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Soon, the air was so hot and heavy that Glooscap could not breathe, so he loosened the bird's wings, just enough to generate enough weather so humanity could live. In one version of the Mi'kmaq creation story, Glooscap lay on his back, with arms outstretched and his head toward the rising sun, for days and nights, then Nogami , the grandmother, was born as an old woman from the dew of the rock. The next day, Nataoa-nsen, Nephew, was born from the foam of the sea. On the next day was born the Mother of all the Mi'kmaq, from the plants of the Earth. Glooscap was said by the Mi'kmaq to be great in size and in powers, and to have created natural features such as the Annapolis Valley.
In carrying out his feats, he often had to overcome his evil twin brother who wanted rivers to be crooked and mountain ranges to be impassable; in one legend, he turns the evil twin into stone. Another common story is how he turned himself into a giant beaver and created five islands in the Bay of Fundy , Nova Scotia by slapping his huge tail in the water with enough force to stir up the earth.
His home was said to be Cape Blomidon. Glooscap is remembered for having saved the world from an evil frog-monster, who had swallowed all the Earth's water. Glooscap killed the monster and the water was released. Some animals, relieved at the resurgence of water, jumped in, becoming fish and other aquatic animals. Of course, this legend, like many others did have some basis in fact. A massive earthquake converted a mountain on the east side of Norumbega into a new channel through a split in that mountain. The eastern side of this mountain became Mi'kmaq island, and the new river channel passed in-between.
Later, when explorers asked where the stone fort Norumbega was, they were told that it lay on the eastern side of the river which it did prior to the earthquake , and so could never find the new location.
Glooscap is also believed to have brought the Mi'kmaq earthenware, knowledge of good and evil, fire , tobacco , fishing nets, and canoes , making him a cultural hero. In addition to being a spiritual figure, Glooscap also became a major figure of regional identity for the Bay of Fundy region with everything from steam locomotives, the ship Glooscap , schools, businesses and the Glooscap Trail tourism region named after the heroic figure.
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Return to Book Page. For in their tales, the People themselves speak about their world and give us glimpses of how their universe manifests, in all its fascinating otherness. Mi'kmaw stories have many levels: entertainment, instruction, warnings.
They might subtly encode maps of the land's important resources, or of the wheeling skies at night. Telling stories, Elders wove humour and stark tragedy, terror and beauty, to teach their listeners how to survive. More importantly, they underlined, over and over again, how their listeners, as humans, must conduct themselves.
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Their tales resound with the universal themes included in any worldview—Order and Chaos, Courage and Fear, Change, Revenge and Mercy, Death, Rebirth, and Power—yet are powerfully rooted in Mi'kmaw tradition, Mi'kmaw land. Their voices still speak to us, down the centuries. Drawing on various sources, Ruth Holmes Whitehead retells the tales in a voice close to that of the original storytellers. This new edition includes an updated design and the original collection of twenty-nine stories.
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A fascinating collection of tales. In common with the Norse and the Greco-Roman mythology, there is a good deal of violence in these stories, but they also offer a unique insight into the attitudes, values and customs of the Micmac. Their perception of a set of multiple, parallel worlds as a setting for the tales, along with their concept of the various creatures and objects within their environment as being "peoples" like themselves, complete with souls goes some way to explaining their A fascinating collection of tales.
Their perception of a set of multiple, parallel worlds as a setting for the tales, along with their concept of the various creatures and objects within their environment as being "peoples" like themselves, complete with souls goes some way to explaining their relationship with nature and the world around them -- so different from that of Europeans.
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One additional comment about a particular story: "Papkutparut" the Guardian bears an intriguing resemblance to the Orpheus legend, right down to the ending. But that story also explains for them the origin of corn, tobacco and berries, so apart from being a really appealing story, it has a practical outcome as well. I read this for a coarse I took in college. It turned out to be one of my most favorite books that I have read. It reads like a mellow wine.
Very vivid stories passed from generation to generation in the oral tradition of the Micmac. Mar 12, Sarah Lombard rated it it was amazing. Julie rated it it was amazing Jun 18, Terry rated it it was amazing Mar 27, Mark rated it it was ok Mar 15, Alex Bourque rated it really liked it May 01, Sonia rated it it was amazing Feb 26, Jewelia rated it it was amazing Jan 25, Tim Jollymore rated it liked it Sep 05, Mclintoc rated it it was amazing Mar 15,