American Indian Myths and Legends

Richard Erdoes, Alfonso Ortiz

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, Dec 4, 2013 - Fiction - 544 pages

More than 160 tales from eighty tribal groups present a rich and lively panorama of the Native American mythic heritage. From across the continent comes tales of creation and love; heroes and war; animals, tricksters, and the end of the world. 

“This fine, valuable new gathering of ... tales is truly alive, mysterious, and wonderful—overflowing, that is, with wonder, mystery and life" (National Book Award Winner Peter Matthiessen). In addition to mining the best folkloric sources of the nineteenth century, the editors have also included a broad selection of contemporary Native American voices.
 

Contents

• CREATION OF THE ANIMAL PEOPLE okANOGAN: 15
• THE old woman of THE SPRING CHEYENNE: 26
• THE white Buffalo woman BRuLE soux: 47
• THE ORPHAN Boy AND THE ELK DoG BLACKFoot: 53
• HER seveN STAR BROTHERs cHEYENNE: 205
• son of LIGHT KILLs THE MONSTER HoPI 2 II: 216
• CHASE of THE SEVERED HEAD CHEYENNE: 230
• unceoilAs seveNTH spot BRULE sidux: 237
• COUNTING coup WAR AND THE WARRIOR code: 243
• BRAVE woman counts coup white RIVER SIOux: 258
• where THE GIRL saved HER BROTHER cHEYENNE: 264
• P A R T E i G HT m: 387
• How THE CRow CAME To BE BLACK BRULE sloux: 395
• THE REVENGE of Blue corn EAR MAIDEN Hop1: 409
• wAKIASH AND THE FIRST ToreM Pole KwakiuTL: 423
• P A R t t N m: 467
• APPENDux: 522

About the author

RICHARD ERDOES (1912–2008) was an artist, photographer, Native American rights activist, and author or editor of more than twenty books, including Lakota Woman and Lame Deer, Seeker of Visions.

ALFONSO ORTIZ (1939–1997) was a Native American scholar, anthropologist, activist and author. His works include The Tewa World: Space, Time, Being and Becoming in a Pueblo Society and The Pueblo.

Bibliographic information

• Title: American Indian Myths and Legends; The Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library
• Authors: Richard Erdoes, Alfonso Ortiz
• Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2013
• ISBN: 080415175X, 9780804151757
• Length: 544 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / Anthologies (multiple authors); Fiction / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology; Fiction / Indigenous