Title

Myths and Folk-lore of the Timiskaming Algonquin and Timagami Ojibwa

Creator

Frank G. Speck

Language

eng

Spatial Coverage

Timiskaming (Témiscamingue) - Notre-Dame-du-Nord

Description

The book contains transcriptions of oral stories.

Wiskedjack cycle :
- Wiskedjack pursues the Beaver (p. 2)
- Wiskedjack kills the Bear (p. 4)
- Wiskedjack invites the Duck to a dance (p. 8)
- Wiskedjack originates rock-weed and red willow (p. 10)
- Wiskedjack disguises himself as a Lynx (p. 15)
- Wiskedjack's love affair (p. 16)
- Cinegabis (p. 17)
- Remarks about Wiskedjack (p. 20)
- Further comments about Wiskedjack (p. 21)

Timiskaming folklore :
- Windigo (p. 22)
- Paguk (p. 22)
- Constellation Ursa Major (p. 22)
- Northern Lights (p. 23)
- Rainbow (p. 23)
- Milky Way (p. 23)
- White animals (p. 24)
- Dwarfed animals (p. 24)
- Partridge breast bones as omen (p. 24)
- Wings of birds and skulls as amulets (p. 24)
- Blue bottle flies (p. 25)
- Rabbits' hair thrown into fire (p. 25)
- Fish bone (p. 25)
- Left-handed people (p. 25)
- Bear feast (p. 25)
- Iroquois Falls (p. 26)

Format

Text

Étendue

110 pages

Matériaux

Paper

Date Created

1915

Éditeur

Corporation de la Maison Dumulon

Source

Internet Archive

Contributor

Alex Mapachee

Anna Mapachee

Pidjinia Dumont

Date Modified

2026-01-13

Access Rights

Open access

License

Public domain

Identifier

gouvcan-texte-003