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Myths and Legends of British North America

Myths and Legends of British North America

by Katharine Berry Judson

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Editor
Judson, Katharine Berry, 1866-1929
Credits
Produced by Marcia Brooks, Stephen Hutcheson and the online Distributed Proofreaders Canada team at www.pgdpcanada.net
Language
English
LoC Class
E011: History: America: America
Subject
Indians of North America -- Canada -- Folklore
Category
Text
eBook-No.
48409
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/48409
Release Date
March 5, 2015
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF BRITISH NORTH AMERICA
  2. 2.PREFACE
  3. 3.TABLE OF CONTENTS
  4. 4.ILLUSTRATIONS — MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF BRITISH NORTH AMERICA
  5. 5.BELIEFS
  6. 6.BELIEFS
  7. 7.BELIEFS
  8. 8.CREATION OF THE WORLD
  9. 9.HOW THE EARTH WAS FORMED
  10. 10.OLD ONE AND CREATION
  11. 11.CREATION OF THE EARTH
  12. 12.RAVEN AND CREATION
  13. 13.ORIGIN OF RIVERS IN QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS
  14. 14.ORIGIN OF HAIDA LAND
  15. 15.RAVEN AND MOON WOMAN
  16. 16.ORIGIN OF LIGHT
  17. 17.ORIGIN OF LIGHT
  18. 18.CREATION OF LIGHT
  19. 19.COMING OF FIRE
  20. 20.HOW GRIZZLY BEAR AND COYOTE MADE LIGHT AND THE SEASONS
  21. 21.ORIGIN OF LIGHT AND FIRE
  22. 22.HOW FIRE WAS SECURED
  23. 23.HOW RAVEN BROUGHT FIRE
  24. 24.WHEN MINK CARRIED THE TORCHES
  25. 25.OLD ONE
  26. 26.THE GREAT FIRE
  27. 27.THE BURNING OF THE WORLD
  28. 28.THE HOUSE OF SUN
  29. 29.WHY THE SUN IS BRIGHT
  30. 30.WHEN SUN WAS SNARED
  31. 31.SUN AND MOON
  32. 32.THE MAN IN THE MOON
  33. 33.WHY THE MOON IS PALE
  34. 34.THE WOMAN IN THE MOON
  35. 35.MOON
  36. 36.WAR WITH THE SKY PEOPLE
  37. 37.HOW TWO SISTERS GOT OUT OF SKY LAND
  38. 38.ORIGIN OF THE PLEIADES
  39. 39.THE STAR HUNTERS
  40. 40.THE GREAT BEAR AND THE HUNTER
  41. 41.HOW THE SUMMER CAME
  42. 42.THE RAINBOW TRAIL
  43. 43.ORIGIN OF THE CHINOOK WIND [3]
  44. 44.WHEN GLACIER MARRIED CHINOOK’S DAUGHTER
  45. 45.MINK’S WAR WITH THE SOUTHEAST WIND
  46. 46.WHEN NORTH’S SON MARRIED SOUTHEAST’S DAUGHTER [5]
  47. 47.CAPTURE OF WIND
  48. 48.HOW WIND BECAME A SLAVE
  49. 49.THUNDER, LIGHTNING, AND RAIN
  50. 50.THUNDER
  51. 51.TURTLE AND THE THUNDER BIRD
  52. 52.WHY LIGHTNING STRIKES THE TREES
  53. 53.THE MAKING OF LAKES AND MOUNTAINS
  54. 54.ORIGIN OF RACES [6]
  55. 55.ORIGIN OF CHILCOTIN CAÑON
  56. 56.ORIGINS OF ANIMALS
  57. 57.BIRD BEGINNINGS
  58. 58.MOSQUITOES
  59. 59.ORIGIN OF DEATH
  60. 60.DURATION OF HUMAN LIFE
  61. 61.HOW DEATH CAME
  62. 62.ORIGIN OF ARROWHEADS
  63. 63.ORIGIN OF CARVED HOUSE POSTS
  64. 64.THE WIND-POWER CARVING
  65. 65.CALENDAR
  66. 66.CALENDAR
  67. 67.CALENDAR
  68. 68.HOW THE INDIANS FIRST OBTAINED BLANKETS
  69. 69.HUNTING IN THE SNOW MOUNTAINS
  70. 70.COYOTE’S GIFT OF THE SALMON AND THE CAÑON OF THE FRASER RIVER
  71. 71.THE COMING OF THE SALMON
  72. 72.COYOTE AND THE SALMON
  73. 73.WOLVERENE AND THE GEESE
  74. 74.NANEBOJO AND THE GEESE
  75. 75.ADVENTURES OF NANEBOJO
  76. 76.WISKE-DJAK [7] AND THE GEESE
  77. 77.WISKE-DJAK AND THE PARTRIDGES
  78. 78.WISKE-DJAK AND GREAT BEAVER
  79. 79.NENEBUC [8]
  80. 80.NENEBUC AND BIG BEAR
  81. 81.COYOTE AND FOX
  82. 82.THE VENTURESOME HARE
  83. 83.RABBIT AND FROG
  84. 84.BIG TURTLE
  85. 85.WOLVERENE AND ROCK
  86. 86.RAVEN’S CANOE MEN
  87. 87.RAVEN AND PITCHMAN
  88. 88.WHEN RAVEN MARRIED OFF HIS SISTER
  89. 89.BEAVER AND PORCUPINE
  90. 90.BEAVER AND PORCUPINE
  91. 91.BEAVER AND DEER
  92. 92.EAGLE’S FEAST [9]
  93. 93.WHEN CHICKADEE CLIMBED A TREE
  94. 94.REDBIRD AND BLACKBIRD
  95. 95.LITTLE GRAY WOODPECKER
  96. 96.OWL
  97. 97.CHIPMUNK
  98. 98.MUSKRAT’S TAIL
  99. 99.WOLVERENE AND BRANT
  100. 100.WAR OF THE FOUR TRIBES
  101. 101.TRADITION OF IROQUOIS FALLS [10]
  102. 102.THE GIANTESS AND THE INDIAN
  103. 103.THE DESTRUCTION OF MONSTERS
  104. 104.FOOTNOTES
  105. 105.Transcriber’s Notes

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