Gathering 160 tales from 80 tribal groups to offer a rich and lively panarama of the Native American mythic heritage. 100 drawings.

An encylopedia of names, places, and subjects in the mythology of native people from North and South America, with over 1500 entries.

In this book there is a wide landscape of different tribes that present a true look at these beliefs.

In this volume you will find these fourteen stories and legends from the Dakotas: Iktomi And The Ducks Iktomi's Blanket Iktomi And The Muskrat Iktomi And The Coyote Iktomi And The Fawn The Badger And The Bear The Tree-Bound Shooting Of The ...

The perusal and study of these stories will, it is believed, give as much pleasure to the reader, as they have given the compiler.

" Organized by region-with tales from the Northwest, Southwest, Great Plains, Southeast and Northeast-the legends are drawn from numerous tribes, including: The Wasco, The Aleut, The Apache, The Yosemite, The Cheyenne, The Sioux, The Hopi, ...

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 myths and legends are divided by geographical region and then further divided into six categories: origin myths; all-powerful spirits; hero creatures and monsters; holy places, sacred sites; revered animals; and rituals and ceremonies.

These stories were not only related to tribal history but were meant to entertain as well as educate, while preserving their tribal culture. The Hopi Indians culture was and is rich with these stories.