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How we saw the world : nine Native stories of the way things began / C.J. Taylor.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Toronto, Ontario ; Plattsburgh, N.Y. : Tundra Books, c1993.Description: 32 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 0329570773 (Follettbound)
  • 0887763022
  • 0887763731 (pbk.)
  • 9780329570774 (Follettbound)
  • 9780887763021
  • 9780887763731 (pbk.)
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Contents:
Birth of Niagara Falls / Algonquin -- Why butterflies cannot sing / Tohono O'odhan -- How Eagle Man created the islands of the Pacific Coast / Bella Coola -- How Snowmaker was taught a lesson / Micmac -- How horses came into the world / Blackfoot -- Why the dog is our best friend / Oneida -- First tornado / Kiowa -- Why rabbits and owls look the way they do / Mohawk -- How the world will end / Cheyenne.
Summary: Nine legends which give us insight into how North America was seen by its first inhabitants.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 398.2089 T239 Available 33111006758532
Total holds: 0

Birth of Niagara Falls / Algonquin -- Why butterflies cannot sing / Tohono O'odhan -- How Eagle Man created the islands of the Pacific Coast / Bella Coola -- How Snowmaker was taught a lesson / Micmac -- How horses came into the world / Blackfoot -- Why the dog is our best friend / Oneida -- First tornado / Kiowa -- Why rabbits and owls look the way they do / Mohawk -- How the world will end / Cheyenne.

Nine legends which give us insight into how North America was seen by its first inhabitants.

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