Ancient Cemetery, Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts
The metal marker found in the Ancient Cemetery at Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts, marks the grave of a member of the Improved Order of Red Men (I.O.R.M.), which claims its beginnings with the patriots who were in the Sons of Liberty during the American Revolution.
This particular marker is for a member of the IYANOUGH TRIBE 147 at Hyannis, Massachusetts. The different clubs or chapters are divided into what the organization called “tribes”.
The society models itself after the Iroquois Confederacy councils. In fact, some of the markers display images of Native Americans because the society based their organization on the rites and rituals of the Native Americans. This marker displays a native American in profile, presumably an Iroquois, on the shield on which the eagle is perched.
Written on the shield on the breast of the eagle are the initials T.O.T.E which stands for Totem of Eagles. According to their Website, the IORM “promotes patriotism and the American Way of Life, provides social activities for the members, and supports various charitable programs.”
Gravely Speaking 
For those that seek information the I.O.R.M. is a fraternal order chartered by US Congress. We promote Freedom Friendship and Charity. At the local level there are Tribes (men) Councils (women) and the Chiefs in which Sachem keeps order (Men) Pocohontas (women). In the state level the ranking is Great Sachem. At the National level Incohonee is the Chief of Chiefs and oversees the organization. The Iroquois system of running the tribes was emulated to give respect to our Native Americans. In Massachusetts there are two statues still owned and looked after by the order. there is the one in Edmonds Cemetery in Lowell and Hail to the Sunrise along the Mohawk Trail (Rte 2 Charlemont, Ma.) The latter is more prominent because there is a rededication done every year the weekend after Labor Day. It is also listed as one of the places to visit because of the Statue of the Mohawk with arms raise to praise the new day.