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Pala Cupeño Revitalization Program
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Animals, Arts and Artists, History and Current Events, Language Learning, Plants and Ethnobotany, Traditions
Summary
Gail Werner is a Pala Cupa Tribal Member and life long artist. This mural can be found in La Jolla Village of San Diego.
I. THE STORY OF THE CREATION, Collected by P.-L. Faye, Dec. 29, 1919-Jan. 3, 1920, Speaker unknown_pg 2-9_Cover page.PNG
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Pala Cupeño Revitalization Program
Category
Animals, History and Current Events, Plants and Ethnobotany, Songs and Dance, Stories
Summary
This story can be found on pages 2-9 in Mulu’wetam. Mukat and Temayawet discuss whether the people should die or live. Mukat also gives instructions as to the cremation of his body.
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Pala Cupeño Revitalization Program, Cupa Cultural Center
Category
Animals, History and Current Events, Language Learning, Plants and Ethnobotany, Stories
Summary
This is a story about how Fox was greedy and went back for one more chicken. A raccoon eats his chicken while he was gone. Dog wakes up and chases him. He returns to find his meat is gone.
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Pala Cupeño Revitalization Program, Cupa Cultural Center
Category
Language Learning, Plants and Ethnobotany, Stories, Traditions
Summary
A story in Mulu'wetam: The First People on page 110 - 111, is about how the author of the story would go check if the elderberries were ripe. If the elderberries were ripe then they would gather a lot of the berries. Audio: Frances Bosley
Community
Pala Cupeño Revitalization Program, Cupa Cultural Center
Category
Language Learning, Plants and Ethnobotany, Stories, Traditions
Summary
A story in Mulu'Wetam: The First People page 108-111, about how Frances Bosley would prepare her acorns and make weewish. A traditional food made by Cupeño People. Audio: Frances Bosley
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Pala Cupeño Revitalization Program, Cupa Cultural Center
Category
Animals, History and Current Events, Place, Plants and Ethnobotany, Stories
Summary
A story in Mulu'wetam: The First People page104-107, about Roscinda Nolasquez when she was little and lived in Cupa. She describes the activities her and her friends would do when she was little. Audio: Roscinda Nolasquez
Community
Pala Cupeño Revitalization Program, Cupa Cultural Center
Category
History and Current Events, Place, Plants and Ethnobotany, Songs and Dance, Stories, Traditions
Summary
A story in Mulu'wetam: The First People, on page 92-93, is about Salvadora Nolasquez's activities she did as a child when she lived at Cúpa. She would play, dance, gather foods to eat, and go to the woods to explore.
Community
Pala Cupeño Revitalization Program, Cupa Cultural Center
Category
History and Current Events, Plants and Ethnobotany, Stories, Traditions
Summary
A story in Mulu'wetam: The First People on page 95-97, Carolina Nolasquez tells a story about the young men in the Cúpa Village. She explains they would work in the fields harvesting and they would play shinning, then a young man taught them baseball.
Community
Pala Cupeño Revitalization Program, Cupa Cultural Center
Category
Animals, History and Current Events, Plants and Ethnobotany, Stories, Traditions
Summary
A story in Mulu'wetam: The First People on page 96-97, is about how long ago, the natives' of Cúpa what they would do in order to find food. They would hunt animals and gather acorns along with others plants/mushroooms.
Community
Pala Cupeño Revitalization Program, Cupa Cultural Center
Category
History and Current Events, Plants and Ethnobotany, Stories, Traditions
Summary
A story in Mulu'wetam: The First People on page 96-97, about former times, long ago, how the the natives would use certain medicines to try to heal themselves if they had colds.
Community
Pala Cupeño Revitalization Program, Cupa Cultural Center
Category
Arts and Artists, History and Current Events, Plants and Ethnobotany, Stories, Traditions
Summary
A story in Mulu'wetam: The First People on page 96-97, about how the Cúpa women made different size baskets and how the would prepare their materials to be certain colors for the baskets.
Community
Pala Cupeño Revitalization Program, Cupa Cultural Center
Category
Plants and Ethnobotany, Stories
Summary
A story in Mulu'wetam: The First People on page110-111, Frances Bosley tells a story about how she and her older sister go to where the beavertails grow to collect them. They would collect beavertails eat lunch then collect more to clean and use them.