Traditional Stories

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Creation Story

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paula Gunn Allen
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 4, no. 4, 1980, pp. 5-6
Description
A poem.
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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.
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Cree Language Resources: An Annotated Bibliography

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lawrence Barkwell
Norman Fleury
Description
Material on: culture, history, mythology and language as well as separate sections for scholarly articles and theses.children's books, films, internet resources, music, recordings, curriculum materials, and textbooks.
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Cree Narrative Memory

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Neal McLeod
Oral History Forum, vol. 19-20, Indigenous Voices from the Great Plains, 1999-2000, pp. [37]-61
Description
Authors interpretation of Nêhiyâwiwin (Creeness), memory held in stories and relationships.
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[Cree Star Stories]

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Wilfred Buck
Description
Science facilitator from the Opaskwayak Cree Nation (Manitoba) tells stories associated with stars, discusses how culture and spirituality are intertwined with Indigenous knowledge, his ideas about gathering together Elders from all nations to share their people's star stories, and his mission to distribute portable planetariums. Duration: 1:14:20.
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The Cry of the Chickadee

Alternate Title
[Gift of Language and Culture Project: Stories, Legends and Chants]
E-Books
Author/Creator
James Ratt
Ida Ratt
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Culture, Commodity and Community: Developing the Khanty-Mansi Okrug Law on Protecting Native Folklore

Alternate Title
Properties of Culture - Culture as Property. Pathways to Reform in Post-Soviet Siberia
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Andrew Wiget
Olga Balalaeva
Description
Chapter in book: Properties of Culture - Culture as Property. Pathways to Reform in Post-Soviet Siberia edited by Erich Kasten. Looks at the drafting of a unique law connected to intangible cultural heritage.
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Current Memories: Robert Henderson Stories

Alternate Title
Anishinabe Story of the Deluge
Famous Old Boss Packer Recalls Construction Days
Henderson Memoir
E-Books
Author/Creator
Robert Henderson
Description
Compilation of three stories originally published in the Winnipeg Free Press in 1930.
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Cyclical Time and Linear Time in Thomas King's Green Grass, Running Water

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Monica Bottez
University of Bucharest Review. Literary and Cultural Studies Series, vol. 11, no. 1, Durability and Transience: Cultural Borders of Temporality, 2009, pp. 74-80
Description
Discusses how the author shifts the story between past and present while fusing Aboriginal oral traditions with Western literary forms.
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Dakota Legend

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Journal of American Folklore, vol. 2, no. 4, January-March 1889, p. 65
Description
Native American story about bears.
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Dana Claxton's Patient Storm

Articles » General
Author/Creator
David Garneau
ConunDrumOnline, vol. 4, June 2007, p. [?]
Description
Explores a legend, inspired by Lakota teachings and practices, in which opposites become complementary.
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David Cusick's Sketches of Ancient History of the Six Nations: Comprising--First--A Tale of the Foundation of the Great Island: (Now North America,) ...

E-Books
Author/Creator
David Cusick
p. 35
Description
Contents are divided into three parts: Part I: The Two Infants Born, and the Creation of the Universe. Part II: A Real Account of the Settlement of North America and Their Dissensions Part III: Origin of the Kingdom of the Five Nations, Which was Called a Long House -- The Wars, Fierce Animals, &c.
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Discuss It!

Alternate Title
Reaching Out Project
E-Books
Description
Guide to accompany collection of 14 films to support English-language and teaching. Includes resources for Summer Legend on page 37.
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Dreaming With the First Shaman (Noaidi)

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Vigdis Siri
Elisabeth Arneng Varsi
ReVision, vol. 21, no. 1, Summer, 1998, pp. [34]-
Description
Highlights the Sami's folklore about the creation and origin of human beings.
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Early Thule Winter Houses: An Archaeoentomological Analysis

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Frédéric Dussault
Allison Bain
Genevieve LeMoine
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 51, no. 1, 2014, pp. 101-117
Description
Studied the occurrence of human, dog, and bird lice. Through analysis of distribution of remains and Inughuit myths and legends, concludes that patterns are a result of delousing practices. Discusses the potential for studying Inuit hygiene.
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The Earth on Turtle's Back

Alternate Title
Native American Stories
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Joseph Bruchac
Michael J. Caduto
Description

Traditional creation story. Extract from Native American Stories by Joseph Bruchac and Michael J. Caduto.

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