A Native American joke...

remembering the first classes..........

Kamehameha was born in 1758, the year Halley’s Comet made an appearance over Hawaiian skies. Kamehameha was born in Paiea on the Big Island of Hawaii. Kamehameha means “the lonely one.”  Hawaiian legends claimed that a great king would one day unite the islands, and that the sign of his birth would be a the comet. this one was visible from Hawaiʻi in 1758 and it is likely Kamehameha was born shortly after its appearance.
Kamehameha grew up in the court of his uncle, Kalaniopuu. When Kalaniopuu died in 1782, his power was divided between Kamehameha and Kalaniopuu’s natural son, Kiwalao, who inherited his father’s throne. Civil war broke out, however, and Kamehameha emerged as the Big Island’s ruler.
Many more battles ensued. During one raid in Puna, Kamehameha slipped and caught his foot in a crevice of lava. Seeing this, one of his fleeing opponents returned and beat him on the head with a canoe paddle until it broke. As a result, Kamehameha proclaimed Mamalahoe Kanawai, or “Law of the Splintered Paddle,” providing protection to unarmed noncombatants in war. “Let the aged, men and women, and little children, lie down safely in the road,” his law decreed.

The Hawaiian kingdom enjoyed a period of peace during Kamehameha’s reign. The king unified the legal system and used taxes to promote trade with the Americans and Europeans.

Kamehameha died in 1819, and his son, Liholiho, took the throne. Kamehameha’s bones were hidden by his kahuna. Today, his final resting place remains a mystery.

Oneness: A little preview...

Hey, Glassiators (?). Coni, Abigail, Joselyn and me will talk about Oneness in our presentation this monday. Maybe you ask: "What the *@#~ is Oneness". Well, it's a complex concept, but related with the feeling of beloging on the earth.


There is a poem which could helps us to understand the Oneness vision in the Native American context. It's called The Delight Song of Tsoai-talee. Let's see it!

I am a feather on the bright sky

I am the blue horse that runs on the plain

I am the fish that rolls, shining, in the water

I am the shadow that follows a child

I am the evening light, the lustre of meadows

I am an eagle playing with the wind

I am a cluster of bright beads

I am the farthest star

I am the cold of dawn

I am the roaring of the rain

I am the glitter of the crust of the snow

I am the long track of the moon in a lake

I am a flame of four colors

I am a deer standing away in the dusk

I am a field of sumac and the pomme blanche

I am an angle of geese in the winter sky

I am the hunger of a young wolf

I am the whole dream of these things

You see, I am alive, I am alive

I stand in good relation to the earth

I stand in good relation to the gods

I stand in good relation to all that is beautiful

I stand in good relation to the daughter of Tsen-tainte

You see, I am alive, I am alive.

If you wanna learn more about this beautiful concept, don't miss our presentation on Monday!


Greetings! Manrox.

Nicole Aguilera

I want to share with you this interview and give you some information about Sherman alexie.
His writings are meat to evoque sadness, ut at the same time he uses humor and pop culture . His influences for his literary works don’t trust only on traditional Indian forms but instead he blends elements of popular clture, Indian spirituality and the drudgery of poverty ridden reservation life to create his characters and the world they inhabit

Alaska Natives and Chileans : Something in common.

Well, I like to make a comparison between the Chilean and Alaska Natives. As you can see in our presentation, I said that the Alaska Natives passed down their stories from generation to generation. Well, this also happens in our country, especially in southern Chile, where this tradition is still preserved.




















I wanted to gather these two cultures because, despite being far away places, have a tradition in common, what makes one form or another, all have a cultural connection.