A Giant Teepee in the Sky: Kxatiye Topa Contributor(s): Catches, Violet H. (Author), Burgess, Alice a. (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1495976203 ISBN-13: 9781495976209 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $19.95 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2014 |
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BISAC Categories: - Education | Bilingual Education |
Physical Information: 0.11" H x 8.5" W x 11" (0.27 lbs) 42 pages |
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Publisher Description: At the beginning of time there were no directions of the winds, it just blew freely, and a man and a woman were created as two of the first sixteen individuals to have a part in this event. In this story, a man and a woman lived in a giant teepee in the sky. They have four sons: each would someday take his place in the sky to take care of that direction. The first born was called Waziya (wa-zee-yah), the second born was called Woxpi (woex-be) or (Hoxpi (hoex-be) by some, the third born was called Yanpa (yumbah) and the fourth son was called Kagxa (gah-gxah). a fifth born son, Yumni's (you-mnee)birth determined that the time had come to make the four directions. |