Story of Chakapas, The
Cree Lengends of Pelican Narrows, no. 1
by Adam Ballantyne
Collected and transcribed by Prentice G. Downes
Woodcuts by Annie Downes Catterson
A traditional Woodland Cree legend and an excellent narrative of the Cree belief in animism. It tells of the heroic efforts of Least Mouse in releasing the Moon from his hubristic human captor.
Ages 9–13, Grades 4–8, 32 pages, 9’’ x 12’’, 13 woodcuts, 1987, Penumbra Press
ISBN 1894131568 $9.95 paperback
