Napi, the trickster

Dempsey, Hugh A. (Hugh Aylmer) 1929- (author.). Koski, Alyssa, (illustrator.).

Summary: An enthralling collection of traditional Blackfoot stories revealing the frailty of mankind and the enduring power of narrative. Hugh Dempsey has gathered together a number of Napi stories passed on through oral tradition, many recorded and analyzed by outsiders, but used by permission of Blackfoot elders. These stories offer complex insight into an ancient and still-thriving culture through the figure of a flawed yet powerful creature - a mirror of humankind itself.

Record details

ISBN: 9781772032178
ISBN: 1772032174
ISBN: 9781772032185
Physical Description: print
x, 131 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Publisher: Victoria ; Heritage House Publishing Company, Ltd., [2018]
Copyright: ©2018

Content descriptions

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Includes bibliographical references.

Formatted Contents Note:

Creation; Napi, the Elk, and the Lame Coyote; The Rock; The Sun's Leggings; The Buffalo Laugh; The Man Who Wore Meat; Napi and the Buffalo Jump; Napi and the Bear; Napi and the Bullberries; The Big Arrow; Napi Loses His Eyes; Napi, the Kit Fox, and the Old Women; Flying with the Geese; The Red-Eyed Duck; Napi and the Geese; The Chief 's Daughter; Wolves on the Ice; The Sleeping Beaver; Girls Picking Strawberries; Napi and the Gophers; Napi and the Dancing Mice; The Old Women and the Babies; Napi and the Ducks.