SONG OF THE WOLF

The song of the wolf has been revered
since time began. The Cree believed
heavenly wolves visited the Earth when
the northern lights shone in winter. And
wolf howls helped spirits to make the
journey to the Great Spirit.

Other tribes thought the wolf howled
after eating in order to invite the
scavengers such as birds and rodents to
come and eat.

CREE LEGEND

When all the land was covered with
water, the trickster Wisagatcak pulled
up some trees and made a raft. On it,
he collected many kinds of animals
swimming in the waters. The Raven left
the raft, flying for a whole day, and
saw no land, so Wisagatcak called the
Wolf to help. Wolf ran around and around
the raft with a ball of moss in his mouth.
The moss grew, and the earth grew on it.
It spread on the raft and kept on growing
until it made the whole world.
This is how the Earth was created.

In Native American Legend,
The children of the earth
were the animals.
And the child known as Big Mouth,
howled in the forest and sent
spirit messages to a world beyond.
Today we understand the science of
wolves, but to many their soul has
been lost.
A once cunning hunter has become
preyto humans.
A magnificient and revered creature,
has now for many considered as vermin.
And what was once a voice to the
spirit world, Now seems a mournful
farewell to the world, from which
wolves have been cast.
By: Graham Greene

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