Presented to you through Paradigm Publishing Services
Mcgill-queen's University Press
Chapter
Licensed
Unlicensed
Requires Authentication
The Gift of the Great Spirit
-
and
You are currently not able to access this content.
You are currently not able to access this content.
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents v
- Illustrations vii
- Introduction ix
-
The Creation
- The Sky World 3
- The Earth World 6
- The Birth of the Twin Brothers 8
- The Twins Create Birds 11
- The Rescue of the Animals 12
- Night and Day 14
- The Twins Battle 17
-
Explanations
- The Woman in the Moon 21
- Seven Brothers 25
- The Celestial Bear 32
- Trading Teeth with the Beaver 35
-
Animal Tales
- The Song of the Birds 39
- The Rabbit 44
- The Bear’s Tail 48
- The Bat 51
-
Gifts from the Creator
- The Gift of the Great Spirit 57
- The Gift of the Medicine 61
- How the Great Spirit Made Man 66
- Snow Snake 68
- Acknowledgments 75
- Bibliography 77
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents v
- Illustrations vii
- Introduction ix
-
The Creation
- The Sky World 3
- The Earth World 6
- The Birth of the Twin Brothers 8
- The Twins Create Birds 11
- The Rescue of the Animals 12
- Night and Day 14
- The Twins Battle 17
-
Explanations
- The Woman in the Moon 21
- Seven Brothers 25
- The Celestial Bear 32
- Trading Teeth with the Beaver 35
-
Animal Tales
- The Song of the Birds 39
- The Rabbit 44
- The Bear’s Tail 48
- The Bat 51
-
Gifts from the Creator
- The Gift of the Great Spirit 57
- The Gift of the Medicine 61
- How the Great Spirit Made Man 66
- Snow Snake 68
- Acknowledgments 75
- Bibliography 77