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• ISBN: 0520239261
• ISBN: 9780520239265
• Physical Description: viii, 225 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm
• Publisher: Berkeley ; University of California Press, ©1953

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-218).

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction: From Mountain Peaks to Indian Legends -- Myths of the Mountains -- The Spirits in Nature -- Mount Shasta and the Grizzly Bears modoc -- Mount Shasta and the Great Flood shasta -- The Peaks of Central Oregon warm springs -- Mount Jefferson and the Great Flood -- The Chief's Face on Mount Hood -- A Mount Adams Story yakima -- White Eagle: The Law on Mount Adams yakima -- The Bridge of the Gods klickitat -- The River Spirit and the Mountain Demons wishram -- The Origin of Puget Sound and the Cascade Range -- Indian Names for Mount Rainier -- Mount Rainier and the Olympic Mountains -- Mount Rainier and the Great Flood skokomish -- The Lake on Mount Rainier puyallup -- The Miser on Mount Rainier nisqually -- The Origin of Mount Si and the Forests snoqualmie -- Kulshan and His Two Wives lummi -- Mount Baker and the Great Flood squamish -- The Origin of Sisters Peak skagit -- Other Traditions of the Great Flood several tribes -- The Valiey of Peace in the Olympics -- The Seven Devils Mountains nez perce -- Legends of the Lakes -- Spirits and Animals in the Lakes -- The Origin of Crater Lake klamath -- The War between Lao and Skell: A Legend of Crater Lake -- Crater Lake and the Two Hunters klamath -- Another Crater Lake Legend klamath -- The Elk Spirit of Lost Lake wasco -- The Demons in Spirit Lake several tribes -- Kwatee and the Monster in Lake Quinault quillayute -- The Origin of Lake Crescent quillayute -- Nahkeeta: A Story of Lake Sutherland klallam -- Mason Lake and the Crying Loon nisqually -- The Lake on Vashon Island -- The Lake and the Elk-Child klickitat -- The Monster and Lake Chelan chelan -- The Lakes of the Grand Coulee -- Spokane Lake of Long Ago spokane -- Chief Joseph's Story of Wallowa Lake nez perce -- Tales of the Rivers, Rocks, and Waterfalls -- The Animal People of Long Ago -- Creation of the Animal People okanogan -- How Coyote Got His Special Power lake -- Why Rivers Flow but One Way snohomish, quinault -- How Coyote Made the Columbia River colville -- Coyote and the Monster of the Columbia klickitat -- Why Coyote Changed the Course of the Columbia River sanpoil -- How Coyote Helped the People several tribes -- The Origin of Willamette Falls kalapuya -- Pillar Rock -- The Cave Monster of the Willamette Valley kalapuya -- A Legend of Multnomah Falls -- Horsetail Falls and Beacon Rock -- Latourell Falls and the Pillars of Hercules -- Why the Columbia Sparkles wasco -- The Ever-watchful Eye wishram -- The Painted Rocks at Naches Gap yakima -- The Origin of the Petrified Forest colville -- Legends of Steamboat Rock colville -- The Hee-Hee Stone okanogan -- The Origin of the Spokane River spokane -- The Origin of Palouse Falls palouse -- Beaver and the Grande Ronde River nez perce -- Destruction Island and Tatoosh Island makah -- How Kwatee Made the Rivers and Rocks quillayute -- How Kwatee Changed the World queets -- A Potlatch on the Oregon Coast coquille -- Myths of Creation, the Sky, and Storms -- Why and When the Tales Were Told -- The Creation of the Klamath World klamath -- In the Beginning of the Modoc World modoc -- The Origin of the Chinook Indians chinook -- In the Beginning of the Nisqually World nisqually -- The Beginning of the Skagit World skagit -- The Beginning and the End of the Okanogan World okanogan -- Creation of the Yakima World yakima -- The Story of the Changer puyallup -- The Changer Comes to the Lummi lummi -- Pushing up the Sky snohomish -- How Raven Helped the Ancient People -- How the People Got the Sun quillayute -- The Big Dipper and the Milky Way wasco -- The Seven Sisters of the Sky nez perce -- Two Canoes in the Sky -- The Origin of Cassiopeia's Chair quillayute -- The Earth People Visit the Sky People queets -- The Northern Lights and Creatures of the Sky makah -- Thunderbird and Whale quillayute -- Thunder and Lightning nisqually -- Thunder's Spirit Power skagit -- Thunder and His Son-in-Law quinault -- The Battle with Snow chehalis -- The Chinook Wind yakima -- How Coyote Made the Indian Tribes columbia river tribes -- Miscellaneous Myths and Legends -- Guardian Spirits -- The Hazelnut, a Guardian Spirit yakima -- The Origin of Guardian Spirits and of Sweat Lodge sanpoil -- The Origin of the Root Festival yakima -- The Origin of the Potlatch quillayute -- Coyote and Crow yakima -- How Coyote Brought Fire to the People several tribes -- How Beaver Stole the Fire sanpoil -- Coyote and Eagle Visit the Land of the Dead -- Memaloose Island, the Island of the Dead wishram -- The Mortal Who Married a Merman coos -- The Maiden of Deception Pass samish -- The Maiden Sacrificed to Winter chinook -- Legend of the White Deer umpqua -- The Coming of the White People wasco -- The First Ship chinook.

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