Wisakyjak and the New World
Cree Legends of Pelican Narrows, no. 2
by Adam Ballantyne • Transcribed and edited by Prentice G. Downes
Woodcuts by Annie Downes Catterson
Wisakyjak is the central figure in this Woodland Cree foundation myth. Clever One, trickster, and friend, Wisakyjak transformed the forest so that it appears as it does today.
Canadian Children’s Book Centre Choice Award
Ages 9–13, Grades 4-8, 48 pages, 9’’ x 12’’, 17 woodcuts, 1991, Penumbra Press
ISBN 0921254342 $9.95 paperback
