A Passamaquoddy Legend One day in late autumn a hunter in the Micmac country traveled through the woods, and he heard in the distance the sound of footsteps beating on the ground. He hastened to the spot whence the noise came, and found a man and his wife dancing around a tree. And on the [...]
Genealogy & Story Telling
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Aug
A Cherokee Legend A long time ago the people of the old town of Kanu’ga`lâ’yï (Briertown), on Nantahala river, in the present Macon county, North Carolina, were much annoyed by a great insect called U’la`gû’. U’la`gû’ was as large as a house, and used to come from some secret hiding place, and darting swiftly through [...]
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Aug
A Cherokee Legend The Grouse used to have a fine voice and a good halloo in the ballplay. All the animals and birds used to play ball in those days and were just as proud of a loud halloo as the ball players of today. The Turkey had not a good voice, so he asked [...]
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Aug
An Iroquois Legend A grandmother and granddaughter were living together. They had a skin blanket, ut it was old and a good deal of the hair was worn off. The two women went to the forest to camp and cut wood, and they carried the blanket to cover themselves with at night. They had been [...]
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Aug
A Cherokee Legend Winged creatures of all kinds are classed under the generic term of aninâ’hilidâ’hï (flyers). Birds are called, alike in the singular and plural, tsi’skwa, the term being generally held to exclude the domestic fowls introduced by the whites. When it is necessary to make the distinction they are mentioned, respectively, as inägëhï [...]
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Aug
A Paiute Legend The coyote, like his brother the wolf, was a spiritual being. In the beginning the coyote left his homeland in the Americas and traveled East-ward across the ocean in the direction of the rising sun. In distant lands, he acquired a bride and with her had a great number of children. These [...]
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15
Aug
A Hopi Legend A long time ago, when the Hopi Tribe was emerging from the First World, their people started to hunt for the land of the rising sun. Moving in related groups, they thought it fun to play a name game. When the first band came upon a dead bear, immediately they thought it [...]
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Aug
A Winnebago (Hotcâk) Legend When Earth-Maker had completed his creation of the world, he looked for a creature that could watch over his creation. First Earthmaker appointed Turtle to oversee things, but his legs were so stubby that he could not see very far at all. So he was recalled. Then Earth-Maker appointed Kaghiga (Crow/Raven) [...]
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Aug
A Pampa Legend It was said that Quehualliu was the most handsome Indian of the tribe. He was always picking up flowers for Pasancana, the beautiful daughter of the chief. Together they learned how to walk and to play. They played in the most beautiful places of the mountain. One day when they were older, [...]
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15
Aug
Legend Of The Cherokee Rose (nu na hi du na tlo hi lu i)
Posted by Robert Published in UncategorizedA Cherokee Legend When gold was found in Georgia, the government forgot its treaties and drove the Cherokees to Oklahoma. One fourth of them died on the journey west. When the Trail of Tears started in 1838, the mothers of the Cherokee were grieving and crying so much, they were unable to help their children [...]
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