How the Lake Trout got the bones in its head

A long time ago, all the animals were once people. All the ones who lived on the land and on the water, like ducks for example, were people.

Many of the animals were related. The Swan and the Teal were brothers. The Wolverine and the Marten were brothers-in-law. The Wolf and the Raven were brothers-in-law.

The Lake Trout was a person too. He could change into his fish body when he needed to catch fish for the people.

When the world changed and the animals became the way they are today, some of them kept their human tools. The Lake Trout was one of these. Now all the bones in his head are his tools or his food. This is from the time when he was once human.

There are many bones in the head of the Lake Trout. Some of these bones are his tools. Among these tools are his bone knife, a stone scraper, a hide flesher, and a wooden spear for spearing caribou in the water.

Some of the bones in the Lake Trout's head are his food. He has moose leg bone for marrow, a moose head and a moose nose which is very good to eat!

He even has tools to go with his food. There is a wooden plate and a cup. All these are in the Lake Trout head. The next time you eat a trout head, ask an elder to tell you the story about all the bones in the Lake Trout head.

Lake Trout Story as told by Harry Simpson, Rae Lakes