Reading Rainbow · SEASON 1
The Gift of the Sacred Dog
Episode 10 · 1983-06-17

- Kids
Episode overview
The first of many programs favoring Native Americans. In this instance, a Midwestern legend suggests how horses arrived to the tribe. Later in this episode is the song "Ancient Places, Sacred Lands" which lists several words originating from various locations of the United States and the tribal meaning of their names.
30 minutes
Season 1 episodes
1. Tight Times1983-06-06
2. Miss Nelson Is Back1983-06-07
3. Bea and Mr. Jones1983-06-08
4. Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain1983-06-09
5. Louis the Fish1983-06-10
6. Digging Up Dinosaurs1983-06-13
7. Liang and the Magic Paintbrush1983-06-14
8. Gila Monsters Meet You at the Airport1983-06-15
9. Three Days on a River in a Red Canoe1983-06-16
10. The Gift of the Sacred Dog1983-06-17
11. Gregory, the Terrible Eater1983-06-20
12. Three by the Sea1983-06-21
13. Arthur's Eyes1983-06-22
14. The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash1983-06-22
15. Ty's One Man Band1983-06-23