| Author |
Cowles, Julia Darrow, 1862-1919 |
| Illustrator |
Dulin, Dorothy, 1881-1953 |
| LoC No. |
18021665
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| Title |
Indian Nature Myths
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| Original Publication |
United States: A. Flanagan Company, 1918.
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| Contents |
How the seasons came to be (Ojibwa) -- Birth of the arbutus (Ojibwa) -- The maiden with golden hair (Chippewa) -- Origin of the violet (Iroquois) -- The beginning of birds (Blackfeet) -- Why the wind wails (Algonquin -- Story of the humming bird (Shoshonee) -- The gift of Indian corn (Chippewa) -- The stars that dance (Iroquois) -- The Pukwudjee and the Morning Star (Ojibwa) -- The White Hawk (Shawnee) -- How mosquitoes came to be (Iroquois) -- How birds and fairies came to be (Algonquin) -- Why the aspen leaves are never still (Blackfeet) -- Why the baby says "goo" (Algonquin) -- Why the squirrel coughs (Algonquin) -- Why the frogs croak (Algonquin) -- The rock of the measuring worm; El Capitán, in the Yosemite (California tribes) -- How the flying squirrel got his wings (Iroquois) -- Why Brother Bear wears a stumpy tail (Ojibwa) -- The thunder people (Passamaquoddy) -- Keepers of the winds (Algonquin).
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| Credits |
Sam W. and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
E011: History: America: America
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| Subject |
Indians of North America -- Folklore -- Juvenile literature
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| Subject |
Indian mythology -- North America -- Juvenile literature
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
70318 |
| Release Date |
Mar 18, 2023 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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