The Uepishtikuiau Story: The Arrival of the French at the Site of Quebec City According to the Oral Tradition
E-Books
Author/Creator
Sylvie Vincent
Modern Languages and Cultural Studies Thesis (MA) -- University of Alberta, 2018.
Speaker relates seven star stories: Ojiig - The Fisher which encompasses the Big Dipper; Maang - The Loon, the inverted Little Dipper; Bishi Bizhiw - the Great Underwater Panther whose tail is the head of the Leo and its head which is the head of Hydra; Animikii Binesii - Thunderbird, the constellation Cignus; Nanboozhoo or Nanabush, the constellation Orion; Gwiingwa'aage "The One who Came from a Falling Star" - Wolverine which refers to a meteor striking the Earth and creating a lake; and No'aachige'anang - the Prophecy Star which refers to Halley's Comet.
Duration: 26:20.
Geared toward Grades 9 to 12.