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Show CHANGING WOMAN'S PEOPLE 57 blessing, they touched pollen to the brothers and made a pollen path for them. As the Holy Ones prepared to leave, the two brothers heard the birds call to them from atop the sacred mountains. At the very last, the People were told that, though the Holy Ones were departing, they would always be present. The People could see their outer forms in the mountains, corn, birds, water, and so on. As the Sun painted a streak of White Dawn against the turquoise sky, the Holy People lined up, facing the four directions. Then they took their leave of the People, singing: 'at ne ya. . . at dawn I go about, ni yo o. Talking God, usually I am! Now I have ascended Blanca Peak, I have ascended Chief Mountain. I have ascended long life, I have ascended happiness. Before me it is blessed where I go about, Behind me it is blessed where I go about, As that I continue to go about, At dawn I go about, ni yo o. At dawn I go about, as that I go about, ni yo o. Calling God, usually I am! I have ascended Mount Taylor, I have ascended Chief Mountain . . . ,16 And so it was sung for each of the four sacred mountains to which the Holy People departed. The two brothers stayed with the People another day and a night. They taught them all the ceremonies, songs, and paintings they had learned. Through them the People would have power in this world. Turning to the animals, the Twins told them all to represent the Holy People with kindness. Finally the brothers promised the People that they would all meet again in the home of the Holy People. After this, Elder Brother and Younger Brother said farewell to the People. Then they rose into the sky to join Changing Woman, Talking God, Calling God, and all the other Holy Ones. One of the first of the People, hearing a bluebird singing, spoke for all. "For but a time, we saw the Holy Ones face to face. They walked among us on our land. Now they have only left their outer forms behind. Let us remember them and grow with the knowledge they have gained for us." |
