Myths And Legends Of The Great Plains

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 ...