Miss Judson has collected these myths and legends from many printed sources. She disclaims originality, but she has rendered a service that will be appreciated by the many who have sought in vain for legends of the Indians. There is an agreeable surprise in store for any lover of folk-lore who will read these books.
Contents:
The Creation
How The World Was Made
The Flood And The Rainbow
The First Fire
The Ancestors Of People
Origin Of Strawberries
Sacred Legend
The Legend Of The Peace Pipes
A Tradition Of The Calumet
The Sacred Pole
Ikto And The Thunders
The Thunder Bird
The Thunder Bird
Song To The Thunder Gods
Songs Of The Buffalo Hunt
Songs Of The Buffalo Hunt
Origin Of The Buffalo
The Buffalo Being
The Youth And The Underground People
The Buffalo And The Grizzly Bear
My First Buffalo Hunt
Bird Omens
The Bird Chief
Song Of The Birds
Song Of Kawas, The Eagle
The Eagle's Revenge
The Race Between Humming Bird And Crane
Rabbit And The Turkeys
Unktomi And The Bad Songs
How The Pheasant Beat Corn
Why The Turkey Gobbles
Omaha Beliefs
Pawnee Beliefs
A Song Of Hospitality
A Song Of The March
Song Of The Prairie Breeze
Old-Woman-Who-Never-Dies
Legend Of The Corn
Tradition Of The Finding Of Horses
Dakota Beliefs And Customs
Why The Tetons Bury On Scaffolds
The Ghost's Resentment
The Forked Roads
Tattooed Ghosts
A Ghost Story
The Ghost And The Traveler
The Man Who Shot A Ghost
The Indian Who Wrestled With A Ghost
The Wakanda, Or Water God The Spirit Land
Waziya, The Weather Spirit
Kansas Blizzards
… and many more …
