Keshi From Zuni Spirits!

Zuni Fetishes on SALE

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We've significantly discounted these beautiful Zuni fetishes in the hopes of luring a few of you to give them a new home. :)

Dave is working on a small posting of new Zuni fetishes which we will likely post early next week. We hope you'll all tune in .. and we thank you for your continued interest!

Photos from Zuniland

Governor Norman wrote last week and sent us these photos to share with all of you. The captions are his.

The signing of the Hinkson Ranch sale. This historic act restores
ownership of Zuni Heaven back to the Zuni People.

The signing of the Hinkson Ranch
Senator Tom Udall & Governor Norman Cooeyate
Meeting with United Nations Representatives
Opening of the new skateboard park in Zuni
Meeting with members of Australia and New Zealand Indigenous Peoples
Ad Hoc Committee members that made the ranch purchase a reality

Signing ceremony at Las Vegas, NM with NM Highlands University benefitting two Zuni students who now receive free tuition to attend this University.

A video from Nepal

Dr. Jeffrey Kottler has sent us this wonderful video of the recent trip to Nepal. It's very touching .. and there is audio, so turn up your speakers, please. And if you wish more information about the Madhav Ghimire Foundation and it's very important work, please click here.

You can also view this video (larger) and others from the Ghimire Foundation's trips to Nepal at YOU TUBE.

Shiwi anyone?

My good buddy and little Shiwi brother, Wells Mahkee, has asked me to let you know that he has started a group on Facebook for those persons interested in learning and speaking their native Shiwi language.

Shiwi'ma A:beye:na:kwe' Wokkwinne

You must first be a member of facebook and if you join .. FRIEND me! Dela' apba!

I'm BLOGGING and I can't stop!

For those of you who have enjoyed our photos from the woods in years past, there are now two blogs (both by me!) which will keep you appraised of all the exciting misadventures of our forest-dwelling country life.

Dirt Road Heaven
Here Chickie Chickie!

You may sign up to receive them via email, Rss feed or follow them via Facebook. It's all terribly exciting, I know, but take a deep breath. :) Thanks so much for looking!

Regarding the Journey of the Bears

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Dave and I received this email this morning and asked permission from Heather to share it all with you!

HI Darlene & David,

My name is Heather Guay and I am the director of volunteers for the Madhav Ghimire Foundation! I went on the recent trip to Nepal to visit the scholarship girls and present them with their scholarships, school supplies,and their Zuni Spirits fetishes.

The Nepalese people are very spiritual and as you may know, they have many gods and many different beliefs and customs about spirits and gods...I was a bit nervous as to how they may perceive the fetishes at first....I did not know if they would think they were some "foreign" gods or something....I was thrilled when I saw just how much they adored their fetish gifts! The girls handled them with exquisite care and they adored them. The other children in the villages at each school were intrigued with these fetishes as well and they gathered around to see them. I wondered what they were thinking as they viewed the beautiful little carved treasures.

I just wanted to let you know that your gifts were/are so appreciated. I wanted to share with you what I saw and experienced and how truly your gifts made a difference in lives far across the ocean! I will return this summer to teach English in several of our villages. I will look for the fetishes to find out how they are doing... :D

Thank you,
Namaste~

Heather Guay

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We've marked down eight of our sale items even MORE! We understand that these are scary times .. and we appreciate each and every sale. And we, like you, are watching our pennies and dimes. THIS TOO SHALL PASS, so hang in there!

Darlene & Dave
Zunispirits.com