 Marshall
Cultural Atlas
This collection of student work is from
Frank Keim's classes. He has wanted to share these works for others
to use as an example of Culturally-based curriculum and documentation. These
documents have been OCR-scanned. These are available
for educational use only.
"HOW THE PTARMTIGAN GOT HER RED EYEBROWS"
It started many years ago in the land called Red Berry Hill. There
was a ptarmigan who lived on one of the hills. Her name was
Meagan.
She was a very pretty bird. In fact, she was the prettiest bird of
them all. She had the whitest feathers, blackest beak, and the
prettiest tail. Every male bird wanted her but she wasn't ready for a
male in her hands. She wanted to be free for a bit longer. Meagan
didn't want to have to sit all day on those eggs-not yet.
There was this one ptarmigan that was jealous of Meagan. She was
pretty but the other male birds never paid any attention to her. So
one night when Meagan was sleeping, she went over to her and was just
about to put red berries on her eyes when Meagan woke-up and
asked,
"What are you doing?"
"Nothing," replied the ptarmigan, "Just admiring your beauty."
"Thanks," replied Meagan, "But isn't it a little late to
be
here?"
"I know it is, but I wanted to see you," She said.
Well, that time it didn't work for her but she said to herself
that she'd try again.
Well, weeks went by and still she couldn't do anything to Meagan.
Everytime she tried, she'd wake up and ask the same questions.
So, one day, she decided that if they both flew on the otherside
of the hill, she'd get
Meagan.
"Meagan," she shouted, "Let's go for a fly over the hill!"
"Okay," she answered, "I need the fresh air."
As they were flying over, the jealous ptarmigan purposely pushed
Meagan and she crashed to the ground.
"Hey," shouted Meagan, "What did you do that for?"
"It was an accident," she answered. "Are you alright?"
"I think I am but my wing is a little twisted. Can you
help
me?"
"Sure," she said evilly. As Meagan walked over toward her,
she
grabbed her and started to rub the red berries over her eyes.
"Get off me," yelled Meagan. "What are you doing?"
"You're too pretty," She said. "I'm jealous of you!"
After she was done with her evil deed, she flew back to the
village to spread the news about Meagan's eyes. When Meagan returned
with red lines over her eyes, everyone watched her but no-one said
anything at first. She walked over to them with a shameful look on
her face. But then everyone began to comment that they liked it.
One of the male birds asked Meagan, "Where'd you get those
red
eyebrows from?"
Pointing at the jealous ptarmigan, she said indignantly, "She smeared them
on me with red
berries."
"But I like them," he said. "Put some on me."
So everyone in the flock put some on, that is everyone except the
jealous one. She only moved away from them because she now felt
unwanted.
And that's how the ptarmigan got their red eyebrows.
THE END
Story by:
MICTEE PRINCE
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Student Stories
of the Bering
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Student
Stories of the Bering
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Stories
by Elders and Others
Poems of
The Sea
Christmastime Tales
Stories real and imaginary about Christmas, Slavik, and the New Year
Winter, 1996 |
Christmastime Tales II
Stories about Christmas, Slavik, and the New Year
Winter, 1998 |
Christmastime Tales III
Stories about Christmas, Slavik, and the New Year
Winter, 2000 |
| Summer Time Tails 1992 |
Summertime Tails II 1993 |
Summertime Tails III |
| Summertime Tails IV Fall, 1995 |
Summertime Tails V Fall, 1996 |
Summertime Tails VI Fall, 1997 |
| Summertime Tails VII Fall, 1999 |
Signs of the Times November 1996 |
Creative Stories From Creative Imaginations |
| Mustang Mind Manglers - Stories of the Far Out,
the Frightening and the Fantastic 1993 |
Yupik Gourmet - A Book of
Recipes |
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| M&M Monthly |
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| Happy Moose Hunting! September Edition 1997 |
Happy Easter! March/April 1998 |
Merry Christmas December Edition 1997 |
| Happy Valentine’s
Day! February Edition
1998 |
Happy Easter! March/April Edition 2000 |
Happy Thanksgiving Nov. Edition, 1997 |
| Happy Halloween October 1997 Edition |
Edible and Useful Plants of Scammon
Bay |
Edible Plants of Hooper Bay 1981 |
| The Flowers of Scammon Bay Alaska |
Poems of Hooper Bay |
Scammon Bay (Upward Bound Students) |
| Family Trees and the Buzzy Lord |
It takes a Village - A guide for parents May 1997 |
People in Our Community |
| Buildings and Personalities of
Marshall |
Marshall Village PROFILE |
Qigeckalleq Pellullermeng ‘A
Glimpse of the Past’ |
| Raven’s
Stories Spring 1995 |
Bird Stories from Scammon Bay |
The Sea Around Us |
| Ellamyua - The Great Weather - Stories about the
Weather Spring 1996 |
Moose Fire - Stories and Poems about Moose November,
1998 |
Bears Bees and Bald Eagles Winter 1992-1993 |
| Fish Fire and Water - Stories about fish, global warming
and the future November, 1997 |
Wolf Fire - Stories and Poems about Wolves |
Bear Fire - Stories and Poems about Bears Spring,
1992 |
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