Post by Okwes on Apr 14, 2008 12:22:03 GMT -5
Ghosts Follow The Pathway Of The Wind - Miwok
The Hookooeko of Nicasio and Tomales Bay say:
When a person dies his Wal'-le[1] or Ghost goes to Hel'-wah the West,
crossing the great ocean to Oo-ta-yo'-me, the Village of the Dead. In making
this long journey it follows hinnan mooka, the path of the Wind. Sometimes
Ghosts come back and dance in the roundhouse; sometimes people hear them
dancing inside but never see them.
Footnotes:
[1] In this connection it is interesting to observe that in the language of
the related Olayome of Putah Creek, Bats are called Walle; while the same
word in the language of the Mewan Valley tribes means Ocean. The word for
ocean among the Northern Mewuk is Wallasu; among the Middle or Tuolumne
Mewuk, Wallesmah.
The Dawn of the World; Myths and Weird Tales Told by the Mewan [Miwok]
Indians of California; Collected and Edited by C. Hart Merriam; Cleveland:
Arthur H. Clarke Co., [1910] ] and is now in the public domain
The Hookooeko of Nicasio and Tomales Bay say:
When a person dies his Wal'-le[1] or Ghost goes to Hel'-wah the West,
crossing the great ocean to Oo-ta-yo'-me, the Village of the Dead. In making
this long journey it follows hinnan mooka, the path of the Wind. Sometimes
Ghosts come back and dance in the roundhouse; sometimes people hear them
dancing inside but never see them.
Footnotes:
[1] In this connection it is interesting to observe that in the language of
the related Olayome of Putah Creek, Bats are called Walle; while the same
word in the language of the Mewan Valley tribes means Ocean. The word for
ocean among the Northern Mewuk is Wallasu; among the Middle or Tuolumne
Mewuk, Wallesmah.
The Dawn of the World; Myths and Weird Tales Told by the Mewan [Miwok]
Indians of California; Collected and Edited by C. Hart Merriam; Cleveland:
Arthur H. Clarke Co., [1910] ] and is now in the public domain