WOLF TALE: Legend of the Spirit Bear
All Films in the Collection • 12m
WINTER: Mother Wolf tells of a time of eternal winter when all creatures were starving. When the Earth is filled with ice and snow, all the hungry animals ask the creator to bring back the seasons. Legend tells us that with the seasons, also came the "spirit," or Kermode Bear. Legends from Canada’s First Nations. From the series STORIES FROM THE SEVENTH FIRE.
12 Mins
1999
English
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