ISBN:
9780807886700
,
080788670X
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (133 p.)
,
ill., map.
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Origin of the Milky Way & other living stories of the Cherokee
Former Title:
Origin of the Milky Way and other living stories of the Cherokee
DDC:
398.0899725
Keywords:
Cherokee Indians Folklore
;
Tales North Carolina
;
Storytellers North Carolina
;
Cherokee Indians Folklore
;
Tales
;
Storytellers
;
Cherokee Indians North Carolina
;
Storytellers
;
Tales
;
Cherokee Indians
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Folklore & Mythology
;
Fiction
;
Folklore
;
Fiction
;
North Carolina
;
Electronic books
;
Electronic books Folklore
Abstract:
Corn Woman SpiritA Medicine Story; 4 Living with Spirits; Spirit Warriors and the Nikwasi Mound; Santeetlah Ghost Story; The Cherokee Little People -- Forever Boy; Nunnehi, the Gentle People; 5 Living with Monsters; Spearfinger; The Hunter and Thunder; 6 Living with Cherokee Language; Cherokee Language; The Origin of the Milky Way; Gili Ulisvdanvyi; 7 Living with the Past and Future; The Trail of Tears; Removal; The Legend of the Corn Beads; People Singing in the Earth; Glossary; Map: Cherokee Lands; Timeline; Further Reading; About the Storytellers; Acknowledgments.
Abstract:
Cherokee people have lived in the Great Smoky Mountains for thousands of years. During all this time, they have told stories to each other to explain how things came to be, to pass on lessons about life, and to describe the mountains, animals, plants, and spirits around them. The Origin of the Milky Way and Other Living Stories of the Cherokee collects 27 stories that are great for kids and are still being told by storytellers today. Presented by members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in their own words, the stories appear in free-verse form, like poems on the page, so that if you read them aloud, you can hear the rhythm of the stories as they were originally told. Barbara R. Duncan provides a helpful introduction that describes Cherokee people's past and present ways of life and their storytelling traditions. The book also includes a glossary of key words from the stories, suggestions for further reading, and notes on the storytellers. For young readers, for parents to read aloud to young listeners, and for teachers and libraries, The Origin of the Milky Way provides an excellent introduction to Cherokee culture. (For readers age 9 and up.)
Abstract:
Introduction; Why the Stories Look and Sound the Way They Do; How to Pronounce Cherokee Words; Learning More about Cherokee People; 1 Living with People; The Origin of Strawberries: First Man and First Woman; The Origin of the Blowgun: The Old Man and the Birds; Medicine and the Wolf Clan; The Bird with Big Feet; The Origin of Stickball: The Story of the Bat; How the Possum Lost His Beautiful Tail; 2 Living with Animals; The Magic Lake; The Rattlesnake in the Corn; Getting Fire; 3 Living with Plants and the Earth; The Trees Are Alive; Mother Earth's Spring Dress; The Earth.
Note:
"A Caravan book"--T.p. verso. - Includes bibliographical references (p. [127]-128). - Description based on print version record
Permalink
