1. “It Is Better To Die Forever” Samantha Baldassaro Lauren Hinojosa Brienne Landeche Krista Orgeron

3. They argued about the way humans faces should look…

4. They argued about how many fingers we should have…

5. Die for 4 days, then come back to life Die Forever

6. They chose for people to die forever because without death there would be no sympathy in the world…

7. 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.

8. 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

9. 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.”