For Nora and the Ursaline sisterhood: The Wanderings of the Bear Clan (HON-ÑAMU) in Phoenix, AZ After we had left the sípahpuni the Bear people separated and went ahead of the others. First they came somewhere near the present site of Phoenix, and stayed there awhile. They remained for or shorter or longer periods at many different places. Finally they came to the Little Colorado River, and about there it was where they assumed the clan name, but just exactly where the place was nobody can tell. Their forefathers say that the party once came upon a dead bear that they looked at, and from that they were called forever afterwards the Bear clan. Another party that traveled with them took the hide of the bear, of which the hair had already been removed by little animals (Mûyi. Pl. Mûmutyu), who use hair or wool for their nests or burrows. These people took the skin and cut from it carrying straps (piqösha), from which they were called Piqösha clan. Another party came upon the bear at just this time and were called Mûyi clan, after the small mice mentioned before. These three clans arrived there just about the same time, and hence are considered as closely related to one another. Shortly after another party passed by and found many blue-birds sitting upon the cadaver eating from it; so they were called the Bluebird clan (Chórzh-ñamu). Still later another party, came upon the scene and found the remains of the cadaver full of spider web, so this party was callpider (Kóhkang) clan. By and by a sixth migrating party came along. By this time the bones of the bear were bleached already. They took the skull, tied yucca leaves to it and carried it along as a drinking vessel in the manner in which the chiefs or priests jugs (móngwikurus) are carried at the present time, and from this. that party was called the jug (Wíkurzh) clan. 1 Finally a seventh party came along and found the place where the bear had been killed swarming with ants, so they were called the Ant (Án-ñamu) clan. These seven clans have derived their names from the same origin, and are now considered as being related to one another. The Bear clan is also said to have halted at various places along the Little Colorado River. From there they moved eastward, stopping for some time at a place called Badger Spring (Honánva). From this place they again moved eastward, stopped at a place called Mákwutavi, and from here they finally moved to Matöví, a large spring a number of miles south of Shongópavi. At this place they also remained for a considerable length of time, but finally they moved northward to the present site of Shongópavi, where they remained. They being the first to arrive at this place, they have ever since considered themselves to be the leading clan in the village, the village chief having also been chosen from their clan. A few persons of the Bear clan moved from here to Oraíbi, where the chieftainship of the so-called Liberal or Friendly faction is still held by that clan, the Conservative or Hostile faction of that village selecting their chief from the Spider clan. Two of this clan moved to the villages of Shupaúlavi and Mishóngnovi, where the office of the village chief has also remained in this clan to the present day. The Bear clan brought with them the altar paraphernalia, song, etc., of the Blue Flute cult. When they stopped and planted anywhere they would perform the Blue Flute ceremony and sing the songs, and their crop would then grow and mature very quickly, so that they would have something to eat. They also brought with them the Hû Katcina, the Bear (Hon) Katcina, the Âototo 1 Natácka, his wife Cóoyok Wuhti, and finally the Cóoyoko Táhaam. Later on other clan and migrating parties arrived at Shongópavi asking of the Bear clan admission to the village. If proper arrangements could be made with the Bear clan they remained; if not, they moved on. Many of the large and small ruins with which the country is covered date back to the time of the migration of these different clans, showing the places where they made stays of shorter or longer duration. 36:2 The Hopi agree in their different tales that after leaving the sípahpuni, not only the different nationalities scattered and took different routes towards the East, but also those people whom they considered their forefathers, scattered and traveled eastward in smaller and larger bodies. They stopped at various places for shorter or longer periods, and it was in these wanderings that the different clans were created, and it is by reason of this separation and of the traveling eastward of the different bodies by different routes, that the traditions and tales of the different clans vary so considerably from each other. The following is a tale of the experiences of the Bear clan as given by one of the principal men in Shupaúlavi, a member of different secret orders, and one of the best story tellers and singers. 37:1 According to others Wíkorzh from wíhu, fat, and koro, cavity, because they say the eyes in the cadaver had disappeared from their cavities, some dried fat or fatty meat still adhering to the socket walls. This latter explanation is very likely correct. Compare tale No. 9. 37:2 My informant was unable to explain why this spring was called by that name and not after Bear Clan. 38:1 Meaning obscure but perhaps referring to the rattle with the antelope scapulas. 38:2 The meaning of these last three names is also obscure. Lomavântiwa claims that he has information as to whether these Katcinas performed any dances or rites while the clan was still migrating. He says that his information about Katcinas, dances, etc., only dates back to the time when they already lived in the villages and the Katcina clans came. Ok, thanks!! (poster) I dont expect anyone to believe this, but I have a spirit guide or helper who has identified himself as: Lone Bear, of the Hopi, the keepers of the land. He stands to my left - Im not sure what that means, but I know its significant somehow...  In addition, the Proto-Indo-European word for bear, *hr̥ktos (ancestral to the Greek arktos, Latin ursus, Welsh arth (c.f. Arthur), Sanskrit *ṛkṣa, Hittite hartagga) seems to have been subject to taboo deformation or replacement (as was the word for wolf, wlkwos), resulting in the use of numerous unrelated words with meanings like brown one (English bruin) and honey-eater (Slavic medved). Thus the Merovingian link to bees is explained as is any names that are associated with honey, beehives, and beehive looking effigies. Another interesting connection to the line of Judah/David/Jesus and bees is that their honeycombs are made in perfect hexagrams which are the connected lined of the, “the Star of David,” the sign of the Israelites since time immemorial. Thus four separate Indo-European language groups do not share the same PIE root. In the Finnish countryside, the word for bear remains taboo to this day. The theory of the bear taboo is taught to almost all beginning students of Indo-European and historical linguistics; the putative original PIE word for bear is itself descriptive, because a cognate word in Sanskrit is rakshas, meaning harm, injury . This could be an indication of why – “war,” eventually became the substitute for bear… Numerous cities around the world have adopted the bear as a symbol, notably the Swiss capital Bern, which takes its name from the German for bear, bär. The bear is also the name-emblem of Berlin. Bears are a common symbol of heraldry (e.g. Rawa Coat of Arms, Bernhardt coat of arms). In the arms of the bishopric of Freising (illustration, right) the bear is the dangerous totem animal tamed by Saint Corbinian and made to carry his civilized baggage over the mountains: the allegory of the civilizing influence of Christianity is inescapable. A bear also features prominently in the legend of Saint Romedius, who is also said to have tamed one of these animals and had the same bear carry him from his hermitage in the mountains to the city of Trento. The constellation of Ursa Major has been seen by many distinct civilizations as a bear. In consequence, together with the nearby Ursa Minor, it formed the basis of the myth of Callisto. In earlier times, Greek mythology did not consider Ursa Major a bear, and instead its 3 bright stars (situated in the tail) were seen as apples growing on a tree (sometimes represented by the fainter stars in the remainder of the constellation). At the same time, the stars of Ursa Minor were associated with the Hesperides. These two groups of stars, together with Libra, Boötes and Draco, may have inspired the myth of the apples of the Hesperides, one of The Twelve Labours of Hercules. One of the few star groups mentioned in the Bible (Job 9:9; 38:32 – Orion and the Pleiades being others), Ursa Major was also pictured as a bear by both the Hebrews and most North American peoples. However, as bears do not have long tails, they considered Alioth, Mizar, and Alkaid to be either three cubs following their mother or three hunters. One interesting aside to the bible connection is that The Bear was mistranslated as Arcturus in the Vulgate and the error persisted in the KJV. Although this “error” has since been corrected in later versions, again, there is a connection between Arc-turus, and bears. After all the whole King James Version of the Bible and formation of the new Church of England was that the bloodline of Jesus Christ, through Joseph of Arimatheo was brought to England and thus the King was immune from papal control and authority which was at the time seated in the Vatican in Rome, Italy. rewritten by and for The Church of England who used the Later translations. Ash - Arcturus - Bear Keeper - Night Watcher Bear-Keeper the name given by the ancients to the brightest star in the constellation Bootes. In the Authorized Version (Job 9:9; 38:32) it is the rendering of the Hebrew word _ash_, which probably designates the constellation the Great Bear. This word (ash) is supposed to be derived from an Arabic word meaning night-watcher, because the Great Bear always revolves about the pole, and to our northern hemisphere never sets. Ursa Major (Ursa Maior in Latin) is a constellation visible throughout the year in the northern hemisphere. Its name means Great Bear in Latin, and is associated with the legend of Callisto. The seven brightest stars, located in the Bears hindquarters and tail, form the well-known Big Dipper asterism. (In Britain, this asterism is known as the Plough.)
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