Book Description
Myths, personal narratives and historical traditions reveal beliefs and customs of twelve Indian tribes who once lived in the states of Idaho, Montana and Wyoming
Author : Ella Elizabeth Clark
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 13,36 MB
Release : 1966
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780806120874
Myths, personal narratives and historical traditions reveal beliefs and customs of twelve Indian tribes who once lived in the states of Idaho, Montana and Wyoming
Author : Ella E. Clark
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 27,90 MB
Release : 2023-11-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0520350960
This collection of more than one hundred tribal tales, culled from the oral tradition of the Indians of Washington and Oregon, presents the Indians' own stories, told for generations around their fires, of the mountains, lakes, and rivers, and of the creation of the world and the heavens above. Each group of stories is prefaced by a brief factual account of Indian beliefs and of storytelling customs. Indian Legends of the Pacific Northwest is a treasure, still in print after fifty years.
Author : Zitkala-Sa
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 30,85 MB
Release : 2015-12-03
Category :
ISBN : 9781502872975
"[...]hurry off! Stop! halt!" urged one of the singers. "Stop! stay! Show us what is in your blanket!" cried out other voices. "My friends, I must not spoil your dance. Oh, you would not care to see if you only knew what is in my blanket. Sing on! dance on! I must not show you what I carry on my back," answered Iktomi, nudging his own sides with his elbows. This reply broke up the ring entirely. Now all the ducks crowded about Iktomi. "We must see what you carry! We must know what is in your blanket!" they shouted in both his ears. Some even brushed their wings against the mysterious bundle. Nudging himself again, wily Iktomi said, "My friends, 't is only a pack of songs I carry in my blanket." "Oh, then let us hear your songs!" cried the curious ducks. At length Iktomi consented to sing his songs. With delight all the ducks flapped their wings and cried together, "Hoye! hoye!" Iktomi, with great care, laid down his bundle on the ground. "I will build first a round straw house, for I never sing my songs in the open air," said he. Quickly he bent green willow sticks, planting both ends of each pole into[...]".
Author : Richard Erdoes
Publisher : Pantheon
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 26,50 MB
Release : 2013-12-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 080415175X
More than 160 tales from eighty tribal groups present a rich and lively panorama of the Native American mythic heritage. From across the continent comes tales of creation and love; heroes and war; animals, tricksters, and the end of the world. “This fine, valuable new gathering of ... tales is truly alive, mysterious, and wonderful—overflowing, that is, with wonder, mystery and life" (National Book Award Winner Peter Matthiessen). In addition to mining the best folkloric sources of the nineteenth century, the editors have also included a broad selection of contemporary Native American voices.
Author : Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
Publisher : MSU Press
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 31,40 MB
Release : 1991
Category : History
ISBN : 0870133012
Myths of Hiawatha, Oneata, the red race in America.
Author : Philip Smith
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 18,72 MB
Release : 1994-01-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780486278223
Gathers thirteen stories about the four seasons, why animals fear the porcupine, a hunter who lives with his prey, and the treachery of two corn maidens
Author : Ella Elizabeth Clark
Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 43,40 MB
Release : 2011-10-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1551995123
The role of storyteller was always a very special one among Native Americans, combining the functions of philosopher, historian, and entertainer. Winter was the time for the stories around the fire, when the hunt was over and people longed to be “lifted to the fairyland of pure imagination,” as an early twentieth-century Native American has said. This book contains the magic created around the Indian fireside, for readers of all ages. It includes myths of creation, culture myths, nature myths, and beast fables, as well as the legends, personal narratives and historical traditions of thirty North American Indian tribes.
Author : Ella Elizabeth Clark
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 44,26 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780520239265
50th anniversary edition of a perennial best seller. Tales from the oral tradition of the Indians in the Pacific Northwest.
Author : Lawrence Williams
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 36,57 MB
Release : 2014
Category :
ISBN : 9781684270002
The Heart of Learning provides heart-centered guidance and essential information for teaching young children and for creating a nurturing and effective learning environment.Written by Lawrence Williams, Oak Meadow's co-founder and a pioneer in homeschooling and distance learning.
Author : Zitkala-Sa
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 35,55 MB
Release : 2012-03-15
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 0486141802
A testimony to the power of one woman's spirit, this moving collection of autobiographical tales and family stories portrays a Native American teacher's struggle between her heritage and American society.