Native American animal stories

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Native American animal stories / told by Joseph Bruchac ; foreword by Vine Deloria, Jr. ; illustrations by John Kahionhes Fadden and David Kanietakeron Fadden.

Bruchac, Joseph, 1942- (Author). Caduto, Michael J. Keepers of the animals. (Added Author).

General Note:: "From Keepers of the animals / Michael J. Caduto and Joseph Bruchac."
Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-135).
Formatted Contents Note:: Silver fox and coyote create earth / Miwok -- How the people hunted the moose / Cree -- How grandmother spider named the clans / Hopi -- How the spider symbol came to the people / Osage -- The rabbit dance / Mohawk [Kanienkahageh] -- The deer dance / Yaqui -- Eagle boy / Zuni -- Turtle races with beaver / Seneca -- Octopus and raven / Nootka -- How the butterflies came to be / Papago -- Salmon boy / Haida -- The woman who married a frog / Tlingit -- How poison came into the world / Choctaw -- The boy and the rattlesnake / Apache -- The first flute / Lakota [Sioux] -- Manabozho and the woodpecker / Anishinabe [Ojibway or Chippewa] -- Why coyote has yellow eyes / Hopi -- The dogs who saved their master / Seneca -- Why possum has a naked tail / Cherokee -- How the fawn got its spots / Dakota [Sioux] -- The alligator and the hunter / Choctaw -- The gift of the whale / Inuit-Inupiaq -- The passing of the buffalo / Kiowa -- The lake of the wounded / Cherokee.