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Wilson, Barbara Ker – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1975
Discusses the aboriginal folklore of Australia and New Zealand and lists some sources of the legends and myths. (PF)
Descriptors: Books, Folk Culture, Legends, Mythology
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
Peer reviewedFigueredo, Danilo H. – MultiCultural Review, 2001
Discusses sightings of various cryptids (hidden animals or creatures known to people from particular regions but unknown to the world at large), highlighting sightings in Puerto Rico and Latin America of chupacabras, minocao, giant anacondas, nahuelito, ahuizotl, cadejo, kharisiri, and mapinguari. Discusses politics involved in cryptozoology and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Internet, Legends, Mythology
Peer reviewedJohnston, Thomas F.; And Others – Music Educators Journal, 1979
This article describes a traditional Eskimo game in which complex patterns are created by slipping a circle of string over the fingers, often in accompaniment to songs and chants based on Eskimo myths. Several of the string patterns and songs, with Eskimo and English lyrics, are included. (SJL)
Descriptors: Eskimos, Folk Culture, Games, Legends
Peer reviewedRamsell, Jean E. – RQ, 1970
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Beliefs, Books, Folk Culture
Hand, Wayland D., Ed. – 1971
The proceedings of the UCLA Conference on American folk legend are the subject of these 14 papers. Areas of discussion include matters of definition, classification, structure and style, historical perspective, socio-psychological values, certain aspects of saints' legends in the Pennsylvania-German country, comparison of legendary and balladic…
Descriptors: Books, Comparative Analysis, Conferences, Folk Culture
Johnston, Basil – Tawow, 1978
Descriptors: American Indians, Cultural Background, History, Legends
Beck, Mary – Indian Historian, 1971
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, Ethnic Origins, Legends, Literature Reviews
Trejo, Judy – Indian Historian, 1977
Descriptors: American Indians, Cultural Background, Legends, Mythology
Download full textLloyd, Earl H. – 1996
This 30-item annotated bibliography, directed toward an academic audience, offers annotations of general mythological materials that house specific sections or volumes of information pertaining to Celtic mythology as well as annotations of works that are solely Celtic in nature. Materials in the bibliography were published between 1932 and 1996,…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Folk Culture, Higher Education, Legends
Peer reviewedAllen, Paula Gunn – American Indian Culture and Research Journal, 1974
Descriptors: American Indians, Definitions, Folk Culture, Legends
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
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
