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Fox and Coyote and Whale

• Retold by Mourning Dove

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Kettle Falls Swah-netk-qhu

• ancient and important salmon fishing site
• water flowed through quartzite rocks
• series of rapids and cascades in which the river
  dropped 50 ft.
• flooded in 1940 when the Grand Coulee Dam was
  built

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What did you feel was most memorable about Fox
and Coyote and Whale?
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Why do Fox and Coyote go to the world of the
Water People?

• They go to find Foxs wife who ran away with the
  Whale Monster.
• They want to bring her home.

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What caused the powerful force of Kettle Falls,
according to the story?

• The headless body of the Whale Monster turning
  over and over.

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Why dont whales live in fresh waters, according
to the story?

• Fox threw the Whale Monsters head into the ocean
  so that such a large monster wouldnt be able to
  travel the smaller waters and steal peoples
  wives.

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What might be Okanogan storytellers purpose for
telling this story?

• It might be an attempt to explain natural
  phenomena, like where whales live and why Kettle
  Falls is the way it is.
• It also shows the importance of loyalty to family.

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What did you learn about the Okanogan people and
their way of life?

• They value family, loyalty, monogamous marriage
• They value friendship
• They disapprove of greed
• They use canoes
• They eat meat and berries
• They use animal skin to make clothes

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Do you view Coyote as admirable? Why or why not?
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What do these Coyote stories have in common with
other folk tales you know?

• Explain natural phenomena
• Demonstrate values of the culture how people
  are supposed to behave
• Are entertaining