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TA - NA - E - KA
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- 1—By Mary Whitebird
- 2Why did Mary have awful nightmares?She had awful nightmares because the time for TA - NA -E - KA was getting closer
- 3What was happening with the younger families on the reservation?Younger families were giving up old traditions
- 4What was Mary’s grandfather’s name?Mary's granfather name was Amos Deer Leg
- 5What was particular in Mary’s grandfather?He still wore handmade beaded moccasins instead of shoes and had iron-gray hair in tight braids.
- 6At what age did Mary’s grandfather pass away?Mary's grandfather passed away at the age of 81
- 7What was the age for Ta-Na-E-Ka?The age for Ta-Na-E-Ka was 11
- 8What was Mary’s cousin’s name?Mary's counsin's name was Roger Deer Leg
- 9What did Mary’s cousin want to become?He wanted to become an accountant
- 10Why was Mary complaining about the ritual (Ta-Na-E-Ka)?She was complaining because no other tribe made girls go through the endurance ritual
- 11For 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.
- 12Why 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.
- 13What was forbidden for mothers when their children did not return?Weeping over their non-returned children was forbidden for mothers
- 14How many days did the Ta-Na-E-Ka ritual last?It lasted 18 days
- 15Did Roger and Mary had to naked as the Kaw tradition said?No, they did not. They could go in bathing suits, but barfoot
- 16What did Roger and Mary’s grandfather teach them to do?He taught them to pull off the legs and wings of a grasshopper
- 17What did Mary ask Mrs. Richardson for?Mary asked her for five dollars
- 18How did the Ta-Na-E-Ka ceremony begin?The ceremony began with the grandfather's speech
- 19Could Roger and Mary go together into the woods?No, they could not. They had both to take separate sides.
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- Santiago Hoyos · Nov 2022
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- Nov 14, 2022
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