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From the Book
Part one from the northwest: Creation of the first indians (Chelan)
Coyote and Multnomah Falls (Wasco)
When the animals and birds were created (Makah)
Raven's great adventure (Alaska)
Yellowstone valley and the great flood (Yellowstone)
Coyote and the monsters of the Bitterroot Valley (Flathead or Salish)
Warm wind brothes vs. Cold wind brothers (Moses band of Columbia River Indians)
Coyote's adventures in Idaho (Flathead)
Origin of camas roots (Okanagon)
Coyote's salmon (Sanpoil)
Woodpecker and the theft of fire (Sanpoil)
Pah-to, white eagle (Wasco)
Bridge of the gods (Wasco)
Raven and his grandmother (Aleuts)
White-faced bear (Aleuts)
Two inquisitive men (Aleuts)
Girl who searched for her lover (Aleuts)
Girl who married the moon (Aleuts)
Part two from the southwest: Flood on superstition mountain (Pima)
How the Hop Indians reached their world (Hopi)
How the great chiefs made the moon and the sun (Hopi)
First Journey through Grand Canyon (Hopi)
Origin of the clans (Hopi)
Wind God (Hopi)
Rainbow's end (Navaho)
Legend of the night chant (Navaho)
Spider rock (navaho)
Song of the horses (Navaho)
Story of the two brother-cousins (Navaho)
Creation (Apache)
Origin of fire (Jicarilla-Apache)
Origin of the animals (Jicarilla-Apache)
Apache medicine dance (Jicarilla-Apache)
Legend of the big bird (Chipewyan)
Legend of the white bear (Chipewyan)
Hummingbird (Zuni)
Four flutes (Zuni)
Yellow hand (Papago)
When the north star stands still (Paiute)
California creation myth (Yokut)
Why Mount Shasta erupted (Shasta)
Land of the ghost dance (Shasta)
San Joaquin Valley tale (Mariposa)
Queen of Death Valley (Shoshone)
Story of creation (Dieguenos)
Fly at the council (Dieguenos)
Impiety of frog (Dieguenos)
Fiesta Tu-chai-pai (Dieguenos)
Origin of Yosemite (Yosemite (Miwok))
How half dome was formed (Yosemite (Miwok))
Origin of Tu-tok-a-nu-la (Yosemite (Miwok))
Bridal Veil FallS (Yosemite (Miwok))
Leaping frog rocks (Yosemite (Miwok))
Legend of the geysers (Ashochimi (Pomo-Wappo))
Before this land (Luiseno)
Tales of Lake Tahoe (Washo)
Legend of the first pearl fish hook (Hawaii)
Hula school (Hawaii).
From the Book
Part one: From the Northwest --
Creation of the first indians / Chelan --
Coyote and Multnomah Falls / Wasco --
When the animals and birds were created / Makah --
Raven's great adventure / Alaska --
Yellowstone Valley and the Great Flood / Yellowstone --
Coyote and the monsters of the Bitterroot Valley / Flathead or Salish --
Warm Wind Brothers vs. The Cold Wind Brothers / Moses Band of Columbia River Indians --
Coyote's adventures in Idaho / Flathead --
Origin of Camas Roots / Okanagon --
Coyote's Salmon / Sanpoil --
Pah-To, the White Eagle / Wasco --
Bridge of Gods / Wasco --
Raven and his grandmother / Aleuts --
White-Faced Bear / Aleuts --
Two Inquisitive Men / Aleuts --
Girl who searched for her lover / Aleuts --
Girl who married the moon / Aleuts --
Part two: From the Southwest --
Flood on Superstition Mountain --
Pima --
How the Hopi Indians reached their world / Hopi --
How the Great Chiefs made the moon and the sun / Hopi --
First journey through Grand Canyon / Hopi --
Origin of the Clans / Hopi --
Wind God / Hopi --
At the rainbow's end / Navaho --
Legend of the night chant / Navaho --
Spider Rock / Navaho --
Song of the horses / Navaho --
Story of the Two Brother-Cousins / Navaho --
Creation / Apache --
Origin of fire / Jicarilla-Apache --
Origin of the animals / Jicarilla-Apache --
An Apache Medicine Dance / Jicarilla-Apache --
Legend of the Big Bird / Chipewyan --
Lengend of the White Bear / Chipewyan --
Hummingbird / Zuni --
Four flutes / Zuni --
Yellow hand / Papago --
Why the North Star stands still / Paiute --
A California creation myth / Yokut --
Why Mount Shasta erupted / Shasta --
Land of the Ghost Dance / Shasta --
A San Joaquin Valley tale / Mariposa --
Queen of Death Valley / Shoshone --
Story of creation / Dieguenos --
Fly at the council / Dieguenos --
Impiety of Frog / Dieguenos --
Fiesta Tu-chai-pai / Dieguenos --
Origin of Yosemite / Yosemite (Miwok) --
Origin of Tu-tok-a-nu-la / Yosemite (Miwok) --
How half dome was formed / Yosemite (Miwok) --
Bridal Veil Fall / Yosemite (Miwok) --
Leaping Frog Rocks / Yosemite (Miwok) --
Legend of the geysers / Ashochimi (Pomo-Wappo) --
Before this land / Luiseno --
Tales of Lake Tahoe / Washo --
Legend of the First Pearl Fish Hook / Hawaii --
Hula School / Hawaii --
Part three: From the Great Plains --
Origin of the Buffalo / Cheyenne --
How the buffalo hunt began / Cheyenne --
Eagle War feathers / Cheyenne --
Enough is enough / Cheyenne --
Falling-star / Northern Cheyenne --
Buffalo and Eagle Wing / Unknown --
Sun Dance / Hidatsa --
Corn Ceremony / Hidatsa --
An address to Mother Corn / Arikara --
Buffalo Dance / Mandan --
Sun Dance Mountain / Dakota-Sioux --
Origin of the Prairie Rose / Dakota-Sioux --
Hermit, or the Gift of Corn / Dakota-Sioux --
Legend of Standing Rock / Dakota-Sioux --
Mysterious butte / Dakota-Sioux --
Origin of the Sioux Peace Pipe / Dakota-Sioux --
Legend of the Thunder God / Dakota-Sioux --
A Teton ghost story / Dakota-Sioux --
How Medicine Man resurrected Buffalo / Arapaho --
Buffalo Rock / Blackfeet --
Origin of the Sweat Lodge / Piegan --
Wise Man of Chief Mountain / Blackfeet --
Puma and the Bear / Ute --
Porcupine hunts Buffalo / Ute --
Coyote vs. Duck / Ute --
Two Fawns and a Rabbit / Ute --
Two Grandsons / Ute --
Origin of Summer and Winter / Acoma --
Part four: From the Central Region --
Arch Rock on Mackinac Island / Ottawa --
Great Serpent and the Great Flood / Chippewa-Ojibwa --
Foresaken Brother / Chippewa --
Father of Indian Corn / Chippewa-Ojibwa --
Legend of the White Plume / Iowa --
Boy stolen by Thunderbird / Winnebago --
Holy Song (Medicine Song) / Winnebago --
Some adventures of "The little hare" / Winnebago --
Making the sacred bundle / Pawnee --
Legend of the Piasa / Illini --
Two brothers who became stars / Wichita --
Part five: From the Southeast --
Origin of Earth / Tuskegee --
In the beginning / Yuchi --
First fire / Cherokee --
Origin of Game and of Corn / Cherokee --
Ball game of the Birds and the Animals / Cherokee --
Origin of Medicine / Cherokee --
Hero with the Horned Snakes / Cherokee --
Green Corn Festival / Shawnee --
Walnut-Cracker / Creek --
How Rabbit fooled Alligator / Creek --
Celestial Canoe / Alabama --
Milky Way / Seminole --
Men visit the sky / Seminole --
Adoption of the human race / Natchez --
Part six: From the Northeast --
First People and the first corn / Penobscot-Passamaquoddy --
Origin of the Thunderbird / Passamaquoddy --
Flying canoe / Passamaquoddy --
Loyal sweetheart / Passamaquoddy --
Origin of the Medicine Man / Passamaquoddy --
Giant and the Four Wind Brothers / Penobscot --
Origin of Indian Summer / Penobscot --
Water famine / Penobscot --
Legend of the Bear family / Penobscot --
Strange origin of corn / Abnaki --
Wa-ba-ba-nal, the Northern Lights / Wabanaki --
Indians at Niagara Falls / Seneca --
Sacrifice at Niagara Falls / Seneca --
Three brothers who followed the sun / Seneca --
Seek your father / Seneca --
A Mashpee ghost story / Wampanoag --
Rabbit and Otter, the bungling host / Micmac --
Origin of the Iroquois Nations / Iroquois --
De-ka-nah-wi-da and Hiawatha / Iroquois.
As It Was
From the Northwest
The Creation of the First Indians: Chelan
Coyote and Multnomah Falls: Wasco
When the Animals and Birds Were Created: Makah
Raven's Great Adventure: Alaska
Yellowstone Valley and the Great Flood: Yellowstone
Coyote and the Monsters of the Bitterroot Valley: Flathead or Salish
Creation of the Red and White Races: Flathead or Salish
The Warm Wind Brothers vs. The Cold Wind Brothers: Moses Band of Columbia River Indians
Coyote's Adventures in Idaho: Flathead
The Origin of Camas Roots: Okanagon
Coyote's Salmon: Sanpoil
Woodpecker and the Theft of Fire: Sanpoil
Pah-To, The White Eagle: Wasco
The Bridge of the Gods: Wasco
Raven and His Grandmother: Aleuts
The White-Faced Bear: Aleuts
The Two Inquisitive Men: Aleuts
The Girl Who Searched for Her Lover: Aleuts
The Girl Who Married the Moon: Aleuts
From the Southwest
The Flood on Superstition Mountain: Pima
How the Hopi Indians Reached Their World: Hopi
How the Great Chiefs Made the Moon and the Sun: Hopi
First Journey through Grand Canyon: Hopi
Origin of the Clans: Hopi
The Wind God: Hopi
At the Rainbow's End: Navaho
Legend of the Night Chant: Navaho
Spider Rock: Navaho
Song of the Horses: Navaho
The Story of the Two Brother-Cousins: Navaho
Creation: Apache
Origin of Fire: Jicarilla-Apache
Origin of the Animals: Jicarilla-Apache
An Apache Medicine Dance: Jicarilla-Apache
Legend of the Big Bird: Chipewyan
The Legend of the White Bear: Chipewyan
The Hummingbird: Zuni
The Four Flutes: Zuni
The Yellow Hand: Papago
Why the North Star Stands Still: Paiute
A California Creation Myth: Yokut
Why Mount Shasta Erupted: Shasta
Land of the Ghost Dance: Shasta
A San Joaquin Valley Tale: Mariposa
The Queen of Death Valley: Shoshone
The Story of Creation: Dieguenos
The Fly at the Council: Dieguenos
The Impiety of Frog: Dieguenos
Fiesta Tu-chai-pai: Dieguenos
The Origin Of Yosemite: Yosemite (Miwok)
The Origin of Tu-tok-a-nu-la: Yosemite (Miwok)
How Half Dome Was Formed: Yosemite (Miwok)
Bridal Veil Fall: Yosemite (Miwok)
Leaping Frog Rocks: Yosemite (Miwok)
The Legend of the Geysers: Ashochimi (Pomo-Wappo)
Before This Land: Luiseno
Tales of Lake Tahoe: Washo
The Legend of the First Pearl Fish Hook: Hawaii
The Hula School: Hawaii
From the Great Plains
Origin of the Buffalo: Cheyenne
How the Buffalo Hunt Began: Cheyenne
Eagle War Feathers: Cheyenne
Enough Is Enough: Cheyenne
Falling-Star: Northern Cheyenne
Buffalo and Eagle Wing: Unknown
The Sun Dance: Hidatsa
The Corn Ceremony: Hidatsa
An Address to Mother Corn: Arikara
The Buffalo Dance: Mandan
Sun Dance Mountain: Dakota-Sioux
Origin of the Prairie Rose: Dakota-Sioux
The Hermit, or the Gift of Corn: Dakota-Sioux
The Legend of Standing Rock: Dakota-Sioux
The Mysterious Butte: Dakota-Sioux
Origin of the Sioux Peace Pipe: Dakota-Sioux
Legend of the Thunder God: Dakota-Sioux
A Teton Ghost Story: Dakota-Sioux
How Medicine Man Resurrected Buffalo: Arapaho
The Buffalo Rock: Blackfeet
The Wise Man of Chief Mountain: Blackfeet
Origin of the Sweat Lodge: Piegan
Puma and the Bear: Ute
Porcupine Hunts Buffalo: Ute
Coyote vs. Duck: Ute
Two Fawns and a Rabbit: Ute
Two Grandsons: Ute
The Origin of Summer and Winter: Acoma
From the Central Region
Arch Rock on Mackinac Island: Ottawa
The Great Serpent and the Great Flood: Chippewa-Ojibwa
The Forsaken Brother: Chippewa
Father of Indian Corn: Chippewa-Ojibwa
Legend of the White Plume: Iowa
Boy Stolen by Thunderbird: Winnebago
Holy Song (Medicine Song): Winnebago
Some Adventures of "The Little Hare": Winnebago
Making the Sacred Bundle: Pawnee
Legend of the Piasa: Illini
Two Brothers Who Became Stars: Wichita
From the Southeast
The Origin of Earth: Tuskegee
In the Beginning: Yuchi
The First Fire: Cherokee
The Origin of Game and of Corn: Cherokee
The Ball Game of the Birds and the Animals: Cherokee
The Origin of Medicine: Cherokee
The Hero with the Horned Snakes: Cherokee
The Green Corn Festival: Shawnee
The Walnut-Cracker: Creek
How Rabbit Fooled Alligator: Creek
The Celestial Canoe: Alabama
The Milky Way: Seminole
Men Visit the Sky: Seminole
Adoption of the Human Race: Natchez
From the Northeast
The First People and the First Corn: Penobscot-Passamaquoddy
The Origin of the Thunderbird: Passamaquoddy
The Flying Canoe: Passamaquoddy
The Loyal Sweetheart: Passamaquoddy
Origin of the Medicine Man: Passamaquoddy
The Giant and the Four Wind Brothers: Penobscot
The Origin of Indian Summer: Penobscot
The Water Famine: Penobscot
The Legend of the Bear Family: Penobscot
The Strange Origin of Corn: Abnaki
Wa-ba-ba-nal, the Northern Lights: Wabanaki
Indians at Niagara Falls: Seneca
The Sacrifice at Niagara Falls: Seneca
Three Brothers Who Followed the Sun: Seneca
Seek Your Father: Seneca
A Mashpee Ghost Story: Wampanoag
Rabbit and Otter, The Bungling Host: Micmac
The Origin of the Iroquois Nations: Iroquois
De-ka-nah-wi-da and Hiawatha: Iroquois.
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