Grayhawk's Native American Folktales
Hardback or Cased Book 00148 pages Mar 15, 2025
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Beloved Houma/Choctaw storyteller Grayhawk Perkins shares age-old wisdom in an unforgettable collection of folktales.Grayhawk's Native American Folktales is the eagerly awaited collection of stories by Grayhawk Perkins, a noted Houma/Choctaw storyteller from Louisiana. Drawing on traditional Indigenous tales, Grayhawk transforms these narratives into stories that captivate contemporary readers and audiences.The collection features universal animal characters such as Deer, Rabbit, Bobcat, Turtle, and Snake that embody a variety of traits. Their adventures and challenges in the natural world reveal human behavior and lessons about how to treat others. Creation stories explain how the world and its inhabitants came to be, including the diligent Crawfish, the origin of skunk stripes, and why opossums are white. Although written for children ages 7 to 12 and their families, all will be charmed by Grayhawk's contributions to Indigenous literature.
- Author:
- Grayhawk Perkins
- Publisher:
- University Alabama Press
- Publication Date:
- Mar 15, 2025
- Number of pages:
- 00148 pages
- Binding:
- Hardback or Cased Book
- ISBN-10:
- 0817322310
- ISBN-13:
- 9780817322311