The Giant Eagle and other stories (sc)

The Giant Eagle and other stories (sc)Softcover (paperback) book. This book is a collection of short stories in Naskapi that features both kinds of traditional Algonquian storytelling genres, tipchimna (stories) and tiyhkinich (legends). It features some eyewitness accounts of remarkable events on the land, as well as traditional Naskapi legends like The Giant Eagle. This is the fourth book in a series prepared for reading in Naskapi and in English by the Naskapi Development Corporation.

Softcover (paperback) book. This book is a collection of short stories in Naskapi that features both kinds of traditional Algonquian storytelling genres, tip‰chimžna (stories) and ‰tiyžhkinich (legends). It features some eyewitness accounts of remarkable events on the land, as well as traditional Naskapi legends like ÒThe Giant EagleÓ. This is the fourth book in a series prepared for reading in Naskapi and in English by the Naskapi Development Corporation. John Peastitute (1896-1981) was a Naskapi Elder who was a well respected as a story-keeper and storyteller. His repertoire of both tip‰chimžna and ‰tiyžhkinich was extensive, and his performances engaging. The tape recordings of his stories that have survived to be preserved, processed and studied are a precious legacy. "The Giant Eagle" collection also contains two other legends, ÒThe Dancing AntsÓ and ÒUmayichisÓ which have also been previously published by NDC as childrenÕs books.