Sacred Legends of the Sandy Lake Cree

Hardcover with dust jacket, 144 pages, 5.5x9.5 in - 14.5x24 cm, B&W illustrations. Illustrated By Carl Ray.

Binding twine visible at gutters in several places. Jacket’s Brodart wrapping taped to boards at flaps by previous owner. Jacket worn at edges and corners; closed tears at jacket front at top and bottom, closed tears and tape at jacket back at bottom. Jacket spine worn at head and heel, closed tear at heel. Ffep. inscribed by previous owner, front pages and p.5 stamped by previous owner. Pages bright and clean.

Canadian author James Stevens worked as a counselor and educator in northwest Ontario, developing an interest in the region’s stories, history, and culture. After meeting Cree artist Carl Ray, Stevens travelled to Sandy Lake to record legends and stories of the Sandy Lake Cree as told by Ray. The volume opens with a brief overview of the Sandy Lake Cree’s history and culture, followed by more than 70 tales. Stories range from accounts of humankind’s creation to explanations of animal behaviors to cautionary tales. Many stories involve the trickster figure Wisakedjak. Ray’s illustrations appear throughout.

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