Needful Provision, Inc. (NPI) plans to honor the
diversity and contributions of the world’s indigenous
(tribal) populations, and their distinguished leaders, with
our “Fire Keeper Awards.” Details of these awards
will be announced at a future date. The brief History of Fire
Keepers is given below. Evin Kenneth Richards, Jr. (from the
Cherokee tribe of Native Americans) is the artist of NPI’s
Fire Keeper drawing. NPI will make a number of jewelry items,
based on the Fire Keeper image. These jewelry items will be
given to donors providing funds to support NPI’s Fire
Keeper Awards program for the benefit of indigenous populations,
worldwide, having great need. As of 01 January 2005, NPI started
taking nominations for living, distinguished leaders of any
tribal group(s) in the world. Nominations may be made in any
format. Our first two nominations are:1) Billy Mills,
a Native American, a runner and holder of an Olympic Gold metal
who has long been a great inspiration for Native American youth;
and 2) General Vang Pao, the
leader of Hmong tribal group of Laos who assisted U.S. forces
during the Vietnam War. After this war ended, General Vang Pao
helped the Hmong survive and escape attacking communist forces,
and then to resettle in the U.S. For purposes of information,
the NPI Fire Keeper Awards will take the form of assistance
projects (in the name of any award winners) for the benefit
a specific, needy indigenous (tribal) group(s).
The Fire Keeper
(Ajrla akteeya)
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