ByGlynn Manyirons
A long, long time ago, the Creator, whose name is known in the language of the Haidas as Ne-kilst–lass, after creating and getting ready Mother Earth for Human beings, decided to go for a walk along the shore of Nai-con, or as it also called Long Nose in the language the other people. On the…
ByGlynn Manyirons
The Cherokee’s homeland was in the Appalachian Mountains. Their Elders tell this Legend to explain why there are so many Mountain Ridges and Valleys in the land of the Cherokee. They were forced to divide into four bands. The four bands spoke the Iroquoian Language, but over the ages it changed so much that they…
ByGlynn Manyirons
Inuit Story A long, long time ago the people up north said that their world was created by the Raven. He is a being with a human looking face, but a raven’s beak. It is said that when a little bit of ground came up out of the water, it was brought up by the…
ByGlynn Manyirons
Iroquois/ Mohawk Story There are several versions of this story, depending on what Nation’s Story Tellers it is told by. I know at least eight, of which five come from the Nations of the Iroquois Federation. I am positive that there are more versions around that I have not heard. I picked this version as…
ByGlynn Manyirons
Mohawk / Ojibway Story A long, long time ago, as usual the sun started to rise in the east, in the morning. But this time he came way too close to mother Earth and got tangled in the top branches of a very tall tree. The more he tried to escape, the more he got…
ByGlynn Manyirons
Now you are Man and Wife Now you will feel no rain For each of you will be shelter to the other Now you will feel no storms For each of you will shield the other Now you will feel no cold For each of you will be warmth to the other Now you will…
ByGlynn Manyirons
Mohawk Story In the long time past, our Story Tellers tell us that a young Mohawk boy went out from his village, with his bow and arrow, to hunt. As he was looking for tracks in the snow, he heard voices drifting up from the bottom of a dark ravine. Peering down, he saw two…
ByGlynn Manyirons
Wa-Kon-Kon-Wa-La-Son-Me ( Umapine ) Chief of the Cayuse Nation In 1909, not far from the Crow reservation, in Montana, the Chiefs of many Indian Nations held what was called the Last Great Council of Chiefs. One of the attendees was: Wa-Kon-Kon-Wa-La-Son-Me, who was also called in English: Umapine, Chief of the Cayuse Nation, what is…
ByGlynn Manyirons
Mohawk Story Once there was a boy whose parents died. He lived with his uncle, who did not treat him well. The uncle dressed the boy in rags and because of that the boy was called Dirty Clothes. He was a good hunter, he was always in the forest hunting for food for his lazy…
ByGlynn Manyirons
“AHO” Creator….Great Spirit I ask humbly to allow me to walk, The Good Red Road, And if I fall off of it once in a while, If it pleases you, Let me crawl back on and start again, like a baby, One step at a time. Then when I come to the end of the…
ByGlynn Manyirons
Mohawk Story Three Arrows was a boy of the Mohawk Nation. He had not yet seen fourteen winters, but he was already known amongst the Mohawks for his skill and daring. His arrows sped true to their mark. His name was given to him when with three arrows he brought down three geese from the…
ByGlynn Manyirons
Sitting Bull, Tatan’ka Lyota’ke (Oglala Sioux) Born in 1831, passed away in 1890 Sitting Bull was and is the most famous Indian leader that ever lived. He fought to keep his people’s way of life and freedom. William F. Cody, known as Buffalo Bill, described him as ” the world’s most famous Indian”. No one…