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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.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lummi Library E 98 .F6 B78 1985 271282 Stacks Reshelving -