Xavier, the narrator, used to have an otter as a pet. He slept at night and was up early in the morning but returned to bed in the afternoon. In winter, his family would cut two holes in the ice and ...

When Xavier, the narrator, was a child, his family had a beaver for a pet. During the day he slept but during the night he worked hard at cutting willow sticks until there was a pile blocking the door. ...

Xavier, the narrator, used to have hawks in his family's care from when they didn't even have feathers yet. They ate a lot of fish, once a day and when they grew bigger they didn't want to leave. Also, ...

Chahkabesh hears a strange sound and his sister tells him that he heard the giant women collecting wood in the morning. He promises his sister never to go back but the next day he returns to where he ...

After hunting one day, Chahkabesh's sister tells him to get snow from outside but warns him not to look up at the moon. Soon, however, he looks up at the moon and stares at it as hard as he can and ...

When Chahkabesh shoots an arrow at a bird and misses, it lands in the lake. He is too afraid to retrieve it, however, because of the strange creatures creating ripples on the surface. He tells his ...

Chahkabesh finds what appears to be a blazed trail and wishes to set snares to trap whatever caused it but his sister forbids it because that region is where the sun walks when it rises in the morning. ...

Long ago the land we know as Canada was empty. People lived in another land, up yonder. An unseen voice asked a man and a woman, if they would like to go to this another land down below. They agreed ...

Once during winter there was a man whose younger brother got so cold that he froze to death. When the snow began to thaw, the older brother kicked at the snow and dared it to come freeze him and the ...

This story teaches children not to laugh at anyone who is in trouble. There were once two families living together during winter who lived mostly on hunting rabbits. One day, one of the hunters came ...

Weesakechahk tricks many birds into falling into his trap by refusing to sing outdoors for them and building a wigwam with snares all over. He instructs the birds to dance to his song lyrics and so when ...

Weesakechahk comes upon a flock of waveys getting ready to fly to a place where it is never winter and he wishes to go with them. The leader of the waveys give him permission to go with them but the trip ...

Weesakechahk joins a bear that is gathering berries to fatten up and discovers that the bear cannot see well at all. Despite the bears reservations, Weesakechahk convinces the bear to let him crush berries ...

... (Elder David Sutherland in Long 1995:27). The signing of the Treaty at Winisk, Ontario. Left to right, standing: Father Martel, Indians John Bird, Xavier Patrick and David Sutherland, Dr. ...

... John Bird, Xavier Patrick and David Sutherland, Dr. O'Gorman and J. Harris, H.B. Co. Post Manager. Seated: Commissioners Walter C. Cain and H. N. Awrey. July 28, 1930. (05/17/08) https://www.pathoftheelders.com/templates/pote/images/essay/chapter4g_big.jpg ...