Explores differences in myths among Native American tribes as well as similarities, such as the Great Spirit and Earth Mother.
A very similar tale was told to Hewitt only a little over a hundred years ago by Iroquois informants. Fenton emphasizes the long oral tradition of this myth, which most likely is much older than we can guess.
... the yearly stommish, or “warrior,” ceremony which includes canoe racing, dancing, and a salmon steak barbecue. Some 700 Lumnis and related Nooksacks now live on the 7,ooo-acre Reservation with headquarters at Bellingham, Washington.
This compelling volume honors the richness of the beliefs and values of themany peoples of native North America, from northern Mexico to the Artic Circle.
The retold tales collected for this new book celebrate the diverse tribal vision of a rich and powerful land that still resonates today.
From across the continent comes tales of creation and love; heroes and war; animals, tricksters, and the end of the world.
This fascinating and informative compendium, assembled by a celebrated anthropologist, offers a remarkably wide range of nomadic sagas, animist myths, cosmogonies and creation myths, end-time prophecies, and other traditional tales.
Three captivating manuscripts in one book: Native American Mythology Cherokee Mythology Choctaw Mythology
These tricksters are by turns clever, gullible, victor, and victim, but always there is a moral lesson to be learned from the stories of their adventures. The final section of the book presents stories of Indigenous heroes.
Draws on the oral traditions of several southeastern Native American peoples to provide intriguing stories that lend insight into these unique cultures. Reprint.
From ‘The Great Deeds of Michabo’ to ‘The Legend of Hiawatha’, from trickster creator-deities, heroes and supernatural beings to epic voyages and an affinity with animals, there is so much to discover in this comprehensive new book.