Virginia Football
In 1968 many Dogrib stories were collected by Virginia Football of her people, How the Fox Got Crossed Legs and How Fox Saved the People were both told in Dogrib by her father Sam Football. Virginia then translated them to English. Virginia currently lives in Edmonton, Alberta.
Kids Books (1)
How the Fox Got His Crossed Legs
$22.95
Artists:
Format:
Hardcover
Text Content Territories:
Indigenous Canadian; First Nations; Dene; Tlicho (Dogrib);
ISBN / Barcode: 9781894778749
Synopsis:
Synopsis:
Fox is howling, crying, for he lost his leg to Bear, all the people wanted to help Fox, but didn't know what to do. Raven is called upon to help retrieve his leg. Will Raven succeed in the quest for Fox's leg?
This book includes an audio and interactive multimedia CD that you can play on a CD player, PC or Mac. Also included is a Dogrib Elder telling his version of this ancient legend in Dogrib. An orthography chart is included.
Educator Information
Delivered in a dual-language format of Dogrib and English.
English translation by Mary Siemens & Rosa Mantla.
Additional Information
32 pages | 10.24" x 8.30"
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