The story of our corn / selected and retold by Renée Gokey in collaboration with the Eastern Shawnee History Project Team ; Shawnee words provided by George Blanchard ; illustrated by Carrie Silverhorn
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 18 x 23 cm
Type:
Juvenile literature
Folklore
Date:
2016
Notes:
"This story is an adaptation of a traditional story told by Nancy Skye, who was an Absentee Shawnee woman affiliated with the Eastern Shawnee and married to a Peoria tribal citizen. The 'Desecration of Corn' story was recorded in 1934 by Erminie Wheeler-Voeglin"--Note to parents.
Includes a section titled "Shawnee history for children" by Renée Gokey.
NMAI copy 39088019496660 gift of the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma.
