Grandmother's stories : how the earth and sky began

Auger, Daniel 1956- (Author).

Record details

ISBN: 9781926696171 (pbk.)
ISBN: 1926696174
Physical Description: print
224 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Publisher: [Edmonton] : Eschia Books, c2011.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Part I. Tales of creation. Out of nothing came the big raven -- The Arrival -- Earth held by four corners -- Raven separates creation -- The great flood -- Raven and the clam -- Cast down from the spirit world -- The lonely sun -- The sun and moon -- Aientsik -- The coming of humanity -- Silver Fox and Coyote Whittle humanity -- Inuit origin of the sun, moon and stars -- Creation and death -- The earth turned over -- Innocence lost -- Before the flood -- Raven finishes his work -- Part II. The origins of the natural world. Goddess of the sea -- The storyteller -- Curious brothers -- How the people got fire -- The birth of song -- The challenge -- How the loon got it's necklace -- Origins of the Narwhal tusk [whale] -- Why we die -- Guardian of the Dead -- The Guardian Quest -- The First Eagle -- How the birch became scarred -- Old man creates the lynx -- Why raven caws -- Coyote and the giant -- Coyote versus Thunder -- Giant skunk's offspring -- How the muskrat lost his fur -- The creation of everything.