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Indian Nature Myths

by Julia Darrow Cowles

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  1. 1Preface
  2. 2How the Seasons Came to Be (Ojibwa)
  3. 3Birth of the Arbutus (Ojibwa)
  4. 4The Maiden With Golden Hair (Chippewa)
  5. 5Origin of the Violet (Iroquois)
  6. 6The Beginning of Birds (Blackfeet)
  7. 7Why the Wind Wails (Algonquin)
  8. 8Story of the Humming Bird (Shoshonee)
  9. 9The Gift of Indian Corn (Chippewa)
  10. 10The Stars That Dance (Iroquois)
  11. 11The Pukwudjee and the Morning Star (Ojibwa)
  12. 12The White Hawk (Shawnee)
  13. 13How Mosquitoes Came to Be (Iroquois)
  14. 14How Birds and Fairies Came to Be (Algonquin)
  15. 15Why the Aspen Leaves Are Never Still (Blackfeet)
  16. 16Why the Baby Says “Goo” (Algonquin)
  17. 17Why the Squirrel Coughs (Algonquin)
  18. 18Why the Frogs Croak (Algonquin)
  19. 19The Rock of the Measuring Worm — El Capitán, in the Yosemite — (Cal…
  20. 20How the Flying Squirrel Got His Wings (Iroquois)
  21. 21Why Brother Bear Wears a Stumpy Tail (Ojibwa)
  22. 22The Thunder People (Passamaquoddy)
  23. 23Keeper of the Winds (Algonquin)

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