Legends from the Forest

Cree Legends of Sandy Lake

by Chief Thomas Fiddler (Narrator), James R. Stevens (Editor), Edtrip Fiddler (Translator)

Legends of the Forest is a collection of foundation stories and other legends as passed down through generations by the Sandy Lake Cree. They are indispensable for understanding the boreal culture of the North. Foundation stories describe events that "occur in the pale before human beings were extant on earth. Only Weesakayjac and the creatures inhabit the forest world." The enigmatic Weesakayjac is a hunter, in human form. "...One can hardly find a better teacher on the wild behaviour of human beings."

These stories are told by Chief Thomas Fiddler with help from his friends Edward Rae, Titus Goodman, Thomas Linklater, and Abel Fiddler. Together with Sacred Legends and Killing the Shamen this volume forms a trilogy of Sandy Lake stories from Penumbra Press.

120 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 1985