the "paintings" seem to be very bright for being 2000 yrs old . the shapes used appear to be somewhat generic . . ..there have been many migrations from...
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Ricardo Tanori
opatasunidos
22 de Feb, 2009 7:02 am
Jefe Tanori suspects that those seemingly semi-fresh-painted rock paintings were inspired by the Opata Wikipedia entry on the internet and created by Chief...
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K Alcala
prietita9
23 de Feb, 2009 1:22 am
The pueblerinos were our ancestors, and did a lot of the rock paintings in the SW. But so many people have had access to them now, it would take an expert to...
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Ricardo Tanori
opatasunidos
27 de Feb, 2009 4:45 pm
February 26, 2009 Ciudad Juarez News Femicides on the Big Screen Again Directed by Carlos Carrera ("The Crime of Padre Amaro") and written by Sabina Berman,...
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K Alcala
prietita9
27 de Feb, 2009 8:20 pm
Do you know Eve Gil? She is a journalist in Sonora who has written about this. http://www.eve-gil.blogspot.com/ She writes in Spanish, but she also speaks...
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thomas reyna
blkrosetom
27 de Feb, 2009 8:23 pm
Ricardo ... From: Ricardo Tanori <opatasunidos@...> Subject: [opatasunidos] Re: Femicides on the Big Screen Again To: opatasunidos@... ...
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elugo182@...
elugo182
27 de Feb, 2009 8:30 pm
A Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless handheld ... From: thomas reyna <blkrosetom@...> Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:23:02 To:...
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Ricardo Tanori
opatasunidos
28 de Feb, 2009 12:07 am
Kathleen, I was not familiar with Eve Gil but have her blog bookmarked now thanks to you. I'll e-mail you any further resources I come across the femicides. ...
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Armando Enrique Lawre...
armandoelawr...
3 de Mar, 2009 11:46 pm
This is in a way, hard for me, but i have come from the left (radical left) since i was a teenager. I was in the Chicano Movement and eventually the American...
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Armando Enrique Lawre...
armandoelawr...
4 de Mar, 2009 4:22 am
Qu'Hubo Familia Opata! First of all i apologize for my poor spelling in my last correspondence and in this one. Years ago i realized that i ended up on the...
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mayita526
4 de Mar, 2009 4:25 pm
Hi everybody!!! I'm am a descendant of the OPATA family in Sonora, my family name is COCOBA (I wish I knew what it means, all we know is "is opata") and my...
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K Alcala
prietita9
4 de Mar, 2009 6:08 pm
Muchas gracias, Mayita! Your family sounds great. I look forward to visiting your new website. Best, Kathleen ... From: mayita526 To:...
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K Alcala
prietita9
4 de Mar, 2009 6:12 pm
Keep talking, Armando. All of this is interesting. Kathleen ... From: Armando Enrique Lawrence To: opatasunidos@... Sent: Tuesday, March 03,...
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Armando Enrique Lawre...
armandoelawr...
5 de Mar, 2009 4:08 am
Wow! its great hermana to see how you and your familia keep up your family traditions. I am sure you have kept certin Opata customes/Traditions alive. I would...
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Armando Enrique Lawre...
armandoelawr...
5 de Mar, 2009 4:59 am
I have learned that one way to bring back the sacred hoop, circulo, cultura of a people is through personel sharing and "story telling". We once were one in...
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mayita526
5 de Mar, 2009 5:19 am
Its beautiful!! and great to know on detail the journey of our family. I can celarly picture my grandpa working the fields also on the 40's and 50's with the...
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Ricardo Tanori
opatasunidos
5 de Mar, 2009 6:46 pm
Qui'hubo, Magda, and a big, personal welcome to this group! Your website is excellent and I have posted the link to it in the "Enlaces". Back in 1995 my...
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Armando Enrique Lawre...
armandoelawr...
6 de Mar, 2009 2:25 am
A bit more on my dad - a little after the war he became a border patrol officer. He had military training, which help qualify him and he felt that a Mexican...
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Armando Enrique Lawre...
armandoelawr...
6 de Mar, 2009 8:18 pm
My dad was a man who belived in tradition, belived in order in society but also belived that one should reflect on thier society and question the purpose of...
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K Alcala
prietita9
6 de Mar, 2009 10:28 pm
As they say in the NW, in the Lushootseed language, "Haboo." (I hear you!) Thanks, Armando. Kathleen ... From: Armando Enrique Lawrence To:...
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Soggy Gnu
soggygnu
7 de Mar, 2009 2:32 am
Gracias Arnando for sharing your story. It inspired me to subject the group to an excerpt of an interview I did for my daughter some time ago ;) It describes...
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Armando Enrique Lawre...
armandoelawr...
7 de Mar, 2009 2:57 am
SOGGY GNU, Gracias, thanks for your sharing. personel stories and family histories are so rich and touching. Well it sure looks like a lot of Opatas are...
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Ricardo Tanori
opatasunidos
8 de Mar, 2009 4:48 am
Those are deeply heart-felt testimonials....
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K Alcala
prietita9
8 de Mar, 2009 5:25 pm
Thanks, Aida (Soggy Gnu). This is great. Kathleen ... From: Soggy Gnu To: opatasunidos@... Sent: Friday, March 06, 2009 7:32 PM Subject: Re:...
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Armando Enrique Lawre...
armandoelawr...
23 de Mar, 2009 7:19 pm
Qu'hubo, Hola Familia, que ondas? i am checking to see if any one has a breakdown of which Opata pueblos were identified as being of the Tequima branch of...
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Ricardo Tanori
opatasunidos
25 de Mar, 2009 6:28 am
Hola Armando, Teguima territory generally encompasses that area east of the Río Moctezuma above Jova territory: ...
For anybody who doesn't already know: The first of this series was aired on PBS last night. I forgot to post about it in advance. ...
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Ricardo Tanori
opatasunidos
23 de Abr, 2009 2:41 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnEl6GWyY3I...
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Soggy Gnu
soggygnu
27 de Abr, 2009 4:57 pm
Gracias Ricardo, for posting this type of information. And now the swine flu. I have family in Cananea and Mexico City, please keep my family in your prayers. ...
