AN EXCERPT:
June 7, 2012 (Ocotillo)—Neither blistering heat nor blowing dust dissuaded Native Americans from at least four different tribes from taking part in a five-day occupation in Ocotillo last week.
They came to be with the spirits of their ancestors. They also aim to show that desert devastation occurring with construction of the Ocotillo Express wind facility is wrong and must be stopped.
A mystical element seemed to permeate the site, where tribal members built a ramada of tree branches, willow and arrow weeds to shade them from the scorching sun. After a sidewinder rattlesnake entered the Ramada, it was gently relocated, but returned later in the day.
“The snake was moved, but kept coming back, just like our people. We will continue to keep coming back,” said Preston Arrowweed, a Quechan elder who considers unusual animal visitations at the site to be signs from the Indian spirits.
http://eastcountymagazine.org/node/9956
TO READ ALL ZBLOG POSTS, CLICK ‘THE ZEPHYR’ AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE.
TO READ THE JUNE/JULY Z, CLICK THE COVER:
0 Responses
Stay in touch with the conversation, subscribe to the RSS feed for comments on this post.