Linda
10-23-2003, 10:05 PM
Anybody out there want to live for a year in 1749? This tribe is looking for volunteers:
It is April of the year 2004. George W. Bush is running for another term. You go to bed too excited to sleep because when you wake up, you will be living in an Indian Village in the high mountains of Virginia in the year 1749.
The first English permanent settlement in America was founded on May 14th, 1607. By 1699, it had fallen into decay as settlement has pushed west to Williamsburg. The settlement of Middle Plantation was renamed Williamsburg in 1699 and was ncorporated in 1722 just 27 years ago.
A great war between England and France has yet to commence which will settle the question of which European Nation with its own peculiar civilization, including language, government, and social behaviour, will dominate the heart of the new land called North America.
No one seems to be concerned with the interests of the Native American inhabitants of the land, but rather to fight Native Americans to remove them from the way or utilize them to help remove the french or the English depending upon which side of the fence the view is from. The powhatan Confederation in eastern Virginia has suffered great losses at the hands of the English. Here on the western frontier, a first nigration of English, Scots, and Irish settlers has been turned back by the Monacans or killed by the Shawnee.
The small but fierce and greatly respected Tla Wilano speaking peoples known as the Guardians of the Sacred Hunting Grounds, enforce by blood law, the mutual rules for the many tribes who come here to use the North/South/East/West trade paths and to obtain salt and fish and hunt in the sacred lands. Lately, they have had to punish Cherokee to the south,Shawnee, and even six Nations peoples from the far away north and to remind them of the rules. There have even been some white men who have come walking without fear or respect into the sacred place of the earth. The people of a small village only twenty miles from the great Kinnickistay settlement live life as they always have. From April to April you will live among them and as one of them, learn the language and experience a once in a lifetime opportunity to go through time to a place and tradition of long ago.
The ANI-STOHINI/UNAMI NATION announces project Kinnickistay. An American Indian Village of 1749 located on the border of the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area, between the towns of ivanhoe and Fries, Virginia. Prior to opening the village to the public in 2005, one American family will be allowed to go back in time and to stay in the village. They may bring NO modern appliances and will be given a small amount of British pounds to use at what passes for a trading post in 1749. They will hunt, fish, and garden to survive. They will learn the true meaning of community, dress in period clothing, and have no contact with the future world for one year. They must be able to leave 2004, relatives, jobs, and responsibilities behind and be willing to endure hardship and hard work while living in a rustic structure which they help to make. The advantages are pure spring water, language and cultural learning experiences, and a true adventure. Correspondence must be postmarked no later than December 31st, 2003. Finalists will be notified by January 31st 2004. Personal interviews may be conducted in February. In the event that the chosen family cancels, the runner up family must be ready and standing by to take their place. Interested parties should submit Resumes, letters of intent, explaining why your family should be the family chosen for this adventure, details about each family member, what you hope to gain from the experience, and what you think your contributions to the 1749 Indian Community might be. Photos and videotapes may be sent also. No emails, faxes, or phone calls will be accepted. If your family is accepted the family must also agree to participate without compensation in a documentary film about their experiences.
Send correspondence to:
Kinnickistay Village Selection Committee
c/o ANI-STOHINI/UNAMI NATION
P.O. Box 979
Fries, Virginia 24330
http://www.expage.com/page/tlvillage
It is April of the year 2004. George W. Bush is running for another term. You go to bed too excited to sleep because when you wake up, you will be living in an Indian Village in the high mountains of Virginia in the year 1749.
The first English permanent settlement in America was founded on May 14th, 1607. By 1699, it had fallen into decay as settlement has pushed west to Williamsburg. The settlement of Middle Plantation was renamed Williamsburg in 1699 and was ncorporated in 1722 just 27 years ago.
A great war between England and France has yet to commence which will settle the question of which European Nation with its own peculiar civilization, including language, government, and social behaviour, will dominate the heart of the new land called North America.
No one seems to be concerned with the interests of the Native American inhabitants of the land, but rather to fight Native Americans to remove them from the way or utilize them to help remove the french or the English depending upon which side of the fence the view is from. The powhatan Confederation in eastern Virginia has suffered great losses at the hands of the English. Here on the western frontier, a first nigration of English, Scots, and Irish settlers has been turned back by the Monacans or killed by the Shawnee.
The small but fierce and greatly respected Tla Wilano speaking peoples known as the Guardians of the Sacred Hunting Grounds, enforce by blood law, the mutual rules for the many tribes who come here to use the North/South/East/West trade paths and to obtain salt and fish and hunt in the sacred lands. Lately, they have had to punish Cherokee to the south,Shawnee, and even six Nations peoples from the far away north and to remind them of the rules. There have even been some white men who have come walking without fear or respect into the sacred place of the earth. The people of a small village only twenty miles from the great Kinnickistay settlement live life as they always have. From April to April you will live among them and as one of them, learn the language and experience a once in a lifetime opportunity to go through time to a place and tradition of long ago.
The ANI-STOHINI/UNAMI NATION announces project Kinnickistay. An American Indian Village of 1749 located on the border of the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area, between the towns of ivanhoe and Fries, Virginia. Prior to opening the village to the public in 2005, one American family will be allowed to go back in time and to stay in the village. They may bring NO modern appliances and will be given a small amount of British pounds to use at what passes for a trading post in 1749. They will hunt, fish, and garden to survive. They will learn the true meaning of community, dress in period clothing, and have no contact with the future world for one year. They must be able to leave 2004, relatives, jobs, and responsibilities behind and be willing to endure hardship and hard work while living in a rustic structure which they help to make. The advantages are pure spring water, language and cultural learning experiences, and a true adventure. Correspondence must be postmarked no later than December 31st, 2003. Finalists will be notified by January 31st 2004. Personal interviews may be conducted in February. In the event that the chosen family cancels, the runner up family must be ready and standing by to take their place. Interested parties should submit Resumes, letters of intent, explaining why your family should be the family chosen for this adventure, details about each family member, what you hope to gain from the experience, and what you think your contributions to the 1749 Indian Community might be. Photos and videotapes may be sent also. No emails, faxes, or phone calls will be accepted. If your family is accepted the family must also agree to participate without compensation in a documentary film about their experiences.
Send correspondence to:
Kinnickistay Village Selection Committee
c/o ANI-STOHINI/UNAMI NATION
P.O. Box 979
Fries, Virginia 24330
http://www.expage.com/page/tlvillage