| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
ix, 213 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
The Iroquois. The talking stone ; Sky Elk, the ghost of Whiteface Mountain ; Turkey Brother and the magic panther suit -- Central and Northwest woodland. Thunderbird ; Little Burnt Face ; Ojeeg, the hunter, and the ice man -- Southeast. The theft of fire ; Spearfinger, the witch -- Southwest. Foot racers of Payupki ; Why blackbird has white eyes ; The summer birds of K'yakime -- Plains. Iktomi and the ducks ; Small Star and the mud pony -- Plateau-California. Skinkoots steals the springtime ; What happened to six wives who ate onions ; Coyote and the swallowing monster ; Cottontail plays a trick on Coyote -- Pacific northwest. The feast of the mountain goats ; Raven and the nose of the Gonaqadet ; Halibut Man and the house on the waves -- Far north and Eskimo. The-Boy-who-snared-the-wind and the Shaman's daughter ; The Angakok and the mother of seals ; The day Tuk became a hunter -- Canada. The boy who was called Thickhead ; Why Bootup, the whale, smokes a pipe ; The magic snowshoes ; Badger and the green giant. |
| Summary |
Twenty-seven tales of Native Americans from nine geographic regions of North America. |
| Subject |
Indians of North America -- Folklore.
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| Local Subject |
Indigenous peoples -- North America -- Folklore.
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| Added Author |
De Wit, Dorothy.
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Crews, Donald.
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| ISBN |
0688802044 |
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0688842046 (library binding) |
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