Western Folklore · 1954 · 37 citations · 0 references
HumanitiesHistoryReligious StudiesIndigenous StudiesLegend StudiesNative American StudiesIndigenous HistoriesIndigenous PeoplesNative American ArchaeologyNative American ArtPacific ArchaeologyPacific Island HistoriesIndian HistoriographyIndigenous LegendsNative American Cultural HistoryNative AuthorshipSouthwest Mythology
This collection of more than one hundred tribal tales, culled from the oral tradition of the Indians of Washington and Oregon, presents the Indians' own stories, told for generations around their fires, of the mountains, lakes, and rivers, and of the creation of the world and the heavens above. Each group of stories is prefaced by a brief factual account of Indian beliefs and of storytelling customs. Indian Legends of the Pacific Northwest is a treasure, still in print after fifty years.