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Film, VideoNettle gathering and cooking class: mini workshop Makah Tribal members, Isabell Ides and MaryJane Ides, provide instruction on gathering, processing and storing Stinging Nettle. Stinging Nettles are good sources of nutrients, rich with vitamins, and minerals. Isabell and MaryJane stress the importance of gathering them responsibly to ensure both personal safety and environmental sustainability. Please consult with your doctor before using and also make sure you secure permission to gather on…- Contributor: Roberts, Jason Todd - Parker, Keely M. - Ides, Maryjane - Ides, Isabell
- Date: 2023-04-22
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Film, VideoCranberry and Indian Tea gathering Brian Parker and Jason Roberts, Makah Tribal members, provide instruction on responsibly gathering and using cranberries and Indian Tea (Labrador) for food security and healthy diet supplementation. Brian stresses the importance of gathering them responsibly to ensure both personal safety and environmental sustainability. Please consult with your doctor before using and also make sure you secure permission to gather on property that is not…- Contributor: Roberts, Jason Todd - Parker, Brian
- Date: 2023-10-25
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Film, VideoElk rendering Brian Parker, Makah Tribal member, provides instruction on hunting, butchering and packaging a Roosevelt Elk that was harvested on Makah traditional territory in Neah Bay, WA to increase knowledge, skills and food security. He provides information on tools, equipment and supplies to use. He emphasizes the importance of ensuring the meat is properly handled and processed for optimal taste and preservation. He talks about…- Contributor: Roberts, Jason Todd - Parker, Brian
- Date: 2023-10-19
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Film, VideoBrian Parker- prayer Brian Parker, Makah Tribal member, communicates the importance of believing in a higher being and prayer. Brian strives to emulate the positive traits of his ancestors, family and friends, and honors them through his actions in order to ensure that their legacy lives on through future generations.- Contributor: Roberts, Jason Todd - Parker, Brian
- Date: 2024-01-19
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Film, VideoSeal hunting Spencer McCarty, Jr., Makah Tribal member, recalls stories he was told by his late father, Spencer McCarty, Sr., about fur seal hunting with Ben Johnson, Makah elder. Spencer relayed information taught to Mr. McCarty, Sr. about the weather, paddles, and stars, among other teachings. Spencer, Jr. also tells a story about the Stick Indian (time code 03:17:97). Stick Indian stories vary in content depending…- Contributor: McCarty, Spencer - Roberts, Jason Todd
- Date: 2024-01-16
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Film, VideoLady who had puppies as told by Spencer McCarty Spencer McCarty, Jr., Makah Tribal member, tells a family story about a supernatural woolly dog that had puppies and how the woolly dog was rejected from society, but persevered and saved the Makah Tribe from a famine.- Contributor: McCarty, Spencer - Roberts, Jason Todd
- Date: 2024-01-16
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Film, VideoThe Great Famine Spencer McCarty, Jr. Makah Tribal member, tells a traditional Makah story about a supernatural Thunderbird and lightning serpents and how they saved the Makah Tribe from a famine.- Contributor: McCarty, Spencer - Roberts, Jason Todd
- Date: 2024-01-16
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Film, VideoWhale butchering Spencer McCarty, Jr., Makah Tribal member, discusses whale butchering protocols and teachings. Spencer also talks about whale hunting and family designs on seal buoys that differentiate themselves from others. He talks about a girl coming of age to get married and related ceremonies.- Contributor: McCarty, Spencer - Roberts, Jason Todd
- Date: 2024-01-16
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Film, VideoSeagull Spencer McCarty, Jr., Makah Tribal member, relates a story about a group of Makah whale hunters getting lost at sea and how a seagull helped them find their way back home.- Contributor: McCarty, Spencer - Roberts, Jason Todd
- Date: 2024-01-16
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Film, VideoSalmonberry sprouts Makah Tribal members, Isabell Ides and MaryJane Ides, provide instruction on processing and steaming salmonberry sprouts with hot rocks in a bentwood box. They share their appreciation for Makah ancestors' knowledge and skills concerning gathering, processing, cooking and storing food. They recognize how much time food preparation in their ancestors’ days took compared to instantaneous food today. Please consult with your doctor before using…- Contributor: Roberts, Jason Todd - Ides, Maryjane - Ides, Isabell
- Date: 2023-05-30
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Film, VideoSpencer praying Spencer McCarty, Jr., Makah Tribal member, talks about the importance of prayer and to remember to give thanks to the Creator. He talks about how his mother taught him how to bathe to purify himself.- Contributor: McCarty, Spencer - Roberts, Jason Todd
- Date: 2024-03-31
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Film, VideoQ̓ʷe·ti and Bluejay Steve Jimmicum, Makah Tribal member, tells a traditional Makah story about Q̓ʷe·ti, a Makah trickster figure, and his Mother who was a Blue Jay. This story is told to communicate the importance of being respectful to your mother, not be selfish with your time and to help people. Jimmicum stresses the importance of sharing your feelings with someone you love before they are gone…- Contributor: Roberts, Jason Todd - Jimmicum, Steve
- Date: 2024-03-05
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Film, VideoLady who had puppies as told by Steve Jimmicum Steve Jimmicum, Makah Tribal member, tells a traditional Makah family story about a Makah woman and her children being ostracized from the tribe, but who subsequently saved them from a famine, earning the tribe’s gratitude.- Contributor: Roberts, Jason Todd - Jimmicum, Steve
- Date: 2024-03-05
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Film, VideoQ̓ʷe·ti and wolves Steve Jimmicum, Makah Tribal member, tells a traditional Makah story about Q̓ʷe·ti, a Makah trickster figure, killing the Chief of Wolves and then deceiving, taunting and playing tricks on the other wolves. Steve also tells how Q̓ʷe·ti made the mountains and rivers using wooden combs. There are different versions of this story depending on the storyteller, audience and lessons to teach.- Contributor: Roberts, Jason Todd - Jimmicum, Steve
- Date: 2024-03-05
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Film, VideoQ̓ʷe·ti becomes deer Steve Jimmicum, Makah Tribal member, tells a traditional Makah story about where the deer come from. Steve tells how a wolf was tricked out of his baked salmon by Q̓ʷe·ti, a Makah trickster figure. Q̓ʷe·ti was a glutton who deceived the gullible wolf. The Creator saw Q̓ʷe·ti's mischief and punished him to teach him a lesson. Steve reminisces about teachings from Makah elders about…- Contributor: Roberts, Jason Todd - Jimmicum, Steve
- Date: 2024-03-05
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Film, VideoQ̓ʷe·ti and the raven Spencer McCarty, Jr., Makah Tribal member, tells a story about Q̓ʷe·ti, Makah trickster figure, tricking the gluttonous Raven. Spencer also tells a story about Q̓ʷe·ti being a hero (timecode 01:55:113) and saving the Makah Tribe from a malevolent Sea Monster. Q̓ʷe·ti planned, prepared and strategized how to kill the Sea Monster. Spencer then tells a story about Perch (timecode 05:23:523) who was disrespectful and…- Contributor: McCarty, Spencer - Roberts, Jason Todd
- Date: 2024-01-16
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Film, VideoQ̓ʷe·ti and his mother Spencer McCarty, Jr., Makah Tribal member, tells a traditional Makah story about Q̓ʷe·ti, a Makah trickster figure, and his mother who was a Blue Jay. This story is told to communicate the importance of being respectful to your mother, not be selfish with your time and to help people. The story emphasizes the importance of sharing or showing your feelings with someone you love…- Contributor: McCarty, Spencer - Roberts, Jason Todd
- Date: 2024-01-16
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CollectionNeah Bay's Path to Wellness This collection documents educational workshops and reflections by teachers and elders of the Makah Indian tribe which promote and sustain spiritual, physical, emotional, and mental well-being for the community of Neah Bay, in Clallam County, Washington. Funding was provided by a 2023 Community Collections Grant from the Mellon Foundation, administered by the American Folklife Center of the Library of Congress. Documentation includes videos of…- Contributor: Roberts, Jason Todd - Andrew W. Mellon Foundation - Parker, Brian Wilson - Ides, Maryjane - Ides, Isabell - Makah Cultural and Research Center - McCarty, Spencer - Parker, Keely M. - Jimmicum, Steve - American Folklife Center
- Date: 2023
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