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Grandmother's stories : how the earth and sky began

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  • Author: Auger, Daniel
    Date:
    Copyrighted
    2011
    Summary:

    Daniel Auger's grandmother was the greatest storyteller he ever knew. In her soft voice, she spoke of heroes and giants, of evil deeds and mysterious spirits. Born on a Canadian reserve and educated at an Indian residential school, she was intensely curious about the old ways. In her quest to find out who we are and where we came from, she collected stories from her home community and from her journeys to powwows, sweats, potlatches and family events across Canada and the Northwest US. This collection of 38 Native myths is a timeless window onto a world when the People were first created.

    Contents:
    • Part I. Tales of creation
    • Out of nothing came the big raven
    • The Arrival
    • Earth held by four corners
    • Raven separates creation
    • The great flood
    • Raven and the clam
    • Cast down from the spirit world
    • The lonely sun
    • The sun and moon
    • Aientsik
    • The coming of humanity
    • Silver Fox and Coyote Whittle humanity
    • Inuit origin of the sun, moon and stars
    • Creation and death
    • The earth turned over
    • Innocence lost
    • Before the flood
    • Raven finishes his work
    • Part II. The origins of the natural world. Goddess of the sea
    • The storyteller
    • Curious brothers
    • How the people got fire
    • The birth of song
    • The challenge
    • How the loon got it's necklace
    • Origins of the Narwhal tusk [whale]
    • Why we die
    • Guardian of the Dead
    • The Guardian Quest
    • The First Eagle
    • How the birch became scarred
    • Old man creates the lynx
    • Why raven caws
    • Coyote and the giant
    • Coyote versus Thunder
    • Giant skunk's offspring
    • How the muskrat lost his fur
    • The creation of everything.
    Genre:
    Canadian nonfiction, Indigenous materials, Myths and folk tales
    Subject(s): Creation | Indigenous peoples--North America | Indigenous peoples | Legends | Mythology | Oral tradition
    Original Publisher: [Edmonton], Eschia Books
    Language(s): English
    ISBN: 9781926696171, 1926696174
    Collection(s)/Series: Read Alberta eBook Collection