May 22 Thomas & Grace arrive.
May 22nd -THURSDAY Speaking engagement AND NAVAJO RUG SHOW & SALE at ST.
JOHN'S LUTHERAN CHURCH, 5515 PHINNEY AVE. N. SEATTLE, WA. 7PM -10PM $5-$20
ON SLIDING SCALE DONATION AT THE DOOR. No one turned away for lack of funds.
May 23rd - FRIDAY - EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE, OLYMPIA, WA. NATIVE AMERICAN
LONG-HOUSE. 5 PM - 8 PM.
May 24th - SATURDAY. PORTLAND, OREGON. WESTMINISTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
N.E. 1606 16TH AVE N.E. 7 PM - 9 PM.
May 25th - SUNDAY GRAND ILLUSION THEATER,1403 N.E. 50TH SEA, WA. SHOWING OF
THE FILM "BROKEN RAINBOWS" 10:45 A.M.
May 25th - SUQUAMISH LONG HOUSE. BC. 4 PM - 9 PM
May 26th - VANCOUVER BC - DAYLONG WORKSHOP ON TRADITIONAL HEALING
METHODS. 9
AM - 5 PM.
TATEYAH TOPA
POB 85825
SEATTLE WASH 98105
PAJUTA@AOL.COM
"Article" by
Karen Timentwa
(words (approx) 800
Start; ASAP
Press Release
Lecture
Thomas Banyacya, a messenger for the prophecies of the Traditional Hopi
people and Grace Smith Yellow-Hammer, Navajo (Dineh) Elder from the Big Mtn.
Az. area, will be speaking and presenting a Navajo Rug show and sale at:
ST. JOHN'S LUTHERAN CHURCH, 5515 Phinney Ave, N. Seattle, Wa.
Thursday May 22nd, 1997, 7 pm - 10 pm
$5 - $20 donation at the door, no one turned away for lack of funds.
For More info: 206-722-1910 or Pajuta@aol.com
In the early 1940's there were four men chosen by the Traditional Hopi
Leaders to carry the messege of the Hopi people. Thomas Banyacya is the
remaining messenger of the four men chosen. Since 1948, he has traveled
the world warning that our civilization is pressing too far into
technological development without remembering to remain in balance with
the Earth.
The Hopi have remained faithful to the instructions of the Great Spirit,
Massau;u up to this time. He has given us many prophecies. It was said by
Massau;u that if and when a gourd of ashes is dropped on the earth, that
many humans will die and that the end of the materialistic way of life is
near at hand. We interpret this as the dropping of the bomb on Hiroshima
and Nagasaki. We do not want to see this happen again, here or any place
on our Mother Earth.
Today almost all the prophecies have come to pass. Hopi and other Native
peoples were warned that no man should bring back anything to earth from
the moon. It will create unbalance of natural and universal laws and cause
severe Earthquakes, Floods, Hailstorms, Season changes and Famines. This
is now happening. Most people have strayed from from the life plan shown
them by Massau;u. These signs tell us that we are nearing the end of our
life patterns, we are coming to the time of the purifiers who were
commissioned by the Great Spirit to stop this destruction of self and
Nature.
We do not have an alternative to this. Human kind has a chance to change
the direction of this movement, to do a "round-a-bout" turn, and to move
in the direction of Peace, Harmony and Respect for land and life. The time
is right now.
The Hopi know that humans will harness solar, wind and Natural energies,
how ever, if these energies are misused the Earth will be engulfed in
flames. We must bring back the level of life where land is free, water is
free, with freedom of Spiritual understanding.
We are searching for the right way, living the truth and peaceful way of
harmony with each other and with nature, the clouds, the rain, the
animals, the plant life. We are all part of it - we cannot break away
from that We are going to have to understand this so that we can look at
each other. We are just like the trees out there. All different people
with different colors, different languages and ways of expression. We are
just like any other part of nature that surround us. This we must
understand.
When humankind put more emphasis on material than spiritual things, when
the laws of nature were interfered with and ignored and the world of
Atlantis was destroyed, a few spiritual people who adhered to the powers
of the Great Spirit were allowed to survive. These people are the
ancestors of those who have carried the knowledge that is the Hopi
spiritual way.
Hopi means "PeacefulPeople".... the truest and greatest power is the
strength of Peace.... because Peace is the will of the Great Spirit.
( Taken from a talk given by Thomas Banyacya)
Grace Smith Yellow-Hammer, describes herself as a communicator for the
Traditional Navajo (Dineh) Elders of Big Mtn Arizona, (270 Elders) who are
being forced into relocation. She is not a spokesperson for them as there
in no real one spokesperson as they all work together. She is just one of
the chosen ones to do this Spiritual work, we are a Traditional people.
Just like Thomas Banyacya (Interpreter for the Hopi Prophecies) was chosen
by the Hopi Religious leaders to carry their messege of Peace, Harmony and
Balance, I have been chosen to carry the messege of my Dineh Elders.
The struggle is was brought us here, we did not want to be here like this.
We come to educate the public about our struggle. we go where people
invite us. We are the communicators for our Traditional Elders, if you
want to help, and offer your support we will carry that messege back to
our Elders. Then they will discuss it and if you come from a true, honest
and Peaceful place they will accept your help.
Many of our Navajo Elders have never gone to school and only speak our
Dineh (Navajo) language, we are a Spiritual, Peaceful and Traditional
people. We defend our Mother Earth and the Enviroment. We are not
preachers, we just talk about our Traditional ways and hope that you will
understand and support us.
Grace will be bringing with her Navajo rugs woven by the families living
there at Big Mtn. and the outlying areas for sale to the public, to help
support the people there.
We would like to invite all Naztive Peoples and Organizations, Church
groups, Social Change Organizations and Individuals working towards Peace
and a World in Balance to come hear the messege of the Hopi and Navajo
People.
This event is sponsored by TATEYAH TOPA and Co-Sponsored by Support for
Native Sovereignty, the LRC, and the University Unitarian Church's Racial
& Cultural Diversity Committee and Native American Task Force.