by Michelle Scalise Sugiyama | Jul 26, 2021 | Encyclopedia, Eurasia
“Raven and Owl” Culture: Oráwêtlat (Chukchi) | Narrator: Raa’nau | Source: Bogoras (1910:158) Entry by Averie Skeels and Michelle Scalise Sugiyama Story Raven and Owl fought for a hare. Owl caught Raven by the throat with one of his claws. Raven...
by Michelle Scalise Sugiyama | Nov 10, 2020 | Animals, Botany, Disease, Encyclopedia, Eurasia, Physical Geography, Plants and Fungi, Topography, Traditional Ecological Knowledge
“About the Old Woman of Swamps” Culture: Ainu | Narrator: Unidentified | Source: Batchelor (1924:59) Entry by Michelle Scalise Sugiyama Story This is the story of the old woman of swamps. The Creator of the world formed sixty mattocks of black stone and...
by Michelle Scalise Sugiyama | Nov 3, 2020 | Africa, Animals, Botany, Encyclopedia, Ethics, Plants and Fungi, Technology, Technology, Zoology
“How the Mantis Gave the Bucks Their Colors” Culture: |Xam | Narrator: Dia!kwain (David Hoesar) | Source: Bleek, Lloyd, & Bleek (1924:10) Entry by Michelle Scalise Sugiyama Story The Gemsbok once ate liquid honey which is white. This is why...
by Michelle Scalise Sugiyama | Sep 10, 2020 | Animals, Botany, Encyclopedia, Geographic Region, North America, Story Themes, Traditional Ecological Knowledge
“How Beaver Stole Fire from the Pines” Culture: Nimíipuu (Nez Percé) | Narrator: James Reubens | Source: Packard (1891:327) Entry by Michelle Scalise Sugiyama Story Once, before there were any people in the world, the different animals and...
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