Cherokee Stories of the Turtle Island Liars' Club: Dakasi Elohi Anigagoga Junilawisdii (turtle, Earth, the Liars, Meeting Place)
- ISBN-10
- 0807835846
- ISBN-13
- 9780807835845
- Category
- Literary Collections
- Pages
- 252
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012
- Publisher
- Univ of North Carolina Press
- Author
- Christopher B. Teuton
Description
Presents a collection of traditional Cherokee tales, teachings, and folklore, with four works presented in both English and Cherokee.
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