North American IndiansAn excellent compendium of mythical stories passed from Indian generation to Indian generation, revealing their rich cultural legacy. Illustrated. |
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CHAPTER PAGE I DIVISIONS CUSTOMS AND HISTORY OF THE RACE | 1 |
THE MYTHOLOGIES OF THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS | 80 |
ALGONQUIAN MYTHS AND Legends | 141 |
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Ahsonnutli Akaiyan Algonquins American Ethnology animals arrow bear beautiful Beaver became birds Blackfeet Blackfoot Blue Jay bones brave brother buffalo Bureau of American called canoe carried ceremony chief child Chinooks Coyote cried Dance dead deity dwelling dwelt earth Esaugetuh Emissee father feet fetish fire forest gave giant Glooskap Haida head heard Hiawatha hunter hunting husband Ictinike Iroquois island journey kettle killed Kutoyis lake land lived lodge magic Malsum married medicine medicine-men Michabo moccasins monster morning mounds Muskhogean mussels myth mythology Nápi night Norsemen North America once Pawnees Pocahontas possessed Rabbit race replied returned river robe round sacred savage Scar-face serpent shaman sister skin Slocum Snake song spirit stone story supernatural Thunderer tion told took totem tree tribes Utonagan village warrior wife wigwam woman women young youth Zuñi