d again, into a kind of epic of his community, her tribe, their family, and the relationship among them all. In that relationship the people find meaning in maintaining that relationship, they find their value or worth as human being (Penn 6).This Cree story told about a young man courting a woman for the wrong reasons. The story was adapted by Barry Lopez and called Coyote Marries A Man. A young man named Not Enough Horses decided he could not find any woman beautiful enough for him in his village. He sets off to find someone worthy of him, once he does he is married only to find out when awakes he married a Coyote. His whole village makes fun of him; however, he has still not learned his lesson. Once again he leaves and marries the first woman he comes in contact with thinking he would now be accepted in his tribe and finds out once again he was tricked and had married the Coyote the second time. This story was used to teach woman and men who were thinking of marriage how not to look for a mate by outward beauty, but inward beauty (Penn 112).The Cree Indians mythology consisted of many things, an example is that curing is often done through spiritual intervention. The Cree call on the helping spirits Pakahk and Maskwa, a bear ally, to cure (Gill, Sullivan 120).Another myth of the Crees is that Pine Root and Beaded Head is the first two beings on earth. They perform extraordinary feats of spiritual power and prepare for the comings of humans. When they finish their stay on earth, Pine Root and Beaded Head are transformed into stars and plants. A Cree ritual performed called the shaking tent is used to become a conjurer with the permission of the spirit Mistapew. The ritual takes place at night, the conjurer is bound and hidden in a lodge, and a tent is erected. The conjurer sings and drums to call on invisible airborne spirits. The arrival of the spirits is when the tent begins to shake and move from side to side. The spirits then rele...
