Rich compilation of tribal fables and legends recorded in the 1920s from an elderly Navaho chief. Myths include "The Creation of the Sun and Moon," "The Sun's Path," "The Maiden who Became a Bear," "The Making of the Headdress," "The Story of the Rain Ceremony and Its Hogan," and many more.
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Authentic and Poetic,
By Miriam A. Kilmer "Owner, Rising Dove Bookstore" (Alexandria, VA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)
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In 1928, Aileen O'Bryan recorded the narration of Sandoval, Hastin Tlo'tsi hee (Old Man Buffalo Grass), then "first chief of the four chiefs of the Navaho People." His nephew Sam Ahkeah acted as interpreter. This book was originally published in 1956 as "The Dine: Origin Myths of the Navaho Indians," by the U.S. Government Printing Office, as Bulletin 163 of the Bureau of American Ethnology of the Smithsonian Institution. As this transcription is both authentic and poetic, I recommend it to the general reader as well as the scholar.
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Interesting Culture and Dunamic & Creative People,
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This book is very enlighting on the myths and belifs of the American Idian and their cultural beliefs.A very dynamic people and culture that has survived a long enduring time of trials. The "white man" taking over their lands and alienating them from the very soil they sewed for hundreds of years. Mystical beliefs, omens and the rverence of the people in their communities and how everyone was imprtant to the whole. THis is book is a beautiful example of what makes the Native American people so special, unique and strong. Read it!
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I purchased this book because even Navajo people use it as a resource book. The myths are accurate and provide a good background into the culture. A must read for those of you looking for adventures in reading other cultural myths and legends.
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