Tail Feather
Description
Tail Feather the first book in The River Quintet series, is the story of a young Mohawk who leaves his village in the Adirondack Mountains and paddles down what we now know as the Hudson River to the Island of Manhattan.
We learn it is the year 1613 when the canoes in his trading mission come upon the Dutch ship of Adriaen Block in the Tappan Zee. Woven into the narrative are Iroquois traditions regarding storytelling, farming and hunting, interactions with the natural world, and long-distance trading with other tribes. What Tail Feather learns along this journey is more than new places and new people; he learns to rely on himself and to become more confident in his decisions.
As Tail Feather journeys down the length of the river, the narrative includes colorful descriptions of the geographic features that are still recognizable today. Part II of the book is a reference section, NOTES ABOUT THE STORY, which offers a wealth of pertinent to the people, places, historical events, wildlife, and cultures described in the novel.
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Content
Preface
Special Thanks
The Hudson River (map)
PART I The Story of Tail Feather
A Message of Giving Thanks (by Kenneth Little Hawk)
Chapter 1 Man-Like-Deer
Site: Tahawus, near Mount Marcy
The Adirondack, New York
Chapter 2 The Dream
Chapter 3 The Feather
Chapter 4 The Beaver
Site: Henderson Lake
Chapter 5 Stones-That-Spark
Site: Feldspar Brook
Chapter 6 The Cloud-Splitter
Site: Mount Marcy and Lake Tear-Of-The-Clouds
Chapter 7 The Festival
Chapter 8 The Loon
Chapter 9 Outward Bound
Site: Lake Sanford to Newcomb
Chapter 10 White Water
Site: Hudson River Gorge
Chapter 11 Beauty and Danger
Site: Blue Ledges, Minerva
Chapter 12 The Fire Dance
Site: Rockwell Falls, Lake Luzerne-Hadley
Chapter 13 The Bear
Site: Palmer Falls, Village of Corinth
Chapter 14 The Sky Flower
Site: Cohoes Falls (Great Cataract of the Mohawk River)
Chapter 15 The River-That-Flows -Two-Ways
Site: Castle Island (Albany)
Chapter 16 The Marsh
Site: Roundout Creek, Kingston
Chapter 17 Little Brother of War
Site: Fishkill
Chapter 18 The Squall
Site: Hudson Highlands
Chapter 19 Fish-Bigger-Than-Man
Site: Popolopen Creek (Mount Tor - Bear Mountain)
Chapter 20 The Snow Goose
Site: The Tappan Zee
Chapter 21 Rocks-Like-Trees
Site: The Palisades
Chapter 22 The Healers
Site: The Indian Caves of Inwood (upper Manhattan Island)
Chapter 23 The Owl
Site: Wall Street (lower Manhattan Island)
Chapter 24 Horizons
Sites: New York Harbor, The Narrows, Coney Island, the East River,
the Harlem River, and Spuyten Duyvil
Chapter 25 Homeward Bound
Prayer to the Great Spirit
PART II Notes About the Story
List of Notes
Notes
