Native American Myths and LegendsColin F. Taylor Smithmark, 1994 - 144 pàgines Native American Myths and Legends explores the beliefs and folklore of the Native Americans. Nine distinct cultural regions are examined, the Southeast, Southwest, Plains, Plateau and Basin, California, the Northwest Coast, the Subarctic, the Arctic, and the Northeast Woodlands and Great Lakes. The text and photos focus on rituals, ceremonies, most respected sites, and spectacular craft artifacts. Some of topics include Origin Myths, the beliefs regarding the creation of the world and of man; All Powerti Spirits, which include Hero Creatures and Monsters that instruct rituals and punish wrongdoers; Revered Animals that serve as messengers, advisors or destroyers, Holy Places and Sacred Sites, the reverence for the land, water and mountains, as well as Legends, Rituals and Ceremonies, The comprehensive and authoritative text is integrated with hundreds or illustrations, including genuine artifacts and color artwork. |
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Algonquian ALL-POWERFUL SPIRITS Apache Arctic arrow bear believed birds Blackfeet buffalo California caribou carved central Cherokee chief clan condor Coyote creation Creator Cree Crow culture hero Dance dancers eagle Earth evil feathers fire fish giant Haida Hopi human hunters hunting Hupa important Indian Inuit Iroquoian Iroquois kachinas killed Kivioq KOYUKON Kwakiutl Lake Lakota land legend lived Maidu Mandan Manitou mask medicine Midewiwin Miwok monster Moon mountains mythology native Navajo Nez Perce North Northern Northern Paiute Northwest Coast Nunnehi origin myths painted Paiute Pawnee mythology Plains Raven regalia region REVERED ANIMALS RITUALS AND CEREMONIES River rock sacred sites salmon sandpainting serpent shaman Shoshoni Sisiutl skin Snake songs souls Southeastern Southeastern tribes Spider stone stories Subarctic supernatural symbol taboos thunder Thunderbird Tlingit told traditional tree tribes trickster Tsimshian Turtle Twin Upper World village vision quest winter Wisakedjak wolf Woman women Zuni