Fireside Book of North American Indian Folktales

Fireside Book of North American Indian Folktales

Author: Allan A. Macfarlan

Publisher: [Harrisburg, Pa.] : Stackpole Books

Published: 1974

Total Pages: 230

ISBN-13: 9780811706353

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Presents a collection of traditional tales from various North American tribes under such headings as Mystery and Magic, Romance and Enchantment, and Animal and Bird Folktales.


Tales of the North American Indians

Tales of the North American Indians

Author: Stith Thompson

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2000-01-01

Total Pages: 436

ISBN-13: 9780486411316

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Nearly 100 myths and legends of heroes, journeys to the other world, animal wives and husbands, and even biblical subjects include "The Woman Who Fell from the Sky" (Seneca), "The Star Husband" (Ojibwa), and more.


FOLKLORE AND FAIRYTALES OF THE NORTH AMERICAN

FOLKLORE AND FAIRYTALES OF THE NORTH AMERICAN

Author: Various

Publisher: Abela Publishing Ltd

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 135

ISBN-13: 0956058469

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A GREAT READ FOR KIDS! In 1891, the first buffalo was purchased for Golden Gate Park, Congress created the U.S. Courts of Appeals, the first woman was admitted to Yale University, American Express issued the first Travellers Checks, Thomas Edison patented the motion picture camera, and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow published The Song of Hiawatha. It was also the year that Folk Lore and Legends of the North American Indianwas first published by J.B. Lippincott. Folk Lore and Legends of the North American Indian is an exquisite compilation of North American Indian myths and legends as they existed in the late 1880s and early 1890s. These are the stories that were passed from mouth to mouth, teaching stories to help young Native Americans navigate through the uncertain journey of life that lay ahead. J.B. Lippincott gathered the stories from letters transported to him via the recently completed Transcontinental Pacific Railroad. These stories should not become just another page in the ever-increasing forest of the internet; they should not be accessible only with the use of electronic devices. All Americans are invited, especially Native Americans, to keep a copy of this sliver of their history in their bookshelves for their children and their children's children to read and treasure for years to come. This book has been especially republished to raise funds for the American Indian Education Fund, benefitting the education of Native Americans across the United States of America. ABELA PUBLISHING - YESTERDAYS BOOKS raising funds for TODAYS CHARITIES


AMERICAN INDIAN FOLKLORE, TALES, MYTHS AND LEGENDS 7 Book Set

AMERICAN INDIAN FOLKLORE, TALES, MYTHS AND LEGENDS 7 Book Set

Author: Various

Publisher: Abela Publishing Ltd

Published: 2017-04-10

Total Pages: 1458

ISBN-13:

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A collection of 7 American Indian, or Native American, folklore books containing legends, myths and tales for children with a total of 230 stories spread across almost 1,400 pages of old and forgotten books. Herein you will find stories from the Hopi, Atsugewi, Achomawi, the Dakotas and the Maidu plus three compilations of American Indian folklore from across North America. Also included is a complimentary selection of 15 stories from the Abela Collection pushing the number of stories you receive up to 245.The books in this collection are: ISBN TITLE 9780956058461 Folklore and Legends of the North American Indian 9781907256158 American Indian Fairy Tales 9781907256240 Achomawi and Atsugewi Myths and Tales 9781907256257 Old Indian Legends – Stories from the Dakotas 9781907256264 Indian Why Stories 9781907256356 Maidu Texts and Folklore 9781907256394 Traditions and Folklore of the Hopi FREE EBOOK Folklore, Fairy Tales, Myths and Legends from Around the World


Wolf Tales

Wolf Tales

Author: Mary Powell

Publisher:

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 58

ISBN-13: 9780941270731

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A collection of legends from the Cherokee, Dakota Sioux, and other Indian tribes, centering around the spiritual power of the wolf and its interaction with man and other animals.


Folklore by the Fireside

Folklore by the Fireside

Author: Alessandro Falassi

Publisher: University of Texas Press

Published: 1980-05-01

Total Pages: 400

ISBN-13: 0292740859

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For centuries, social life in rural Tuscany has centered around the veglia, an evening gathering of family and friends at the hearth. Folklore by the Fireside is a thorough and insightful study of this custom—from the tales, riddles, lullabies, and folk prayers performed as the small children are put to bed to the courtship songs and dances later in the evening to the anti-veglia male gossip, card games, and protest songs originating in the tavern. Alessandro Falassi skillfully correlates the veglia to the rites of passage and family values of an agrarian society. Although the impact of mass media and other factors has tended to weaken the tradition, even today Tuscan children are taught to behave and adolescents are guided along the conventional path to adulthood, courtship, and marriage through veglia folklore. This is the first work to deal systematically with Tuscan folklore from a semiotic and structural viewpoint and to examine the veglia as a means of handing down traditional values. It is important not only for its careful, detailed description but also for its rigorous methodology and theoretical richness.


Indian Legends of Canada

Indian Legends of Canada

Author: Ella Elizabeth Clark

Publisher: McClelland & Stewart

Published: 2011-10-05

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 1551995123

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The role of storyteller was always a very special one among Native Americans, combining the functions of philosopher, historian, and entertainer. Winter was the time for the stories around the fire, when the hunt was over and people longed to be “lifted to the fairyland of pure imagination,” as an early twentieth-century Native American has said. This book contains the magic created around the Indian fireside, for readers of all ages. It includes myths of creation, culture myths, nature myths, and beast fables, as well as the legends, personal narratives and historical traditions of thirty North American Indian tribes.