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When The Old Timers Went Deer Hunting (Zuni) - Andrew Peynetsa
Original pgs 76-81. Alcheringa 1-3
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Overview
This piece was originally communicated orally by David Peynetsa and was collected and transcribed by Dennis Tedlock in 1971. It is a brief conversational piece formatted somewhat like poetry. It describes an account of Zuni deer hunting rituals/behaviors that Peynetsa estimated to take place around the 1700s-1800s. He speaks about how long hunting trips would take, what the men would do once they got a kill, and some of the bad luck that might occur during the trip, among other topics.
Context
The Zuni tribe is native to the Zuni River Valley and the tribe now owns additional trust lands in New Mexico and Arizona. It is believed that the Zuni people farmed the Zuni River Valley from about 3,000 to 4,000 years, planting primarily maize.
Early Zuni settlement. credit@ Britannica
