They dance in the sky : Native American star myths

Monroe, Jean Guard. (Author). Williamson, Ray A., 1938- (Added Author).

Summary: A collection of legends about the stars from various North American Indian cultures, including explanations of the Milky Way and constellations such as the Big Dipper.

Record details

ISBN: 039539970X
ISBN: 9780395399705
Physical Description: print
xii, 130 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1987.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographies and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Seven dancing stars : legends of the Pleiades. Bright Shining Old Man (Onondaga) -- Raccoon's children and baby coyote (Shasta) -- Wild Onion Woman (Monache) -- Baakil and his wives (Tachi Yokut).