Iroquois Folk Tales: Native American Short Stories

Description

These Iroquois folk tales were first published a century ago by a white woman named Mabel Powers. She traveled from wigwam to wigwam, listening and sharing the stories she heard. To preserve them, she wrote them down and was made an honorary member of the Iroquois. She was called, “Yeh sen noh wehs” which means,”one who carries and tells the stories.” This content rich collection of over 30 authentic Iroquois folk tales is filled with examples of similes, metaphors and personification and has been reformatted for use in the elementary classroom. The short stories are ideal for grades 3-6 and at approximately 2-3 pages in length, they are perfect as a class read-aloud or copied as authentic narrative text for student reading. A Native American thematic unit of study simply wouldn’t be complete without this historic collection of Iroquois folk tales!