Careful retellings of traditional stories from tribes across North America highlight the sacredness of all life. Includes explanations of significant everyday objects and recurring characters and illustrates principles to guide your own spiritual quest.
Careful retellings of traditional stories from tribes across North America highlight the sacredness of all life. Includes explanations of significant everyday objects and recurring characters and illustrates principles to guide your own spiritual quest.
Preface Introduction 1. Creation Stories The Mud Diver Story: Munsee The Making of the World: Huron 2. The Wager for the World The Chickadee Story: Mi'kmaq The Adoption of the Human Race: Natchez Co-No, the World's Greatest Gambler: Winnebago 3. The Origins of Fire The First Fire: Cherokee Fire-Stealing Fox: Jicarilla-Apache 4. The Sacred Pipe White Buffalo Calf Woman: Lakota 5. "Why?" Stories How Deer Got His Horns: Cherokee Why Deer's Teeth Are Blunt: Cherokee Why the Blackfeet Never Kill Mice: Blackfeet/Ojibway 6. The Sacred Hero Son of Light Defeats the Monster: Hopi Agulabemu, the Great Bullfrog: Mi'kmaq 7. The Return of the Sun Chipmunk Asks for the Light: Seneca Little Brother Gets Mad at the Sun: Winnebago Raven: Tlingit/Salish 8. Coyotes and Other Tricksters Deer and Blue Jay: Klamath Coyote and Wren: Klamath Coyote and the Salmon: Klamath 9. Nature Spirits, Landkeepers, and Tribal Guardians The Meesang, or Water Babies: Washo The Great Bird Ong: Washo 10. The Spiritual Journey The Stone Canoe: Ojibway/Anishinabi Notes Acknowledgments
Preface Introduction 1. Creation Stories The Mud Diver Story: Munsee The Making of the World: Huron 2. The Wager for the World The Chickadee Story: Mi'kmaq The Adoption of the Human Race: Natchez Co-No, the World's Greatest Gambler: Winnebago 3. The Origins of Fire The First Fire: Cherokee Fire-Stealing Fox: Jicarilla-Apache 4. The Sacred Pipe White Buffalo Calf Woman: Lakota 5. "Why?" Stories How Deer Got His Horns: Cherokee Why Deer's Teeth Are Blunt: Cherokee Why the Blackfeet Never Kill Mice: Blackfeet/Ojibway 6. The Sacred Hero Son of Light Defeats the Monster: Hopi Agulabemu, the Great Bullfrog: Mi'kmaq 7. The Return of the Sun Chipmunk Asks for the Light: Seneca Little Brother Gets Mad at the Sun: Winnebago Raven: Tlingit/Salish 8. Coyotes and Other Tricksters Deer and Blue Jay: Klamath Coyote and Wren: Klamath Coyote and the Salmon: Klamath 9. Nature Spirits, Landkeepers, and Tribal Guardians The Meesang, or Water Babies: Washo The Great Bird Ong: Washo 10. The Spiritual Journey The Stone Canoe: Ojibway/Anishinabi Notes Acknowledgments
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