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Monday, March 18, 2019

The Hiawatha Paper Cuts Restored

       Below are the Hiawatha paper cuts restored for those of you who are teaching Native American studies to your little ones, enjoy.
       The Song of Hiawatha is an 1855 epic poem in trochaic tetrameter by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow which features American Indian characters. Read more...
       Read the original poem by Longfellow here.

The wigwam of Nokomis.
Nokomis nursed Hiawatha.
Nokomis bound Hiawatha's cradle with the sinews of the reindeer.
Hush! the Naked Bear will hear thee!
The owls spoke their native language.
The birds hid their nests.
The birds sang to Hiawatha.
The reindeer, Hiawatha talked too.
I am Adjidaumo, the squirrel.
The warriors and the women all praised the hunter.
They called him Strong-Heart, Soan-ge-taha.
They called him Loon-Heart, Mahn-go-tay-see.
Hiawatha is running by the Big-Sea-Water.