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Storied Rocks: Portals to Other Dimensions

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Storied Rocks (Tumpituxwinap) is a term of reference used by the Numic Speaking tribal elders whom we have worked with for over 60 years on an estimated 200 ethnographic studies. Key in this analysis are the protocols for approaching, interacting, and using the places where Storied Rocks have been located. Concomitant with these traditional protocols are ones established to resolve the curiosity of non-Natives about why they are in a particular place and what they mean. This analysis shares the cultural understandings of Tribal representatives who participated in these ethnographic studies. Studies used in the analysis were funded by U.S. federal agencies, supported by federally recognized Native American tribal governments, and composed with the cultural understandings shared and made public by tribally appointed elders to clarify the conundrums that are Storied Rocks.

Source: Arts

DOI: 10.3390/arts13060168

Authors: Richard Stoffle, Kathleen Van Vlack, Alannah Bell, Bianca Eguino Uribe

Institutions: University of Arizona, Northern Arizona University

Language: English

Topic: Indigenous Cultures and History

Subfield: Anthropology

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,591

Funder: U.S. Department of Energy