The East Villager List:
Leader Tanak age 40
His mate Sanje age 37(expectant mother)
Children: Nishi(female)age 16, Tonga(female) age 14, Kissa(female) age 9, Leiko(male) age 4
Co-leader Kumi age 38
His mate Zuna age 38
Children: Pawin(male) 14, Tehya(female) 9
Anoki age 30
His mate Kayla age 30(village healer)
Children: 8 year old fraternal twins Mali(female) and Mazi(male)
Kayak age 38
His mate Fatai age 37(expectant mother)
Children: Kuruk(male) age 17, Etini(male) age 3
Malik age 30
His mate Ginger age 30(expectant mother)
Children: Amina(female) age 9
After December 1494 new members:
From the West village:
Goro age 22
His mate Leia age 22
Children: Amiri(male) age 1
Elan age 30
His mate Kifa age 24
Children: Nuru(male) age 6 months
From Guanahani Island former Taino Tribe members:
Ponui age 25
His mate Zara age 22
Children: Uno(male) age 2
The East Village Two
By November of that year the rainy season was over. The re-built East village had come through the hurricane season well. Very little damage was done. Once the minor repairs to the huts were finished the second village leader Kumi prepared to lead a group of men and the two teen boys in to the jungle. One of the teen boys was his oldest son Pawin. The others were Kayak and his son Kuruk and another villager Anoki. Kayak had been one of the villagers from the Attawa village on the West shore that searched for Jero and Goro when they were taken captive by the mysterious Ringo.
The fishing was usually done by the men and boys although the teen girls helped out with this sometimes. Once the men left to go on their expedition in to the jungle only Tanak and another man Malik would remain to guard the women and children. The teen girls were Tonga and Nishi, both daughters of Tanak and Sanje. They would take over some of the men's chores with the help of the other village mothers who were not expecting babies. This was their mother and Kumi's mate Zuna and the village healer and mate of Anoki, Kayla.
The three village mothers-to-be were Sanje mate of Tanak, Fatai mate of Kayak and Ginger mate of Malik. They were all in their fifth month of pregnancy. They did what they could to help out with daily chores. They were still able to do light chores like gathering herbs, planting seeds, picking berries, cooking, weaving, sewing and making pottery. This left Kayla and Zuna to handle the harder chores like chopping wood, digging roots, carrying water and picking and harvesting the crops.
Once the babies were born in March 1495 the new mother's main pastime would be nursing their babies. They would not be able to handle many chores until their babies were two years old. With the help of the oldest children they would sometimes be able to help with sewing and weaving.
The oldest children were three 9 year old girls, Tehya daughter of Zuna and Kumi, Kissa daughter of Sanje and Tanak and Amina daughter of Ginger and Malik. The three girls would help look after the babies when their mothers were not nursing them. The other children were Anoki and Kayla's 8 year old fraternal twins Mazi and Mali, the two youngest children Leiko age 4 son of Tanak and Sanje and Etini age 3 son of Kumi and Zuna.
Kumi and the others departed on the jungle path in the middle of November. They were still gone two weeks later. The others were beginning to worry when the month of December came and they had not returned. Tanak called a meeting to form a search party. The villagers had just gathered around the fire pit after the morning meal when they saw a large canoe approaching the beach. Six adults and some children were in the canoe. Everyone ran to greet them.
It was Goro with his mate Leia, their 1 year old son Amiri and Elan with his mate Kifa and their 6 mo old son Nuru. Also from Guanahani Island former Taino Tribe members Ponui, his mate Zara and their 2 year old son Uno. The visitors were welcomed and given refreshment. They brought some sad news of Dohate's death from old age. Some good news was that Jero and Cheop were chosen as co-leaders of the Attawa tribe. Then Elan and Goro asked Tanak's permission to stay a fortnight. He gladly gave it. The visitors learned that day of the village's concern over the missing co-leader and his group of explorers.
By evening the visitors had settled in and were given places to stay in the communal hut. They unloaded their clothes and other supplies from their canoe. Discussions went on during the evening meal. Elan and Goro volunteered to go along with the search party the next day.