Náqmayan: A Poem in Luiseño

Toongay qawiinga

Nóo tóowa 'atáxmi

Naqmayam

Nóo tóowq 'atáxmi héelaqal

'Atáaxum náqmawun!

popúu'uk ponakiivoy

yứ pan héth'aan

No$úun tóonvan 'atáaxum póomoto

Náqmayam! Héelaaxam!

Listen

From the rock on the mountain

I see the people

Listen

See the people singing

People Listen!

The door was closed

Again it will open

My heart will weave among the people

Listen! Sing!

Diania Caudell

Diania is a member of the San Luis Rey Band of Mission Indians. She has served multiple terms on the Board, being first elected in 2001 and has served as CIBA’s Treasurer for over 15 yeas. Diania works with several San Diego county-based tribes and schools, teaching basketweaving history and workshops. She currently represents CIBA as a member of the Tribal Pesticide Program Council (TPPC), a group which consists of tribal representatives from across the United States who are concerned about pesticides and their uses.

Néxwut (Gourd Rattle)

Diania Caudell

Mixed Media Collage

Diania is a member of the San Luis Rey Band of Mission Indians. She has served multiple terms on the Board, being first elected in 2001 and has served as CIBA’s Treasurer for over 15 yeas. Diania works with several San Diego county-based tribes and schools, teaching basketweaving history and workshops. She currently represents CIBA as a member of the Tribal Pesticide Program Council (TPPC), a group which consists of tribal representatives from across the United States who are concerned about pesticides and their uses.