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Browsing Meskwaki texts from the Truman Michelson collection by Author "Young Bear"

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a da . e a ko si ne ka ko tti| ka ka nwi ka de wa ni|

Young Bear; Thomason, Lucy (2011-11-21)

This is a story about a Sioux hunter treed by a grizzly bear. The grizzly bear starts to dig up the tree but the man manages to set the bear's fur on fire, killing it.
de ka ga . ka ka nwi ka de .

Young Bear; Thomason, Lucy (2011-11-21)

This is a story about a contest between Skunk and Grizzly Bear. Grizzly Bear is unable to kill Skunk with his claw, but Skunk easily kills Grizzly Bear with his anus.
ka o ma na . me sga ki . ka ka nwi ka de wa ni . e se ki e ti tti .

Young Bear; Thomason, Lucy (2011-11-21)

This is a story about an old man and a grizzly bear who take turns chasing each other. The grizzly bear finally flees in terror from the old man's rattle.
ka o ma ni na ka| ka ka nwi ka de wa ni me ko be mi ne ka ko ta|

Young Bear; Thomason, Lucy (2011-11-21)

This is a story about a man who is chased onto a frozen river by a grizzly bear. The grizzly bear is unable to keep its footing on the ice and the man shoots it, killing it.
ma na na ka . i ge wa . a da a ka ka nwi ka de wa ni|

Young Bear; Thomason, Lucy (2011-11-21)

This is a joking story about a Sioux woman who kills a grizzly bear by means of a ruse.
me sga ki . ma ga ni . we wi wi ta| o dki na we|

Young Bear; Thomason, Lucy (2011-11-21)

This is a story about a young man who marries first a wolf and then a bear. He has a son with his bear wife. Eventually he turns into a bear himself. He is then reclaimed by his human relatives and turned back into a human.
me sga ki a ki . ma ga ni . pi ti ka wa tti ki|

Young Bear; Thomason, Lucy (2011-11-21)

This is a story about two young men who spend a winter lost in a cave full of bears and mountain lions and bats.

Browsing Meskwaki texts from the Truman Michelson collection by Author "Young Bear"

Browsing Meskwaki texts from the Truman Michelson collection by Author "Young Bear"

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