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Newsletter 2019:
Issue 6

Four Winds of Indian Education, Inc.

The Woman Who Married a Frog
(Tlingit-Pacific Northwest)
There once was a young woman who was very proud. She was the daughter of the town chief and her family was very respected. Many of the young men wanted to marry her, but she thought that none of them were good enough for her. One day, she was walking with her sister beside the big lake near their village. There were many frogs in that lake. A large number of them were sitting on a mud blanket in the middle of the land she began to make fun of them. “How ugly these frogs are,” she said. Then she bent over and picked one up which was sitting on the muddy shore and looking up at her. “You are so ugly,” she said to the frog. “Even another frog would not want to marry you!” Then she threw the frog back into the lake. That night, when she stepped outside of her lodge to walk while the others were sleeping, she was surprised to see a young man standing there. His clothing was decorated with green beads and he seemed very handsome. “I have come to marry you,” the young man said. “Come with me to my father’s house.” The young woman agreed. She thought she had never seen such a handsome man before and wanted to be his wife. We must climb the hill to go to my father’s house,” the young man said and he pointed toward the lake. They began to walk down toward the water, but it seemed to the young woman they were climbing a hill. When they reached the water they did not stop, but they went under. The next day, her family noticed that she was missing. They searched for her everywhere and when they found her tracks leading to the water, they decided she had drowned. They beat the drums for a death feast. People cut their hair and blackened their faces and mourned. One Day, though, a man walked down by the lake. When he looked out toward it’s middle, he saw on the mud bank many frogs sitting there. There, in the midst of the frogs, was the chiefs missing daughter. He began to wade in toward them, but they leaped into the water, taking the young woman with them. The man went as quickly as he could to the chief’s house. “I have seen your daughter,” he said. “She has been taken by the frogs. I tried to reach her, but the Frog People took her with them under the water.” The young woman’s father and mother went down to the lake. There they saw their daughter sitting on the mud bank surrounded by the Frog People. As before, when they tried to reach her, the frogs dove in and carried her under the lake with them. Then the chief’s other daughter spoke. “My sister insulted the frogs,” she said, “that is why they have taker her.” The chief saw then what he must do. He made offerings to the Frog People, asking them to forgive his daughter. They placed dishes of food on the surface of the water. The dishes floated out and then sank. But the frogs would not give up the young woman. They placed robes of fine skins on the bank. The young woman and the Frog People came to the bank and took those robes but when the chief came close, the Frog People drew her back into the lake. The frogs would not giver her up. At last the chief made a plan. He gathered together all of the people in the village. “We will dig a trench,” he said. “We will drain away the water of the lake and rescue my daughter.” The people worked for a long time and the water began to drain away. The Frog People tried to fill the trench with mud, but they could not stop the water from flowing out. The frogs tried to drive the people away, but the people only picked the frogs up and dropped them back into the water. They were careful not to hurt any of the frogs, but they did not stop digging the trench. The water continued to flow out and the homes of the Frog People were being destroyed. At last the chief of the frogs decided. It was his son who married the young woman. “We are not strong enough to fight these humans,” he said. “We must give my new daughter back to her people.” So, they brought the young woman to the trench. Her father and mother saw her and they pulled her out. She was covered in mud and smelled like a frog. One frog leaped out of the water after her. It was the frog who had been her husband. But the people carefully picked him up and dropped him back into the lake. They took the young woman home. For a long time she could only speak as a frog does, “Huh, Huh, Huh!” Finally, she learned to speak like a human again. “The frogs know our language.” She told the people. “We must not talk badly about them.” From that day on, her people showed great respect to the frogs. They learned the songs that the woman brought from the frog people and they used the frog as an emblem. They had leaned a great lesson. They never forgot what happened to that young woman who was too proud. To this day, some people in that village still say when they hear the frogs singing in the lake, the frogs are telling their children this story, too.

Inside this issue:

Community Events	2
Calendar	3
Basket/Beading Class Schedule	4

Four Winds of Indian Education Center
Staff Contact numbers
Phone: 530-895-4212
Fax: 530-895-4310
Directory:
Irma Amaro-Interim Executive Director:
Ext. 110
Darcel Cernas-Program Specialist
Ext. 109
Laurence Gammell-Education Specialist:
Ext. 106
Shane Noel-Fiscal Analyst:
Ext. 101
Nathan Heck- NSP Program Director
Ext. 103

42nd Gathering of Honored Elders
It is our honor to acknowledge California’s Native American Elders via this event held each year on the park grounds of the State Indian Museum. We recognize, with highest regard, your perseverance in sharing, teaching, and otherwise carrying forward the traditions of your people. It is through your efforts that Native youth learn about their heritage, others learn the truthful history and experience of Native people in California, and California Indian culture remains dynamic and alive for future generations. This event is FREE an open to the public. Come watch the dancers, eat an Indian taco, or shop from Native vendors.
Please call (916) 445-8115 for more information.
Date: June 1st, 2019 Time: 10.00-3:00 pm
Location: California Stat Indian Museum at 2618 K St, Sacramento Ca.
2019 Yuba-Sutter Pow Wow
Everyone is welcome at the 37th Annual Yuba-Sutter Pow Wow on June 1-2, 2019 at the Yuba- Sutter Fairgrounds in Yuba City, California. The two-day Yuba-Sutter Pow Wow is organized by the Marysville Joint Unified School District’s American Indian Education Program and serves as a gathering place to see old friends and celebrate the culture of a diverse people.
Date and Hours
June 1st-2nd, 2019 Saturday 11:00 am to 9:00 pm Sunday 11:00 am to 6:00 pm
Location Yuba-Sutter Fairgrounds 442 Franklin Avenue Yuba City, CA 95991
For more information call: (530) 749-6196
4th Annual Berry Creek Tyme Maidu Handgame Tournament
Date: June 15th-16th, 2019
Location: Berry Creek Rancheria Gym (Near Gold Country casino) 4020 Olive HWY. Oroville, Ca
Registration from 9am-12pm, Buy in $125
Food will be provided and a limited amount of RV Parking spots and hotel rooms are available at discounted rate, Camping and showers available
Vendor spaces available
For more information contact: Berry Creek Rancheria Tribal Office at (530) 534-3859

Powwow Events Include * 11:00 am Open Gourd * All Ages Contest Dancing * Hand Drum Contest * Flute Contest * Open Gourd at 11:00 Saturday and Sunday

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California Indian Basket Weavers’
Association
We are pleased to announce the 29th Annual CIBA Basket weavers’ Gathering, “Igniting the Fire Within Us!”
*Dinners Fri & Sat at 6:30 pm ( For current CIBA Members and their families only. Pre– registration is required. Please See Pre-registration form for further details.
Friday, June 21: !0am-5pm CIBA Voting Members, Youth Ambassadors and Children with parents only.
Saturday, June 22: 10am-5pm
Sunday, June 23:10am-Noon (Closing Circle)
For more information call:
Redding Rancheria’s 1st Annual Big Time
Handgame Tournament
1st place- $2500
2nd place-$1500
3rd place-$1000
Registration: 11:00am-2:00 pm
Date: Saturday, June 29th, 2019
Location: Redding Rancheria Community Center 2000 Redding Rancheria Rd. Redding, Ca. (Behind Win-River Resort & Casino)
For More Information Contact: Brian Poncho (530) 921-4971
Thursday Night Market
The 23rd Season of the Thursday Night Market will kick off on April 4th, 2019!
Dates: April – September 2019
Time: 6-9 pm

June 2019

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
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2	3 / -First Day of Summer Program / 8am-2pm / -Computer Lab 9-4	4 / -Computer Lab 9-4 / -Summer Program 8am-2pm	5 / -Computer Lab 9-4 / -Summer Program 8am-2pm	6 / -Computer Lab 9-4 / -Summer Program 8am-2pm	7 / -Computer Lab 9-4 / -Summer Program 8am-2pm	8
9	10 / -Computer Lab 9-4 / -Summer Program 8am-2pm	11 / -Computer Lab 9-4 / -Summer Program 8am-2pm	12 / -Computer Lab 9-4 / -Summer Program 8am-2pm	13 / -Computer Lab 9-4 / -Summer Program 8am-2pm	14 / -Computer Lab 9-4 / -Summer Program 8am-2pm	15
16	17 / -Computer Lab 9-4 / -Summer Program 8am-2pm	18 / -Computer Lab 9-4 / -Summer Program 8am-2pm	19 / -Computer Lab 9-4 / -Summer Program 8am-2pm	20 / -Computer Lab 9-4 / -Summer Program 8am-2pm	21 / -Computer Lab 9-4 / -Summer Program 8am-2pm	22
23	24 / -Computer Lab 9-4 / -Summer Program 8am-2pm	25 / -Computer Lab 9-4 / -Summer Program 8am-2pm	26 / -Computer Lab 9-4 / -Summer Program 8am-2pm	27 / -Computer Lab 9-4 / -Summer Program 8am-2pm	28 / -Computer Lab 9-4 / -Summer Program 8am-2pm	29
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Keep Tobacco Use Sacred

Office Closed During Lunch: 12-1pm
Computer Lab: GED Preparation, Resume Development, etc.

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Basketry/ Beading Class
Location: Four Winds of Indian Education
2345 Fair Street, Chico, Ca.
(Step Up Academy Gym)
Time: 6:00 p.m.– 9:00 p.m.

Schedule
*Basket Class will resume on August 15th*
Gathering times will be on the weekends and seasonal.
Open to students 12 years or older and must be accompanied by an adult.
For more information contact:
Irma Amaro: 895-4212 X 110
Darcel Cernas: 895-4212 X 109

Four Winds of Education, Inc.

2345 Fair Street
Chico, CA 95928

Four Winds of Indian Education, Inc. is a commercial tobacco-free facility. Only traditional use of tobacco is permitted in/on the premises.

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