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Wayuką́ was created with a deep belief that ancestry is not something of the past—it is something we carry, live with, and pass forward. Our heritage, culture, and spiritual foundations shape who we are, how we see ourselves, and how we move through the world.
I founded Wayuką́ as a way to honor that connection. Growing from respect for family, cultural identity, and the natural world, Wayuką́ exists to help people re-connect with the beauty and strength found in their own ancestral roots. At its heart, this work is about self-respect, pride, and remembering where we come from.
Every design is created with intention and care, drawing inspiration from cultural traditions and original spiritual practices while honoring Mother Earth as a living, sacred connection we all share. Wayuką́ is not about trends or fast design—it is about meaning, mindfulness, and creating objects that support reflection, ritual, and everyday life.
My hope is that Wayuką́ empowers you to embrace your ancestry, honor your personal history, and carry that connection with confidence and respect—today and into future generations.
I am a mom of 3 who loves to work with her hands and create beautiful custom items for each individual.
I am a mom of 3 who loves to work with her hands and create beautiful custom items for each individual.
Tekuni Binay Micro Nation Insurance Alliance
Tekuni Binay Micro Nation Insurance Alliance
This book represents a collection of the culture, religion, ceremonies, and beliefs of the Saponi and Catawba people. Information taken from disparate sources, both ancient and modern, have been collated and interpreted in this work to provide a basis of information for those not only of Saponi or Catawba heritage, but for anyone interested in the lives of the First Nations of the Virginia Piedmont area.
The Saponi is a comprehensive exploration of one of the Eastern Siouan peoples whose story bridges the colonial South and the Ohio Valley. Drawing on treaties, colonial records, oral histories, and archaeological clues, this book follows the Saponi from their homelands in the Ohio Valley, thence into Virginia and North Carolina, to their survival in Pennsylvania, New York, and their eventual return to Ohio.The narrative highlights not only wars, alliances, and migrations, but also the persistence of identity through language, family continuity, and community memory. From references in early colonial accounts to the presence of Saponi-Catawba Nation of the Ohio Valley, descendants of the Carr’s Run “Catawba”, the story unfolds as one of endurance and adaptation.More than a history, this work affirms an unbroken continuum of existence. It is both a resource for scholars and a testimony for descendants, connecting past to present in the ongoing revitalization of Saponi culture.
This book should be considered as a companion volume to Where the Red Earth Meets the River.
This is a basic grammar course for learning the Tutelo-Saponi language. While it is not, in it's form or function, a dictionary, some terms are included to show proper placement and usage of the language. After reading and using this workbook, students can expect to be able to form and formulate sentences in the language and have basic conversations. It is also hoped that a revival of interest in the language will result not only in greater numbers of speakers, but also an expansion of the lexical corpus.
This book was made to honor my people and our ancestors, and while I am not a linguist, I have tried to make sure this is as accurate as possible - if mistakes are made, they will hopefully be forgivable.
Included in the workbook is a basic grammar course, 530+ phrases extracted from Oliverio's work and attested to by various linguists, and a lexicon of over 1000 word and phrases.
The Saponi were Siouan (meaning "derived from the Sioux) and the Sioux were experts in Plains Indian Sign Language. In the Story of the Tutelos from Cayuga Chief Alexander General ( Deskaheh), we are told that the Tutelo-Saponi who found the Cayuga used sign language to communicate with them. William Tomkins gave us a detailed and illustrated dictionary of Indian Sign Language. By and large he shared it with the, then, Boy Scouts of America. This high fidelity rendering of the movements in concert with their English equivalents is unmatched, as well as his attention to the Subject Object Verb structure of many Native American languages. Added to this is a much more nuanced, if un-illustrated, work by Captain William Philo Clark, a US Army officer during the Sioux-Cheyenne War of 1876 - 1877. Though it is un-illustrated, Capt. Clark goes into great detail on each sign and movement through description that almost renders an accompanying illustration superfluous. Together, these two works provide a set of the most comprehensive works on PISL (Plains Indian Sign Language) ever compiled.
Thank You, Sun
Thank You, Sun
This is a book designed to help continue to teach the language of the Saponi and Tutelo peoples to the next generation. Short, but with the colloquial English phrasing, Saponi-Tutelo words, and their direct translation - we follow a day in the life of Little Fawn which might have been a day in the life of any Yesą́ child as they navigate their world and learn of their relations among the natural world.
Keep the old ways alive.
Makihkǫspé:wa - We remember it.
What Are You Doing, Little Fawn? is a warm, beautifully illustrated introduction to Saponi-Tutelo language, family, and everyday life.
Little Fawn watches the people around her work—Mother cooking, Father making a bow and arrows, Grandmother weaving, and everyone helping in their own way. Soon, Little Fawn discovers that she has work to do, too. From gathering water at the riverbank to helping her family, each simple moment becomes an opportunity to learn, participate, and belong.
Presented in English and Saponi-Tutelo, with easy word-for-word glosses and a pronunciation guide, this picture book allows young readers to see how the language is actually structured while learning useful words and sentences in context.
Created for children, families, language learners, and anyone interested in Saponi-Tutelo cultural revitalization, What Are You Doing, Little Fawn? celebrates the idea that language lives through ordinary moments—through family, work, teaching, and children who are given the chance to speak it.
A gentle story about helping, learning, family, and keeping a language alive for the next generation.
What Are We Growing, Little Fawn? is an illustrated Saponi-Tutelo children’s book about learning from elders, caring for the land, and carrying cultural knowledge forward.
As Little Fawn works beside her grandmother, she learns about the Three Sisters—corn, beans, and squash—and the way they grow together, support one another, and nourish the people. Her lesson opens into an old Tutelo corn legend, linking the garden in front of her with a story remembered across generations.
Presented in both English and Saponi-Tutelo, the book introduces young readers to traditional foodways, language, family teaching, and the importance of listening to the stories that connect people to place and community. A pronunciation guide is included to help families begin reading and speaking the Saponi-Tutelo words with greater confidence.
Warm, accessible, and rooted in cultural continuity, What Are We Growing, Little Fawn? is a story of planting, remembering, and learning how the old teachings still live in the things we do today.
Two Pots is an illustrated Saponi-Tutelo story about food, hunting, gratitude, and the responsibilities that come with caring for what the land provides.
When two hunters return to the village with deer and turkey, a young hunter learns an old rule: the two should not be cooked together. Under the guidance of his maternal uncle, he discovers that traditional teachings are not simply rules to memorize, but ways of showing respect—to the animals, to the people, and to the knowledge carried from one generation to the next.
Presented in English and Saponi-Tutelo, each story page includes the Saponi-Tutelo text, a literal word-for-word gloss, and a natural speaking translation to help readers understand how the language works. A pronunciation guide and detailed source notes explain the historical, linguistic, and comparative evidence behind the cultural elements in the story.
Rooted in documented Saponi traditions, Tutelo-Saponi language materials, and carefully identified comparative sources, Two Pots is both a story and a language-learning reader—created to help bring cultural knowledge and Saponi-Tutelo speech back into everyday use.
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