Just saw that Ga-Hon-Ga Lodge #34 updated their webpage with the following information on thee new lodge created from the merger of Onteroraus Lodge #402 and Ga-Hon-Ga Lodge #34.
Earlier this evening, Ohkwaliha·Ká Lodge #34 was officially announced as the name of the merged lodge of Ga-Hon-Ga Lodge #34 and Onterorous Lodge #402. This announcement took place during the first general meeting of the new lodge.
Ohkwaliha·Ká means bear clan in the language of the Oneida Indian Nation. The black bear has been selected as the totem of the new lodge. The election of lodge officers also took place.
No information on the first flap.
The Lodge is located in Leatherstocking council as the result of the merger of Otschodela Council and Revolutionary Trails Council earlier this year.
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“Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclination, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.” —John Adams (1770)
I just got my first flap (the S1 first flap) from this new lodge. I was surprised is doesn’t have the bear totem on the flap. What are the “official” characteristics? I can provide a scan if you need one.
I was told: near the tip of the flap are black bears (3 – one for each mountain) gathered around a campfire — colors and size has them harder to identify if you don’t know what you’re looking at.
Also note the symbol between the two words of the name is a circle/bullet not a dash (correctly cut and paste from the web site in this post).