Culture events with Philip-DA tag

Build a house - Silas

Edited Sept. 18, 2023, 10:59 a.m. by Philip

I asked Silas to give me instructions on how to build a house. We were sitting under Rhett's house. Ulumo and Rhett were also there....

1-4 Structures & Buildings Philip-DA

Correcting a thieving child

Edited Sept. 1, 2023, 11:19 a.m. by Philip

I asked Mula to address me as if I was his thieving child. We were sitting with a bunch of guys in Mere's house. Everyone thought it was funny that he was talking to me like that....

6-1 Offenses & Crimes 3-15 Social Problems & Issues Philip-DA

Dramat makes a bird blind and gets rained on

Edited July 4, 2023, 11:09 a.m. by Philip

Dramat made a bird blind by a natural bird bath. Then just as he sat down it started raining and it rained so hard he left. He gets rained on again after a break as he tries to get home....

1-9 Hunting & Fishing 1-1 Geography & Weather Philip-DA

Eririm poison rope - overnight fishing trip

Edited July 3, 2023, 10:10 a.m. by Philip

We heard that Eririm was going to put poison rope in the river to catch fish. They were doing it upstream so we went downstream with a few guys to see if we could catch anything that was still stunned coming downstream. The fish were not affected. We were told that Eririm is blaming another tokples ...

6-1 Offenses & Crimes 1-9 Hunting & Fishing 5-9 Avoidance & Taboo Philip-DA

Grow and sell tobacco - Kelly

Edited Sept. 14, 2023, 2:44 p.m. by Philip

I asked Kelly by the hauswin to give me instructions on how to grow and sell tobacco...

1-8 Gardening & Gathering 7-13 Buying; Selling & Consuming Philip-DA

How to make salt - Kelly

Edited July 7, 2023, 3:52 p.m. by Philip

Natalie recorded this text from Kelly. He explains how they make salt....

1-7 Food & Drink Philip-DA

How to take care of a sickness or hevi

Edited Aug. 10, 2023, 9:10 a.m. by Philip

Explanatory text about how to deal with sicknesses and hevis...

3-8 Health & Sickness Philip-DA

Knowledge from God changing the heart

Edited Oct. 20, 2023, 11:08 a.m. by Philip

This is a retelling of the candlelight service by Sivil. I played the recording to him in my office and he retold it so I could have a clear copy. Later, I checked the transcription and meaning with Samuel....

5-2 Cosmology & Mythology 5-8 Divination & Revelation 5-1 Gods & Spirits Philip-DA

Mad about daughter and berating wife - Mere

Edited Sept. 1, 2023, 11:32 a.m. by Philip

Mere spoke as if his only daughter had run off with a man. The speech is addressed to his wife. It is harsh....

3-3 Marriage & Family 3-15 Social Problems & Issues 3-27 Drivers & Emotions Philip-DA

Outsiders stealing vanilla beans

Edited July 3, 2023, 8:32 a.m. by Steve

Sitting in the hauswin talking about some visitors wandering through the area, some of their actions didn't make sense. Then it brought up this story of theft 3 years ago....

6-1 Offenses & Crimes 3-15 Social Problems & Issues 3-16 Heroes & Villains steve-DA Philip-DA

Porosa fighting and murder - Ulumo

Edited July 5, 2023, 11:32 a.m. by Philip

Ulumo is telling me the story of the hevi in Porosa. He tells his understanding of how the fighting started and why people were killed. It ends orphans and their uncle wanting to take from Kokoma to his place. (Side note that is not in the story: land and inheritance comes through the father and it ...

6-1 Offenses & Crimes 2-2 Family & Clan 3-18 Fights; Antagonisms & Battles 3-15 Social Problems & Issues Philip-DA

Speech to a son before marriage - Nambi

Edited Sept. 1, 2023, 11:24 a.m. by Philip

I asked Nambi to address me as if I was his son about to get married....

3-3 Marriage & Family 3-4 Interpersonal & Social Relationships Philip-DA

Woman killed by landslide

Edited July 5, 2023, 10:49 a.m. by Philip

A story of a woman being killed by a landslide...

3-9 Birth & Dying 1-15 Sky; Land & Water Philip-DA

instructions for spear fishing - Samuel

Edited Sept. 20, 2023, 9 a.m. by Philip

I asked Samuel to give me instructions for Spear fishing as if I was his child and going to go fishing for the first time. Bobbi was there and then Silas a little later as we transcribed and checked it together....

1-9 Hunting & Fishing Philip-DA