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Heroes & heroines, monsters & magic : native American legends and folktales / as told by Joseph Bruchac.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0895949954
  • ISBN: 9780895949950
  • Physical Description: 198 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
  • Publisher: Freedom, CA : Crossing Press, c1985.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
I will now tell a story -- The coming of legends -- The creation -- The two brothers -- The boy who live with the bears -- How bear lost his tail -- Chipmunk and bear -- The gifts of the little people -- Three tales about turtle -- Turtle's race with beaver -- Turtle's race with bear -- Turtle makes war on men -- How buzzard got his feathers -- Rabbit and the willow tree -- Raccoon and the crayfish -- Rabbit and fox -- The hungry fox and the boastful suitor -- The dogs who saved their master -- Battle with the snakes -- The two-headed snake -- The story of Okteondon or the workers of evil -- The two daughters -- The girl who was not satisfied with simple things -- The vampire skeleton -- The stone coat woman -- The wife of Thunderer -- Four Iroquois hunters -- Skunny-Wundy and the Stone Giant -- Hodadenon: the last one left and the chestnut tree -- The brave woman and the flying head -- The hunting of the great bear -- Naho.
Subject:
Indians of North America > Folklore.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lummi Library E 98 .F6 B78 1985 271282 Stacks Reshelving -

I will now tell a story
The coming of legends
The creation
The two brothers
The boy who live with the bears
How bear lost his tail
Chipmunk and bear
The gifts of the little people
Three tales about turtle
Turtle's race with beaver
Turtle's race with bear
Turtle makes war on men
How buzzard got his feathers
Rabbit and the willow tree
Raccoon and the crayfish
Rabbit and fox
The hungry fox and the boastful suitor
The dogs who saved their master
Battle with the snakes
The two-headed snake
The story of Okteondon or the workers of evil
The two daughters
The girl who was not satisfied with simple things
The vampire skeleton
The stone coat woman
The wife of Thunderer
Four Iroquois hunters
Skunny-Wundy and the Stone Giant
Hodadenon: the last one left and the chestnut tree
The brave woman and the flying head
The hunting of the great bear
Naho.