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- From: Lorna.Kropp@f6.n346.z1.fidonet.org (Lorna Kropp)
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- Subject: Help with info on Mohawks
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- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 92 22:54:11 PDT
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- Hi I have been reading your posts in the Environmental Watch of James Bannan.
- I enjoy reading all of them and our Kindergartners and their teacher, Mary,
- are very excited about participating. We have noticed that you have used a
- greeting and sign off in Mohawk. Are you Mohawk?
- You have used a Mohawk greeting in many of your ╥posts╙. The second graders at
- Discovery School are learning about native americans. One group is finding out
- about Mohawks. When I mentioned that you use a Mohawk greeting, they wondered
- if you knew more about Mohawks and maybe you could answer a few questions.
- Here are a few questions: What kind of celebrations do you have? How do you
- celebrate birthdays? How many people can fit in a long house? How young can
- you be to hunt? What states do Mohawks live in? What kind of ceremonies do you
- have when people die? Did Mohawks ride horses? What kind of stories do you
- know?
- If you can help with these questions the students and I would be very
- grateful. Each class is participating in a project of "tele-letters" as they
- call it. Thanks for your participation. We are comparing native american life
- pre-Europeans, from four corners of this country. We have several children in
- this school who are Spokane and Pend Oreille and one parent who works for the
- Indian Health Center has visited with a baby on a cradle board and dressed in
- traditional dress. The children were fascinated. I h ave included 1/3 of their
- questions, so we could have more if you can help.
- Lorna Kropp, Discovery School, Spokane, WA
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