16

Chipmunk ran and ran until he came to a tree.
He had just started to climb the tree
when the old witch grabbed at him.
She missed!
But she scratched his back with her long fingers.


10

Old Grandmother Squirrel would prepare the salmon
and venison for winter.

She dried and pounded it into pemmican
to be stored away for cold winter days.


20

At last, At-At-A’Tia left.
Chipmunk climbed down the tree and ran home
to Grandmother Squirrel.


7“

Chipmunk
Meets
Old Witch

(At-At-A’Tia)

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14

Little Chipmunk was a playful chipmunk.

One day while he was out playing and gathering nuts,
he wandered too far from home.

At-At-A’Tia, the old witch, saw Chipmunk
and chased him!

He ran as fast as he could!

But she could run just as fast and was gaining on him!


Old Grandmother Squirrel and her grandson
lived by themselves in a small village.

But someone was always kind enough to bring them
something to eat.


Booklets available in the Level I sequence are listed below. Numbers refer to the planned sequence of use as
outlined in the Teacher’s Manual. Materials developed by these tribes and others in the Northwest will
appear in the Levels II and III sequence.

1 Coyote and the Stars
The Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon

2 How Wild Horses Were Captured
The Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon

3 School
Blackfeet Tribe

4 Philene and Buttons
Northern Cheyenne Tribe

5 Insects Off to War
Northern Cheyenne Tribe

6 Why Bluejay Hops
Skokomish Tribe

7 Indian Festival

Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the
Fort Hall Reservation

8 Helpers
Blackfeet Tribe

9 Far Out, A Rodeo Horse
Crow Tribal Historical and Cultural
Commission
10 Tales of Coyote and Other Legends
The Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon

11 Birds and People
Crow Tribal Historical and Cultural
Commission

12 Chipmunk Meets Old Witch
The Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon
13 My Name Is Pop
Crow Tribal Historical and Cultural
Commission

14 Santa Claus Comes to the Reservation
Crow Tribal Historical and Cultural
Commission

15 How Cottontail Lost His Fingers
The Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon

16 Friends
Blackfeet Tribe

17 How Daylight Came to Be
Skokomish Tribe

18 A Little Boy’s Big Moment
Blackfeet Tribe

19 Skunk
Muckleshoot Tribe

20 Raven Helps the Indians
Skokomish Tribe

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




In the days of long ago, when animals were people,
there lived an old lady squirrel.

Old Lady Squirrel had a grandson, Chipmunk,
whom she loved very much.








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The Indian Reading Series

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(At-At

 Chgrmamt Meets Old

Level I Book 12


In the spring someone would bring them salmon.
In the fall, when the hunting was good,

someone would bring them venison.
And sometimes Beaver was kind enough

to bring them an eel.




em THE INDIAN READING SERIES:
‘% Stories and Legends of the Northwest


Old Lady Squirrel and Chipmunk lived
along a small river called Hood River.

They lived right at the place where Hood River
flowed into a big river called the Columbia River.


18

Chipmunk was frightened.
He stayed in his safe place in the tree.


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

Copyright © 1977 by The Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon
Allrights 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






ay THE INDIAN READING SERIES:
iS Stories and Legends of the Northwest

Chipmunk Meets Old Witch

(At-At-A’Tia)
Level I Book 12

By members of the Warm Springs
Reservation Committee

Carol Allison, Illustrator
Nita Curtis, Consultant
William Frank, [Jlustrator
Rena Greene,

Verbena Greene, Coordinator
Viola Kalama

Stella McKinley

Ada Sooksoit

Felix Wallulatum

Wilson Wewa

Illustrated by Carol Allison

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



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To this day you can see Chipmunk playing
while gathering nuts and seeds for winter.

But because he would not mind his Grandmother Squirrel,
Chipmunk will always have the marks on his back
from At-At-ATia’s long fingers.


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

¢ 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


VERBENA GREENE

Verbena Greene, a member of the Confederated Tribes of
Warm Springs, Oregon, is the mother of eioht nhildren. 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.

CAROL ALLISON

Carol Allison has been closely associated with the Warm
Springs Tribes for 16 years. She works in several different
media, including water colors, cloth painting (shawls,
skirts), and cartooning. In addition to writing and illustrat-
ing children’s books, she has worked with Warm Springs
committees writing down tribal history and culture.


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12

Grandmother Squirrel taught Chipmunk how to gather
hazelnuts and seeds.

When Chipmunk went into the hills to gather the nuts,
Grandmother Squirrel would warn Chipmunk
not to go too far from home.

There was an old witch, At-At-A’Tia,
who liked to eat children.