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Vivian and her mom tanning a hide
Traditional Stories
Thunder
Thunderbirds have been a part of my life since I can remember. They play a different part in each season.
In the spring and summer, when one would hear thunder, the Elders used to say that the Thunderbirds were out killing serpents and big snakes as they came out of the ground. They are protecting the people by doing this.
In the fall, when there was thunder, they would say that the Thunderbirds were ripening the berries so that they could be harvested.
The Thunderbirds also protect sacred areas. Often when there is a special place and you are not meant to find or be in that sacred area, the Thunderbirds will cause a storm to keep you away or make it so that visibility is so poor that you cannot find the area.
If you were lucky enough to be near a strike, you might be able to find the “bullet”. You have to be fast to try and get it as they come back for it.
Red ants/Black ants
This story was told to me by my late brother Raymond. Many years ago, the red ants and black ants had a meeting, this meeting was called because of how mean and thoughtless the red ants were. The black ants lived a peaceful nonaggressive life. The black ants could see that the red ants were overtaking the land, so they called this meeting with the red ants.
During the meeting, the red ants were told to leave because their way of doing things was aggressive, unkind, and selfish. So, the red ants left as they were banished, as the years passed the red ants slowly started coming back and eventually were everywhere on the land. They broke their agreement with the black ants to leave them in peace.
If you are out on the land you will see where there is a black ant hill you will likely find a red ant hill as well. This disrupts the life of the black ant and makes it much harder for their way of life due to lack of space, competition for food, etc.
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