It Is Better To Die Forever Samantha Baldassaro Lauren Hinojosa Brienne Landeche Krista Orgeron.
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“It Is Bette r To Die Forev er” Samantha Baldassaro Lauren Hinojosa Brienne Landeche Krista Orgeron
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They argued about the way humans faces should look…
Transcript of It Is Better To Die Forever Samantha Baldassaro Lauren Hinojosa Brienne Landeche Krista Orgeron.
“It Is Better ToDie
Forever”
Samantha BaldassaroLauren HinojosaBrienne LandecheKrista Orgeron
They argued about the way humans
faces should look…
They argued about how many fingers we
should have…
Die for 4 days, then come
back to life
Die Forever
They chose for people to die forever
because without
death there would be no sympathy in the world…
Old Woman’s daughter died and she wanted to change the decision, but Old Man decided that it
was better to keep it the way they agreed…
…And people have died ever since.
Culture• Blackfeet Native Americans call
themselves Siksikawa (means black foot)
• Wear trademark black moccasins• “survivors”• Migrated west from the Great Lakes
region during the 1600s. Lived in Northern Plains until white settlers pushed them west.
• Reservations in Montana & Canada
Old Man - Archetype
• The character “Old Man” appears in many Blackfeet legends. Also called Napi.
• Offspring of the Sun and the Moon
• Made everything• A trickster• “I will always take care of
you, and some day I will come back.”
