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Flashcards by Santiago Hoyos, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Santiago Hoyos
over 1 year ago
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| Question | Answer |
| By Mary Whitebird | |
| Why did Mary have awful nightmares? | She had awful nightmares because the time for TA - NA -E - KA was getting closer |
| What was happening with the younger families on the reservation? | Younger families were giving up old traditions |
| What was Mary’s grandfather’s name? | Mary's granfather name was Amos Deer Leg |
| What was particular in Mary’s grandfather? | He still wore handmade beaded moccasins instead of shoes and had iron-gray hair in tight braids. |
| At what age did Mary’s grandfather pass away? | Mary's grandfather passed away at the age of 81 |
| What was the age for Ta-Na-E-Ka? | The age for Ta-Na-E-Ka was 11 |
| What was Mary’s cousin’s name? | Mary's counsin's name was Roger Deer Leg |
| What did Mary’s cousin want to become? | He wanted to become an accountant |
| Why was Mary complaining about the ritual (Ta-Na-E-Ka)? | She was complaining because no other tribe made girls go through the endurance ritual |
| For Mary, what was the difference between the Kaw tribe and other subtribes? | For Mary, the difference was that the Kaw tribe had more equality between men and women. |
| Why was Ta-Na-E-Ka an “endurance ritual”? | It was an "endurance ritual" because Kaw boys and girls had to survive naked in the wilderness. |
| What was forbidden for mothers when their children did not return? | Weeping over their non-returned children was forbidden for mothers |
| How many days did the Ta-Na-E-Ka ritual last? | It lasted 18 days |
| Did Roger and Mary had to naked as the Kaw tradition said? | No, they did not. They could go in bathing suits, but barfoot |
| What did Roger and Mary’s grandfather teach them to do? | He taught them to pull off the legs and wings of a grasshopper |
| What did Mary ask Mrs. Richardson for? | Mary asked her for five dollars |
| How did the Ta-Na-E-Ka ceremony begin? | The ceremony began with the grandfather's speech |
| Could Roger and Mary go together into the woods? | No, they could not. They had both to take separate sides. |
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