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  • From: sanrico AT highdesert.com
  • To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Homestead] Chicken door nomenclature
  • Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2007 13:37:17 +0000 (America/Los_Angeles)

Thank you, Linda -
A story unto itself. It's one thing to read and digest a tale, and quite
another
to know you're holding an actual live connection to the event. I hope the site
gets updated at some point...I'd love to know that some progress toward
rebuilding (traditions) and stability is being made.
Sandy

On Sun, 14 Jan 2007 21:47:49 -0800, "Lynda" wrote:

>
> Two of my great-grandmothers were on the island. Uncle Billy was there (he
> was about 5 and lived to well past 100) and used to tell us kids about what
> happened and how "the mothers" (as his mother and her sister were referred
> to) swam across the bay pushing a canoe with 13 children in it. He said
> they were some of the lucky ones because one of the other uncles was
> suffering from colic and "the mothers" were up walking the baby and saw the
> white men coming. The Yurok and Hupa who were there also escaped because
> they were on the far side of the island.
>
> The site is old and out of date. It was put up by one woman and without
> any
> input from other tribal members.
>
> Lynda
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <sanrico AT highdesert.com>
>
>
> > Hi, Lynda -
> > Well, ya know I had to go and Google up 'Wiyot'. Quite the interesting
> > site you
> > have there - http://www.wiyot.com/index.htm.
> > I don't know when the site was created, or how current the information
> > is,
> > but my
> > heart goes out to them in their efforts to re-establish the annual dance
> > on
> > Indian Island. If you haven't already, follow the History link.
> > I was also born on the coast of California (Long Beach) - should probably
> > now be
> > re-named Long Litter-Strewn Wildlife-Gone Irretrievably-Polluted Beach.
>
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