Nordstrom's is giving away $10,000 scholarships to deserving students in our
community who plan on attending a 4 year accredited college of choice.
Application deadline is February 2010, so share with family and friends.
Elilee Greene, Nordstrom Corporate Program Scholarship Coordinator can be
reached at 206/373-4550 or
nordscholar@nordstrom.com.
http://shop.nordstrom.com/scholarship
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
NORDSTROM SCHOLARSHIP
LINKS FOR TEACHERS TEACHING ABOUT OUR PEOPLE
BOOK USING KUMEYAAY WORDS AND THE LUCAS NAME
Howka sisters and brothers, I stumbled across an authors website that has a book using our language and the Lucas families last name. This book is not about our people, it's one of those romance novels. I was shocked to see it .. I have not read it , but I am wondering who she talked to amongst our people to get the words. The name of the book is Dream Quest. Here are the website links
http://www.janetwellington.com/kumeyaay2.htm
http://www.janetwellington.com/excerpt.htm
If anyone has read the book let me know what they think.In the meantime I will try and find a copy. In the reviews I noticed it was only non Indians that commented.While she did get the language right,some of the things she described in the excerpt would be more of a Lakota culture not our culture. While I cannot say too much as I have not read it yet, but looking at her bibliography resources she researched books about our people.I am wondering until now if any of our people even know aboout this book, this is why I am posting this. If any of our tribal people have read the romance novel please let me know.
Monday, January 4, 2010
EDWARD CURTIS PHOTOS ONLINE
http://curtis.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/browsetribes.html
Northwestern university has digitized the collection of images created by Edward Curtis. You can search by tribes using the link above.
Monday, December 28, 2009
PROOF WE HAVE BEEN HERE FOREVER
Howka tribal members I stumbled acrtoss numerous writings about this story and thought I would post it .
Forbidden Archeology
The Hidden History of the Human Race
by Michael A. Cremo and Richard L. Thompson
Excerpt 1
http://nersp.nerdc.ufl.edu/~ghi/faex.html
The Neale Mortar and Pestle
Many discoveries of ancient artifacts were made under Table Mountain in Tuolumne County, California. One of the more well-attested cases is that of a mortar and pestle found by superintendent J. H. Neale of the Montezuma Tunnel Company. The stratigraphy at Table Mountain consists of a latite cap dated to 9 million years, andesitic tuffs, breccias, and sediments going back to 21.1 million years, rhyolite tuffs as old as 33.2 million years, and prevolcanic auriferous gravels, some as ancient as 55.0 million years. What follows are some excerpts from Forbidden Archeology describing this discovery made in the auriferous gravels of Table Mountain, dated from 33.2 to 55 million years old.
On August 2, 1890, J. H. Neale signed the following statement about discoveries made by him: "In 1877 Mr. J. H. Neale was superintendent of the Montezuma Tunnel Company, and ran the Montezuma tunnel into the gravel underlying the lava of Table Mountain, Tuolumne County. . . . At a distance of between 1400 and 1500 feet from the mouth of the tunnel, or of between 200 and 300 feet beyond the edge of the solid lava, Mr. Neale saw several spear-heads, of some dark rock and nearly one foot in length. On exploring further, he himself found a small mortar three or four inches in diameter and of irregular shape. This was discovered within a foot or two of the spear-heads. He then found a large well-formed pestle, now the property of Dr. R. I. Bromley, and near by a large and very regular mortar, also at present the property of Dr. Bromley." This last mortar and pestle appear on your right.
Neale's affidavit continued: "All of these relics were found the same afternoon, and were all within a few feet of one another and close to the bed-rock, perhaps within a foot of it. Mr. Neale declares that it is utterly impossible that these relics can have reached the position in which they were found excepting at the time the gravel was deposited, and before the lava cap formed. There was not the slightest trace of any disturbance of the mass or of any natural fissure into it by which access could have been obtained either there or in the neighborhood" (Sinclair 1908, pp. 117–118). The position of the artifacts in gravel "close to the bed-rock" at Tuolumne Table Mountain indicates they were 33–55 million years old. . . .
In a paper read before the American Geological Society and published in its journal, geologist George F. Becker (1891, pp. 192–193) said: "It would have been more satisfactory to me individually if I had myself dug out these implements, but I am unable to discover any reason why Mr. Neale's statement is not exactly as good evidence to the rest of the world as my own would be. He was as competent as I to detect any fissure from the surface or any ancient workings, which the miner recognizes instantly and dreads profoundly. Some one may possibly suggest that Mr. Neale's workmen 'planted' the implements, but no one familiar with mining will entertain such a suggestion for a moment. . . . The auriferous gravel is hard picking, in large part it requires blasting, and even a very incompetent supervisor could not possibly be deceived in this way. . . . In short, there is, in my opinion, no escape from the conclusion that the implements mentioned in Mr. Neale's statement actually occurred near the bottom of the gravels, and that they were deposited where they were found at the same time with the adjoining pebbles and matrix."
HOW TO SAY MERRY CHRISTMAS! in native languages
Howka tribal members... I just got this from the Native American Library group I belong to and thought I would share it.
HOW TO SAY MERRY CHRISTMAS! in native languages
ALEUT: Kamgan Ukudigaa
APALACHICOLA CREEK Nettv-Cako-Rakko
ALUTIIQ ALASKA Spraasnikam! [Happy Holidays]
WESTERN APACHE: Gozhqq Keshmish
AYMARA Sooma Nawira-ra
BLACKFOOT I'Taamomohkatoyiiksistsikomi
CENTRAL AHTNA C'ehwggelnen Dzaen
CHEROKEE: Danistayohihv &Aliheli'sdi Itse Udetiyvasadisv
CHEYENNE: Hoesenestotse & Aa'eEmona'e
CHOCTAW: Yukpa, Nitak Hollo Chito
CREE: Mitho Makosi Kesikansi
CREEK: Afvcke Nettvcakorakko
DINE/NAVAJO: Ya'at'eeh Keshmish
GITKSAN Hisgusgitxwsim Ha'niisgats Christ ganhl Ama Sii K'uuhl!
GUARAYU Imboeteipri tasecoi Tupa i vave!
GWICH'IN: Drin tsal zhit shoh ohlii & Drin Choo zhit zhoh ohli
HAWAIIAN: Mele Kalikimaka & Hauoli Makahiki Hou
INUPIAQ: annaurri Aniruq & Paglaun Ukiutchiaq
INUPIATUN: Quvianaq Agaayuniqpak
INUPIK Jutdlime pivdluarit ukiortame pivdluaritlo!
IROQUOIS: Ojenyunyat Sungwiyadeson Homungradon Nagwutut & Ojenyunyat Osrasay
KAQCHIKEL Dios Tik'ujie' Avik'in
KOYUKON Denaahto' Hoolaanh Dedzaanh Sodeelts'eeyh
KUTCHIN Drin Tsal Neenjit Goozu'
LAKOTA: Wanikiya Tonpi Wowiyuskin & Omaka Teca Oiyokipi
MAYA/YUCATECO: Utzul Mank'inal
METIS/MICHIF Gayayr Nwel
OJIBWE (CHIPPEWA) - Niibaa' Anami'egiizhigad & Aabita Biboo
ONEIDA - Wanto'wan Amp; Hoyan
NASKAPI Miywaaitaakun Mikusaanor
Q'ANJOB'AL Chi Woche Swatx'ilal Hak'ul Yet Jun Yalji Komami'
QUECHUA: Sumaj Kausay Kachun Navidad Ch'sisipi & Mosoi Watapi Sumaj Kausay Kachun
RETVARA Mamaka Wejejer??ka
SALCHA Dzeen Chox Teedle 'Aay Nayilkaa
SENECA: A:O'-E:Sad Yos-Ha:-Se:'
TANAINA: Natukda Nuuphaa
TEWA Hihchandi N??uphaa
TLINGIT - Xristos Khuwdziti Kax Sh Kaxtoolxetl
TUTCHONE/NORTHERN - T'ohudinch'i Hulin Dzenu & Eyum Nan Ek'an Nenatth'at Danji Te Yesohuthin Ch'e Hadaatle
YUPIK ESKIMO, ALASKA - Alussistuaqegtaarmek Piamceci!
YUPIK/SIBERIAN - Quyanalghii Kuusma & Quyangalleq Nutaghamun Aymiqulleq
Thursday, December 24, 2009
UNCLAIMED STATE AND COUNTY MONIES
Howka tribal members. There is a website http://scoweb.sco.ca.gov/UCP that has a database of unclaimed money. Type in your families last name and see what comes up.There is also a city one at http://www.sdtreastax.com/mcf_uncmonies.html I hope some of you tribal members get lucky and find some unclaimed money. I get half ayeeeeeeeeeeee..
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