(Sort of) The Story
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(Sort of) The Story
139. Rowing in My Skin Canoe (there’s like, a LOT of witches here)
Hello to all you Pit-Heads out there! On today's accidental Native-themed episode, Janey's going to talk about a strong boy who just wants a wife, and Max is going to tell us an Iroquois tale of witches! Enjoy!
Janey's Sources - The Beluga-Skin Bedaarka
- "The Girl Who Helped Thunder and Other Native American Folktales", retold by James Bruchac and Joseph Bruchac, illustrated by Stefano Vitale
- Stefano Vitale biography
Max's Sources - The Punishment of the Witches
- “Indian Legends of Canada” by Ella Elizabeth Clark
- Free original text “Iroquois Notes” by William Martin Beauchamp from the Journal of American Folklore, July 1892
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