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Glooscap is the main figure in Wabanaki
creation stories and legends. He made the world habitable
for human beings and taught people to live wisely.
Glooscap stories have been told and retold over many
generations. In the 1800s Tomah Joseph etched the
stories in birchbark. Today, Wabanaki children create
video animations of Glooscap's heroic activities.
You will see his name spelled in many ways, including:
Koluskap, Gluskap, Keloskape, Glooskap and Gluskabe.
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