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The file 'Captain_John_Mono_Paiute' was added by Yosemite_Indian

Wed, 10 May 2006 07:11:18 GMT

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	Captain John (Poko Tucket or Shibana) was the leader of the Mono Lake Paiutes. He became Chief of the Yosemite-Mono Lake Paiutes at a very young age. He was chief during the time when non-indigenous people were entering the area. Captain John died in 1924. On his obituary it was said he cured and killed many.

The file 'Capt. Sam Yosemite Brigdeport Mono Lake Paiute' was added by Yosemite_Indian

Wed, 10 May 2006 02:53:50 GMT

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Captian Sam was a leader of the Yosemite Indians. Captain Sam was married to Paiute Susie Sam. Susie died in August of 1903. Captain Sam had a very long life and died in the 1930s. Captain Sam was a Yosemite-Mono Lake Paiute. He and Susie had several children. Leanna, Louisa, George, Mattie and Pete (Pete died very young). Sisters Louisa and Leanna Sam married Paiute Bridgeport Tom and had many children. The family were very prominent basketmakers in Yosemite National Park.

The file 'Capt Jim 1910' was added by Yosemite_Indian

Wed, 10 May 2006 02:45:01 GMT

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	Captain Pete Jim (Na'ha) was the captain of the Paiutes of Northern Yosemite and Hetch Hetchy Valley. He was also one of the founders of Bridgeport Paiute Colony of California. His daughers Nellie Jim-Charlie and Tina Jim-Charlie were some of the best Yosemite Indian basketmakers in Yosemite and throughout California.

New comment posted on 7 days ago by Lonnie

Thu, 19 Apr 2007 06:43:17 GMT

Hi!
Thanks for responding!
We are ready to open the community, all you need to do is add the tag nativeamerican to your folders, and all your stuff will be part of it on esnips! It will be a small community in the begining, but hopefully it will grow, bringing people with beautiful and important things to share.

Take care,
Lonnie

New comment posted on 18 days ago by Lonnie

Sun, 08 Apr 2007 08:24:30 GMT

Hi - I'm Lonnie, from eSnips. Your very interesting folders and others' has made us think about opening a community based on Native American things, photos, songs, history, anything that gets put up.
It might mean adding a tag to your folders, to join - would you be interested?
i'm asking people directly because I have found a few people, but their folders are so interesting that they should have a place too, i think.....
Let me know what your thoughts are, if you would.
take care
Lonnie

New comment posted on on May. 11 2006 by Yosemite_Indian

Thu, 11 May 2006 06:06:50 GMT

Captain Sam's Paiute name was Si-ya-we-ga-no-de.

The Majority of Captain Sam and Susie Sam's children and grand children in 1928 documented on their California Indian Applications that both Capt. and Susie Sam were full blooded Paiutes.

These documents are used by the Bureau of Indian Affairs to determine tribal ancestry and Indian blood degree.

The Majority of Captain Sam and Susie Sam's descendents are enrolled members of Paiute tribes along the eastern side of the Sierra Nevadas. Today a few of their descendents are claiming to be Southern Sierra Miwuks for federal recognition.

Here is what Captain Sam said he was in 1928.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Awahnee

Someone put Captain Sam's 1928 California Indian Application on their site. So you can view it.

Captain Sam is one of the most important Indians in Yosemite Indian history and yet he is left out of the story of Yosemite. Instead everyone is focusing on Susie Sam, the supposed Miwok, but in Paiute culture of that day Paiute men were the chiefs and captains.

They lived most of their lives in Paiute areas. Captain Sam was one of the founders of the Coleville Colony and also Bridgeport Colony.

New post posted on on May. 10 2006 by Yosemite_Indian

Wed, 10 May 2006 03:09:36 GMT

Dedicated to the Indians of Yosemite.