Questions in our Mind!

Have you ever wondered how our culture and tradition changes?

Only these from the past have shaped us and our world today that we only get to know from the stories of the past! The tales that has been passed through many generations tell us how our world became like it is today and how the changes have occurred.

One of the tradition that still is followed in some places today is the transition of a boy from childhood into manhood. Like in the book "Flying with the Eagle, Racing the Great Bear" told by Joseph Bruchac.

But there are many questions that come to the mind as we read this book.

What happens to the girls in Native America? Is there any customs or traditions that the girls need to follow?

There were no females except for mothers and grandmothers. There were no girls or sisters.

Were there any sisters or girls in those days?

Is there still some signs of the Abenaki Indian Heritage?
Are there any girls in the Abenaki Indian Heritage if there are still any signs of it and if people still follow it?

All the stories are about our nature like the stars and animals like salmon and whales. They also show some different characteristics of people like how people can be the odd one out. Some tales also indicate how sometimes there are no differences between people no matter how they look or where they come from.

Is there still anywhere in the world that shows that things like stars, or animals speak to humans?

Many tales show how intelligent and smart people can be. Like how in the tales boys fight with their enemies.

In the tale of Salmon boy, the boy disrespected the food he got and then he became a salmon as his punishment.

Are there people who had the same thing happened to them?

There are many people in the world who disrespect other people and other things.
Do they always get punishments?

But on the other hand, the other story/tale teaches us how to respect animals that people hunt and how they hunt with respect to the animals.

Do people respect animals as they go hunting because many people in the world kill/hunt animals?

Are all of the tales or stories told in this book by Joseph Bruchac true?

Do many people like reading books like this about the stories or tales from the past that teach us how our world was made the way it is or looks like right now?

The identity of the boys were really explored in this book and what makes their identity but there was no reference to the girls.

Was it always like that in many old cultures that girls weren't as much preferred and respected as the boys were?