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All that the hummingbird could see was
Jalydiumps and the Ganoks rolling around on the
ground. He flew, zing, back up to where the rest of the
people and animals were to give them his report. He
told the people and animals that it looked like their
chief was being attacked and killed.


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Jalydiumps who was wearing a robe made of
fur just stood and watched everyone as the big birds
carried them away to safety up in the sky. He then
turned and entered his wickiup and built a small fire.
After the fire burned for a little while he began to
heat up some rocks.



Meanwhile Jalydiumps got up, traded the furs
back again and went outside of his wickiup. He yelled
up at all the people and animals. He yelled, “Come on
down! Come on down! It’s safe now!”

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This is a story that was told a long time ago
by the elders and was passed down through the
ages. It uses imaginary people and an imagi-
nary monster to tell how all the animals origi-
nally got their colors.


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But what the hummingbird didn’t know was
that the Ganoks was dying.

After the Ganoks died Jalydiumps skinned
him. He then took the Ganoks’ great fur and put it
over himself. He then placed his own robe over the
Ganoks.

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First in line was Deer so Jalydiumps took the
piece of brown colored fur and laid it over Deer. This
is why the deer are brown.

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But this time he saw what he believed was the
Ganoks standing in Jalydiumps’ wickiup singing
about how he had killed Jalydiumps. The hum-
mingbird didn’t hear the rest of the song. Zing, back
he flew to tell everyone of their chief’s death. When
the humingbird told of the tragedy everyone
began to cry.

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They both did this for awhile until the Ganoks
grabbed Jalydiumps. The Ganoks was mad because
he was in so much pain from all of the hot rocks that
he had eaten. Chief Jalydiumps was in no pain at all.

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One day in their quiet little village one of the
scouts came running back into camp. He was yelling,
“The Ganoks is coming! The Ganoks is coming!” So
all the people and animals called on the big birds to
carry them away from the Ganoks.


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% Stories and Legends of the Northwest



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Jalydiumps continued this for a long time
until he began to run out of the multi-colored fur.
Almost all of the animals had colors. Jalydiumps had
only one small piece of black left. He looked down and

saw a small mudhen.


A long time ago all the animals were a greyish
color. They lived together with the people and they
could talk with each other and the people.


Keep in mind that a long time ago all the ani-
mals were one color. They were all a greyish color,
like the color of the clouds on a stormy day.

The name of the chief used in this story is
Jalydiumps (July-Dee-Umps), and the name of the
monster is the Ganoks (Ga-Nox).


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Meanwhile, all of the animals and people began
to worry about their chief. They sent a hummingbird
down to see if their chief was all right. The hum-
mingbird left and went, zing, downward over
the village.

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At that time there was also a monster who they
called the Ganoks. This great beast always roamed
around living on people and animals which he could
find. The Ganoks was covered with fur of many dif-
ferent colors.


All the people and animals recognized
Jalydiumps and began their descent to the village.
They reached their village and everybody was happy
that the Ganoks was dead and their chief was
all right.

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Jalydiumps was so huge that one bird couldn’t
lift him off the ground. Two big birds even tried to lift
him with the same result, nothing.


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The birds agreed to do this and let the people
and animals climb onto their backs. The birds carried
all the people and animals up into the sky, except for
Jalydiumps who was a big fat man.


Booklets available in the Level IV 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, II and III sequences.

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3.

4.

5.

10.

11.

. Warm Springs Animal Stories

The Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs
Reservation of Oregon

. Snail Women at Sq*a’le

The Suquamish Tribe of the Port Madison
Reservation

Blue Jay — Star Child/Basket Woman
Muckleshoot Tribe

Assiniboine Woman Making Grease
Assiniboine Tribe of the Fort Peck Reservation

Coyote
The Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs
Reservation of Oregon

|. How the Summer Season Came

Assiniboine Tribe of the Fort Belknap
Reservation

. Little Weasel’s Dream

Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead
Reservation

. Fort Hall Stories

Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall
Reservation

. The Bear Tepee

Northern Cheyenne Tribe

Sioux Stories and Legends
Sioux Tribe of the Fort Peck Reservation

Kootenai Stories
Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead
Reservation

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

21.

Chief Mountain’s Medicine

Gros Ventre Tribe from the Fort Belknap
Reservation

Coyote the Trickster

Burns Paiute Reservation

Running Free

Shoalwater Bay

Salish Coyote Stories

Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead
Reservation

Coyote and the Cowboys
Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall
Reservation

Napi’s Journey

Blackfeet Tribe

Warm Springs Stories

The Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs
Reservation of Oregon

Tepee Making

Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead
Reservation

Baskets and Canoes
Skokomish Tribe

Warrior People
Blackfeet Tribe


Jalydiumps told Mudhen, “I’m really sorry
Mudhen. This is all of the color I have left.”
Jalydiumps took the small patch of black and laid it
on Mudhen’s head. This is why the Mudhen has a
black head and the rest of him is grey.

From that day on animals have had different
colors, thanks to the great chief Jalydiumps!

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These people and animals all lived in a village
that had a chief named Jalydiumps. This chief was a
great leader of both people and animals.


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Jalydiumps began singing about the Ganoks
had killed Jalydiumps. He then turned what had
happened around and sang about how Jalydiumps
had killed the Ganoks.

After the humingbird’s last report all the
people and animals became more worried. They sent
the hummingbird down to take another look. Zing,
downward over the village he flew again!

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Then he took some more fur of different shades
of browns and black and covered some bears. This is
how the brown bears, black bears and grizzlies got
their colors.

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A little while later here came the Ganoks. He
came into the village and began to rip apart all of the

wickiups looking for people and animals to eat.

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Jalydiumps took a hot rock and turned his head
to one side. He opened his mouth and tossed the rock
which to the Ganoks looked like Jalydiumps had
swallowed the hot rock.

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THE INDIAN READING SERIES
Stories and Legends of the Northwest

How the Animals Got Their Color

Series V

By members of the Klamath, Modoc, and Paiute committee

Marc MeNair, Coordinator
Ruth Kirk

Linda Harrington

Laura Hecocta

Rose Mary Treetop

Cleve Hecocta

Illustrated by Marc McNair

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



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Jalydiumps then told all of the animals to line
up. He said, “Get in line all of you! I’ll give you each a
color.” So the animals lined up to receive their colors.

After all the animals lined up, Jalydiumps
took the Ganoks’ many colored hide and cut a piece
out of it.


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 mem-
bers are:

+ Warren Clements — Warm Springs
Chairman

+ Clement Azure — Devils Lake Sioux

+ Walter Moffett — Nez Perce

+ Emmett Oliver — Quinault

+ Bob Parsley — Chippewa

+ Lloyd Smith — Warm Springs

* Max Snow

+ Jeanne Thomas — Yakima


Next was Raccoon. Jalydiumps cut strips of
black to lay over Raccoon. This is how Raccoon got
his stripes and mask.

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Finally, Jalydiumps told everyone to leave, “Go
on!” he said. “Go on and save yourselves! I’ll be all
right!” All the people and animals left.


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The Ganoks came to Jalydiumps’ wickiup, and
found Jalydiumps sitting by his small fire heating up
rocks. He entered Jalydiumps’ wickiup and seated
himself across the fire from the chief Jalydiumps.

The Ganoks asked Jalydiumps, “Why are you
not afraid of me?” The chief replied, “I am not afraid
for I feel that I am stronger than you, oh mighty
Ganoks. And to prove this we will see who can eat the
most hot rocks!” The Ganoks agreed. They were now
ready to see who was the stronger of the two.