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DVD 2: Summer - How Wesakechak Got His Name; Legend of the Caribou

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    How Wesakechak Got His NameAn excellent lesson in humility and working for stature!

    Wesakechak feels he deserves a more powerful name. He convinces his fellow creatures to ask the Creator to give out new names. Wesakechak becomes so fixed on being the first in line at the naming ceremony that he tries to stay awake all night. Of course, he falls asleep towards dawn and is so late for the ceremony that he ends up with his old name. But the Creator gives him a new job – he will become the teacher of the First people. This way he will make his name important, not the other way around!

    Legend of the CaribouA lesson in sharing!

    The caribou herds become so large that they threatened the existence of all the plants and other creatures who lived in the Barrens. When the caribou refused to move or share, the other animals asked the creator for help. Since that day, swarms of mosquitos and flies force the caribou to move to other pastures and so we witness the longest migration of animals on Mother Earth!

    View a printer friendly version of this page...Copyright Date: 2003 Length: 26 minutes Library Audience:
  • Children
  • Family
  • General Interest
  • School Audience:
  • Primary (K-6)
  • Subjects:
  • Native North American Studies
  • Environmental Studies
  • Multicultural and Religious Studies
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  • DVD
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