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The Bear Who Stole the Chinook and other stories
The Bear Who Stole the Chinook and other stories Author:Frances Fraser Discarded library book -- shows normal cover wear. — When the sun goes down on the Reservation, it is time for the story tellers. Bright-blanketed women set out food, people come together to sing old songs and cups of black-boiled tea are passed from hand to hand to refresh the story tellers. The tale may be of a battle long ago, the history of... more » trophies or one of the Pipes. There may be a love story -- one of the warrior who loved his wife so much that after she died he traveled many days to bring her back from the dead, or a story of the maiden who loves and marries a star and lives in the Sky country. There are happy, rollicking stories about Na-pe, the eternal old man. These are told in the cadence of the Blackfoot tribe, they capture the fragrance of kinnikinnik, the beat of the drums, the mood of the Indian away from the Reservation. Here are the treasures of their heritage.« less