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Bear continued, “We call some hunters ‘swing-mouth’
because they talk to themselves.

These hunters are noisy, loud and boastful.

All the bears laugh at them”


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One day Waski met a bear who said to him,
“In summer I eat berries, nuts and honey.
In winter I sleep most of the time.
I will teach you many things.
I may be old and have a mean temper,
but I have a warm heart”


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“Ah-na” answered Grandmother.
“It is much harder to be a good friend
than a great hunter.
A good friend must have a good ear and bright eyes.
He must not be boastful.
But more than this, a good friend must have
great love in his heart for all things
made by the Great Spirit”


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“T do not like hunters; Bear said.

“But I am not afraid of them.

They chew pine twigs and tobacco.

We can smell them coming so we keep
out of their way.

Many men are heavy steppers.

They do not have hearing ears
or seeing eyes.

They look to the left and look to the right.

They are poor hunters”


But the bears were not friendly.
They were rough and had mean tempers.


VERBENA GREENE

Verbena Greene, a member of the Confederated Tribes of
Warm Springs, Oregon, is the mother of eight children, She
attended Warm Springs Boarding School until the 11th
grade and later earned her G.E.D. She has served as Local
Coordinator for the Warm Springs Curriculum Develop-
ment Committee and was the Tribal Education Program
Liaison for more than seven years. She presently is serving
as Culture Resource Person for the Tribes, providing class-
room cultural instruction (legends, values, songs, etc.) on a
consultant basis to schools and community colleges. She
enjoys working with young people and is pleased that stu-
dents are now forming culture clubs and holding powwows
in the school environment.





This story is about little Waski, who lived long, long ago
when the animals could talk.


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Waski’s grandmother told him the bears were mean
because they were frightened.

“Everyone hunts bears for their thick fur?
said Grandmother.




ey THE INDIAN READING SERIES:
‘8 Stories and Legends of the Northwest


Booklets available in the Level [II sequence are listed below. Numbers refer to the planned sequence of use
in the Teacher’s Manual. Materials developed by these tribes and others in the Northwest are included in

the Levels I and II sequences.

1 Story of the Seasons
The Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon
2 The Beginning of the Earth
The Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon
3 The Blacktail Dance
Blackfeet Tribe
4 How Marten Got His Spots
Kootenai Cultural Committee of
The Confederated Salish and
Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead
Reservation
5 Lost in the Fog
Jamestown-Clallam Tribe

6 How to Bea Friend
The Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon

7 How the Morning and Evening Stars
Came to Be
Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the
Fort Peck Reservation

8 Raccoon’s Black Eyes and Ringed Tail
Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the
Fort Hall Reservation

9 Coyote and Old Lady
Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the
Fort Hall Reservation

10 Coyote and Trout

Kootenai Cultural Committee of
The Confederated Salish and
Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead
Reservation.

11 How the Milky Way Got into the Sky
The Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon

12 Inkdomi and the Buffalo
Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the
Fort Peck Reservation

13 Medicine Horse
Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the
Fort Hall Reservation

14 The Good Hunter and Fisherman
Jamestown-Clallam Tribe

15 The Wild Buffalo Ride
Blackfeet Tribe

161 Ama Rock
Crow Tribal Historical and Cultural
Commission

17 The Man Who Loved Shell Money
Skokomish Tribe

18 Old Man Napi
Blackfeet Tribe

19 The Turtle Who Went to War
Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the
Fort Peck Reservation

20 Coyote and the Mean Mountain Sheep
Salish Cultural Committee of
The Confederated Salish and
Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead
Reservation

For order information and prices of the above booklets and the Teacher’s Manual, contact the publisher:

Educational Systems, Inc.
2360 Southwest 170th Street
Beaverton, Oregon 97005

(503) 649-7516


Little Waski lived with his grandmother
by a big forest.

His friends were the Forest People
and the Stream People.

They taught Waski many things.


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When Waski returned home, he said to his grandmother,
“I do not think I want to be a great hunter.
I would rather be a good friend”


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And this is the story,
the way the Indian people tell it to their children.


Developed by the Pacific Northwest Indian Reading and Language Development Program
Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, 710 Southwest Second Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97204

Copyright ©1978 by the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon
All rights reserved.

‘The work upon which this publication is based was performed pursuant to Contract
No. 400-76-0048, with the Educational Equity Group/Multicultural/Bilingual Division
of the National Institute of Education. It does not, however, necessarily reflect the
views of that agency.

This publication is not printed at the expense of the Federal Government.

Published by Educational Systems, Inc., 2360 Southwest 170th Street, Beaverton, Oregon 97005

Printed and bound in the United States of America


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THE INDIAN READING SERIES:
Stories and Legends of the Northwest

How to Be a Friend
Level III Book 6

By members of the Warm Springs
Reservation Committee

Carol Allison, I//ustrator
Nita Curtis, Consultant
William Frank, Illustrator
Rena Greene

Verbena Greene, Coordinator
Viola Kalama

Stella McKinley

Debbie Smith, Illustrator
Ada Sooksoit

Felix Wallulatum

Wilson Wewa

Illustrated by Debbie Smith

Joseph Coburn, Director
Pacific Northwest Indian Program
Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory



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“J will always try to have love in my heart
for every living thing,’ said Waski.
“I will try to make friends with everyone”


THE INDIAN READING SERIES: Stories and Legends of the
Northwest is a collection of authentic material cooperatively devel-
oped by Indian people from twelve reservations. Development ac-
tivities are guided by a Policy Board which represents the Indian
community of the Pacific Northwest. The Pacific Northwest Indian
Reading and Language Development Program Policy Board members
are:

+ Warren Clements — Warm Springs
Chairman

* Morrie Jimenez — Klamath

+ Joan Kennerly — Blackfeet

* Walter Moffett — Nez Perce

¢ Emmett Oliver — Quinault

* Bob Parsley — Chippewa

* Lloyd Smith — Warm Springs

* Max Snow

« Jeanne Thomas — Yakima


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“Teach me to be a hunter; said Waski,
“so I can win praise among my people.”