[PDF] The First Fire A Cherokee Story eBook

Author : Bradley Wagnon
Publisher : 7th Generation
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 30,8 MB
Release : 2020-08-19
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 193905351X

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First Fire is an ageless Cherokee myth about the revered water spider in their culture. The story happens in a time when animals could do many of the things that people do. The Creator gave the animals the world to live on, but they were without a source for heat at night. Great Thunder and his sons saw the plight of the animals so he sent lightning down to strike a tree. The tree burst into flames but the tree was on an island. Many animals tried to bring the fire over the water to the shore, but they were all unsuccessful. One small creature, the Water Spider, then volunteered. Curious, the animals said to her “We know you could get there safely, but how would you bring the fire back without getting burned?” Water Spider was successful and to this day, the water spider is revered in Cherokee culture.

Author : Brad Wagnon
Publisher : 7th Generation
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 28,32 MB
Release : 2021-08-10
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1939053587

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How the World Was Made is a traditional Cherokee creation story. It takes place during a time when animals did many of the things that people can do. When the earth was young, the animals lived on a rock above it, and the earth was covered with water. The animals needed more room, but where could they find it? This book retells the delightful Cherokee tale of how the earth was created, while teaching the valuable lesson that even the smallest creature can make a big difference. Written in both Cherokee and English so readers can become acquainted with the Cherokee syllabary and language.

Author : James Mooney
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 610 pages
File Size : 45,78 MB
Release : 2012-03-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0486131327

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126 myths: sacred stories, animal myths, local legends, many more. Plus background on Cherokee history, notes on the myths and parallels. Features 20 maps and illustrations.

Author : Connie Cronley
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 29,60 MB
Release : 2021-08-26
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0806177756

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“How can women wear diamonds when babies cry for bread?” Kate Barnard demanded in one of the incendiary stump speeches for which she was well known. In A Life on Fire, Connie Cronley tells the story of Catherine Ann “Kate” Barnard (1875–1930), a fiery political reformer and the first woman elected to state office in Oklahoma, as commissioner of charities and corrections in 1907—almost fifteen years before women won the right to vote in the United States. Born to hardscrabble settlers on the Nebraska prairie, Barnard committed her energy, courage, and charismatic oratory to the cause of Progressive reform and became a political powerhouse and national celebrity. As a champion of the poor, workers, children, the imprisoned, and the mentally ill, Barnard advocated for compulsory education, prison reform, improved mental health treatment, and laws against child labor. Before statehood, she stumped across the Twin Territories to unite farmers and miners into a powerful political alliance. She also helped write Oklahoma’s Progressive constitution, creating what some heralded as “a new kind of state.” But then she took on the so-called “Indian Question.” Defending Native orphans against a conspiracy of graft that reached from Oklahoma to Washington, D.C., she uncovered corrupt authorities and legal guardians stealing oil, gas, and timber rights from Native Americans’ federal allotments. In retaliation, legislators and grafters closed ranks and defunded her state office. Broken in health and heart, she left public office and died a recluse. She remains, however, a riveting figure in Oklahoma history, a fearless activist on behalf of the weak and helpless.

Author : Geri Keams
Publisher : Turtleback Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 11,13 MB
Release : 1997-06
Category :
ISBN : 9780613496728

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For use in schools and libraries only. After Possum and Buzzard fail in their attempts to steal a piece of the sun, Grandmother Spider succeeds in bringing light to the animals on her side of the world.

Author : Brad Wagnon
Publisher : 7th Generation
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 26,74 MB
Release : 2021-08-10
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1939053579

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The Creator gave the Cherokee people a beautiful island with everything they could ever need. It came with only one rule: They must take care of the land and the animals living there. But what happens when the children decide to play with the turtles instead of tending to their responsibilities? The Land of the Great Turtles is a Cherokee origin story that introduces the reader to Cherokee beliefs and values. Written in both Cherokee and English, the book will familiarize readers with the Cherokee syllabary and language.

Author : Ty Wilson & Karen Coody Cooper
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 13,42 MB
Release : 2017
Category : Art
ISBN : 1625859953

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Over the generations, Cherokee citizens became a conglomerate people. Early in the nineteenth century, tribal leaders adapted their government to mirror the new American model. While accommodating institutional slavery of black people, they abandoned the Cherokee matrilineal clan structure that once determined their citizenship. The 1851 census revealed a total population nearing 18,000, which included 1,844 slaves and 64 free blacks. What it means to be Cherokee has continued to evolve over the past century, yet the histories assembled here by Ty Wilson, Karen Coody Cooper and other contributing authors reveal a meaningful story of identity and survival.

Author : Katharine Berry Judson
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 14,12 MB
Release : 2016-06-09
Category : History
ISBN : 147336115X

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This vintage book contains a comprehensive guide to the myths and legends of the Great Plains of America. From the creation of the world to the origin of the buffalo, this volume covers all aspects of the Plains Indians' beliefs, complete with examples of authentic works of art, songs, stories, and more. This volume is highly recommended for those with an interest in culture of the native Americans, and it would make for a worthy addition to allied collections. Contents include: "The Creation", "How the World was Made", "The Flood and the Rainbow", "The First Fire", "The Ancestors of People", "Origin of Strawberries", "Sacred Legend", "The Legend of the Peace Pipes", "A Tradition of the Calumet", "The Sacred Pole", "Ikto and the Thunders", "The Thunder Bird", "The Thunder Bird" et cetera. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction.

Author : Emmet Starr
Publisher :
Page : 690 pages
File Size : 24,18 MB
Release : 1922
Category : Cherokee Indians
ISBN :

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Includes treaties, genealogy of the tribe, and brief biographical sketches of individuals.

Author : Barbara R. Duncan
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 30,74 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780807847190

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Traditional and modern stories by the Cherokee Indians of North Carolina reflect the tribe's religious beliefs and values, observations of animals and nature, and knowledge of history.