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His Grave Ain't got No Cross

Update #4 · Apr 23, 2012 · comment

William "Bill" Goyens, Jr., of Nacogdoches, Texas, was an unlikely hero in Texas history. Born in moore County, North Carolina, 1794, to a family known as Croatan Indians, Goyens came to Texas in 1820 after fighting alongside Sam Houston and Chief Bowles of the Cherokees at the Battle of the Horseshoe Bend, 1814. He converted to Catholicism and married a white lady by the name of Mary Pate. His grandfather was described as a Native of Portugal and his Native American kinship entitled him the respect from Chief Bowles and allied tribes. Chief Bowles said he believed Goyens to be a man who would not tell a lie to a Red Man nor a White man. Yet today, Goyens remains misrepresented in Texas history and lies in a previously marked grave iin Nacogdoches, TX. The centennial marker placed by the Texas Centennial commission in 1936 was only 1 of 10,000 that marked the final resting place of the hero it once honored. The monument was moved and the grave is now unmarked.

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    One Feather Reward: Thank you! You will receive updates on Unfortunate, including messages about production of this Native American documentary.

    Estimated delivery: Aug 2012
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    Two Feather Reward: Thank you! You will receive updates on Unfortunate, thank you acknowledgement on our webpage and a free copy of Carolina Genesis: Beyond the Color-Line, a softcover book that includes the essay and all sources on William Goyens and his life before Texas.

    Estimated delivery: Aug 2012
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    Three Feather Reward: Thank you! You will receive updates on Unfortunate, thank you acknowledgements on our webpage, a free copy of Carolina Genesis, a soft-cover book that includes the essay and all sources on William Goyens' life before Texas, plus a DVD copy of the released feature (post production)

    Estimated delivery: Aug 2012
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    Four Feather Reward Thank you! You will receive updates on Unfortunate, thank you acknowledgements on our webpage, a free copy of Carolina Genesis, a soft-cover book that includes the essay and all sources on William Goyens' life before Texas, plus a DVD copy of the released feature (post production) PLUS special Thank you acknowledgement on the film credits. (post production)

    Estimated delivery: Jun 2012
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    Five Feather Reward. Thank you. you will receive all upates on Half Moon Prairie, acknowledgements on our website, a free copy of Carolina Genesis, a soft-cover book that details the heritage of Indian Agent Bill Goyens before his life in Texas, a DVD copy of the released feature (post production), Thank you acknowledgement on the film credits and all promotional materials associated with the release of the film AND a copy of Making of the Film book to be published post production with special acknowledgements in the post-publication book. Plus VIP party at the inaugural screening of the film.. Thank you!

    Estimated delivery: Jul 2012