How Marten Got His Spots: and Other Kootenai Indian Stories - Softcover

Kootenai Culture Committee

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0917298926 ISBN 13: 9780917298929

Publisher: Montana Historical Society Press, 2002

Synopsis

Recorded by Kootenai elders and illustrated by Kootenai artists from the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana, these Kootenai stories were originally intended to help educate young tribal members about their history and culture. The collection includes "How Marten Got His Spots," in which Marten learns a hard lesson in obedience; "Coyote and Trout," in which Coyote learns the consequences of greed; "Little Weasel's Dream," in which the child Little Weasel learns the importance of listening to his elders; and "Tepee Making," an illustrated lesson in tepee construction. For centuries, Kootenai children and adults gathered on cold, dark winter nights to listen and learn from stories like these.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

The Kootenai Culture Committee Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes developed How Marten Got His Spots and other Kootenai Indian Stories.
Recorded by Kootenai elders and illustrated by Kootenai artists from the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana, these Kootenai stories were originally intended to help educate young tribal members about their history and culture. For centuries, Kootenai children and adults gathered on cold, dark winter nights to listen and learn from stories like these. In this story, Marten learns a hard lesson in obedience during a run-in with a bear that leaves his fur spotted.

About this edition

• Publisher: Montana Historical Society Press
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0917298926
• ISBN 13: 9780917298929
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 48