Tales of Wesakechak - How Wesakechak Got His Name (Summer): Stories from the Seventh Fire Series – The Four Seasons
Catalogue Number: REEL06
Producer: Reel Girls Media
Producers: Karvonen, Ava
Directors: Karvonen, Ava
Producing Agencies: Reel Girls Media
Subject: Animation, Arts, Canadian History, Character Education, Children's Stories, Citizenship Education, First Nations Studies, History, Indigenous Peoples, Social Studies
Language: English
Grade Level: 3 - 5, 6 - 8, 9 - 12
Country Of Origin: Canada
Copyright Year: 2002
Running Time: 13:28
Wesakechak hates his name and convinces the Creator to give everyone new names hoping he can receive a better name than the one he already has. An excellent lesson in humility and working for stature! Wesakechak feels he deserves a more powerful name. He convinces his fellow creatures to ask the Creator to give out new names.
Introduced by the Seventh Fire Prophecy told by Wawahtehsey from The Chippewas of Georgina Island, ‘Stories from the Seventh Fire’, retells traditional Cree stories. In ‘Tales of Wesakechak’, storyteller Gordon Tootoosis and animation based on artwork by Norval Morrisseau brings them to life. These videos celebrate the beauty, bounty, and vulnerability of Mother Earth, and inspire viewers to live in harmony with Mother Earth.
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