We received this letter from Jessie
Durant, a local resident and Paiute tribal elder,
regarding the Winter 1998 Newsletter:
"I was happy to see reference made to
'Kutzadika'a,' the traditional name of the Paiute people
from Mono Lake. In the future it would be wonderful to
also acknowledge the original Paiute names of places like
Rush Creek ('Whu-gue-te'), the Narrows ('Thu-ba-tze-ga'),
and the east side of Mono Lake ('Pa-bee-pa-te'). By
recognizing the names that Paiutes gave to these places
we can better appreciate the different meanings and uses
that people have attached to our local
geography--throughout history to the present day."
