Culture
Pâakuhiv, Acorn gathering time.
We travelled about an hour and a half. It was a beautiful sunny fall day on the Klamath River. We stopped to pick up two girls and then we travelled to our family acorn gathering grounds. This is an age old acorn gathering ground, it is not new, but ancient. I was admonished during the… »
Teaching the Right Way
Right off the bat a ‘wrong way’ is suggested by the title of this blog entry. Someone will inevitably be wrong when there is a right way. Right? For some the question jumps out: what is the wrong way? Or, is my way the right way. Hmm. Is there a Middle Way? This summer has… »
Ikxaramkûusrah Tusípaamha – It’s A Full Moon
Kúkuum tu’ípak pakûusrah, ikxaramkûusrah. Karu vúra tanapipshíinvarih pamu’araréethvuy. Itráhyar káru kuyraak ikxaramkûusrah. Káakum ithvuy kunthiinatih. Káakum araratôor kunthiinatih. The moon has returned. And I forgot it’s Indian name. There are 13 moons. Some have names. Some have Indian numbers. Yæ hæ! Tanipikrôoktih péethvuy: Náaseep. ATAFÂAT, ayu’âach ífuth payêem vakûusrah nuu vúra áxakyaan numúustiheesh poosípaamtiheeshak peekxaramkûusrah… »
Ikxaramkûusrah Pamuhrôohas-Moon’s Wives
As we appreciate this poor old moon. Remember they just set off explosions on its surface a few weeks ago. Did anyone hear what happened? Anyway here we are with the big full moon overhead. It was fantastic here (northwestern California) last night as I travelled home. It was just above the ridge, Humboldt Bay… »
God’s Country
When we were growing up I often heard this term: God’s country. It impressed me then and still does. Karuk country is a very special place. We’re located in northwestern California along what is referred to as the “middle stretch” of the Klamath River. Ours is a mountainous landscape with so much natural abundance and… »
Ikxaramkûusrah—The Dark Sun
The following is a love letter to the moon as I contemplate the detonation of explosives on its surface tomorrow. The earth is God, we say. The Moon is God, we say. The natural world is God, we say. We must remind ourselves regularly of this fact. Julian Lang It is a beautiful full moon…. »
Maps
Maps Since beginning to work with Gabe Montgomery and Emilio Tripp recently I have been pulling out the many archive boxes of information and research I’ve accumulated since the late 1980s. Yesterday I went through a box of language/culture related materials and in one folder was a reproduction of a “photostatic” copy of a map…. »