#Wailaki

[old-powwow-days]

Elk Necklace collaboration between Keri Ataumbi & Jamie Okuma

[aworldofpattern]

Christian Allaire at the Met Gala 2024, wearing custom outfit by Jamie Okuma.

Allaire, a fashion writer at US Vogue, is Ojibwe, and a member of the Nipissing First Nation, Ontario. Okuma is a Luiseno, Shoshone-Bannock, Wailaki, and Okinawan who is also an enrolled member of the La Jolla band of Indians in Southern California where she lives and works.

Allaire: 'I knew I wanted to wear an Indigenous designer to the Met this year. When I heard this year’s theme—“Sleeping Beauties”—and dress code—“The Garden of Time”—I was instantly struck by a few concepts: That our Indigenous designs & craftwork have persisted FOREVER, and that many of our traditional garments have always beautifully reflected the natural world that surrounds us.

On the blazer, @j.okuma used a hand-reverse appliqué method to illustrate two of my favorite flowers from back home: Lupines and Indian Paintbrushes. Turns out, these flowers are also popular in Jamie’s region down on the West Coast. (We both agreed they are very “rezzy flowers.” 😉) For the pants, Jamie also put a contemporary twist on a traditional breechcloth, instead adding a built-in panel to formal tailoring. I absolutely adore how she mixed the old with the new.

To finish off the look, Jamie also surprised me with a special Bandolier-style bag that made me super emotional when I unboxed it. She found an ANTIQUE piece of Ojibwe floral beadwork (likely turn of the century) to represent my specific heritage, and then helped restore it into a cross-body style—adding modern touches like crystal straps and ribbon embellishments.

Many archival photos show Ojibwe men wearing similar Bandolier bags throughout history, and when I carried it last night, I couldn’t help but feel like I was carrying a piece of my ancestors with me. And holllah - we made it to the MET.'

[quotesfrommyreading]

Many lost their language, and language is really core to what we were doing in a cultural society. When grandfather passes on culture to grandson, there’s a lot of missing links to that passage, because grandfather was a product of a system that didn’t allow him to be who he was as a Native person inside. So as a protection measure, sometimes he had to say to grandson, ‘I’m not sure if we want to do this, but here are some songs, here’s some ceremony, this is what it looks like.

  —  Jaime Boggs (Eastern Pomo/Wailaki/Concow, traditional singer and dancer, tribal citizen and council member of Robinson Rancheria of Pomo Indians, and board member of the Sinkyone Council)

[sartorialadventure]

Accessories by Jamie Okuma, an indigenous-owned company

Jamie Okuma is Luiseno, Shoshone-Bannock, Wailaki, and Okinawan who is also an enrolled member of the La Jolla band of Indians in Southern California where she lives and works. She specializes in one-of-a-kind pieces that are hand-executed exclusively by the artist herself in all details of process, while also designing ready to wear fashions.

Okuma has work in the permanent collections of The Minneapolis Institute of Art,  The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, The Denver Art Museum and the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian.

[pandjseetheworld]

Day 1-3 (June 20 - June 23)

Day 1:

We shot out the gate pretty fast for this trip but not without fueling up with a beer beverage with our dear friend Mr. Bobby Beck. We lasted 15 minutes on the road before getting a call from him to grab one last drink. When you are on vacation, you don’t say no to a drink with a friend! So, our first stop was at Rincon brewery for a cold one thennnn we actually left Ventura.

We drove, what I hope is to be our longest trek (aside from middle America), 6.5 hours to a little peninsula just above San Francisco called Tiburon. Our close friends Thomas and Alyssa were coerced into having us stay with them for the night. We unfortunately got in pretty late so it was just dinner and some hang time but it was really nice to catch up. Loki was also very pumped because after such a long drive he got to play with River, there 9 month old black lab. A nice bed for us and a play session for him, it couldn’t have been a better stay.

Day 2:

In the morning, Pearce and I took both dogs for a nice 2 mile hike in Old St. Hilary’s Preserve overlooking the Bay Area. They live in a quaint quiet area with some cute downtown waterfront shops and restaurants. We got a nice tour of the area from our hike. And for lunch, we all went out to eat at Sam’s. Which is a cute waterfront restaurant with delicious clam chowder!

After saying bye and thanks to Tom and Alyssa, we were back on the road. Where we encountered our first electrical issue. Our cigarette lighters were both fried making charging our devices difficult. Thanks to YouTube, we realized it was a quick fix and we just needed some new fuses. 10$ later and a little more car savvy we were heading North towards our next stop Bodega Dunes.

(SHOUT OUT to Izzy and Seamus for helping fuel us through San Fran!! The gas was $4.50 per gallon and it was going to be pretty painful!! So thank you both for the gas and snacks!!)

As we pulled up I started to giggle thinking how funny would it be if the campground was full our first night. A few days ago we learned a hard lesson. You CANNOT book a campground within 48hrs of your stay and we are going to have to plan at least a week in advance (especially for weekends and holidays). Unfortunately, it was less than 48hrs before we needed our first campsite so we were just winging it for now.

And what to ya know, we pull up and there are 2-3 signs saying “campground full.” All I could do was laugh! Being that I am now a Swerdfeger and have camped with Flint a few times, you don’t let a simple sign tell you you’re out! So we took a lap around the campground, noticed quite a few empty spots, and then headed to the camp host. Jerry, was the man! He was super friendly and helped us score our first camp ground of the trip!! We had a great spot with enough room for Loki to run around and not too far from the beach.

It took us 20 minutes to unpack and set up without even trying. Not bad but I’m thinking we’ll get quicker over time. Then again, all we have is time so why rush!! We had some left over curry, made a fire, sorted our food for the Lost Coast hike, and jumped in the tent. We haven’t been much glampers in the past but since we were going for so long we set ourselves up nicely with a Queen size mattress and some comfy pillows! It was a great 2nd night in our own set up!!

Day 3: We actually slept in until 8 which is unheard of while camping! I guess our set up really was that cozy, minus the slight kink in my neck but stretching could help with that. Pearce whipped out his computer and did a few hours of work while Loki and I took a nice walk to the beach. (SHOUT OUT to Eileen and Sam for getting us the cute “Swerdfeger Fam” mug. I love it!) June gloom is a real thing up here and we woke up to a misty haze but it was very comfortable. After our 2 mile stroll, I made us some breakfast burritos and we slowly packed up camp to head North again.

On the road we stopped at Jaxon Winery. Pearce had to take care of some insurance adult stuff while I had a fabulous tasting, not a problem by me!! We also got a call from the property manager that we may have scored some tenants for our condo, which would be a huge relief. Nothing is final yet but it feels great to know we are getting some real interest.

As we leave wine country, the vineyards and the yellow rolling hills are behind us, the trees are getting greener, taller, and more dense! It’s really fun to see the topography change.

Our next campground is Wailaki Campground in Whitehorn CA. When we get there we will be preparing all our camp gear for our 4 day trek through the Lost Coast. We need to make sure we have our map, tide chart, bear box, food, and Loki’s stuff ready! We catch the shuttle tomorrow at 9am with Mendo Insider Tours to Matthole where our trek begins!

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[thecacoast]

Coordination Often Benefits from an In-Person Visit to Humboldt County!

- Photos and text by Leah L. Henry  

In preparation for the 34th Annual California Coastal Cleanup Day, I had the distinct pleasure of traveling up the coast to visit our Humboldt County Coordinator, Madison Peters, from the Northcoast Environmental Center.

The trip featured enormous redwood trees, lush ferns, pristine beaches, hidden coves, charming towns, farmers’ markets and coops, and warm and kind people. There is much more to see in this area of California than featured here, I highly recommend discovering it yourself. Use a California Coastal Access Guide so you don’t miss a thing.

The land known as Humboldt is the ancestral home of Wiyot, Yurok, Hupa, Karuk, Chilula, Whilkut, and the Eel River Athapaskan peoples (Wailaki, Mattole and Nongatl)

Avenue of the Giants

Humboldt Lagoons State Park

Luffenholtz State Beach

Fern Canyon in Prairie Creek Redwood State Park

Thank you!

[old-powwow-days]

Pocahontas set 2014

Collaboration between Keri Ataumbi & Jamie Okuma

Yellow gold, brilliant cut diamonds, silk knotted pearl strings with indigenous wampum, and fresh water pearls surround miniature portraits of Pocahontas. This set was purchased by the Minneapolis Institute of Art.

[a-catgirl-cafe]

A conservation group is returning guardianship of hundreds of acres of redwood forestland to a coalition of Native tribes that were displaced from the land generations ago by European American settlers.

Save the Redwoods League purchased the 523-acre area (known as Andersonia West) on the Lost Coast of California's Mendocino County in July 2020. It announced on Tuesday that it had donated and transferred ownership of the property to the InterTribal Sinkyone Wilderness Council, a consortium of 10 Northern California tribal nations focused on environmental and cultural preservation. The forest will be renamed "Tc'ih-Léh-Dûñ" — which means "fish run place" in the Sinkyone language — as "an act of cultural empowerment and a celebration of Indigenous resilience," the league said in a release. The tribal council has granted it a conservation easement, meaning use of the land will be limited for its own protection.

"Renaming the property Tc'ih-Léh-Dûñ lets people know that it's a sacred place; it's a place for our Native people. It lets them know that there was a language and that there was a people who lived there long before now," said Crista Ray, a tribal citizen of the Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians and a board member of the Sinkyone Council. She is of Eastern Pomo, Sinkyone, Cahto, Wailaki and other ancestries.

How the transaction played out

The league's 2020 purchase of the forest cost $3.55 million and was fully funded by Pacific Gas & Electric Company (the utility, which has been behind multiple deadly wildfires, supports habitat conservation programs to mitigate other environmental damage it has caused).

PG&E reimbursed the league and council for "transactional cost and management plan preparation," the statement adds, and contributed a $1.13 million endowment to support ongoing stewardship of the area.

Establishing Tc'ih-Léh-Dûñ supports meeting the power company's 30-year conservation goals, which the league says were developed alongside the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The agency also approved the long-term management and stewardship plan for the property.

Establishing Tc'ih-Léh-Dûñ supports meeting the power company's 30-year conservation goals, which the league says were developed alongside the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The agency also approved the long-term management and stewardship plan for the property.

Why Indigenous guardianship matters

People involved with the partnership stress that it's not just the protection of the land that matters — it's also the restoration of the property to descendants of its original inhabitants.

Notably, the Sinkyone Council has designated Tc'ih-Léh-Dûñ as a tribal protected area.

"This designation recognizes that this place is within the Sinkyone traditional territory, that for thousands of years it has been and still remains an area of importance for the Sinkyone people, and that it holds great cultural significance for the Sinkyone Council and its member tribes," said Priscilla Hunter, a tribal citizen of the Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians and chairwoman of the Sinkyone Council who is of Northern Pomo and Coast Yuki ancestries.

It joins another 180,000 acres of conserved lands along the Sinkyone coast, the release notes. The council hopes that the acquisition will continue expanding the network of adjacent protected lands with similar ecosystems and cultural histories.

That will enable the tribes to "achieve larger landscape-level and regional-level protections informed by cultural values and understandings of these places," according to Hawk Rosales, a former executive director of the council who is of Ndéh (Apache) ancestry.

The land donation can be contextualized as part of the broader "land back" movement, an intersectional effort to return Indigenous lands — and autonomy — to Indigenous communities, especially public lands like national parks. Research shows that forced relocation and the loss of historical lands has made Native Americans more vulnerable to climate change.

And this isn't the first time the league has donated land to the Sinkyone Council — it donated a nearby 164-acre plot of redwoods back in 2012, marking the first time Save the Redwoods entered into a conservation agreement with a tribal entity.

Indigenous people worldwide play a key role in environmental stewardship. According to a 2021 United Nations policy brief, they represent some 5% of the world's population, but effectively manage roughly 20% 25% of the Earth's land. Much of their land is in areas that hold 80% of the planet's biodiversity and about 40% of protected lands.

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Top 10 Beautiful Countries for Visit are:

France 

Spain 

United States 

China

Italy

Turkey

Thailand

Germany

 United Kingdom

Importance OF Tourism

Tourism is the industry that develops peace in countries. This is because tourism provides jobs to people, produces income for them strengthens the economy of the countries, saves their environment, and develops cross-cultural awareness. There is an extreme diversity of destinations in Europe due to which it is a top world tourist attraction.

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 FRANCE

One of the most visited countries in the world is France. In 2019, 89 million tourists visited France. In 2020, due to covid-19, the level of tourism fell to 35 million. In 2021, France welcomed 50 million foreign holidaymakers.

France provides the most beautiful scenery in the world.

Following are the top fascinating sites in France are

1-Eiffel Tower

    Eiffel tower is the most tourist attraction destination. 

    It is designed by Gustave Eiffel. It consists of eight thousand metallic parts. Its height is 320 meters. It is also known as “Iron Lady.” 

2-Louvre Museum

    It is one of the best fine arts European collections. It is a collection of thirty-five thousand artworks. It takes more than one week to visit the whole museum. Because of its fabulous construction, it induces a great tourist attraction.

3-Palace of Versailles

    It is a royal residence; it has a beautiful part called “Hall of Mirrors”. It causes tourist attractions to a great extent.

4-Cote d’Azur

It is a fabulous cost line near the border with Italy. 

Mont Saint-Michel. 

It was built in the 11th century. It is “Pyramid of the Seas”.

5-Loire Valley Chateaux

The main tourist attraction Valley Chateaux when visited gives the feeling of entering into a storybook of children. It is also called the ‘Garden of France’.

6-Cathedral Notre-Dame de Chartres

The greatest tourist attraction, the Cathedral, shows the marvelous architecture.

It has glorious stained glass windows

7-Provence

It has glorious natural beauty and tourist attractions.

8-Chamonix Mont-Blanc

    It has glorious stained glass Windows.  It has fabulous purple lavender fields.

The tourist attraction” Mont-Blanc “is the highest mountain in Europe. Its height is 4810 meters.

9-Alsace Villages 

It is the most beautiful village in France. 

10-Carcassonne 

It gives a scene of the fairy story. it is a fabulous tower. 

11-Brittany

 It is a marvelous coastline situated on the North-Eastern Coast of France. 

12-Biarritz:

It is a brilliant ocean.

The sights of the ocean which are tourist attractions are

Aquarium de Biarritz 

Light house

Rocher de la Vierge

13-Rocamadour:

It is a tremendous sheer limestone cliff.

It is the main tourist attraction.

14-Prehistoric Cave Paintings in Lascaux:

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SPAIN

    The second most tourist attraction in the world is Spain. In 2021, Spain welcomed 83.7 million foreign holidaymakers. Spain consists of 192,588 square miles of land.

 Following at the top tourist attraction in Spain:

1-Barcelona: 

This marvelous city has the following tourist attractions: 

Fundacion de Joan Miro 

Barcelona F.C.’s stadium 

Montjuic 

Picasso Museum 

 2-Madrid: 

This city is famous for its top-class museums. 

3-Seville: 

This city is a tourist attraction because of its sunny weather. 

4-Palma de Mallorca:

 If you wish to enjoy sunny weather on the coastline on the sand, visit this tourist attraction.

5-Granda:

 It is a piece of astonishing architecture. 

UNITED STATES

In 2021, United States welcomed 79,300,000 International tourists. 

The top tourist attractions in the United States are: 

New York 

San Francisco 

The Grand Canyon 

Houston 

Las Vegas 

Wailaki 

Washington DC 

Miami

Los Angeles

New Orleans

Utah’s National Parks

Orlando

Chicago

Phoenix

Savannah

Boston

Yosemite National Park

Colorado Rocky Mountains

Seattle

CHINA

China is a very attractive destination for tourists. In 2021, 65,700 ,000 International visitors visited China.The top tourist attraction in China are:

Beijing 

Xian 

Summer Palace, Beijing

Cruising the Li River, Guilin

ITALY

It is one of the major tourist attractions.In 2021,64,500,000 holidaymakers visited Italy.

Tourist attractions in Italy are: 

Rome 

Florence 

Venice

Tuscan Hill Towers 

Milan 

TURKEY

Turkey is a fascinating destination which is situated in Asia and Europe. 

In 2021, 51 ,200 ,000 International tourists visited Turkey.

Top tourist attractions in Turkey are:

Hagia 

Sophia Mosque 

Ephesus

Cappadocia 

Topeka pi Palace 

Pamukkale

MEXICO

Mexico is a fabulous tourist attraction. In 2021, 45, 000 ,000 visitors visited Mexico. 

Top tourist attractions in Mexico are:

Tequila 

Cancun 

Copper Canyon

THAILAND

Thailand is one of the most visited tourist attractions. In 2021, 39 800,000 visitors visited Thailand. 

Tourist attractions in Thailand are: 

Railay Beach 

Koh Phi Phi

Bangkok

GERMANY

Germany is a remarkable tourist attraction.

In 2021, Germany welcomed 39,600,000 international tourists. 

Top tourist attractions of Germany are: 

Heidelberger Schloss, Heidelberf

Television Tower

Anbach of Mittel Franken

United Kingdom

When discussing tourist attractions, we cannot ignore the United Kingdom. 

In 2021, 39,400,400 International visitors were welcomed by the United Kingdom. 

Tourist attractions in the United Kingdom are:

Stonehenge, Wiltshire

Natural History Museum, London

Angel of the North, Gateshead.

Roman Baths, Bath

           From the above discussion, we can conclude that there is fabulous and fascinating beauty in this world to be seen and enjoyed. The top 10 countries are earning a lot by Tourism Industry.

Tourist attractions in these countries are really to be visited again and again and are unforgettable. 

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Languages of the United States and Canada :

Official Language(s) (U.S.) : English

Official Language(s) (Canada) : English and French

Immigrant : Arabic, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, French Creole, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hokkien, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Taglog, Tamil, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yiddish

Indigenous Regional Languages of the United States and Canada :

Abenaki, Alabama, Algonquin, Apache, Beothuk, Biloxi, Blackfoot, Broken Slavey, Buena Vista, Catawba, Cayuga, Cherokee, Cheyenne, Chickasaw, Chipewyan, Choctaw, Colorado River, Comox, Coree, Cowlitz, Cree, Crow, Dakota, Ditidaht, Dogrib, Erie, Fox, Garza, Gwich'in, Haida, Haisla, Hän, Hawaiian, Hitchiti, Hopi, Houma, Innu, Inuinnaqtun, Inuktitut, Kansa, Kaska, Kiowa, Ktunaxa, Lakota, Louisiana Creole, Maricopa, Massachusett, Mikasuki, Mi'kmaq, Mohawk, Munsee, Muscogee, Naskapi, Natchez, Navajo, Nicola, Nlaka'pamux, Nuxalk, Okanagan, Ojibwe, Oneida, Ottawa, Pennsylvania German, Sarcee, Seneca, Slavey, Tanesa, Taos, Texas German, Thompson, Tunica, Ute, Virgin Islands Creole, Wailaki, Wappo, Western Apache, Wichita, Wyandot, Yana, Yuchi, Yuki, Yurok, Zuni

[quotesfrommyreading]

Having a place that still has redwoods, still has a connection to the land, to me lets me know that we have sacred places that are protected for my children and grandchildren and the future of our tribal people and our Native people in California. A place to go to, a place to remember.

  —  Crista Ray (Sinkyone/Cahto/Wailaki/Eastern Pomo, tribal citizen of Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians, board member of the Sinkyone Council, and daughter of Chris Ray)

[pinelakechic]

Pacific Coast Highway Road Trip Days 1 & 2 - Gotta Get to California!

With a 9-day break before starting my new job, we decided to take the opportunity to complete the section of the road trip from last summer that we were not able to do due to wildfires: Pacific Coast Highway in California. Given the time frame, we decided to cover as much of Oregon as possible on the first day and take out time once we get to CA.

We left Sammamish around mid-afternoon yesterday and after enduring horrible traffic on I-5 through Tacoma, managed to arrive in Portland, OR around dinner time. Not wanting to drive into the city and needing to find a place that is dog-friendly, we ended up choosing the McMenamins Greenway Pub in Tigard, OR, which only took us a little bit off I-5. Unlike other McMenamins that are located in historic buildings, this one was in a strip mall. However, they put quite a bit of effort into screening their patio with shrubbery, so when we were sitting on the patio, we could not really tell that we were sitting right next to a strip mall parking lot! The staff was friendly and offered Gimli water when he took our drinks order!

We did not make any campsite reservation for the night and stopped, as planned, at the Manzanita Rest Stop just north of Grants Pass, OR, off of I-5. We got there around 11PM and we just parked and went to sleep.

We woke up to a beautiful sunny day and after grabbing coffee and filling up in Grants Pass, we  got on Redwood Highway (US-199)  and headed south towards California. Since we drove through most of southern Oregon in the dark the night before, I didn't notice the change in vegetation until this morning. Instead of seeing Doug-fir and big-leaf maples along the highway, there were Doug-fir, incense cedar, Pacific madrone, garry oak, and tanoak. The further west we went, the Doug-fir and incense cedar gave way to coast redwoods.

I have heard of check points for crossing into CA, but not knowing they would be looking for, I decided not to buy any produce for the trip except for bringing some fruit that I already had at home. Fortunately, peaches and bananas are allowed, so our crossing into CA was quite unremarkable. 

The Redwood Highway (Hwy 101)  took us through Smith River National Forest, and eventually into Redwood National and State Parks. This is a combination of four parks (one nation park and three state parks) that are managed by a partnership between the National Park Service and California State Parks. As a result of this partnership, unlike other National Parks, there is no entrance fee. Dogs are still not allowed on National Park trails, but there were options  within the state parks for us to experience a walk in the redwoods with Gimli. We stopped in Jedidiah Smith Redwoods State Park and took a walk on the Simpson-Reed Discovery Trail. It was awe-inspiring to walk among those majestic redwood trees. 

As we continued on the Redwood Highway, we went through Redwood National Park, Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park, and Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park. After emerging from the forest, we decided to find a spot on a beach to have  lunch. We were going to stop at Little River State Beach, but found out that dogs were not allowed on the beach there. However, right next to it was Clam Beach County Park, which was not only dog-friendly (and horse-friendly), dogs were actually allowed to run off leash! That sure put a big smile on Gimli's face! 

We headed inland again to travel along the Avenue of Giants, a 30-mile stretch of old highway  along the Eel River and it is predominantly lined with coast redwoods. They weren't kidding when they when they said "giants"!

Our final stop of the day was Wailaki Campground within the King Range National Conservation Area. To get there, we headed west again and drove on a mountain road full of steep ascents and descents as well as multiple hairpin turns, Our campground was located within a Doug-fir/tanoak forest, but there were the occasional eucalyptus tree (a well-documented invasive species in this area) within the mix.

We didn't know what to expect at this campground as the sites were not reservable. But perhaps because it is out of the way, and is not as well-known as the National and State Parks, there was hardly anyone else there. And on top of that, it only cost $8 per night to stay! 

It was quite buggy here, so even though we did make a campfire and sat outside for a bit, we decided to spend the rest of the evening inside the van and continued to binge on Star Trek: Discovery! Tomorrow, we will continue our way south and will probably spend more time on the beach. Until then, Live Long and Prosper, and goodnight from King Range National Conservation Area, CA.

[theraverj]

Ancestors <3

[runstrong4aiy]

Year 3 Dreamstarter Shayleena Britton wraps up her Wailaki language events

Shayleen Britton’s 2017 Dreamstarter project, Wailaki Kun-nes Ba-kang-ish-naa-gai (Wailaki Language, Around It, My Heart Travels) brought the Wailaki language to the community through events, a Facebook and Instagram page, and a website.

Shay and her Wailaki language team put together four Wailaki events, teaching over 200 children and approximately sixty adults, the Wailaki language.  Three of the events were at the Round Valley Middle/Elementary School during the school day so more children could have access to the language and be able to associate learning Wailaki with fun and excitement. During the Wailaki language events, students played board games, bingo, the stave game, basketball, card games, Spin the Wheel, Jenga, and many others games while learning vocabulary, songs, and phrases in Wailaki. Students also practice words and phrases for our Wailaki Facebook page.  Each language booth had an incentive momento, so students could leave the game or booth with a reminder of the language they learned so they could practice on their own. Shayleena was able to bring together a group of students at the high school with supportive adults to create a team that put on these events for the community to enjoy.  This “team” worked hard to support the language and grew close as a language family.   Shay’s Wailaki Facebook page has 610 “likes” and 638 people “following.”  The page has followers from fifty different cities or towns and nine different states. Many people have responded positively to the daily uploads featuring Shay and her team and the projects they created in the language.  This Facebook page is now a fount of information for community members wishing to learn the language and have easy access to hear and read the language. Shayleena’s project has been a HUGE success!  Adults and children are thankful for the opportunity to learn Wailaki and show their appreciation with hugs, smiles, Facebook messaging and “likes!”  Nshong-nhaa-nul-lah (Good for us you did) Running Strong for providing this opportunity to realize a dream. -Shayleena and Cheryl (DS Mentor)