"Chapters 2-76 of A brief guide to Native American myths and legends were originally published in Myths and legends of the North American Indians by Lewis Spence, George G. Harrap, 1914"--Contents verso.
... 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.
A collection of Native American tales and myths focusing on the relationship between man and nature.
In this brilliant reworking of Lewis Spence's seminal Myths and Legends of the North American Indians, Jon E. Lewis puts the work in context with an extensive new introductory essay and additional commentary throughout the book on the ...
The retold tales collected for this new book celebrate the diverse tribal vision of a rich and powerful land that still resonates today.
An encylopedia of names, places, and subjects in the mythology of native people from North and South America, with over 1500 entries.
More than 30 stories, including creation myths, hero tales, trickster stories, as well as tales of little people, giants, and monsters, and of magic, enchantment, sorcery, and the spirit world.
This book is a beautiful collection of the fascinating stories told by the indigenous peoples across the continent of North America.
This study presents the myths, beliefs and customs of the indigenous peoples in North America. This collection is comprised of many bodies of traditional narratives associated with religion from a mythographical perspective.
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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.