some of the documents on the origin of the NWN Elder’s Council [dates shown when on the document]- Report of the Elder’s Council July 22, 1995 submitted by Don Jones, Elder Chair; Elder Body Chair job description, etc.; Council of Elders New Warrior Tucson; Roster of 6/97 Elder’s Conference, Milwaukee, WI, with a number of drafts about blessing by Elders attached; New England Center Elder history, etc, by Terry Mollner; The New Warrior Elder. The NWN National council of Elders at its Jan. 1997 meeting charges 3 of its members to develop and implement a protocol for commissioning Ritual Elders for the New Warrior Training Adventure (NWTA) at the NWN Conference in Montreal in July 1997; Anger Stick Protocol; Ritual Elder Commissioning Protocol; Elder Council New Warrior New York City, Leader En-Roll & De-Roll Ceremony at NWTA Weekends, 1/30/1997; Elder Protocol approved by San Diego Leader Body on 5/28/96; 5th Florida Men’s Gathering Reclaiming the Wisdom of the elders, March 29 – 31, 1996 at Camp Thunderbird, Orlando, FL; The elder Journey by and with Terry Jones and Bill Mawhinney; plus numerous early rosters of NWN Elders, correspondence, etc.