In this sci-f tale, Cody and Tobin laughingly let itinerant monks anoint them as reincarnations of mythical ancient warriors, but the joke turns sour when Tobin is abducted from the planet. Rescuing him means treading a treacherous path through myth and reality, leading to an opportunity they could never have imagined - if they survive.
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Kule Loklo

In Warrrior Brothers, Carlos Jackson and his son Cody are Native Americans from northern California, living in the future and 50 light years from Earth. Carlos longs to return to Earth someday, and to dance with Cody in the ceremonial roundhouse at Kule Loklo.

The roundhouse in the novel is a future roundhouse, built in 2194 under supervision of tribal elders, but Two redwood kotchas at Kule Loklo the current roundhouse and Kule Loklo are real places in Northern California that can be visited today. Kule Loklo is a model Coast Miwok Indian village, located in Marin County in Point Reyes National Seashore. The roundhouse and other structures in the village are constructed in the traditional way. The picture to the left shows two kotchas, traditional dwellings constructed using slabs of redwood bark. The smoke in the background is from the subterranean sweat house.

Until the nineteenth century Coast Miwoks inhabited the territory that has become Marin County and southern Sonoma County. Today, Coast Miwoks are recognized by the Federal goverment as the Federated Indians of the Graton Rancheria. The Tribe's website is www.gratonrancheria.com.

The entrance to Kule Loklo's ceremonial roundhouseThe ceremonial roundhouse at Kule Loklo is semi-subterranean, with a roof that's constructed of douglas fir poles covered by earth. Because it's underground, the wooden structure slowly deteriorates, and eventually needs to be replaced. This is why in the novel, Carlos as a young child participated in rebuilding it in the year 2194. The current Kule Loklo roundhouse was most recently rebuilt in 2005. The picture to the right shows the roundhouse entrance.

The buildings at Kule Loklo are built and maintained entirely by volunteers. To see more photographs of Kule Loklo and of northern California Indian dancing, and to learn about volunteering there, visit the Kule Loklo website, www.kuleloklo.com.


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