North American Indians"Since the advent of the white man, the vast majority of the tribes have been all but wiped out; little remains except memories, distorted by Hollywood. Nearer to the truth are these stories, the cultural legacy of many races and tribes over thousands of years. North American Indians presents a balanced account of their narrative traditions. A fascinating brief history of the tribes, their culture and beliefs, prefaces the stories that the Algonquins, the Iroquois, Sioux, Pawnees and others loved to hear. There is also a useful glossary to guide the reader through the tales, for many of the stories existed in a variety of different forms. A map illustrates the distribution of the tribes, and there are 36 illustrations of the characts and events described in the myths."-- Book jacket. |
Contents
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 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 H. A. GUERBER head heard Hiawatha hunter hunting husband Ictinike Iroquois island journey kettle killed Kutoyis lake land LEWIS SPENCE lived lodge magic Malsum married medicine Michabo moccasins monster morning mounds Muskhogean mussels myth mythology Nápi night Norsemen North American Indians once Pawnees possessed Rabbit race 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 woman women young youth Zuñi