About Us

Anpetu Waste Miye Kolapi (Good Day my friends),

My name is Jon Jordan.   I am an alumni of Western Illinois University where I
graduated in 1994. I received a Bachelors of Arts degree in Elementary Education. I
have been presenting Native American culture since childhood as a member of the
Boy Scouts in which I received the rank of Eagle Scout. While studying native
culture as a youth, I learned that I am of mixed blooded heritage. I combined that
knowledge and my ability to teach children and created Spirit of the Eagle
Presentations. When I am not presenting to various schools, libraries and scouting
organizations I am employed as a substitute teacher in Plainfield, IL.

I have been educating others in Native American culture for the past eleven years
with Spirit of the Eagle Presentations. All of my presentations are adaptable for
any age of student. I have had the privilege of working with students ranging from
Pre-K all the way up to adults.

I have several wonderful programs available. Life on the Plains offers a glimpse at
traditional Lakota culture. Native American Artifacts demonstrates the many
different ways buffalo were used by the Plains People. While Myths and Legends
teaches lessons in the oral tradition of the First People. New for 2006 is Indoor Life
on the Plains which demonstrates year-round availability of tipi lifestyle in your
school gymnasium.

I look forward to sharing my love of Native American culture with you.   Hope you
enjoy my site.

Pilamaya Yelo,
Tanyan Yahi Yelo
Thank you,
I'm glad you came.

Jon

The following are some links to other sites related to Spirit of the
Eagle Presentations. Hope you enjoy them!

American Museum of Natural History Collections Database Very cool pictures!
Great for researching artifacts.
Native American resource for Dancing, music and more Powwows.com
Native American Lore Index site. Lots of Good Stories to read
Learn how to do traditional porcupine quill work at NativeTech
The Saskatchewan First Nations Heritage Site is designed to serve as a resource
for compiling and sharing information related to the language, culture, arts,
history, and current affairs of the Dene, Woodland Cree, Swampy Cree, Plains
Cree, Saulteaux, Dakota, Nakota, and Lakota.
Buffalo parts for sale and Authentic artwork created from the animal.
Lakhota Sioux Heritage, Culture and Language site
Lakota books, tapes, and much more
See a list of the many traditional Uses for Buffalo by the Plains people
More Lakota Languag e with some samples too.
Information about Winter Counts which was a method of keeping track of
historical events.
Lakota Electronic texts with information about Games played in the past.
The Lodge of Sungmanitu~ Isna information on Lakota Language, music,
cultural Information

Spirit of the Eagle Presentations

For a copy of the current Spirit of the Eagle
Presentations Brochure click below.