Episode 18: Joe English's Leap

Episode 18: Joe English's Leap

This week's episode is all about the cunning of the Pennacook Merruwacomet and how he outsmarted an Indigenous hunting party hot on his trail. While a story by Europeans rather than Indigenous, it is still a great story of the early 1000-point IQ of Native Americans. This story is taken from the book Tales of the Penacooks [https://amzn.to/43PBsQv] (misspelling in the title) by G. Waldo Browne edited by Edward Lodi. Learn to Speak Pennacook: Merruwacomet - mehr.rew.wah.coh.meht - Indigenous name of Joe English Pascataquog - pahs.cah.tah.kqawg - Great Place for Deer

Episode 17: The Princess of Massabesic

This week's episode is a tragic tale of sickness that ravaged New Hampshire and an unexpected hero who saves an Indigenous maiden, the last of her tribe. This story is tole through a Non-Native lens, but it's still a great story of love, sacrifice and the will to survive. This story is taken from the book Tales of the Penacooks [https://amzn.to/43PBsQv] (misspelling in the title) by G. Waldo Browne edited by Edward Lodi. Learn to Speak Pennacook: Pennacook - pehn.nah.cook - The Falling Hill People Merrimack - mehr.ree.mahk - Deep River Massabesic - mahs.sah.beh.seek - Large Lake wigwam - weeg.wahm - a house maize - maheez - corn Wavananna - wah.vah.nahn.nah - Messenger and runner of the Massabesic tribe Wonalancet - waw.nah.lahn.seht - Son of Passaconaway Bruinata - brew.ee.nah.tah - One of Three Brave warriors of the Massabesic tribe Gunawa - gew.nah.wah - last Sachem of the Massabesic tribe Winnewawa - ween.neh.wah.wah - Daughter of Gunawa

Episode 16: Wolf Makes Pine Nut Trees

This week's episode shows two different kinds of magic that people can possess ... for whatever reason. It also shows the power that Big Brothers have over their younger siblings. Sometimes for good, and sometimes ... well ... This story is taken from the book Legends of the Northern Paiute as told by Wilson Wewa [https://amzn.to/4ujCNdc] compiled and edited by James A. Gardner. Unfortunately, this story has no Indigenous words to translate.

Episode 15: The Creation of the Human People

This week's episode tells the story of how Humans came to the world. It is another story about how Coyote badgers his way into getting what he wants and the unexpected outcomes that occur when things go his way. This story is taken from the book Legends of the Northern Paiute as told by Wilson Wewa [https://amzn.to/4ujCNdc] compiled and edited by James A. Gardner. Learn Northern Paiute: paosa - pah.oh.sah - a water bottle made out of willows and covered with pine pitch

Episode 14: The Greedy Maiden

This week's episode tells the powerful story of responsibility when a young maiden gets asked to take on an important task. How she handles herself, and the consequences of her actions are lessons to share with everyone. This story is taken from the book The Grandfathers Speak: Native American Folk Tales of the Lenapé People [https://amzn.to/48I8Njv] written by Hitakonanu'laxk, or Tree Beard. Learn Lenapé: Hitakonanu'laxk - hee.tah.koh.nah.NOO.lah.chk* - Tree beard Wapsini - wahp.see.nee - White Man Lenapé - lay.nah.peh - Delaware Indian people, meaning "common people" Kishelamàkânk - kee.sheh.lah.muh.kawnk - The Creator pawim - pah.weem - White Corn wikwàm - week.wuhm - a house *the "x" has no English equivalent; like "ch" in the Scottish word loch, gutteral