The serenity and pristine beauty offered by sparkling beaches never fail to mesmerize any traveler who has the knack for sea voyage and adventure. Lush rainforests are another exciting treat. Combine these two in a beautiful package and you get a haven that everybody thinks is fictional. But such place really does exist. Any traveler would love to see the beauty of Quileute Indian Reservation. This nature’s paradise is located in Clallam County of Washington State, which in turn could be found in the Olympic Peninsula. The western part of the Olympic … [Read More...]
Once there was a wolf who always hunted on the beach for hair-seals, whales, or anything else he could find. One day he wandered further than normally, and arrived at a house where he discovered a man living all by himself. His name was Kweeti. He came in and flopped down a duck, saying, "Keep this, while I hunt some more!" Kweeti said, 'Very well, you may leave it there. I'm very sick." Near dark the wolf came in again, and said, "I'll stay here this evening and head home tomorrow." Kweeti agreed, indicated where to sleep, and handed him a big stone for … [Read More...]
Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Twilight fans around the world are patiently anticipating the saga’s fourth movie installment, Breaking Dawn. The film is based on the fourth novel in the Twilight series written by Stephenie Meyers. Following in the footsteps of the previous movies, Breaking Dawn is to be released on November 18th of 2011. Kirsten Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner will continue their roles as Bella Swan, Edward Cullen and Jacob Black. The earlier movies focused on the romantic love triangle between Bella, Edward and Jacob. As in … [Read More...]
La Push, Washington People and Places Location La Push, the location of the Quileute Tribe’s reservation, is in Washington State’s Clallam County, on the Olympic Peninsula. The residential district is around 153 miles northwesterly from Seattle. It's located at 47°54’32”N and 124°38’07”W. The Quileute Reservation covers about one square mile of land (594 acres). Demographic Profile According to the 2000 U.S. Census, La Push has a population of 371, with a gender dispersion of 57.1% male and 42.9% female. In 2000 nearly 82.8% of residents Are American … [Read More...]
Paramore Rises to Success with ‘Twilight’ Paramore was a band that had a dedicated fan base, however when the movie ‘Twilight’ hit theaters, they became a hit band that everyone wanted to hear. During the scenes in which Paramore was featured during the film, the hard rock edge, with the sad vocals of lead singer, Hayley Williams, had everyone wanting more. More of the tangled love between lead characters, Bella and Edward, accompanied with more vocals from Paramore. Before the success that Paramore experienced with the movie, the band was literally on … [Read More...]
Quileute are the Native American Indians living in the western Washington state in the United States. They have a small population of around 750 members. They are also known as the Quillayute. Upon signing the Quinault Treaty in 1855, they settled onto the Quileute Indian Reservation which is located at the mouth of the Quillayute River on the Pacific coast. La Push, Washington is the main population center of the tribe. Their Language is known for its lack of nasal sounds and words can be quite very long. The word Quileute is pronounced as QUIL - eh … [Read More...]
Why I Fell in Love with 'Twilight' When I first heard about Twilight, I thought wow, another vampire book. My friends kept on asking me, did you read that book Twilight. So one day I went to my school library and checked out Twilight. I felt as if I was actually in Bella's situation. I read that book in one day. The next day when I went back to school and told everybody that I read the book. I went back to the library and checked out New Moon. I read that book in two days. I read 'Eclipse' and 'Breaking Dawn' all in the same week. I was/am very interested in … [Read More...]
In the "Time of Beginnings", people and animals were a great deal alike and could speak with one another. Then, Kovati set out to give the living things their own characteristics. For example, he created Beaver (one of the First Beings) into the first beaver by placing a mussel shell knife on his backside and created Deer into the ancestor of all deers by placing pointed shell knives on the sides of his head for ears. It's interesting that the Quileutes illustrate this procedure of transformation, having descended as a people from wolves who were … [Read More...]
My Version of Twilight "Hi my name is Wolf", I attend the La Push High School, I’m the head cheerleader and the most popular girl in school, just kidding. The truth is I am not the most popular girl in school and I did not get on the cheerleading squad. Anyway,one day, I went to my locker and found an invention inside it said “You are invited to the coolest party ever. From Alexia”. "What!", Alexia is the most populargirl in the school, why would she invite me to her halloweenparty oh,well. As the bell rang, meaning it was lunch and I have to go meet … [Read More...]
In Quileute Legends there is a story about Sexdate. At one time there was a young man, named Sexdate, who was lazy and Jobless. Due to this fact he only received the tail-part of dried out salmon for his meals. His older brother's wife brought him the salmon, which he would arrange into a small basket that he had concealed under his blanket. One day his brother and sister-in-law journeyed to Ozette, and left the young man at home. Whilst they were gone, somebody sighted a whale far away in the sea, swimming towards the land. The Quileute of … [Read More...]