NATAMST 151 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Native American Religion, Wanapum, Deerhoof

• School: Berkeley
• Department: Native American Studies
• Course: NATAMST 151
• Professor: Diane Pearson

Document Summary

Sokulk indianslewis & clark -- salmon people -- live along. World view -- old one dreamt of past -- thought of future -- predicted. Evil coming -- shook his deer-hoof rattle -- sang another song. I fear my ghost will roam forever up & down the river because. Nami piap (creator) is angry on, nami piap, oh, brother, forgive them. They are taking nasau (salmon), eating & forgetting that the first are for you. My brother, they have forgotten the dark days of long ago & laugh when i warn them that the black days will return. Forgive them, oh, watcher in the sky & keeper of the earth, forgive them. First salmon of summer must be celebrated in a first foods feast; must be honored or they will not return again; evil will befall people. A small child crept near the old one; it is time you learn of the sad ways of our people.