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Native American Stories About Wastefulness

Here is our collection of Native American legends and traditional stories about wastefulness.

Legends About Wastefulness

How Wolverine Was Frozen To Death:
    Micmac-Maliseet legend about Loks the Wolverine wasting his fire magic on frivolous things.
*The Story of Redfeather:
    Chippewa Indian legend about a boy punished for wasting the birds' food.
*When the Animals Left Lenap� Land:
    Lenape Indian legend about hunters learning a lesson not to waste the flesh of animals.

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