Creative Writing Activities based on Tatsea.

1. Choose a scene from the novel. Describe how you present the scene in a movie. What elements would you keep? What elements would you alter to help it to work on the screen?

2. Imagine that the story had followed Dienda on his journey with his brothers. Imagine the events that led to Dienda's death. Write a scene that might have happened before Dienda and his brothers perished.

3. Write a scene in the Dogrib camp showing what happens when Dagodichi discovers that Ikotsali has abandoned her.

4. Imagine that Blueleg had not been killed and that Tatsea had not escaped. Write a scene that shows Blueleg reaching his destination and that reveals his reasons for his protection of Tatsea throughout the journey.

5. Write a version of a creation story that comes out of your background.

6. Ask an elder in your family or community to tell you a story from your past and write it for an audience of people your own age.