KOOSEN

translation and pronunciation:
koosen – star – (KOO-sun)
mexalt – bear – (MEK – salt)
xowgus – grizzly bear – (KZOW-gus)
kwelth – blood – (KWELT)
seyjeh – leaf – (SAY-juh)

 

 The text for Koosen is an interpretation of an Iroquois version of a common story told in many traditions about the origin of “Ursa Major”, or Big Bear – a constellation of seven major stars
(and many minor ones) that annually circles the Northern hemisphere.