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| Shonkwaiiatison Meets Hadoui retold by © cromokee One day as Shonkwaiiatison (Creator) was walking through the Woods looking at all he had created, he came upon a strange Man-Being sitting on a Rock. He approached the Man-Being and asked, " Who are you?" The Man-Being said, "I am Hadoui, I am the most Powerful Being that lives on this Land. I can change Things..I can cause Things to happen. Who are you?" Shonkwaiiatison answered, " I am the Creator of all that you see around you..I created the Rivers and Lakes..the Forests and Trees...the Mountains and Valleys and all the Animals, Fish, Birds and Plants. I created all the People also." Hadoui said, "Those are great accomplishments, but I still think I am the most Powerful so we must have a contest to find out which of us is the True Ruler of the World for there can be only One." Close-by where they were talking, there was a huge Mountain. They decided that whoever could move the Mountain would be the Winner of the contest. Hadoui was to try first and to Shonkwaiiatison's surprise he managed to cause the Mountain to tremble and even move a little bit. Next it was the Creator's turn and.He told Hadoui not to turn around no matter what happened. Creator then summoned his great Power and there was such a loud rumbling that it startled Hadoui and he turned around quickly and the Mountain smashed him in the side of his face. The blow scraped the side of his face and broke his nose and jaw. Ever afterward his face was contorted and twisted. Hadoui then said to Shonkwaiiatison, "Yes, you are the True Creator and the most Powerful." Creator then said, "You also have great Powers and since my Brother still walks this Earth causing Bad things to happen to my People, I could use your help to watch over them and cure their Sicknesses." Hadoui agreed but said in return that the People must feed him and give him Tobacco. That was when the First Songs were made, for.Songs are as Food to the Spirits. For many Seasons he dwelt among the People and cured their ailments but as they became more numerous, he chose special People to be his Helpers. He had them carve wooden masks in his likeness to help them in their Medicine Work. They were called "The False Face Society" and are still helping the People. Traditional Story Re-told by, Cro |
