Indian Legends of the Pacific NorthwestUniversity of California Press, 2003 - 225 стор. This collection of more than one hundred tribal tales, culled from the oral tradition of the Indians of Washington and Oregon, presents the Indians' own stories, told for generations around their fires, of the mountains, lakes, and rivers, and of the creation of the world and the heavens above. Each group of stories is prefaced by a brief factual account of Indian beliefs and of storytelling customs. Indian Legends of the Pacific Northwest is a treasure, still in print after fifty years. |
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From Mountain Peaks to Indian Legends | 1 |
The Spirits in Nature | 7 |
Mount Jefferson and the Great Flood | 14 |
The Bridge of the Gods KLICKITAT | 20 |
Indian Names for Mount Rainier | 26 |
The Lake on Mount Rainier PUYALLUP | 32 |
The Origin of Mount Si and the Forests SNOQUALMIE | 38 |
Other Traditions of the Great Flood SEVERAL TRIBES | 44 |
Beaver and the Grande Ronde River NEZ PERCE | 118 |
A Potlatch on the Oregon Coast COQUILLE | 124 |
The Creation of the Klamath World KLAMATH | 132 |
The Beginning of the Skagit World SKAGIT SKAGIT | 138 |
The Earth People Visit the Sky People QUEETS | 143 |
The Changer Comes to the Lummi LUMMI | 147 |
The Seven Sisters of the Sky NEZ PERCE | 155 |
The Northern Lights and Creatures of the Sky MAKAH | 160 |
Spirits and Animals in the Lakes | 51 |
Crater Lake and the Two Hunters KLAMATH | 58 |
Kwatee and the Monster in Lake Quinault QUILLAYUTE | 64 |
The Monster and Lake Chelan | 70 |
TALES OF THE RIVERS ROCKS AND WATERFALLS | 79 |
Why Rivers Flow but One Way SNOHOMISH QUINAULT | 86 |
How Coyote Helped the People | 96 |
A Legend of Multnomah Falls | 102 |
Horsetail Falls and Beacon Rock | 105 |
The Origin of the Petrified Forest COLVILLE | 112 |
The Battle with Snow CHEHALIS | 167 |
MISCELLANEOUS MYTHS AND LEGENDS | 177 |
The Origin of the Root Festival YAKIMA | 183 |
How Beaver Stole the Fire SANPOIL | 189 |
Memaloose Island the Island of the Dead WISHRAM | 195 |
The Maiden Sacrificed to Winter CHINOOK | 201 |
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Glossary | 219 |
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