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This revealing work introduces readers to the mythologies of Native Americans from the United States to the Arctic Circle-a rich, complex, and diverse body of lore, which remains less widely known than mythologies of other peoples and places.
In thematic chapters and encyclopedia-style entries, Handbook of Native American Mythology examines the characters and deities, rituals, sacred locations and objects, concepts, and stories that define mythological cultures of various indigenous peoples. By tracing the traditions as far back as possible and following their evolution from generation to generation, Handbook of Native American Mythology offers a unique perspective on Native American history, culture, and values. It also shows how central these traditions are to contemporary Native American life, including the continuing struggle for land rights, economic parity, and repatriation of cultural property.
With more than 40 photographs, illustrations, and maps, here is the most comprehensive and accessible introduction to the mythological heritage of Native North Americans available in one volume. ... Read more

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An A-Z spanning the history of Native Americans from the earliest legends to the present day. ... Read more

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Good Text Book, not Good Story Book
If you are looking for text book that outlines native american mythology and categorizes it by region, this is the book for you.A word of caution though, it is extremely wordy and overly scholarly.It almost seems like the author had a thesaurus next him.Honestly, it took 30 pages before it I had to put it down or fall asleep.I never would have guessed that stories passed down through oral tradition could be worded so dull!The stories are outlines, with little to no background, and the author does nothing to put them into perspective.But again, if you are looking for a text book that outlines the mythologies and categorizes them by region or ethnicity, this is the book for you.
Unfortunately I bought this one thinking I was going to get the stories and how they related to the times and the people.I was obviously disappointed in that regard.If you are looking for a book that focuses on the stories and people, American Indian Myths and Legends by Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library is a little more up the alley. ... Read more

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Dictionary of Native American Mythology includes over 1,000 colorful, sometimes earthy, and always intriguing entries. Using the carefully chosen cross references, readers can quickly access the meanings of hundreds of elements of lore—from names, phrases, and symbols to images, motifs, and themes.

Ten territory maps, which pinpoint exact locations of the tribes mentioned in the text, and a tribal index enhance this volume's usefulness. The bibliography is the most extensive ever compiled on the subject. A delight to the casual browser, and indispensable for anyone interested in the study of Native American cultures.

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So-so
It's like what it says on the title. A dictionary. It's not what I call a definitive source, but it's ok. ... Read more

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Anyone interested in mythology and legends will enjoy these stories which have been passed down orally for generations by the Pueblo Indians of the American Southwest. They reveal Pueblo customs and traditions as well as the ceremonial aspects of Pueblo religion. A character called Grandfather, the fictional narrator of these stories, embodies the collective wisdom of the Pueblo Indians, the attitudes about universal dilemmas and conflicts in human life that developed through many generations. Some of the stories are realistic; others involve the supernatural. Some evoke the initial contact between the pueblos and the Spanish conquistadors. There are also tales of the joy and bitterness of interactions between parents and children, husbands and wives, and humans and spirits. Rites of passage and 'vision quests' often enter into the characters' attempts to live in harmony with nature, other humans, and spirits. Lessons on how to live, of growing up, marrying, parenting, and growing old sometimes emerge straightforwardly in these stories, but more often, readers are left to draw their own conclusions. These stories, collected by the Teresa Pijoan since she was eight years old, actually came from many different storytellers, some of them childhood friends of the author. She had heard several versions of each story before writing it down and she often used elements from one version to fill in the parts missing from other versions. She then showed her drafts of each story to members of several different pueblos and weighed their comments before putting each story in its present form. ... Read more

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An absorbing and thought-provoking assemblage of folklore
Pueblo Indian Wisdom: Native American Legends And Mythology is a collection by Teresa Pijoan of the legends, folktales, and myths which were passed down orally for generations among the Pueblo Indians of the American Southwest. Powerfully rendered, the recorded drafts of each individual story was shown to multiple storytellers, with their comments taken into account for the final draft. An absorbing and thought-provoking assemblage of folklore, Pueblo Indian Wisdom is a welcome and commended addition to any personal, academic, or community library Native American Studies collection. ... Read more

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This is a book concerning Native American mythology and it is profusely illustrated. ... Read more

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Chapters: Abenaki Mythology, Lenape Mythology, Haida Mythology, Thunderbird and Whale, Hopi Mythology, Creek Mythology, Kachina, Horned Serpent, Tsimshian Mythology, Seneca Mythology, Nuu-Chah-Nulth Mythology, Ho-Chunk Mythology, Quaoar, Salish Mythology, Ute Mythology, Matshishkapeu, Choctaw Mythology, Red Horn, Wendigo, Skin-Walker, Tall Tale, Raven in Mythology, Jumbee, Miwok Mythology, Bridge of the Gods, Muisca Mythology, Ohlone Mythology, Siwash Rock, Montezuma, Wild Man of the Navidad, Great Spirit, Legend of Rainbow Warriors, Deer Woman, Witchcraft in Native American Culture, Chinigchinix, Forbidden Plateau, I'itoi, Little People, Unga-Chuk, Llao, Shingebis, Gendenwitha, Ababinili, Native American Deities, Fifth World, Lake Iguaque, Enumclaw and Kapoonis, Winter-Telling Stories, Earth-Maker Myth, Cahuilla Mythology, Chía, Hú, the Boy and the Wolves, Apotamkin, Rainbow Crow, Caribou Master, Mannegishi, Edechewe, Natsilane, Awelo, Abira, Fastachee, Bec Dilxil Xastin, Kee-Wakw, Puana, Panti'. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 249. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Red Horn is a culture hero in Siouan oral traditions, specifically of the Ioway and Hock (Winnebago) nations. Only in Hock literature is he known as "Red Horn" (Heucka), but among the Ioway and Hocgara both, he is known by one of his variant names, "He Who Wears (Man) Faces on His Ears". This name derives from the living faces on his earlobes (Hock), or earbobs that come to life when he places them on his ears (Ioway). Elsewhere, he is given yet another name, "Red Man" (Wkucka), on account of the fact that his entire body is red from head to toe. Red Horn was one of the five sons of Earthmaker whom the Creator fashioned with his own hands and sent to earth to rescue mankind. During his sojourn on earth, he contested ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=10382238 ... Read more

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Chapters: American Legendary Creatures, Caribbean Mythology, Central American Mythology, Native American Mythology, North American Mythology, Zombie, Loa, Abenaki Mythology, Lenape Mythology, Haida Mythology, Thunderbird and Whale, Hopi Mythology, Creek Mythology, Anansi, Kachina, Horned Serpent, Tsimshian Mythology, Seneca Mythology, Nuu-Chah-Nulth Mythology, Ho-Chunk Mythology, Quaoar, Salish Mythology, Ute Mythology, Matshishkapeu, Choctaw Mythology, Red Horn, Mami Wata, Wendigo, Skin-Walker, Tall Tale, Raven in Mythology, Jumbee, Miwok Mythology, Bridge of the Gods, Muisca Mythology, Ohlone Mythology, Siwash Rock, Montezuma, Wild Man of the Navidad, Ascalapha Odorata, Haitian Mythology, Cadejo, Duppy, Great Spirit, Sihuanaba, Legend of Rainbow Warriors, Douen, Deer Woman, Soucouyant, Witchcraft in Native American Culture, Chinigchinix, Forbidden Plateau, I'itoi, Caribbean Folklore, Little People, Unga-Chuk, Loogaroo, Llao, Shingebis, Gendenwitha, Lusca, Ababinili, Petwo, Native American Deities, Fifth World, Lake Iguaque, Turtle Island, Enumclaw and Kapoonis, Winter-Telling Stories, Earth-Maker Myth, Cahuilla Mythology, Papa Bois, Chía, Hú, the Boy and the Wolves, Apotamkin, Rainbow Crow, Caribou Master, Lagahoo, Mannegishi, Edechewe, Chickcharney, Erinle, Natsilane, Awelo, Abira, Fastachee, Bec Dilxil Xastin, Kee-Wakw, Puana, Panti'. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 334. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Red Horn is a culture hero in Siouan oral traditions, specifically of the Ioway and Hock (Winnebago) nations. Only in Hock literature is he known as "Red Horn" (Heucka), but among the Ioway and Hocgara both, he is known by one of his variant names, "He Who Wears (Man) Faces on His Ears". This name derives from the living faces on his earlobes (Hock), or earbobs that come to l...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=10382238 ... Read more

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Chapters: Canadian Mythology, Mexican Mythology, Native American Mythology, North American Legendary Creatures, North American Mythology Stubs, United States Mythology and Folklore, Lakota Mythology, Abenaki Mythology, Lenape Mythology, Haida Mythology, Thunderbird and Whale, Hopi Mythology, Crow Religion, Creek Mythology, Nanook, Wyandot Religion, Kachina, I'nogo Tied, Horned Serpent, Tsimshian Mythology, Seneca Mythology, Nerrivik, Nuu-Chah-Nulth Mythology, Whope, Ho-Chunk Mythology, Quaoar, Salish Mythology, Issitoq, Wi, Ute Mythology, Akycha, Adlet, Wakan Tanka, Aulanerk, Matshishkapeu, Ani Hyuntikwalaski, Tekkeitsertok, Tornarsuk, Amaguq, Pana, Angwusnasomtaka, Squonk, Anog Ite, Alignak, Inua, Kadlu, Muyingwa, Qiqirn, Ka-Ha-Si, Haokah, Akhlut, Aholi, Apanuugak, Tarquiup Inua, Asiaq, Agloolik, Aipaloovik, Akna, Aumanil, Atshen, Choctaw Mythology, Acan, Cetan, Ishigaq, Tootega, Tulugaak, Idliragijenget, Kigatilik, Nujalik, Negafook, Čhápa, Tornat, Anguta, Pukkeenegak, Nootaikok, Unhcegila, Keelut, Ignirtoq, Wakinyan, Arnakuagsak, Canotila, Untunktahe, Chepi, Silap Inua, La Llorona, Red Horn, Lost Ship of the Desert, Wendigo, Jackalope, Mothman, Skin-Walker, Tall Tale, Champ, Raven in Mythology, Ogopogo, Jumbee, Miwok Mythology, Bridge of the Gods, Muisca Mythology, Wayob, Ohlone Mythology, Siwash Rock, Rougarou, Montezuma, Wild Man of the Navidad, Ijiraq, Thetis Lake Monster Hoax, Tailypo, Duppy, Great Spirit, Mussie, Legend of Rainbow Warriors, Boo Hag, Wampus Cat, Duende, Alux, Deer Woman, Soucouyant, Loveland Frog, Witchcraft in Native American Culture, Chinigchinix, Forbidden Plateau, I'itoi, Fur-Bearing Trout, Hoop Snake, Lutin, Little People, Shunka Warakin, Unga-Chuk, Kingdom of Saguenay, El Sombrerón, Beast of Busco, Llao, Baykok, Yukiyu, Shingebis, Ahayuta, Manitou, Kiviuq, Gendenwitha, Happy Hunting Ground, Minnehaha, Tlahuelpuchi, Witch Tree, Ababinili, Splintercat, Native American Deities, Cressie, Fifth Wor...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=10382238 ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Pawnee, Pawnee Mythology, Native American Tribes in Nebraska, Chief Yellow Horse, Larry Echohawk, Acee Blue Eagle, Villasur Expedition, Pawnee Language, Old Lady Grieves the Enemy. Excerpt:Acee Blue Eagle (1907 1959), also named Alex C. McIntosh , Chebon Ahbulah (Laughing Boy), and Lumhee Holot-Tee (Blue Eagle), was a Muscogee Creek -Pawnee -Wichita artist, educator, dancer, and flute player. Background He was born on 17 August 1907 near Anadarko, Oklahoma , into the Mcintosh family, a family which has given the Creek tribe of Oklahoma many of its chiefs. He studied at Chilocco Indian Agricultural School ; Bacone College ; University of Oklahoma , Norman ; Oklahoma State Technical School, Okmulgee , and Haskell Institute , Lawrence, Kansas , where a business administration building is named Blue Eagle Hall in his honor. Blue Eagle served in the United States Air Corps during World War II. He died on 18 June 1959, and is buried in the National Cemetery at Fort Gibson , Oklahoma . Art career In 1935, Blue Eagle was invited to give a series of lectures on American Indian art at Oxford University in England, and he took Europe by storm. Returning to the United States, he established the Art Department at Bacone College in 1935, and directed the program until 1938. There he helped shaped develop of the Bacone style of painting. In the 1940s he created a number of works for his friend, the collector Thomas Gilcrease . Blue Eagle gained worldwide fame during his lifetime, and his two-dimensional paintings hang in private and public galleries all over the world. Acee was well known for painting large interior murals, some of which are still preserved in Oklahoma. One of Acee's murals was in the dining hall of the USS Oklahoma . Blue Eagle's large interior murals in the U.S. Post Offic... ... Read more

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A collection of beautifully illustrated myths from different parts of the world ... Read more

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An illustrated collection of more than a 100 legends of the North American Indian tribes. All the major geographical areas and Indian tribes are covered in this collection, each with a brief introduction followed by a paraphrased retelling of the story. ... Read more

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Voices of the winds
A very nice collection of stories. Lots I hadn't heard before. A pleasure to add to my collection of stories.

Voices in the Winds, Native American Legends
This book is very good reading. All the stories are short and told in the original style. It is a must read for anyone interested in Native American History and Culture. This should be required reading for Native American Youth.

Whispers of the past
Great retelling of old myths and legends. An essential read for those who enjoy western America ideas and life styles. ... Read more

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A Native American healer explores the symbolic meanings of animals in Native American legends and tales and explains how one can get in touch with animal spirits through dreams, ceremonies, or sacred objects and places. Original." ... Read more

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a Wonderful Book
if you are interested in the native american culture this is an excellent resource. I loved this book!

Spirits of the Earth
This book has been inspirational for me personally on many occasions, but I would like to share a story in which it seemed to touch others:

While attending this years Rainbow Gathering in the Allegany National Forest in PA I had a wonderfully synchronistic experience.I was cooking breakfast at my van one morning and happen to meet two men by the names Michael and Hummingbird who were at their vehicles at the same time.Hummingbird went to help someone push out their vehicle, and in the meantime a woman stopped to wait to walk with the two men.As they were waiting, I overheard the woman talking about native american ceremonies that she had participated in.Out of curiosity, I asked her about them, so they came over and talked.I decided to take the opportunity to share my interests, including talking about this book.Michael was curious, so I showed him the book.A couple minutes later, Hummingbird returned, so Michael read the Hummingbird section.As he was reading the story, he stopped reading in disbelief when the setting of the story was at Thunder Rock in the Allegany State Forest in NY (Very near where we were standing)!

This book is a wonderful reference book - outlined in a very user friendly manner.

Spirits Of The Earth
This is a great book and is an easy read for children and adults alike. It is very entertaining and provides some useful information about the Native American culture and their spirit guides.

Excellent source of Native American spiritual info
If one is interested in finding out about their personal "spirit totems", this is the book to buy! Unlike other books of this sort, this one is well-organized, well-written and the information is presented with dignity.(Other books I've bought tried to make the various totems too "mystic", and the information was skimpy.)

The author has included a very comprehensive list of animal totems accompanied by excellent explanations.The symbols, stories and ceremonies are presented in a straight-forward manner without the "tackiness" I've found in other books of this kind.

I highly recommend this book.

Desirable
This book was sent to a young family member whose recent guidance and help from a group of Native Americans has helped in his healing.Before he read it one of the "Natives" asked to borrow it!Need I say more?? ... Read more