The Origin of the Milky Way and Other Living Stories of the Cherokee (Caravan Book)

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 26 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.)Storytellers:Davy ArchRobert BushyheadEdna ChekeleleeMarie JunaluskaKathi LittlejohnFreeman Owle MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict Contents 6 Introduction 12 Why the Stories Look and Sound the Way They Do 14 How to Pronounce Cherokee Words 14 Learning More about Cherokee People 15 1 Living with People 26 The Origin of Strawberries: First Man and First Woman 28 The Origin of the Blowgun: The Old Man and the Birds 32 Medicine and the Wolf Clan 37 The Bird with Big Feet 39 The Origin of Stickball: The Story of the Bat 43 How the Possum Lost His Beautiful Tail 47 2 Living with Animals 51 The Magic Lake 53 The Rattlesnake in the Corn 56 Getting Fire 59 3 Living with Plants and the Earth 62 The Trees Are Alive 64 Mother Earth’s Spring Dress 65 The Earth 66 Corn Woman Spirit 69 A Medicine Story 73 4 Living with Spirits 79 Spirit Warriors and the Nikwasi Mound 81 Santeetlah Ghost Story 83 The Cherokee Little People — Forever Boy 88 Nunnehi, the Gentle People 91 5 Living with Monsters 94 Spearfinger 96 The Hunter and Thunder 102 6 Living with Cherokee Language 107 Cherokee Language 110 The Origin of the Milky Way 112 Gili Ulisvdanvyi 113 7 Living with the Past and Future 114 The Trail of Tears 116 Removal 121 The Legend of the Corn Beads 124 People Singing in the Earth 126 Glossary 132 Map: Cherokee Lands 134 Timeline 135 Further Reading 138 About the Storytellers 140 Acknowledgments 143 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.) Storytellers: Davy Arch Robert Bushyhead Edna Chekelelee Marie Junaluska Kathi Littlejohn Freeman Owle 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. This book collects 26 of these stories that are suitable for kids. Collected And Edited By Barbara R. Duncan ; With Stories Told By Davy Arch ... [et Al.] ; Illustrations By Shan Goshorn. A Caravan Book--t.p. Verso. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [127]-128).