being the mythological Pillars of Hercules (of the Strait of Gibraltar, gateway to the Atlantic Ocean). The "Plus Ultra" phrase replaced the former "Non Plus Ultra" (something like "No further from here") before the discovery of America, since Spain was considered "the Westernmost point" on Earth (thus, "no further from here)"(Wikipedia)
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There's not terribly much out there on the web.  This is what I could find:\nhttp://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=chibcha+%28religion%2C+god%2C+goddess%2C+myth%2C+mythology%2C+folklore%2C+folktales%29&btnG=Search\nhttp://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=muisca+%28religion%2C+god%2C+goddess%2C+myth%2C+mythology%2C+folklore%2C+folktales%29&btnG=Search\n\nThis book is out-of-print, but there seems to be one used available on Amazon: \n"Some folk-tales of the Chibcha Nation" by Malbone W Graham\n\nThere are more (also out-of-print) books listed at Amazon if you search for "Chibcha" or "Muisca," but they are all in Spanish.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seminole_(tribe)