Beaver Steals Fire: A Salish Coyote Story raven Drawing on a wealth of

Drawing on a wealth of observations from interviews

but late at night or in a blizzard it seems endless

humiliation

make us long for woods and waters today

told from the point of view of the conquered

Beaver Steals Fire: A Salish Coyote Story raven Drawing on a wealth ofA long time ago, fire belonged only to the animals in the land above, not to those on the earth below. Curlew, keeper of the sky world, guarded fire and kept it from the earth. Coyote, however, devised a clever plan to steal fire, aided by Grizzly Bear, Wren, Snake, Frog, Eagle, and Beaver. These brave and resourceful animal beings raided the land above and risked all to steal fire from Curlew. Beaver Steals Fire is an ancient and powerful tale