Description
A long time ago, Robin wore a white breast, Rattlesnake didn’t rattle, Rabbit and Bear both sported luscious, long tails, and the naked-necked Turkey Buzzard meant to be fully clothed! Witness how these animals were transformed into the ones we recognize today with these brilliant Algonquin traditional tales expertly re-told by an Algonquin author.
Table of contents
How the Bear Lost Its Tail 1
How the Rattlesnake Got Its Rattle 9
How the Robin Got Its Red Breast 17
How the Rabbit Lost Its Tail 25
How the Turkey Buzzard Got Its Suit 33
Biographical note
Donald Bonner, son of Douglas and Carol Bonner, is a member of the Shabot Obaadjiwan First Nation and part of the Bear Clan of the Algonquin Nation. Don is an artist, community activist, husband, father, grandfather and story teller. Inspired by traditional oral stories and his love for telling stories from a young age, he wrote this first literary collection. Don is grateful to the people of Snuneymuxw, on whose traditional lands he currently lives.
