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

the Levels I and III sequences.

1 End of Summer
Crow Tribal Historical and Cultural
Commission

2 Thunder and the Mosquito
Muckleshoot Tribe

3 Why the Codfish Has a Red Face
Skokomish Tribe

4 How Wildcat and Coyote Tricked Each
Other
Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the
Fort Hall Reservation

5 Pat Learns About Wild Peppermint
Blackfeet Tribe

6 Picture Writing
The Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon
7 Grandma Rides in the Parade
Crow Tribal Historical and Cultural
Commission

8 The Bob-Tuiled Coyote
Northern Cheyenne Tribe
9 The Great Flood
Skokomish Tribe
10 The Rainbow
The Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon
11 The Time the Whale Came to Jackson’s

Bay
Skokomish Tribe

12 Coyote and the Man Who Sits On Top
Salish Cultural Committee of
The Confederated Salish and
Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead
Reservation

13 The Crow
Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the
Fort Peck Reservation

14 Tepee, Sun and Time
Crow Tribal Historical and Cultural
Commission

15 Water Story
Crow Tribal Historical and Cultural
Commission

16 How Birds Learned to Fly
The Fourteen Confederated Tribes
from the Yakima Nation

17 Napi and the Bullberries
Blackfeet Tribe
18 How Cottontail Lost His Tail
The Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon
19 Being Indian Is
The Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon
20 Why Animals and Man Can No
Longer Talk to One Another

The Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon

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


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To this day, Twana People (Skokomish)
love and respect the Thunderbird.

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Suddenly there was darkness.

The people became more afraid.


He churned the water to angry foam.
The people were afraid to go near the shore.


One day a whale came to play at Jackson’s Bay.


JEANNE EVERNDEN

Jeanne Evernden is a Skokumish Indian und wns born and
raisedon the Skakamish reservation near the Houd Canal in
Washington, She graduated frum Irene 8. Reed High School
in Shelton and allended Haskell Indian Schon! for two
years, where she tank enmmerrial courses. She has managed
the Tribal Smoke Shup and is now actively involved in the
Skokomish Lanyuaxe Project, which is developing an una-
bridged Skokamish dictionary. She also ia the mother of
eight children and hopes ‘The Indisn Reading Series will
become a permanent part uf Lhe schooling system hecnuse
“Lodisn history and involvement are very importast lo our
young penpie.

BRUCE MILLER

Bruce Miller, a Skukomish Indian, has held art exhibitions
in Europe, South America and thruuxhout the United
States. Me was numinsted fur the Indian Arts Commission

Roard for the Washington State Arts Commission, won the
Wazhington Bicentennial Playwrite Award for his play
Changer, and recently completed s screenplay, The Lord
the Touse of the Maimed, Wu be aired as an EXXON sp iat
on the CBS netwark. Ife presently is Director of the Skok
mish Tribal Learning Center, has served as Coordinator for
the Skokumish Title 1V rogram and was Toman Relations
Specutlist snd Counselor for the Seattle Public Schools, He
also has acted with theater groupe such as Native American
Theater Ensemble (New York) and Med Earth Performing
Arts Company (Seattle). Ile attended the Institaite of Auser-
ican Indian Arts, California Colleve uf Arts and Crafis, and
University of California at Berkeley. In addition, he has
Teeeived special Lraining in stage direction and peting tech-
nique frum, among others, Geraldine Pays, Peter Brook
three time winner xt Cannes Film Festival for best diree-
tion) and ‘Thun O'Horgan (dirnetor af Godapell, Hair and
Jesus Christ Superstar

WILMA PETTY

Wilts Helly, a Skokomish Indian, was born aud raised un
the Skokamish reservation. She wraduated fram Chemawn
Indian Schoul in 1898 and has taken advanced coursew
in child psychology. She has served ws Hume School Coor
dinator for Project Head Start und Supervisor nf the Skoko-
Wich Sununer Recreation Program. For the past five years
she hus been n Teacher's Aide sl Hood Canal School and is
currently involved in the Skokomish Language Project,
which is developmg a ionary uf Uke Skekumish Lun

gungr. As the mother uf five children, she “would like to see
The Indian Heading Series in public schools for nom-Lodian
as well as Indian children”



The people huddled in fear and gloom.
They prayed to Dokweebah, the Changer,
to come to their aid.


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Whale Came to
Jackson’s Bay

The Indian Reading Series

Level II Book 11






The whale was very hungry and was eating all the fish.
The fish supply was too small for both the whale
and the people.


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 Skokomish Tribe
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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At last, flapping wings were heard.
People sensed the Thunderbird.


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Silence spread over a calm Jackson’s Bay.


THE INDIAN READING SERIES:
Stories and Legends of the Northwest

The Time the Whale Came to Jackson’s Bay
Level II Book 11

Coast Area Planning Committee

Edith Cusack

Jeanne Evernden

Bruce Miller

Georgia Oliver, Consultant
Wilma Petty

Seahtlhuk (Gary Hillaire)

Bernice Lozier Tanewasha

Charlotte Williams

A Skokomish Legend
As told by Jeanne Evernden
Illustrated by Bruce Miller

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



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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Shouts of joy burst forth from all who had gathered there.
The Thunderbird had eaten the whale and all was well.

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