November 16, 2006 Dansk tekst til venstre English text on the right Dagens baghave: Backyard of the Day: Barona Indian Reservation and the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church, Lakeside, San Diego, California The Barona Indian Reservation is located near Lakeside in northeastern San Diego County, California   Vi camperede på Barona Indianerreservat i dag. Reservatet er mest kendt for Barona Valley Ranch Resort & Casino, men der er også andre ting at opleve, hvis man ser efter... Vi day camped at the Barona Indian Reservation today. The reservation is most well known for Barona Valley Ranch Resort & Casino, but there are other things to see, if you look... "Love Song" er en af mange skulpturer på reservatet, iblandt dem også "The Greeters", der er lavet af Denny Haskew. "Love Song" is one of the many sculptures at the reservation, among them also "The Greeters", created by Denny Haskew.   Baronastammen af missions-indianere har et lille museum, som i af dets størrelse er fantastisk med circa 2000 udstillede genstande. Man må ikke ta' billeder indenfor, men det er helt sikkert et besøg værd, hvis man er i nærheden. The Barona Band of Mission Indians runs a small tribal Kumeyaay museum, which for it's size is spectacular and holds about 2000 artifacts. No photography is allowed inside, but it's definitely worth a visit, if you're in the vicinity.

Barona Indianer-reservats lille kirke hedder officielt "Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Kirke". Den blev bygget i 1932, da reservated blev oprettet, af San Diegos verdenskendte arkitekt, Irving John Gill. The Barona Indian Reservation's little chapel is officially called the "Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church". It was built by renowned San Diego architect Irving John Gill in 1932, when the reservation was established.     Der er et klokketårn på hver side af indgangen ~ There's a bell tower on each side of the entrance             Indeni kirken ~ Inside the church

Billederne mellem vinduerne forestiller korsstationerne ~ The pictures between the windows are of the stations of the cross

Kirken har et lille siderum viet til Kateri Tekakwitha, som også kaldes Mohawk-indianernes Lilje. Kateri Tekakwitha blev født i New York i 1656. Hendes mor var en Katolsk Algonkin Indianer, hendes far en Mohawk kriger. Da Kateri Tekakwitha var fire år døde hendes mor af kopper, som også efterlod hende selv med et arret ansigt og delvist blind, og hun blev sendt til noget familie og bo. Hun blev påvirket af sin mors tro til selv at lade sig omvende, og dette gjorde, at stammen vendte hende ryggen. Børn begyndte at kaste sten efter hende, folk råbte efter hende, og hun flyttede til sidst til Canada, hvor hun levede et asketisk og hengivent liv i et samfund af kristne indianere. På grund af sit kronisk dårlige helbred døde Kateri Tekakwitha i 1680 i en alder af 24 år. Efter hendes død tiltrak hendes grav skarer af valfartende indianere og franske kolonister. The church has a small room devoted to Kateri Tekakwitha, also known as Lily of the Mohawks. Kateri Tekakwitha was born in New York in 1656. Her mother was a Catholic Algonquin Indian, her father a Mohawk warrior. At four years old Kateri Tekakwitha lost her mother to smallpox, which scarred her own face as well and left her partially blind, and she was sent to live with relatives. She was influenced by her mother's faith to convert herself, which caused her to be alienated from the Mohawks. Children would throw stones at her, people would shout insults at her, and she eventually moved to Canada to live an ascetic and devoted life in a commune of Christian Indians. Because of her constant poor health Kateri Tekakwitha died in 1680 at 24 years of age. After her death her gravesite attracted crowds of Native American and French colonist pilgrims.

Endnu en Denny Haskew skulptur ~ Another Denny Haskew sculpture         "Han, som kæmper med en fjer" af Denny Haskew ~ "He Who Fights with a Feather" by Denny Haskew

Tilgivensens vej ~ Trail of Forgiveness

Day Camping/Boondocking Information The Barona Indian Reservation is an excellent place to day camp. Also, the Barona Casino has a small RV parking lot available for overnight parking. Facilities: Casino with an excellent buffet (The Ranch House Buffet) and the usual amenities. Golf course. Click here to visit more Churches More California Travel Information Here YESTERDAY TOMORROW