A facsimile edition of the original 1914 publication. Includes stories of: the Iroquois of the eastern seaboard; the Algonquians of the Canadian forests; the Sioux of the Midwestern plains; & the Athapascans & Californians of the Pacific Coasts. The myths & legends of the North American peoples are based upon an intuitive understanding of nature & of beliefs that give animals souls, spirits & supernatural powers. These stories are linked by these themes & yet are as varied as the tribes who told them. Ranging from the tale of the mischievous blue jay, the kindly beaver, & stories of buffalo-stealers, to the Iriquois hero Hiawatha. Includes a brief history of the tribes & their customs.
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This review is from: North American Indians Myths and Legends (Myths & Legends) (Hardcover)
This book is a collection of Native American myths and legends from all over North America. There are stories from many different tribes, like the Pawnees, the Chinooks, and the Haida. One of my favorites is from the Algonquin tribe. The story is about how Glooskap, the Algonquin Sun god, conquered all the evil spirits to be found. Then he met his match at the hands of a baby. He was trying to get the baby to come to him, but the baby refused to move. Finally, Glooskap ran away in frustration, and that myth ended.
This book has a section for myths and legends, and a section for information about the legends. The legends were really good, but the informational part of the book, for example, Chapter One, on the customs of Native Americans, was really boring because it failed to capture my interest.
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ALMOST immediately upon the discovery of the New World its inhabitants became a source of the greatest interest to all ranks and classes among the people of Europe. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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North America, Morning Star, Peace Queen, Sacred Otter, Five Nations, Red Race, Bureau of American Ethnology, Lord of Cold, New England, United States, New Mexico, Beaver Medicine, Old World, Island of the Blessed, Lake Superior, Myths of the New World, New York, Supernatural Folk, Grand League, Great Lakes, Little Deer, Rocky Mountains, San Juan Capistrano, Sun Dance, Great Bear New!
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ALMOST immediately upon the discovery of the New World its inhabitants became a source of the greatest interest to all ranks and classes among the people of Europe. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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North America, Morning Star, Peace Queen, Sacred Otter, Five Nations, Red Race, Bureau of American Ethnology, Lord of Cold, New England, United States, New Mexico, Beaver Medicine, Old World, Island of the Blessed, Lake Superior, Myths of the New World, New York, Supernatural Folk, Grand League, Great Lakes, Little Deer, Rocky Mountains, San Juan Capistrano, Sun Dance, Great Bear New!
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- Myths of the New World by Daniel G. Brinton on 6 pages
- Blackfoot Lodge Tales (Second Edition): The Story of a Prairie People by George Bird Grinnell in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Literary Industries: A Memoir by Hubert Howe Bancroft in Back Matter
- The Indian Sign Language by W. P. Clark in Back Matter
- The Rocky Mountains (World's Wild Places) by Bryce S. Walker on page 9
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- Lady of the Beasts: The Goddess and Her Sacred Animals by Buffie Johnson on 4 pages
- Myths of Native America by Tim McNeese in Back Matter
- American, African, and Old European Mythologies by Yves Bonnefoy on page 42
- The Barefoot Book of Monsters! by Fran Parnell in Back Matter
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