Strickland Pachanoi

A deeply green California Pachanoi growing on sacred ground quite literally stained with the blood of the Creator Entity "Ouiot/Witot".  Chinigchinix was born, or first appeared, after the death of Wiyot, a tyrannical ruler of the first beings, who was poisoned by his sons. Wiyot's murder brought death into the world, and as a consequence, the male creator Night divided the first human ancestors into distinct peoples, assigning them languages and territories

Wiyot died at "Etengvo Wumoma" the hot springs at Elsinore. Before he died he told Chehemal (the kingbird now) that he was going to die, but he said he would come back, and told him that in three days he would rise in the east.'Kauki Chahiwul" something gone that comes again. "Ovaweleva" something that will come back, disappears and returns.

He died in the season Soimamul mokat. When he died the people wanted to burn his body, and they sent Coyote to the north to the people there to see if he could get fire; but he only went a little way and came back. Then they sent him to the people of the east, Uutish Kahankish, and so on, and in the same way to the people of the west, the south, and the center. Each time he went a little further off, and while he was gone Sariwut, the bluefly, made the fire with the fire-drill. Then Coyote came running back yelling and saying: "Why do you play such a trick on me? I want to see my father. "

The people all stood around the fire where only the heart was left unburned, and Coyote starting a little way back took a running jump over their heads. Wiskun, now a tiny squirrel, the chipmunk, was the strongest man then, and he had gone and brought a log ten men could not lift. Ouiot was laid on it. All the body was burned but the bones, after Coyote got the heart.' 

Coyote stained the hills wil the blood from Wiyots heart which can still be seen today in the deep red clay.

Wiyot came back three days later, as the New Moon.