Desert Messenger

6 www.DesertMessenger.com May 1, 2019 DESERT MESSENGER Quartzsite's FREE Community Paper Proud to be a Quartzsite Licensed Business 928-916-4235 O� T��� - E���� T���! Founded by Walt Akin October 1, 2004 P�������� �� P���� R��� P��������� C�. P.O. Box 3185 Quartzsite, AZ 85359 P�������� ����� � ����� 1st & 3rd Wednesday Sept. thru May with Special Summer Editions June, July & August EDITOR/PUBLISHER Shanana "Rain" Golden-Bear CONTRIBUTING JOURNALIST Joanne Winer GUEST COLUMNIST Gypsy Jane Finley CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER Starr BearCat NAME PLATE LETTERING Paul Winer www.DesertMessenger.com www.MyQuartzsite.com E-mail: Editor@DesertMessenger.com 2018 © Copyright All Rights Reserved Copyright 2013 Opinions expressed herein are not necessarily those of the Desert Messenger. LIKE US on Facebook.com/ DesertMessengerNews FOLLOW US on Twitter @QuartzsiteRain Neighborhood Watch to meet Thurs. MAY 2nd Town of Quartzsite invites every- one to attend the next meeting of Neighborhood Watch at 6:00 PM, on THURSDAY, MAY 2, 2019, at the Quartzsite Community Center. For more information contact the Quartzsite Police Department at 928-927-4644. DEADLINE : WED. MA Y 8 TH for the May 15 TH edition Desert Messenger News Email: editor@DesertMessenger.com 928-916-4235 www.DesertMessenger.com County Landfill Transfer Station now on Summer Hours The Quartzsite Transfer Station is now on their SUMMER hours. They are open Sunday thru Tuesday, 6:00am to 1:00pm. Summer hours are from April 1 thru Sept. 30. Dump your trash for free at the Transfer Station. Please cover your load. For more info call the Main landfi ll 928-916-1253 or Main offi ce at 928-854-9152. The transfer sta- tion is located north of Town, just off Hwy. 95, near the Sewer Treat- ment Plant. We want dates of your events planned for NEXT SEASON! SUBMIT FOR FREE at www.QuartzsiteCalendar.com By Shanana "Rain" Golden-Bear Corner of Moon Mt. & Cowell • Quartzsite • 928-927-5400 QUARTZSITE'S ONLY YEAR ROUND SALON - MON-FRI Cheyanne, Debbi, and Sheryl ARE HERE FOR YOUR OPEN YEAR ROUND! Hair, Nails, and Pedicure Services In honor of Mothers everywhere... Mothers connect us all to the sa- cred. Without women there is no hope, no future, no carrying on of tradition and culture. Pow Wows are held Mother's Day weekend all across the nation to honor the givers of life. (I really do miss attending the one held in Grants Pass, Oregon.) The Native American way of life un- derstands the whole world as sacred. In the sacred circle of family, all life has meaning. In this circle of unity, women are grounded in Mother Earth and connected to Father Sky, bring- ing children into the world through the power of their life giving love. Native American cultures have al- ways honored and respected wom- en, elevating them to positions of reverence and honor in the tribe. Mothers and grandmothers raise the children, teaching them how to live life honorably, with respect for elders and for tradition. Women were not limited by Ameri- can's traditional gender stereotypes and actually fi lled several critical tribal roles, far surpassing moth- erhood. Respected by men, wom- en were known for their strength and also seen as vital contributors to their tribes. Women's roles in- clude being the Builders, Warriors, Hunters and Gatherers, Cooks and Farmers, Repairwomen, Tool and Weapon Makers, Craftswomen and Medicine Women. Regarded for their healing power and connec- tion to the spirit world, women also worked as medicine women and gathered herbs for remedies. The Navajo society is matrilineal, rather than patrilineal, where a Na- vajo person will introduce him or herself using the name of the ma- ternal clan followed by the paternal clan. An article from Indian Country Today discussed the strong, indepen- dent nature of Navajo women and their ties to the Changing Woman, the primary deity of Navajo religion. Mother's Day became a nationally recognized holiday in 1914 because of the efforts of Anna Jarvis, a West Virginian who campaigned to hon- or mothers after her own beloved mother passed away in 1905. Ironi- cally, by the 1920s Jarvis became disenchanted with the commercial- ization of Mother's Day and began campaigning against the holiday. To all the amazing Mothers out there: Happy Mother's Day. Thank you for never giving up; for everyone else, honor your mother for giving you life.

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