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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 The site is old and out of date.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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