"...Hear now the tales of the past. Sing of the ancient times and
the bright morning and golden afternoon of our lives. For in the
time before the Wyrmcomers, we did not yet fear the coming of the
night. Our voices lit the darkness then as we sang of our triumphs
and sorrows. My song tonight holds within it the tales of those times, of little brother Wendigo and elder brother Uktena. These
tales may show our power and our pride and our love for our lands
and Kin. Yet, it is the one who is absent of whom I truly sing, for
if we heed not the tale I tell, there will be none of us left to sing the
greatest song of sorrow, known to us as the Croatan Song."
--Greenwoman Threepaws, elder of the Sept
Wisdom Keeper of the Cherokee
Authors: Bill Bridges (Croatan), Jackie Cassada (Uktena)
and Nicky Rea (Wendigo)
Authors’ Special Thanks:
To Beth Bostic for her assistance in locating the history
of the Five Civilized Tribes and ideas for Storytelling