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Author Ferguson, Diana, 1947-

Title Native American myths / Diana Ferguson ; consultant, Colin Taylor.

Publication Info. London : Collins & Brown, 2001.

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Location Call No. Status
 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  398 F381    Check Shelf
 Cheshire Public Library - Adult Department Lower Level  398.2097 FERGUSON    Check Shelf
 Middletown, Russell Library - Adult Nonfiction  398.2089 FER    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  398.27 F38    Check Shelf
 Portland Public Library - Adult Department  398.208997 FER    Check Shelf
 Southington Library - Adult  398.2731 FER    Check Shelf
Description 160 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Note Includes index.
Contents How the world was made: Tirawa and the song of the stars -- How the first people were made -- Climbing the ladder of the worlds -- How animals made the world -- The Buffalo skin sky -- The two-men-who-changed-things -- Tricksters and culture heroes: How Spiderman was tricked by his wife -- How coyote stole fire -- How raven brought the daylight -- How rabbit caught the sun -- Nanabozho and the flood -- Glooskap and Malsum -- Glooskap and the four wishes -- Coyote, fox and the wolves -- Coyote and the earth monster -- Coyote and the box of light -- Earth, sea and sky: Thunderbird and the water monster -- Why the sun hides from the moon -- Father sun and the twin boys -- How spider stole the sun -- Sedna and the sea -- Why night follows day -- Sky spirit and fine weather woman -- Quests and sacred gifts: Selu the corn maiden -- White buffalo woman and the buffalo-calf pipe of peace -- Bith Ahatini and the night chant -- Tiyo and the snake dance -- Poia and the sun dance -- Mondawmin the corn spirit -- The boy who brought the buffaloes -- Ghosts and th supernatural: How death came into the world -- The flying head -- Blue jay and Ioi -- The boy who ran with the wolves -- The wooden doll.
Subject Indian mythology -- North America.
Tales -- North America.
Legends -- North America.
Local Subject Spirituality -- Indigenous -- North America.
ISBN 185585824X
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