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An adaptation of the Pueblo Indian myth which explains how the spirit of the Lord of the Sun was brought to the world of men.

Initially conceived after reading the works of Henry Rowe Schoolcraft, who was known for his early studies of Native American culture, "The Song of Hiawatha" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is an epic poem based on the legends of the Ojibwa Indians of Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. Written in 1855 in trochaic tetrameter, the tale is set in the picturesque Pictured Rocks area along the south shore of Lake Superior. The lyrical descriptions of this...

A collection of twenty legends of the Hopi people, originating in the different tribes and relating tales of journeys, wars, heroic deeds, and tribal heroes.

Traditional tales from North American Indian tribes woven into one story that relates the adventures of one boy as he grows to manhood.

David Leeming and Jake Page have provided an introduction and commentary on seventy-two myths drawn from a variety of cultures and language groups. They honor the Native pantheons, cosmologies, heroes, and heroines first as cultural expressions, then as variations on other mythic narratives to which they may be related, and ultimately as expressions of the larger human experience of myth making. In the process Leeming and Page reveal much of the relationship...

Iroquois myths and legends were an important way for customs, beliefs, and histories to be passed down orally through the generations. These myths often explain natural events. In this creation myth, the creation of Earth by Sky Woman and Big Turtle is told. The Iroquois nature myth is retold in this brilliantly illustrated Native American Myth.

A collection of seventeen tales from sixteen North American Indian tribes.

When Bear and Brown Squirrel get into an argument about whether Bear can keep the sun from rising, Brown Squirrel ends up with claw marks on his back and becomes Chipmunk, the Striped One.

Fifteen traditional tales follow the adventures of Rabbit, the Cherokee trickster.

Enjoy the delightful illustrations of Lucy Jelinek as you experience the sometimes calamitous adventures of Coyote and a host of his friends and adversaries alike!