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The Quandelacy Family of Zuni carvers
Quandelacy
One of the more notable families of Zuni fetish carvers and jewelers
is the Quandelacy family. Now deceased matriarch Ellen Quandelacy
learned the art of carving from her father, Johnny Quam, and her style
is still very much in evidence in the carvings and fetish necklaces
of daughter Albenita Yunie, and Albenita's sons Brian and Jeffrey Yunie.
As Kent McManis stated in his book
A Guide to Zuni Fetishes and
Carvings,
"Stewart Quandelacy's bears have almost become the
quintessential Zuni fetish".
Zuni artist Stewart Quandelacy has stated that he prefers the terms "Zuni carving" rather
than "Zuni fetish."
Stewart is well known for his Medicine Bear carvings, but his bent for
aesthetic license lies in what he calls the
"turnaround bear",
his own original
stylistic development which transcends traditional folk art, and raises the craft of
Zuni fetish carving to a true art form. Whether realistic, or semi-abstract, the soft, free-flowing lines he obtains with the minimal amount of change to the object stone is one of the most notable attributes of his carvings.
Those same soft lines are also evident in the carvings of Faye and Sandra Quandelacy,
well known for their corn maiden carvings and pendant necklaces, and sister Georgianna Quandelacy, well known for her fetish necklaces, bears with fish, and medicine bears with sunfaces.
Andres Quandelacy is well known for his
small, intricate carvings of mountain lions, buffaloes, and standing bears. Andres' style is unique and readily
recognizable. Better known for mountain lion carvings with the tail draped over the back, Andres has added the loop tail
and the long tail in the last few years. As have the other members of the Quandelacy family, Andres has achieved international acclaim for his carvings, pendants, and fetish necklaces fashioned in the Quandelacy tradition.
Bibliography of the Zuni Language
The Zuni, or Shiwi language, is
now generally considered a language isolate. The Encyclopedia Britannica categorizes it as a Penutian language, and Bertha
Dutton once posed the hypothetical that according to the Swadesh list,
"If the Zuni language is a member of the Penutian language family, then it
is a distant relative of the Tanoan languages
(Tewi). The Penutian hypothesis
was advanced by Alfred
Kroeber and Roland B. Dixon, and later refined by Edward Sapir, and was an
attempt to reduce the number of unrelated language families in a culturally
diverse area that was centered in California's central coast. While this theory was plausible for some of the languages, the problem of verification of this theory was that to find any evidence of any cognates between the California languages and Zuni, one would possibly have to trace the languages' lineage by as much as 3000-5000 years or more. Listed below is a bibliography of
books and articles concerned with the Zuni language. Some of these items deal
with syntax and semantics, as does Zuni
Curtis D. Cook's article. Others, such
as Ruth Bunzel's Pueblo Pottery and Jane M. Young's book on Rock Art, may seem out of place on this list, but are important in the study of pragmatics and the Zuni World View
as it corresponds with the Zuni language. The Zuni worldview may properly be considered as a study in orthology. The form and function of design images and pictographic rock art images and
their interpretation according to Zuni mythology
or cosmology sufficed as
a form of communication prior to the appearance of a written language. The Zuni Enigma, by Nancy Yaw Davis offers a comparative of cognates between the Zuni language and
another language isolate; the Japanese language. While speculative, it demonstrates a likeness between the Zuni and Japanese languages that
is more compelling than that of the Penutian Hypothesis. The article by Dell Hymes offers information on California languages where one can form a comparative
of certain Zuni words to the languages of California, e.g. Wintu, Maidu, Miwok, and may have relevance to studies of the Pueblo Peoples, the Pecos Classification, Hohokam.
The importance of the books on and by Frank Hamilton Cushing goes without saying. He was the first anthropologist to undertake studies
by means of the method of participant observation, and was a member of the Priesthood of the Bow. Of special interest in regard to the Zuni language
is his correspondences edited by Jesse Green, and their relevance to the Zuni language as it reflects their world view. Any suggested additions to this
list can be submitted to zunifetish@prophetsrock.com
and are welcome.
Bunzel,
Ruth L. The Pueblo Potter: A Study of
Creative Imagination in Primitive Art. New York: Dover, 1929
Bunzel,
Ruth L. Introduction to Zuni Ceremonialism. Intro. by Nancy Pareto. University of New Mexico Press, 1992.
Bunzel,
Ruth L. Zuni Texts. Publications of the
American Ethnological Society, 15. New York: G.E. Steckert & Co., 1933.
Cook,
Curtis D. "Nucleus and Margin of Zuni Clause Types." Linguistics. 13: 5-37, 1975.
Davis,
Nancy Yaw. The Zuni Enigma. Norton, 2000.
Dutton,
Bertha P. American Indians of the
Southwest. Albuquerque: University
of New Mexico Press, 1983.
Green,
Jesse, ed. Zuni: Selected Writings
of Frank Hamilton Cushing. Lincoln
and London: University of Nebraska Press, 1979.
Green, Jesse.
Cushing at Zuni: The Correspondence and Journals of Frank Hamilton Cushing,
1879-1884. Albuquerque: University
of New Mexico Press, 1990.
Hickerson,
Nancy P. "Two Studies of Color:
Implications for Cross-Cultural Comparability of Semantic Categories". In Linguistics and Anthropology: In honor
of C.F. Voegelin. Pp. 317-330. Ed.
By M. Dale Kinkade, Kenneth Hale, and Oswald Werner. The Peter De Ridder Press, 1975.
Hieb,
Louis A. "Meaning and Mismeaning: Toward an Understanding of the Ritual
Clowns". New Perspectives on the
Pueblos. Ed. by Alfonso Ortiz. Pp. 163-195. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1972.
Hymes,
Dell H. "Some Penutian Elements and the Penutian Hypothesis". Southwestern Journal of Anthropology. 13:69-87, 1957.
Miner,
Kenneth L. "Noun Stripping and Loose Incorporation in Zuni". International Journal of American
Linguistics. 52: 242-254, 1986.
Newman,
Stanley. "Vocabulary Levels: Zuni Sacred and Slang Usage."Southwestern Journal of Anthropology. 11: 345-354, 1955.
Newman,
Stanley. Zuni Dictionary. Indiana
University Research Center Publication Six. Bloomington: Indiana University, 1958.
Newman,
Stanley. "The Zuni Verb 'To Be'"Foundations of Language, Supplemental Series. Vol. 1. Ed. by John W. Verhaar.,
The Humanities Press, 1967.
Stout,
Carol. "Problems of a Chomskyan
Analysis of Zuni Transitivity". International
Journal of American Linguistics. 39:
207-223, 1973.
Walker,
Willard. "Inflection and Taxonomic Structure
in Zuni". International Journal of
American Linguistics. 32(3):
217-227, 1966.
Walker
Willard. "Toward a Sound Pattern of the Zuni". International Journal of
American Linguistics. 38(4): 240-259, 1968.
Young,
M. Jane. Signs from the Ancestors:
Zuni Cultural Symbolism and Perceptions in Rock Art. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1988.
From: "ghwelker"
The Indigenous peoples of Flagstaff Arizona got some very disturbing
news today. News that Coconino National Forest Supervisor Nora
Rasure's decision has allowed Arizona Snowbowl to use reclaimed sewer
water to make artificial snow on the sacred San Francisco Peaks
The peaks are very sacred to the tribes in the southwest. The peaks
are one of the four sacred mountains to the Dine' and the peaks is
the home to the Kachina spirits to the Hopi.
The approval of Snow Making of our peaks shows complete disregard and
disrespect for our culture and places we hold sacred, an absolute
slap in the face.
Spiritually the use of reclaimed water on the peaks is equivalent to
defecating and urinating on holy temples, we don't piss and shit on
their churches and temples so why do they feel is alright to do that
to ours? The answer is simple, money.
However studies show that the Flagstaff revenue provided by skiers
only make a very small portion of Flagstaffs economy, furthermore the
revenue from the resort goes to a single person.
"With her decision, Rasure is deepening an unhealthy division between
indigenous and non-indigenous peoples in the Southwest," said Kelvin
Long director of ECHOES (Educating Communities While Healing and
Offering Environmental Support). "It only supports the goals and
missions of non-native communities. In order to build healthy
relationships, cultural and religious traditions need to be
respected."
Well if the Forest Service won't respect Indigenous Peoples wishes
and cultures then we well boycott them and resist in any way
possible.
I ask that each and every one of you please help us in this battle
against cultural genocide.
Get involved by responding to this message for place to go for more
info and way to get involved to let our voices be heard.
PLEASE BOYCOTT ARIZONA SNOWBOWL!!!!!!
From: "Yaiva"
For more information contact: (928) 213-9760
ghwelker"
http://www.merrynjose.com/artman/publish/article_326.shtml
Women & Spirituality
Grandmothers Unite
http://www.merrynjose.com/artman/publish/article_325.shtml
Statement of the International Council of the Thirteen Indigenous
Grandmothers
By Reviewer, Ema
We are thirteen indigenous grandmothers who came together for the
first time from October 11 through October 17, 2004, in Phoenicia,
New York. We gathered from the four directions in the land of the
people of the Iroquois Confederacy. We come here from the Amazon
rainforest, the Arctic circle of North America, the great forest of
the American northwest, the vast plains of North America, the
highlands of central America, the Black Hills of South Dakota, the
mountains of Oaxaca, the desert of the American southwest, the
mountains of Tibet and from the rainforest of Central Africa.
Affirming our relations with traditional medicine peoples and
communities throughout the world, we have been brought together by a
common vision to form a new global alliance.
We are the International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers.
We have united as one. Ours is an alliance of prayer, education and
healing for our Mother Earth, all Her inhabitants, all the children
and for the next seven generations to come.
We are deeply concerned with the unprecedented destruction of our
Mother Earth, the contamination of our air, waters and soil, the
atrocities of war, the global scourge of poverty, the threat of
nuclear weapons and waste, the prevailing culture of materialism, the
epidemics which threaten the health of the Earth's peoples, the
exploitation of indigenous medicines, and with the destruction of
indigenous ways of life.
We, the International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers,
believe that our ancestral ways of prayer, peacemaking and healing
are vitally needed today. We come together to nurture, educate and
train our children. We come together to uphold the practice of our
ceremonies and affirm the right too use our plant medicines free of
legal restriction. We come together to protect the lands where our
peoples live and upon which our cultures depend, to safeguard the
collective heritage of traditional medicines, and to defend the earth
Herself. We believe that the teachings of our ancestors will light
our way through an uncertain future.
We join with all those who honor the Creators, and to all who work and
pray for our children, for world peace, and for the healing of our
Mother Earth.
For all our relations,
Margaret Behan- Cheyenne- Arapaho
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From: Carol
gilbert lujan wrote:
A good step forward
magu
Indian murals at EPA building to undergo review
Thursday, March 17, 2005
A handful of government murals that depict Indian people in an
unfavorable
light will undergo a review...
From: "apcKaruk"
The Northern California Indian Development Council has a web-based
archive of
traditional images and sounds.
Photo Galleries: Three galleries of stunning photography with
accompanying descriptions,
as well as the NCIDC Staff Photo Gallery and Council Member Photo
Gallery.
The NCIDC Song Gallery contains sound clips that are small segments of
Traditional Karuk
songs. They were recorded by Andre Cramblit, the Operations Director of
NCIDC, a Karuk
Tribal Member.
click the galleries link underneath the picture of the traditional Pit
House.
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From: Glenn Welker
National Museum of the American Indian
National Powwow
Actual Location MCI Center, 601 F Street NW, Washington D.C. 20004
Event Dates August 12, 13, 14, 2005
Event Hours Fri - 10am to10pm; Sat - 10am to 10pm; Sun - 10am to 8pm
Admission Fee(s) Adult: $12
Senior 65 yrs & older /Child - 4 to 11 years: $10
Special Members Price: $10
Group Rate (25 or more):$10/person
Three day pass: $30
Educational Comp. "Origins and Evolutions of the Powwow" (more
information to follow as this is currently being developed)
Type of Event Contest Powwow
Prize Purse $100,000
Invited Drums "All Drums Invited"
*Vendors*
Fees $600 (10'x10' space)
$800 food vendors - TBD (not sure if we will be able to accommodate
food
vendors because of MCI Center restrictions)
*Vendor applications will be ready for distribution within the next
couple of weeks. We will allow ample time, approx. 2 months for vendors
to apply. Justin Giles will be the point of contact for vendors and he
is currently taking names and info and will send application forms when
ready.
*General Contact*
Number 877-830-3224 or 301-238-3023
www.americanindian.si.edu
(webpage in development-email announcement to staff when complete)
From: George Lessard
From: NAJA-Email Alerts
Nominations sought for American Indian Journalism Institute, June 5-24,
2005
Nominations and applications are being accepted for the fifth annual
American Indian Journalism Institute, June 5-24, 2005, a concentrated
three-week academic program at The University of South Dakota. The
nomination deadline is March 31.
An informative 11-minute video and other information are available
online at
http://www.freedomforum.org/templates/document.asp?documentID=17963
To nominate a student, write an e-mail or letter explaining why the
person should be accepted into the institute and how the student can
be contacted. Please include the nominee's mailing address and e-mail
address. Self-nominations also are welcome.
Send nominations to Jack Marsh, executive director, Al Neuharth Media
Center, 555 Dakota St., Vermillion, SD 57069 or
via e-mail.
Hero, Hawk, and Open Hand CHICAGO - A translucent, larger-than-life hand with long, tapering
fingers lends an air of mystery to a new exhibit of ancient and
little-known tribal art at the Art Institute of Chicago.
"Hero, Hawk, and Open Hand" is scheduled to be shown at The St. Louis Art Museum from
March 4 to May 30, 2005, and at the Smithsonian National Museum of
Natural History from early July to late September.
Navajo artist Teddy Draper Workshops
Workshop information for 2005
May 16-20, instructor Teddy Draper, Jr., pastel techniques, insights into art, culture, and connecting to nature.
June 7-11, Indian Jewelry Basics (class limited to 4 students).
June 7-11, instructor Teddy Draper, Jr., pastel techniques, insights into art, culture, and connecting to nature.
Web Sites: Literacy in Indigenous Communities by L. David van Broekhuizen, Ph.D. (2000)
Verde
Valley Online - Sedona,AZ,USA
... His roots with the
Native American people are deep, and his appreciation and
respect for ... in exposing the rest of the world to Navajo and
Hopi arts and crafts.". ...
Subject: Cultural Genocide - Please Help
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By Rachel Lehmann-Haupt
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Subject: Native Songs & Pictures
Subject: National Powwow
Telephone 605/677-6315.
Early tribal artifacts put in spotlight
Little-known items focus of exhibit in Chicago
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Essay on the Zuni World View
Excerpt(Complete article is available in PDF)
Cushing also cited an incidence where he showed a pole that accompanies a theodolite to an old Zuni man and asked him what he thought the name of it was. In response the old man inquired as to the use of the item. After briefly describing the implementation of the device the old man provided a rather lengthy sentence-word that Cushing translated as "heights of the world progressively measuring stick". The next day Cushing took the pole to the extreme corner of the pueblo and began "to flourish it around" until a middle-aged man relented to curiosity and asked what it was. Cushing then provided the Zuni name he had learned the day before and the man promptly requested, "Can they actually tell how far up and down journeying the world is?" [105].
Indian band seeks to regain its birthright
By David Whitney
Wintu Indians
At War Against Dam, Tribe Turns to Old Ways
Petition in Support of the Winnemem Wintu Tribe
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Coyote and the Mesquite Beans - Pima
After the waters of the flood had gone down, Elder Brother said to Coyote, "Do not touch that black bug; and do not eat the mesquite beans. It is dangerous to harm anything that came safe through the flood."
So Coyote went on, but presently he came to the black bug. He stopped and ate it up. Then he went on to the mesquite beans.
He stopped and looked at them a while, and then said, "I will just taste one and that will be all." But he stood there and ate and ate until he had eaten them all up.
And the bug and the beans swelled up in his stomach and killed him.
Myths and Legends of California and the Old Southwest Compiled and Edited by Katharine Berry Judson, 1912
From Blue Panther Keeper of Stories
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