My Old People's Stories a Legacy for Yukon First Nations
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My Old People's Stories A Legacy for Yukon First Nations PART II TAGISH NARRATORS Catharine McClellan Edited with additions by Julie Cruikshank Illustrations and assistance by Catherine Kernan Yukon Tourism and Culture Cultural Services Branch Occasional Papers in Yukon History 5(2) ISBN: 1-55362-314-2 Printed in Canada 2007 Second Printing 2010 My Old People’s Stories TABLE OF CONTENTS PART II: STORIES TOLD BY TAGISH NARRATORS Patsy Henderson.........................................................................................................................198 36. Crow Stories...........................................................................................................................201 36 a. Crow Gets the Moon, Sun, and Daylight ............................................................201 36 b. Crow and the Whale ..........................................................................................202 36 c. Crow Gets Water ...............................................................................................203 36 d. Crow and Fish Mother ........................................................................................205 36 e. Crow Makes the Earth ........................................................................................206 36 f. Crow Gets Fire ..................................................................................................206 36 g. Crow Makes Birds and People ..........................................................................206 36 h. Crow Retires ......................................................................................................207 37. Rabbit Mother Story..............................................................................................................208 38. Flood Stories.........................................................................................................................209 38 a. The Flood Story (Version One) ..........................................................................210 38 b. The Flood Story (Version Two) .........................................................................210 39. The Gambler Who Got Thunderbird Power..........................................................................212 40. Animal Mother ......................................................................................................................218 41. The Dakl’aweidí Migrations down the Stikine......................................................................223 42. The Origin of the Dakl’aweidí Killer Whales .......................................................................226 43. The Story of the Gaanaxteidí Snake......................................................................................232 44. The Story of the Tuk.weidí (Deisheetaan) Beaver ................................................................235 45. Skookum Jim and the Frog....................................................................................................236 46. Lucky Woman or Tl’anaxéedákw .........................................................................................238 47. Patsy Henderson Hears Lucky Woman’s Baby.....................................................................241 48. Patsy Henderson’s Lecture to the Tourists on the Discovery of Klondike Gold...................244 Billy Smith...................................................................................................................................252 49. The Origin of the Dakl’aweidí Killer Whale Crest ...............................................................252 i Angela Sidney .............................................................................................................................255 50. Crow Stories..........................................................................................................................255 50 a (i) How Crow Got Water (Version One) .............................................................257 50 a (ii) How Crow Got Water (Version Two) ............................................................258 50 b (i) Crow Gets Daylight (Part One) .....................................................................258 50 b (ii) Crow Releases Daylight (Part Two) ...............................................................259 50 c. Crow Makes People .............................................................................................260 50 d. Crow and Fish Mother..........................................................................................261 50 d (i) Crow and Fish Mother (Version One) ...........................................................262 50 d (ii) Crow and Fish Mother (Version Two) ..........................................................264 50 d (iii) Crow and Fish Mother (Version Three) ........................................................265 50 d (iv) Crow and Fish Mother (or Fog Woman) (Version Four) ...............................269 50 e. Crow and the Rock ............................................................................................269 50 f (i) Crow and the Tide (Version One) .................................................................270 50 f (ii) Crow and The Tide (Version Two) ................................................................272 50 g. Crow and the Ling Cod .....................................................................................273 50 h. Crow Tries to Get His Brother’s Fish Grease ....................................................273 50 i. Crow and his Blanket ........................................................................................276 51. The Boy Who Turned Into a Land Otter ...............................................................................277 52. Mouldy Head.........................................................................................................................279 53. The Man Who Married the Sun’s Daughter ..........................................................................282 54. The Girl Who Married the Sun..............................................................................................288 55. Dog Husband.........................................................................................................................290 55 a. Dog Husband (Version One) ..............................................................................291 55 b. Dog Husband (Version Two) .............................................................................291 56. The Man Who Married a Groundhog....................................................................................294 57. Star Husband .........................................................................................................................298 58. The Girl Who Lived with Grizzly Bears ...............................................................................302 59. Grizzly Bear and Fox.............................................................................................................309 59 a. How the Animals Got Bear’s Flint (Part One) ...................................................310 59 b. Why Humans Die (Part Two) .............................................................................311 60. The Grizzly Bear Who Danced at a Potlatch.........................................................................311 61. Wolverine and Wolf ..............................................................................................................312 62. Owl Woman ..........................................................................................................................313 63. Why Tree Squirrels Bring Warm Weather............................................................................315 64. The Tuk.weidí/ Deisheetaan Beaver......................................................................................317 65. The Tuk.weidí Girls Who Married Inland.............................................................................318 65 a. The Tuk.weidí Girls Who Married Inland (Version One) .................................319 65 b. The Tuk.weidí Girls Who Married Into the Interior (Version Two) ..................319 65 c. The Tuk.weidí Girls Who Married Inland (Version Three) ...............................321 66. Kaax’achgóok........................................................................................................................322 66 a. Kaax’achgóok (Version One) ............................................................................323 66 b. Kaax’achgóok (Version Two) ............................................................................326 67. How Naats Got His Spirit Helper..........................................................................................335 68. The Story of the Gaanaxteidí Woodworm.............................................................................339 69. Animal Mother ......................................................................................................................341 70. Dakl’aweidí Origins ..............................................................................................................343 ii 71. Tl’anaxéedákw Stories (Lucky Woman)...............................................................................344 71 a. Tl’anaxéedákw (Version One) ............................................................................344 71 b. Tl’anaxéedákw (Version Two)............................................................................348