Strickland Pachanoi

A deeply green California Pachanoi growing on sacred ground quite literally stained with the blood of the Creator Entity "Ouiot/Witot".  Chinigchinix was born, or first appeared, after the death of Wiyot, a tyrannical ruler of the first beings, who was poisoned by his sons. Wiyot's murder brought death into the world, and as a consequence, the male creator Night divided the first human ancestors into distinct peoples, assigning them languages and territories Wiyot died at "Etengvo Wumoma" the hot springs at Elsinore. Before he died he told Chehemal (the kingbird now) that he was going to die, but he said he would come back, and told him that in three days he would rise in the east.'Kauki Chahiwul" something gone that comes again. "Ovaweleva" something that will come back, disappears and returns. He died in the season Soimamul mokat. When he died the people wanted to burn his body, and they sent Coyote to the north to the people there to see if he could get fire; but he only went a litt