| Description |
xi, 130 p. |
| Note |
Originally published: Mahwah, N.J. : BridgeWater Books, c1993. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- The Northeast -- The dream fast, Anishinabe -- White weasel, Abenaki -- Racing the Great Bear, Iroquois -- Granny squannit and the bad young man, Wampanoag -- The Southeast -- How the game animals were set free, Cherokee -- The wild boy, Caddo -- The underwater lodge, Muskogee (creek) -- The wisdom of the willow tree, Osage -- The Southwest -- The owl-man giant and the monster elk, Apache -- How the hero twins found their father, diné (Navajo) -- The bear boy, Pueblo -- The ghost society, Yuki -- The Northwest -- The light-haired boy, Lakota -- Star boy, Cheyenne -- Salmon boy, Tlingit -- Tommy's whale, Inupiaq. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Indians of North America -- Folklore.
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Indians of North America -- Rites and ceremonies.
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Masculinity -- Folklore.
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Tales -- North America.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9781555916251 (pbk.) |
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9781555916930 |
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9781555917753 (e-book) |
| OCLC # |
EBC688744 |
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