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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;KBBPLL, post: 26599577, member: 104064&quot;]The swastika symbol was historically used by many Native American tribes, particularly Hopi and Navajo, and was popularized in the tourist trade circa 1890 until 1940, when tribes signed a declaration banning the symbol due to its new association. It was also incorporated into many buildings in the southwest, for example the Kimo Theater in Albuquerque. It&#039;s interesting to read up about it. Oddly people say it originated in India 6000 years ago, but I don&#039;t see how it would have spread from there to North America in prehistory. </p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=19765]@fretboard[/USER] my grandfather and uncle were both members of the Lions Club and I&#039;m pretty sure they were also Freemasons, but neither ever spoke about it. I inherited a couple baubles like this 100% attendance pin. I had never heard of the Improved Order of Red Men but apparently it&#039;s a reference to the Boston Tea Party. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Improved_Order_of_Red_Men" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Improved_Order_of_Red_Men" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Improved_Order_of_Red_Men</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1695042[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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