Luiseño American Indians -- Creation stories
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Nekelish / Star of Winter, undated
File — Box 1
Identifier: CICSC01_01-65
Scope and Contents
Handwritten story draft and notes for story "Nekelish" (noted as "Star of Winter") by Henry Rodriguez. Some notes contain Luiseño vocabulary.Story synopsis: the men/young men would breathe in Nekelish or would be shivering and miserable all winter. They would feel the cold on their naked body. They did this all winter long with their bodies to harden the resist of the cold. The old man would awake the young boys in the morning to run down to the pond and jump in to prove that...
Dates:
undated
Nekelish, The Star of Winter, undated
File — Box 4
Identifier: CICSC01_04_20
Scope and Contents
Typescript story draft "Nekelish, The Star of Winter" by Henry Rodriguez. Three copies in file.
Story synopsis: How to be men. Luiseño belief in the star of winter. Story synopsis provided by the family of Henry Rodriguez.
Dates:
undated
Status of Stories, undated
File — Box 1
Identifier: CICSC01_01-61
Scope and Contents
Handwritten list of stories drafted by Henry Rodriguez. List contains columns for Status of stories, draft date, whether the story has been submitted for typing, and whether a final has been completed. File also contains notes about a children's book and story starts.
Dates:
undated
The Luiseño Creation Myth, 1973
File — Box 1
Identifier: CICSC01_01-07
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of article, "The Luiseño Creation Myth" from The Masterkey journal.
Dates:
1973
The Luiseño Creation Myth / Creation, undated
File — Box 1
Identifier: CICSC01_01-75
Scope and Contents
Handwritten notes related to Luiseño creation myth. Notes include vocabulary, context, chants.
Dates:
undated