Gayle
Ross to Visit UHS
Gayle Ross, an enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation and
a nationally known Cherokee story teller, presented a program
of Cherokee stories to classes in the auditorium on March
10th. She is a great-great-great-granddaughter of John Ross,
a principal chief of the Cherokee during the Trail of Tears
in 1838. Gayle Ross was raised in Texas and learned traditional
Cherokee stories and songs from her grandmother.
Books by Gayle Ross:
How Rabbit Tricked Otter and other Cherokee Trickster Stories.
New York: HarperCollins, 1994.
How the Turtle’s Back Was Cracked: A Traditional Cherokee
Tale.
New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, 1995.
The Legend of Windigo: A Tale from Native North America.
Dial Books for Young Readers, 1996.
Anthologies including stories by Gayle Ross:
Bruchac, Joseph. The Girl Who Married the Moon.
Mahwah, N.J.: Troll Communications, 1994.
The Story of the Milky Way: A Cherokee Tale.
New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, 1995.
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