Kammu Kammu

Description

This is an eBook for immediate digital download. 

Kammu Kammu is how you say “Rabbit” in the Northern Paiute Language of the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe in Nevada and a Great Basin Tribe. The song tradition of the Great Basin Native American tribes in Nevada is the circle dance. Three main tribes have circle dance songs – Shoshone, Paiute, and Washoe. These songs are older than the formation of the United States itself. All songs are the product of stories about the lifeways that happen within the homelands of the Great Basin Tribes. 

Michelle McCauley, the author of Kammu Kammu, grew up on the Pyramid Lake Paiute Indian Reservation and played outside with her siblings and friends, often seeing rabbits. It is still widespread to see rabbits everywhere on the reservation, hopping along the road, hopping in yards, and hopping back into the hills. This song is a culmination of Michelle’s childhood leading into adult life in always seeing the rabbit. This online storybook highlights the environment of the reservation and brings about familiar landscapes and behaviors of the rabbit.

Each purchase of Kammu Kammu includes:

• • Digital (Online) Flipbook featuring the story of the Kammu Kammu, an original song by Michelle McCauley, and a clickable pronunciation guide for words from the Northern Paiute Language
  • <strong>PDF Book of Kammu Kammu to download
  • MP3 Recording of Kammu Kammu</em>

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Teaching and Pronunciation Guide 

(PDF) with details on how to incorporate this song and story into the classroom and pronunciation practices for the Northern Paiute language