READER THE THE SIERRA SIERRA
VOL. XXVI, No. 45
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Hometown Paper of the Eastern Sierra - Published Weekly
November 10 – 16, 2022
November Traditions in the Eastern Sierra 2022 National American Indian Heritage Month, Bishop’s Fall Highball Craggin’ Classic, and Veterans Day begin the seasonal celebrations By Christina Reed The Hired Pen
November is National Native American Heritage Month, and it pays tribute to the rich ancestry, traditions and cultures of Native Americans.
Eastern Sierra, CA—November is a month of many traditions and celebrations honoring heritage, gratefulness, and in the Eastern Sierra, it’s a month of transition, from autumn days to frosty and snowy nights. Many who visit the region this time of year come for the changes in the seasons and landscapes, and for many seasonal residents, it’s their last time to enjoy the magnificent outdoor activities, before leaving our deep valleys and high mountains until spring. November is National Native American Heritage Month “Every year, by statute and or presidential proclamation, the month of November is recognized as National Native American Heritage Month”--U.S. Senate; 101st U.S. Congress, November 1990 Indigenous peoples who lived in the Great Basin, thousands of years ago, frequently visited and traded in the fall, an end of the year gathering to hunt together, and gather pine nuts in the pinyon forests. Following traditions passed down over the
millenniums (millennium: anniversary of a thousand years), the Payahuunadü (Land of the Flowing Water: the Owens Valley) Nüümü (Owens Valley Paiute) nurtured the lands they lived upon, and they created systems of irrigation throughout the region. The landscapes produced a sustainable agricultural heritage, relying on the abundant water flowing throughout the valley. Today, Bishop’s Owens Valley Paiute Shoshone Cultural Center (provides active repatriation through Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act) and Independence’s Eastern California Museum have exhibits and collections which highlight these Native American heritage and cultural resources. Federally recognized California tribes include: Death Valley Timbisha Shoshone; Lone Pine; Fort Independence; Big Pine; Bishop; Benton Paiute; Mono; Bridgeport, and Woodford Colony. Widely known for their tool making (very respected arrowhead makers), and extraordinarily skilled at basketry, the Eastern California tribes continue these heritage skills today, using seeds, berries, tubers, roots, and the SEE ON PAGE 8
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