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Spider woman's web : traditional Native American tales about women's power / Susan Hazen-Hammond.

Summary:

Traditional versions of stories and songs that best portray the strength and vitality of women.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0399525467
  • ISBN: 9780399525469
  • Physical Description: xi, 242 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm
  • Edition: 1st ed.
  • Publisher: New York : Berkley Pub. Group, 1999.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"A Perigee book."
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-233) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Spider Woman saves Ko-chin-ni-na-ko : Keresan, Southwest -- Spider Woman's web : Athabaskan, Alaska -- Qi-yo Ke-pe, the great healer : Keresan, Southwest -- The woman whose heart became ice : Micmac, Northeast -- Sedna, mistress of the underworld : Inuit, Alaska -- The worm that devoured women : Cherokee, Southeast -- White Star Women and Great Star Man : Pawnee, Great Plains -- Ataensie, the woman who fell from the sky : Iroquois, Northeast -- The origin of corn : Abenaki, Northeast -- First woman and the people : Navajo, Southwest -- White Buffalo Woman : Lakota (Sioux), Great Plains -- The buffalo wife : Piegan (Blackfeet), Great Plains -- Sweet Corn Woman's tale : Tewa, Southwest -- The women warriors : Tewa, Southwest -- Coyote marries his daughter : Ute, Great Basin -- The abandoned children : White Clay People (Gros Ventre), Great Plains -- The two sisters and their aunt : Miwok, California -- The woman who kept secrets : Hopi, Southwest -- The quilt of men's eyes : Seneca, Northeast -- The kidnapped wife and the dream helper : Piegan (Blackfeet), Great Plains -- The woman who built the first medicine lodge : Piegan (Blackfeet), Great Plains -- The dream of Double Woman : Lakota (Sioux), Great Plains -- The woman who married the sea : Samish (Coast Salish), Northwest Coast -- The beginning of wisdom and law : Yakima, Plateau -- Dancing for Nomtaimet : Wintu, California.
Subject:
Indians of North America > Folklore.
Women > Folklore.
Tales > North America.

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 H39 1999 286998 Stacks Available -

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