I found my people! I want to come home!

I was honored by the Yakama and asked to a potlatch by a woman who I only know as "Muckmuck". It was Fathers Day 2008. And was held in the State Park. I have always wanted to have another chance to again, say THANK YOU! To her, and the young Chief there who presented me with a beautiful blanket. I remember your lesson... as we turn in a circle, so the world turns...and we must turn with it... I still have that blanket! 🥰

Aho beautiful thank you for sharing

Taidnapam is in my family tree as well. I am both upper and lower Cowlitz.

yakama natives are the toughest people in the northwest!!!! this is a very hostile land! bone chilling winters brutally hot summers desert environment low food supply and fast changing seasons

Osiyo.“Our conversation with the Federal Gov. to Free Native American Political Prisoner Leonard Peltier who’s been falsely imprisoned going on half a century and to honor the Indian Treaties (pre-constitutional law) forming the basis of our great nation was almost entirely redacted on national TV shortly before the insurrection because it demanded that the then President also relinquish the nuclear codes which has never been done. Oct. 2020 I spoke with at least around a dozen federal agents including the FBI and even the US Navy. Trump says before being elected, “We have nuclear weapons so why can’t we use them?” Nancy Pelosi confirmed to our international audience on national TV that indeed they where removing the nuclear codes with the help of the CIA and if anyone has any questions they could just call up and ask. What followed only confirms nuclear tensions where about to explode. The redaction is worth at the minimum trillion$ more than all moneys because with nuclear war lights out! Nothing! This simultaneously addressed the other largest nuclear power and all the rest without having to address any of them directly except our own.”

Cheholtz is also in my family tree, from Cowlitz, but we know it as spelt Tseholtz.

Wilkins is my Welsh Grandmother's family name.

You can hear the pain in her voice as she explains what happen...

question. by any chance could by tightnapum, you mean tayatnapalm? thats what i am is tayatnapalm upper cowlitz from the cheholtz family and we spoke sahaptin with a bit of salish mixed in and we are just on the south side of mt Rainer and my g-g-grandma mary kiona always told my dad n uncles we were pretty much yakima

Do you have to be going to hertiage to be able to learn language

How do u say "I love you" in sahaptin yakama