
A Woman Meets an Owl, a Rattlesnake, and a Hummingbird – Greg Sarris
Emergence Magazine Podcast
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The Light-Skinned Man Says, I'm Rattlesnake
Isabelle Grinn knew the story from the time on Sonoma Mountain when the people were still animals. Men competed for Hummingbird's heart and she chose Rattlesnake, a rather ordinary man who had only a song to offer. For her father's objections, Hummingbird chose rattlesnake because his song benefited not just her or her father, but the entire village.
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