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Catawba warriors had a fearsome reputation and an appearance to match: ponytail hairstyle with a distinctive war paint pattern of one eye in a black circle, the other in a white circle and remainder of the face painted black. Coupled with their flattened foreheads, some of their enemies must have died from sheer fright.

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1. Gluscabi and the Wind Eagle

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Long ago, Gluscabi lived with his grandmother, Woodchuck, in a small lodge beside the big water. � One day Gluscabi was walking around when he looked out and saw some ducks in the bay. � "I think it is time to go hunt some ducks,"...

2. Glooskap used animals who were bad to make good

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When Glooscap came in from the sea, he was riding his canoe, which was made of stone. He ran aground near what we now call St. John. He had been chasing two giant beavers. He was trying to stop them from raising any trouble. � He tried...

3. Abenaki Emergence Myth

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First Manitou, the Great Spirit, made Kloskurbeh, the great teacher. One day when the sun was directly overhead, a young boy appeared to Kloskurbeh. He explained that he had been born when the sea had churned up a great foam, which was then heated...

4. Abenaki Creation Story

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The Great Spirit, in a time not known to us looked about and saw nothing. No colors, no beauty. Time was silent in darkness. There was no sound. Nothing could be seen or felt. The Great Spirit decided to fill this space with light and life....