Yakama Nation

Travelled I- 90 East and I-97 South with delightful new angle views of Mount Adams and Mount Rainier. My friends have 13 acres of farm and orchard with pear and apricot trees. They wanted to get out of Woodinville that is being developed on all sides. I, too, feel like I'm being choked with traffic, noise and less and less green space where I live. Would I be willing to move East?

I was driving through Tacoma the other day and thought I saw the billboard of Emerald Queen Casino say, "Shamanic Healing." I look forward to that day when our arenas and casinos promote healing! I also look forward to developers who will envision and build eco-cities...no cars allowed!

Taught Circle of Life mapping to Elders here in Yakama. One man, Junior Slim John, was silent and then opened up and started to tell me many stories about his Chippewa Cree people. One woman is the great granddaughter of Chief Joseph. I am honored to be with Native Peoples and hear their stories.

I shared my book with the library here at the Yakama Cultural Center. Their board will decide if I am to be a vendor.