Pima Indian Legends

Anna Moore Shaw

University of Arizona Press, Dec 15, 2016 - Social Science - 128 pages

Coyote, Eagle-man, quail, bear, and other charaters relate their adventures in two dozen delightful tales Anna Shaw heard her father tell when she was young. The author, a Pima herself, unfolds twenty-four charming Indian tales as passed down from generation to generation. Simple, and beautiful in design and content. A delight for all ages.

Contents

• The Great Flood: 1
• The Creation: 4
• Seehha Conquers the River People: 8
• The Maze or Seehhas House: 15
• The Rattlesnake Receives His Fangs: 17
• The Legends of Eagleman: 20
• HohokamThe People Who Are Gone: 27
• A Potsherd Speaks: 29
• Little Yellow Bird: 32
• The Haughty Chief: 36
• The Great Hunters: 43
• Coyote Retrieves His Brothers Scalp: 56
• Coyotes Trip to the Land Above: 63
• Why Coyotes Coat Is the Color of Sand: 70
• Turtle Feeds His Children: 73
• The Quail Clan Punishes Coyote: 76
• Little Frog Repays Coyote: 79
• Coyotes Vanity: 82
• Coyote Bun and the Turkey: 84
• Coyote Eats His Own Fat: 90
• Legend of the Roadrunner: 95
• Beaver Tail and the Eagles: 97
• Gray Arrow Learns a Lesson: 104
• Morning Star and Meteor: 107

About the author

Anna Moore Shaw, author of Pima Indian Legends and A Pima Past, was born in a traditional brush dwelling on the Gila River Reservation in 1898. In 1920 she received her high school diploma and married Ross Shaw, a Pima-Maricopa man. After more than forty years of distinguished civic and religious activity in Phoenix, the couple returned to the Salt River Reservation, where they focused their attention on Indian issues. Anna was on the Mutual Self-Help Housing Commission, edited the Pima newsletter, and taught kindergarten classes in the Pima language and culture. One of the founders of the reservation's museum, she served her tribe in many important capacities.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Pima Indian Legends
• Author: Anna Moore Shaw
• Publisher: University of Arizona Press, 2016
• ISBN: 0816536902, 9780816536900
• Length: 128 pages
• Subjects: Social Science / Ethnic Studies / American / Native American Studies; Social Science / General