Cree Creation Story
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Norm Wesley
Description
Story told by a member of Moose Cree First Nation.
Duration: 8:20.
Indigenous Studies Thesis (PhD) -- University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2015.
Describes the Anishinaabeg approach to the quest to live a long, healthy life (Medewiwin), how it is connected to the ceremonial lodge and the physical structure of the lodge itself. One of three articles published in the Selkirk Chronicle in 1887 under the title Indian Mythology.
Yamǫ́rıa was a powerful man who helped the ancient Dene by destroying giant animals, separating animals from humans, and giving laws to enable the people to live together in harmony.
Website contains links to biographies of Dene Elders and recorded stories by them and Dene legends, laws and artwork.