Two People One Life.

october 25, 1509 

Hi it’s Kachina,

   I am going to write about where we can be found. Our colony moves a lot so we never have a permanent location, but rite now we are on the west side of the island. We may be moving to the south side soon we might be going to the north no one really knows except for chief Chaamingwi. I know this is a short post but duty calls I am on look out duty now so I have better go spot some ships. 

 april 22, 1509

Hi it’s Kachina,

 Sorry that i havent posted in a while, it is the year 1509, my last post was 2 years back! Today we discovered a fruit that we have never seen before, its yellow, long, grows on trees, the monkeys were eating then, there was a lot of them, some of them were green but the monkeys only ate the yellow ones. They grow in bunches high up in the trees. I tried one and let me tell you, they are good! We are glad that we found them; we were getting tired of the same old food all the time. I better go feed the children and after that go look out for ships with Tanis. 

july 15, 1507 

 Hey! It’s Kachina.

  The ceremony went great! Nazhoni is now officially part of the tribe. Her name suit’s her; she is the most adorable baby I have seen in a long time! She is the chief’s daughter. So unless he has a son she will be the next chief. I think he might even have a son next! But I am not sure it’s all up to the mother of his children, so far he has two daughters but one of them was offered the position of the chief and denied it because she wants to be a normal citizen of the tribe, her name is Tanis witch means daughter. Tanis also thinks that it’s a mans job to watch out for the tribe, her job now is that she works with me by taking care of children. She is also my best friend that is in the tribe; another job that we share is that every now and then we have to go see if a ship is coming toward the island. So if we need to we can get ready for war. The children are waking up from their nap I better go get them. 

 may 30, 1507
Hi it’s Kachina.

   Today there is a sacred ceremony for the baby that was recently brought into our tribe. Her name is Nazhoni it means beautiful. The ceremony will be held at he pond in about 20 minutes, the whole tribe will be there. Nazhoni is two days old and is now stable enough to be there and to be bathed for the first time by our chief Chaamongwi. I better go get ready for the sacred ceremony for Nazhoni.  

June 23, 1506

 
Hi it’s Kachina,

   I wanted to talk to you about our land here in the rain forest. It has many exotic elements, for example the foods. There are different spices that we have discovered here there are many fresh fruits and vegetables here that are great to cook with. We get our water to wash cloths in a watering hole just a few minuets away. We also get water from an amazing waterfall just over the hill. That is where we get our drinking water; to bathe we go to a small pool of water that is about 3-4 feet deep on one half and 2-3 feet deep on the other side for the small children. My favorite part about living out here is that its quiet and that you can enjoy nature how it is. I also like the sight of the pretty birds like the parrot and the humming bird. I have to go and bathe the children now.   

 Hi it’s Kachina,  

 As you should know from my about me my name means sacred dancer, spirit. But what you don’t know is that I was also named after a religious icon, the Kachina doll. Kachina dolls are actually stylized religious icons that are carved from cottonwood root and painted to represent figures from Hopi myths. For generations, these figures have been used to teach children about their religion; no Hopi child has ever teethed on a Kachina doll or taken one to bed, I doubt any non-Hopi child has either. Only Hopi artists make authentic kachina dolls. There are plenty of other tribes with their own figurine-carving traditions, but the Kachina tradition is unique to the Hopi. When you see Navajo Kachina or Mexican Kachina, those are imitations of the real Hopi Kachina, just as much so as Kachina made by white people or imported from Korea are. Genuine Kachina dolls are made by only a small number of Hopi carvers who have dedicated their lives to this art–it takes years of practice and religious study to master Kachina carving. I thought you might want to know what the history behind my name was. 

 here is some pictures of a Kachina doll:

I have got to go now.

  june 1, 1504

Hi it’s Kachina,

  Pedro left today, I am not sure if he will be coming back anytime soon. Chief Chaakmongwi is happy that he is gone though. I wonder when the next person is going to discover our land. I like meeting new people it shows me that there are other lands out there too. Pedro was a nice man but he was very secretive, no one ever knew what the man was thinking! I guess it was for the best. I have better get back to work then.

May 16, 1503 

Hi It’s Kachina,

 Today a man named Pedro Cabal came to our land he is Portuguese and he says that he is a settler.  I over heard Pedro talking to one of his men the next day; he was saying how the only item of value they discovered here was our pau do Brazil (brazil wood tree) from which we created from red dye. The men are far more interested in profitable trade then expanding their territory, or so I thought. I am not sure why they are here but chief Chaakmongwi is not pleased with their appearance, he thinks that with them brings bad luck. My mother is calling me I have got to go now.