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Why the possum's tail is bare, and other North American Indian nature tales
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Connolly, James E. |
Thirteen tales collected from eight Indian tribes of eastern and western North America, featuring animals and nature lore. |
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Native American stories
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Joseph Bruchac |
A collection of Native American tales and myths focusing on the relationship between man and nature. |
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Eagle boy
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Gerald Hausman |
Father and Mother Eagle take a Navajo boy to the country of the clouds where, though he allows Coyote to trick him, he learns the healing ways of eagles. |
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The boy & his mud horses
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Paul Goble |
A collection of short stories told in the traditional style of the Native American peoples. |
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The rough-face girl
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Rafe Martin |
In this Algonquin Indian version of the Cinderella story, the Rough-Face Girl and her two beautiful but heartless sisters compete for the affections of the Invisible Being. |
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Remaking the earth
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Paul Goble |
In this Algonquin "Earth Diver" creation myth, woven from the ideas of several traditional tales, the water birds and animals left behind when the old world was flooded dive for mud so that the Creat… |
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Iktomi and the Berries
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Paul Goble |
Relates Iktomi's fruitless efforts to pick some buffalo berries. |
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Iktomi and the Boulder
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Paul Goble |
Iktomi, a Plains Indian trickster, attempts to defeat a boulder with the assistance of some bats, in this story which explains why the Great Plains are covered with small stones. |
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Grandmother Spider brings the sun
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Geri Keams |
After Possum and Buzzard fail in their attempts to steal a piece of the sun, Grandmother Spider succeeds in bringing light to the animals on her side of the world. |
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Manabozho's gifts
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Jacqueline Dembar Greene |
Three Chippewa legends featuring the mythical hero Manabozho, who introduces fire and wild rice to his people and saves the rose from extinction. |
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Dancing Drum
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Terri Cohlene |
Retells the Cherokee legend in which Dancing Drum tries to make Grandmother Sun smile on the People again. Also describes the history, culture, and fate of the Cherokee Indians |
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Turquoise Boy
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Terri Cohlene |
A retelling of a Navajo Indian legend in which Turquoise Boy searches for something that will make the Navajo people's lives easier; includes a brief history of the Navajo people and their customs. |
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Walk In Peace
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Simon Otto |
Eighteen legends of the Ojibwe tribe of Michigan |
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How Rabbit tricked Otter and other Cherokee trickster stories
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Gayle Ross |
Fifteen traditional tales follow the adventures of Rabbit, the Cherokee trickster. |
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Shingebiss
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Nancy Van Laan |
Shingebiss the duck bravely challenges the Winter Maker and manages to find enough food to survive a long, harsh winter. |
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American Indian Mythology
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Evelyn Wolfson |
Have you ever wondered how the world was made? American Indian Mythology discusses this mystery, along with other myths and legends from different culture areas throughout North America. Each chapte… |
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The bear that turned white
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Maurine Grammer |
A collection of seventeen Native American tales gathered from the tribes of the American Southwest, including the Pueblo, Apache, Hopi, and Navajo. |
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The magic weaver of rugs
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Jerrie Oughton |
When two Navajo women pray for help for their cold and hungry people, Spider Woman teaches them how to weave. |
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How the Stars Fell into the Sky
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Jerrie Oughton |
A retelling of the Navaho legend that explains the patterns of the stars in the sky. |
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Monster rolling skull and other native American tales
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Anita Gustafson |
Retelling of nine traditional North American Indian tales. |
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