“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.”