The Hunger for Blood Why does the idea of a vampire sucking one's blood so offend our sensibilities? Extreme hunger in the past has forced people into committing canabalism. We, as humans, are carnivorous and eat other species. Still, when vampires are portrayed, the innate horror is felt by humans just observing it, as in a movie. One has to go further into the motivations of the creatures to come closer to understanding their aberrant behavior. "Dracula" has an underlying theme of the vampire trying to search for love again after losing it, prior to … [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...]
The Quileute, also known as Quillayute, is a Amerindian people in westerly Washington state in the United States, presently numbering around 750. The Quileute people settled onto the Quileute Indian Reservation after signing the Treaty of Quinault River of 1855, later reauthorized as the Treaty of Olympia in 1856. It's located near the southwesterly corner of Clallam County, Washington at the mouth of the Quillayute River on the Pacific coast. The reservation's primary population center is the community of La Push, Washington. The 2000 census accounted the … [Read More...]
The Quileute: A People of Legends The Quileute, sometimes known as the Quillayute, are a Native American tribe located in Washington State in the USA. There are only about 750 tribal members left in existence and they live on a reservation known as La Push. The tribe also has its own language, which is currently in danger of going extinct. Perhaps the best known modern mention of the Quileute tribe comes from Stephanie Meyer's use of the tribe in her popular book series 'Twilight', where they are able to shape-shift into wolves. While the actual Quileute … [Read More...]
“About three things I was absolutely positive….first Edward was a Vampire, second there was a part of him, and I don’t know how dominant that part might me which thirsted for my blood…..and third, I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him” These were the sentences capturing my mind after I turned the last page of the novel. It was unbelievable that the novel was finished and I was still mesmerized in the magical world of the story created by the author. The words “fan” and “fascinated” could easily be described by any person who has truly and … [Read More...]
Quileute Legends and Tales Here is a summary of some of the Quileute Tales you will find on this site: Kweeti - In the olden days Kweeti travelled all over the earth. The first person he encountered was a white man. At that time the whites were ignorant and did not know anything. Kweeti taught this man how to dig metal and many other things. Soon he came to know everything that white people know now. Duskeah - Duskeah used to tattoo children. She would drive the bone needle clear through the arm or chest, and so kill them. Kweeti came to her one … [Read More...]
Monsters that Cry in the Woods In Quileute Legends, there is a legend about how Boulder Peak was made by K'wa'iti. It is a boundary marker between Quileute and Elwha Territories. Using piles of stones he created the boundary and when finished marked it as a wolf marks his territory. A monster lives in the woods of the Quileute Territory in Sol Duc. There he found a dark cave and made it his home using sticks and brush to hide the entrance. He is very large so he felt safe. On the Elwha side lives another monster, his refuge is not known to us and … [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...]
Edward Cullen is not a Navajo Skin-walker For those who have seen the movie "Twilight" or read the Twilight Series books, by Stephanie Meyer, you are familiar with the teenage vampire Edward and his vegetarian vampire family. In the books and the movie, the Quileute Indians that are natives to Forks refer to Edward as an "Apotamkin". According to the Quileute legends and history in the movie and books, the Apotamkin are devilish creatures who feed off the blood of others and live forever. They have supernatural powers such as extreme speed, super hero … [Read More...]
Have You Seen a Vampire? Don't know how to start with, but since childhood I've been fascinated by ghost stories and myths. I am from India, a land of folktales and myths and this Twilight thing has given a new meaning to my outlook...I feel that there exists amongst us some kind of power which is unseen but sometimes felt when you're walking down the street all alone, when You feel you're being watched or followed. We might think that these legends and myths are just farcical but their very existence till date inspire in us to explore the unseen. We … [Read More...]