10 letters of the alphabet are introduced via these two stories -- Nidots'o Chela'ena Yats'notasdidatl' [How the boys escaped] -Translation of a Tena Tale / by Betty Petruska --Ts'ek'its'a Kwnja' [Ts'ek'its'a's story] from a story told by Wassillie Petruska.
A folklore story told to Ottie G. Semaken of Kaltag, Alaska by his father. A magic man who is able to change his shape transforms into a crow. He steals the sun, moon, and a star from the chief of a neighboring village through trickery to bring light to his own village.
A folktale where one old woman tricks another out of her winter food stores. The second woman then disguises herself as a man and tricks the the first woman into feeding her.
Three folktales translated by Betty Petruska. K’altsa [Fox]: An old woman unwisely travels with a strange man who leaves her on the flats to freeze to death. Dina Chwh [Giant]: Two children disobey their parents and are eaten by a giant. Nosdlaghe [Chinook Salmon]: A young woman finds a talking head which is thrown down an ice hole which a girl follows and has an adventure.
Traditional story translated by Helen Dennis from the Koyukon version to Upper Kuskokwim with accompanying English translation. The adventures of a porcupine with a muskrat, mink otter, beaver and bear are recounted.
This is the story of a boy named Tinde, and the construction of a birch bark canoe with each of the different steps illustrated to show how it is done.
Noghoya ił Dineje ił
“The Frog and the Moose”
and
Nidats’o Hi’ił Michala’ Detsitł’a Ts’idiyok Heye’e Shirs
“Why the Bear has a Short Tail”
by
Betty Petruska
Illustrated by
Ray Collins
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Anchorage, Alaska 99502
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A Production of the
Athapaskan Bilingual Program
Alaska State Operated School System
650 International Airport Road
Anchorage, Alaska 99502
A production of the Nikolai Cross-Cultural Communication Program, Alaska State Operated School System, 650 International Airport Road, Anchorage, Alaska 99502.
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The other old woman would eat scraps of food like fish skin and fishskin bag. She was getting weaker and started to think what she should do to the other old woman.