THE WINGS OF IERE is a collection of stories and songs, adapted from the Amerindian oral tradition and re-written to appeal to readers of all ages. Caribbean poetry, modern rap, traditional dances, interpretive dances have all been interwoven and presented in this book just the way the stories have been told by Doris Harper-Wills live on stage.Selected stories from this collection have been dramatised in the Umana Yana and the National Park of Guyana, in the Billie Holiday Theater ( New York), in the halls of Zambia and Zimbabwe, in the castles and museums of England and under the tents of distant Yukon, Canada where she was acclaimed Top Teller. At last, these much-travelled stories (tweaked, elaborated, re-invented, re mixed) have finally settled down on the printed page for future generations to enjoy.The Wings of Iere is dedicated to those grandparents, parents and children of the Caribbean diaspora who never learnt in school about their buried past.BOOK 1 AMERINDIAN LEGENDS (from THE WINGS OF IERE)Legend of Okonorote How the first people came to GuyanaLegend of Raincloud Like Isis of Egypt, her tears caused crops to growLegend of Amalivaca The avatar who came to teach the people many skillsLegend of Mychoppa A love-storyLegend of Ole Kaie How the Kaieteur Falls got its nameLegend of the Lake (Trinidad) How tar got on the roadBOOK 2 AMERINDIAN MELODIES (from THE WINGS OF IERE)Iere's SongAmerindian AirArawak Greeting SongMashramani Chant-DanceAmerindian LullabyORIGINAL SONGS BY DORIS HARPER-WILLSThe Hummingbird SongIsland ChantName Poem (Words by A.J. Seymour)Christopher Columbus Came AshoreAmerindian Rap