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Legends

Legends

VHS

Before the telling of each legend, Mary Lou Iahtail explains some of the ways and customs of their elders to the children gathered around her to hear the stories. Four legends are presented. "Chakapish and the Moon": about a boy living with his pearents in the forest, but he liked to tease the moon. "How the Beaver Got His Flat Tail" is a tale about Whiskey Jack, a wise, tall man working in the bush. One day he was working around a beaver dam. "H...

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Description:
1 videorecording (44 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in
1/2 in
polychrome
digital
optical
VHS
Target Audience Note:
General
Other Title:
Legends of James Bay
Chakapish and the moon
How the beaver got his flat tail
How the year got twelve months
The geese
Notes:
VHS
Licensed for public performance
Director: Dennis Austin
Mary Lou Iahtail
Contents:
Chakapish and the moon--How the beaver got his flat tail--How the year got twelve months--The geese
Control Number:
662117
Other Authors:
Austin, Dennis
Iahtail, Mary Lou
Ojibway and Cree Cultural Centre
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