The story I am sharing is called Algonquin, meaning brother. The story comes from the Algonquin’s, the original natives of eastern Ontario and southern Quebec, Canada. In this day in age the Algonquin’s live on reserves where the land belongs to the tribe and is under their control, in nine communities located in Quebec with one in Ontario. The Algonquin’s speak their native language and some also speak English or French. Storytelling is very important to the Algonquin culture, with the existence of many traditional Algonquin legends and fairy tales. The story relates to the Ethnosphere in the way that it is a part of the Algonquin culture, told and handed down to younger generations. The story was obtained from a webpage that displays a variety of Native American stories. This in a way has links to the Ethnosphere because as a result of technological advancements in the internet and other devices cultures are able to share and teach their ways and tradition to current generations, as well as those to come. Main archetypes in the story include good triumphing over evil, revenge, and ones strength emotionally and physically as a result of their actions. The story relates to my culture in the way that I am originally from Canada and I believe that it is important that stories such as this are shared in order to teach an audience specific messages or ideas.
