Copan High School - Unkwa Yearbook (Copan, OK)

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UKOKLJQ In the land of Wepiagah, which in our language means golden eagle, there once lived with her father, a beautiful Indian maiden called Wiwasteka, or beautiful lady. In the same tribe there lived Hawennyu, the greatest of the young braves. He loved Wiwasteka and she returned his love but her father, the chief, had said that no one should ever win his daughter unless they would bring him Unkwa, a precious book in the possession of a medicine man far, far away. The tribe that was fortunate enough to find Unkwa and bring the book to their tribe would always live in prosperity and their people would never know want or sickness. Hawenne loved Wiwasteka so passionately that he at once set out in search of gnkwa. After many months of weary travel he came to the land of morning, or Abanaki. While he was resting he heard of an ancient medicine man that lived up the mountain side. The inhabitants told him that no one had ever been more than half-way up the mountain because there was a deep and ragged crevice that no one had ever crossed. This did not dlshearten Hawenneyu and early next morning he started climbing and reached the crevice about noon. He saw at once that it could not be crossed and he returned to the village where he worked far into the night on a long, stout rope. Early the next morning he climbed the mountain side to the chasm and find- ing a huge rock on the opposite side he whirled the rope until it settled firmly around the rock, then he fastened the other end securely and taking the rope in his hands he crossed safely to the other side. As he climbed, the path became more rugged but when he reached the cave where the medicine man lived he beat upon his armor until a gray-haired man came to the opening and asked him what he wanted. Hawenneyu responded with all the dignity of the Wepiagah. WI am the great Hawenneyu of the mighty Wepiagah, and I have come in search of Unkwa.' The old man told him that he was Unkwa and that for hundreds of years he had waited for some brave man to find him. He then invited Hawenneyu into his cave and gave him a book with the name Unkwa printed on it and said, nBe very careful of this book and you will live long and prosperously. When Unkwa died,Hawenneyu started with his wonderful book back to his nat- ive land. When he reached there and gave Unkwa to Wiwasteka's father, the chief said, WI give you my beautiful W1wasteka.n There followed great rejoicings and she and Hawenneyu were married and lived happily in the richest wigwam of the whole tribe. when the children of the Wepiagah were grown and became sad and discouraged they read the book of Unkwag it was a soothing balm to their souls and they became cheered by the many good things that were enjoyed by the braves and maidens of Wepiagah in their childhood. flggwgsmix Wg .SKF I.. v' '1 7 -

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92 322 I MR. J. HOM R HUDSON SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS, LATIN 625616 MISS LIZZIE J. PORTER MRS, CLA CLIF 0 SOCIAL SCIENCE lst games F RD ter HOM ECONOMICS 2nd Semester HOME ECONOMICS mul, ,I ' HQ ENGLISH M SCIENCE, BIOLOGY and MATHEMATICS W Ghr- 7 I 5