TRADITIONAL STORIES OF THE NORTHEAST NATIONS BY ANITA YASUDA CONTENT CONSULTANT Robin Pease Artistic Director Playwright KULTURE KIDS Cover image Two Wampanoag men wear traditional clothing during a festival in Rhode Island Core Library An Imprint of Abdo Publishing abdopublishing com NATIVE AMERICAN ORAL HISTORIES
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NORTHEAST ORAL HISTORIES Long ago there was a village at the top of a hill in the Northeast region of North America Under the moon after the first snow people gathered in the village’s great lodge As the flames of the campfire danced the storyteller took his place He began to weave tales of ghosts heroes and magical canoes THE NORTHEAST REGION The Northeast region has a rich landscape The Atlantic Coast marks its eastern edge A building called a longhouse has traditionally been a community gathering place for Northeast Nations
