Page 11 - San Manuel Brochure

For our our our spirit to live on our our our children must also know our our our heritage To understand how the Tribe got to to to today you must understand our our past—our historic struggles our our connection to the the land and and and the the strength of our our people and and and community From a a a a a a a a young age age our children and their families learn the the Serrano language traditional music and and dance basket weaving and and gourd rattle making to ensure customs and traditions continue for generations Singing has always played an an integral role in in in in the the lives of the the Serrano people Unlike other American Indian musicians musicians traditional Serrano musicians musicians do not use drums for rhythm but instead they fashion gourd rattles with palm tree seeds inside to make percussive sounds Intertribal Pow Wows allow us to to to to come together to to to to celebrate our history All of San Manuel’s members pitch in to ensure our Intertribal Pow Wow Celebrations are successful We believe our great-great-grandfather Santos Manuel would be be honored to see this tradition continue year year after year year Even with how far we have come we’ve held onto so much