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Saunooke, Nan – Weewish Tree, 1977
The legend of the Cherokee Medicine Man is detailed and the origins of herbal medicine are accounted for in this brief story. (JC)
Descriptors: American Indians, Legends, Medicine, Mythology
Miller, Janet – Weewish Tree, 1978
This children's tale details the rivalry between dogs and cats according to Ojibway Indian legend. (RTS)
Descriptors: American Indians, Animal Behavior, Childrens Literature, Mythology
Bear, Joseph L. – Weewish Tree, 1978
This Sioux tale recounts the death of a village after the destruction of sacred snakes. (RTS)
Descriptors: American Indians, Animal Behavior, Childrens Literature, Death
Enos, Johnson – Weewish Tree, 1974
A student of Carlisle Indian School (Carlisle, Pennsylvania) wrote this story in 1910 describing a Pima legend concerned with the origin of the human race. (JC)
Descriptors: American Indians, Childrens Literature, Cultural Background, Legends
Grinde, Donald A., Jr. – Weewish Tree, 1976
The Cherokee's version of how the earth was created is given. (NQ)
Descriptors: American Indians, Childrens Literature, Cultural Background, Environmental Influences
Friday, Moses – Weewish Tree, 1976
The Arapaho's version of how the earth was created is given. (NQ)
Descriptors: American Indians, Childrens Literature, Cultural Background, Environmental Influences
Fish, Charles – Weewish Tree, 1976
The article discusses the origin of the stone arrow heads. (NQ)
Descriptors: American Indians, Childrens Literature, Cultural Background, Hand Tools
Inkanish, Mary Little Bear – Weewish Tree, 1979
The Cheyenne version of how bones appeared in High Plains country streams, is detailed in this legend of fifty young men, a turtle and death. (RTS)
Descriptors: American Indian Literature, American Indians, Childrens Literature, Legends
Black Plume, Bob – Weewish Tree, 1979
The origin of the Big Dipper is described in this Canadian Indian legend. (RTS)
Descriptors: American Indian Literature, American Indians, Animals, Childrens Literature
Splitter, Ruth Dimond – Weewish Tree, 1979
This delightful American Indian legend describes a meeting between a mountain lion, numerous domesticated cats, and a small boy. (RTS)
Descriptors: American Indian Literature, American Indians, Animals, Childrens Literature
White, John – Weewish Tree, 1979
This ancient Cherokee story details an encounter the Indians had with a strange beast after they misused nature thereby learning to respect the Creator. (RTS)
Descriptors: American Indian Literature, American Indians, Animal Behavior, Childrens Literature
Whirlwind Soldier, Merrill; Geerlings, Barbara – Weewish Tree, 1979
The American Indian oral tradition is presented in this article on the Omaha tribe's Rabbit Dance. (RTS)
Descriptors: American Indian Literature, American Indians, Animals, Childrens Literature
Weewish Tree, 1979
This article presents the Abenaki version of their "discovery of the earth" and the origin of their one god, Katahdin. (RTS)
Descriptors: American Indian Literature, American Indians, Animal Behavior, Childrens Literature
Azbill, Henry – Weewish Tree, 1979
This article presents the legend of Laidamlulu (Morning Star), noting how she received her name and duty. (RTS)
Descriptors: American Indian Literature, American Indians, Children, Childrens Literature
van Loon, L. G. – Weewish Tree, 1979
This is a tale of Two Fall Together, the name of a stretch of foamy water in the Mohawk River where a young man and Angry Spirit struggled and the Mohawks eventually lived in peace. (Author/RTS)
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Literature, American Indians, Childrens Literature
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