Three Cousins

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Title: Three Cousins
Creator: Pelletier, Jeanne
Subject: Nanabush, Nanabozho, Wesakechak, Ti Jean, Chi Jean, Tricksters, Folklore, Pelletier, Jeanne
Description: This document is a series of three stories by Jeanne Pelletier of the three Métis tricksters, Nanabush, Wiisakaychak, and Chi Jean. These stories are a continuation of her story, ``How Michif was Lost,`` which appears in the Gabriel Dumont Institute book, ``Stories of Our People: A Métis Graphic Novel Anthology.``

Jeanne Pelletier is a Métis Elder who lives in Yorkton, Saskatchewan. She is the author of the Gabriel Dumont Institute book, ``The Story of the Rabbit Dance,” and was a contributing storyteller to the Institute`s ``Stories of Our People: A Métis Graphic Novel Anthology.`` The first woman Métis dance caller in Canada, Jeanne has promoted traditional Métis dance for decades. She was also the narrator and dance caller of the instructional video, ``Steps in Time: Traditional Métis Dance,” which appears on this site. The DVD, ``Steps in Time Two,” is available for sale on the Institute`s ecommerce site.
Date: 2013
Type: Text Document
Abstract: This story, written by Jeanne Pelletier, is the intellectual property of the author. It can be read and cited in academic purposes only. For any other use, Jeanne Pelletier and/or her successors’ written permission is required.
Date of Copyright: April 8, 2013
Coverage: Yorkton, Saskatchewan
GDI Media Filename: Three Cousins, Jeanne Pelletier.pdf

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