Louie Pichette was at one time the oldest Colville tribal member on the Colville Reservation. He made significant contributions in terms of the nselxcin language, Coyote stories and traditional place names.
He's seen here as part of the 1979 Nespelem Celebration guide from a section honoring tribal elders.
Here's a Coyote story found on the internet.
Bite-Hand Place
Told by Louie Pichette, and Albert Louie, Lakes
“Coyote was traveling up the Columbia River, distributing salmon to the people. When he got to Bite- hand-place (skw’iíkstn) he created a large back eddy in the river, then he called out to a salmon to jump out of the water. He got the salmon, barbecued it, threw the bones back into the river, and after eating the fish, passed judgment on it. “Anything that floats down the river will end up here in this back eddy.” Then coyote went to get a drink of water from the creek here. As he was getting a drink, Rattlesnake bit his hand that is why this place is called (skw’iíkstn ́) Bite-hand-place.”
No comments:
Post a Comment