The Twana Culture and the Drum
Storybook suitable for use with primary school students.
Twana is the collective name for a group of nine Coast Salish peoples.
Storybook suitable for use with primary school students.
Twana is the collective name for a group of nine Coast Salish peoples.
Comments on murdered and missing women, the epidemic of violence against Aboriginal women, and the lack of federal government support.
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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.