The role of storyteller was always a very special one among Native Americans, combining the functions of philosopher, historian, and entertainer. Winter was the time for the stories around the fire, when the hunt was over and people longed to be "lifted to the fairyland of pure imagination," as an early twentieth-century Native American has said. This book contains the magic created around the Indian fireside, for readers of all ages. It includes myths of creation, culture myths, nature myths, and beast fables, as well as ...
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The role of storyteller was always a very special one among Native Americans, combining the functions of philosopher, historian, and entertainer. Winter was the time for the stories around the fire, when the hunt was over and people longed to be "lifted to the fairyland of pure imagination," as an early twentieth-century Native American has said. This book contains the magic created around the Indian fireside, for readers of all ages. It includes myths of creation, culture myths, nature myths, and beast fables, as well as the legends, personal narratives and historical traditions of thirty North American Indian tribes.
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Fine in Fine Mylared jacket. Collectible Fine Hardcover Fine Mylar Protected Dust Jacket. 177 pp. Ninth Edition. Clean Not a library copy. Possibly inscribed by author. A better condition copy and jacket of this truly great collection of First Nation Stories of North America I've seen in four decades. This knowledgeable collection leans toward the supernatual and wonder filled "The Little People and the greedy hunters" Seneca "The Water Fairies" Micmac The Origin of Niagra Falls" Seneca "The Meaning of the Northern Lights" Dogrib. Many more. See our Three Geese in Flight for Cover and Partial Table of Contents.