The Children of the Morning Light : Wampanoag tales / as told by Manitonquat (Medicine Story) ; illustrated by Mary F. Arquette.
A collection of traditional stories that describe the creation of the world and the early history of the Wampanoag Indians in southeastern Massachusetts.
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Language: | English |
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New York : Toronto : New York :
Macmillan ; Maxwell Macmillan Canada ; Maxwell Macmillan International,
[1994]
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Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- The morning of the world. The song of creation
- Sky Woman and the twins
- Maushop builds Turtle Island
- Firstman
- Story of the sweat lodge
- How death came into the world
- The great migration and Old Man Winter.
- More tales of Maushop. Maushop and Grandfather Sun
- Maushop and the porpoises
- Cheepii keeps himself safe
- Muckachuck.