Shasta Tribe Research Paper

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A long time ago, The Shasta tribe lived out in the grassy fields of Alaska. Everyday, they would go to get food and water from the river miles away. Moki was in a family of six, mother and father, two sisters and one brother. He never listened to his parents and would always argue. The Shasta tribe had rituals and ceremonies everyday, but Moki would refuse to go, disobeying his family and tribe. No matter how many times they tried to tell Moki that he must respect the people or he will get kicked out when he's older, he still wouldn't listen and continued to do bad. When someone was in danger, he would never help and never bothered to go up and ask if they were okay. Everyone in the tribe, except his family, despised of Moki, but since he was …show more content…

It was a hot summer day. The leaves blowing in the wind while the mountains stand tall. Moki, now a young male, still lived with his family in the tribe. When he finally leaned his lesson and started to realize that he must respect and help others, they let him stay. Everyday, Moki would travel far to the rivers to collect fish and water for his family. One day, a big storm started brewing, but no one thought much of it considering they have had terrible storms lately. As the evening continued, Moki went to collect food from the river. When he was walking to the river, it started to down pour rain, so he decided to start running. As he was gathering up the rest of the fish, Moki was all of a sudden struck by lighting, leaving him unconscious. Many minutes later, Moki became conscious again and realized all his food and water had spilled in the muddy grass. He looked at his hand to see thick hair growing on them. With many questions, he travels back to his tribe, leaving any food and water he might have grabbed. Throughout his time going back to Shasta, he notices all on his body he is growing grey hair. His nails start to become longer while his teeth become sharper. Moki eventually reaches the tribe, but sees all of the dead bodies of his family members and tribe, laying throughout the fields. Moki was all alone and had now fully turned into a wolf. His job now, to find a new …show more content…

Eventually, he came across the Dakota tribe. They live in the mid west, full of many huts. The rivers were very close to where they lived, so they didn't have much of a hassle when needing to collect more food or water for their tribe. The woods are right beside their tribe, so Moki decides to sleep and watch them. It was a gloomy night, and the Dakota tribe was having their nightly reading ceremony, sitting around a fire listening to the stories. All of a sudden, one of the little girls walked to the running river to get some water, when she started loosing her balance and was heading for the water. The little girl splashed in water and Moki turned quickly to see the girl struggling. His red eyes were shining bright in the night where anyone could see them. Her screams were loud enough to notify her family and other tribe members that she was in danger. As everyone ran over there, the little girl was having trouble swimming. As people tried to grab sticks to pull her in, there was no luck. She was running out of breath, when all of a sudden someone jumped in the water. The man brought her out to her family and friends. When the mother of the little girl went to turn around and thank the man, he was gone. He had disappeared and went back into the woods to return to his wolf

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