Legend of the Mimigwesseos, The
Cree Legends of Pelican Narrows, no. 3
by Adam Ballantyne • Transcribed and edited by Prentice G. Downes
Woodcuts by Annie Downes Catterson
In Cree legend, mimigwesseos lived among rocks on islands and in the ledges and cliffs of lakes and rivers. Elf-like creatures with flat, noseless faces, they were sometimes helpful but not to be meddled with.
Ages 9–13, Grades 4–8, 40 pages, 9’’ x 12’’, 15 woodcuts, 2003, Penumbra Press
ISBN 0921254806 $9.95 paperback
