A Passamaquoddy Legend Beside a beautiful lake not far from the sea, there lived three brothers. They were young rivals, each trying to do everything better than the others. Sometimes they were visited by an old woman. She was nearly blind so crippled that she could hardly walk, and always hungry. But when she had [...]
Genealogy & Story Telling
27
Jul
A Penobscot Legend When Kloskurbeh, the All Maker lived on earth, there were no people yet. But one day when the sun was high, a youth appeared and called him “Uncle, brother of my mother.” This young man was born from the foam of the waves, foam quickened by the wind and warmed by the [...]
Tags: Corn Mother, First Mother, Great Mystery, Kloskurbeh, Penobscot
27
Jul
A Cherokee Legend In the old days the Terrapin had a fine whistle, but the Partridge had none. The Terrapin was constantly going about whistling and showing his whistle to the other animals until the Partridge became jealous. One day when they met the Partridge asked leave to try it. The Terrapin was afraid to [...]
27
Jul
A Haida Legend The little daughter of the chief cried and cried and cried. She cried because no one could give her that for which she cried. Neither her father, who was a powerful chief, nor the wisest men of the tribe could give her the great, shining fish that she desired. Even the oldest [...]
Tags: Haida, Raven, Salmon, Thunderbird, totem pole
27
Jul
A Haida Legend The Haida of the Queen Charlotte Islands off the coast of British Columbia were great hunters of whales and sea otters. There was a great hunter among the people living at Larhwiyip on the Stikine River. Ever on the alert for new territories, he would go away by himself for long periods [...]
Tags: Beaver
27
Jul
Women in the Cherokee society were equal to men. They could earn the title of War Women and sit in councils as equals. This privilege led an Irishman named Adair who traded with the Cherokee from 1736-1743 to accuse the Cherokee of having a “petticoat government”. Clan kinship followed the mother’s side of the family. [...]
23
Jul
An Abenaki Legend When Glooscap came in from the sea, he was riding his canoe, which was made of stone. He ran aground near what we now call St. John. He had been chasing two giant beavers. He was trying to stop them from raising any trouble. He tried to stop them right there, where [...]
23
Jul
A Walpi Legend In the long ago, the Snake, Horn, and Eagle people lived here (in Tusayan) but their corn grew only a span high and when they sang for rain, the Cloud god sent only a thin mist. My people lived then in the distant Pa-lat Kwa-bi in the South. There was a very [...]
Tags: Horned-toad, kiva, Lizard, Tobacco, turkey feathers, Walpi
21
Jul
A Tuscarora Legend One time there lived a giant Mosquito. He was bigger than a bear and more terrifying. When he flew through the air, the Sun couldn’t be seen and it became dark as night. The zooming of his wings was wilder than a storm. And when he was hungry, he would fly into [...]
21
Jul
A Choctaw Legend Very little food there was for Deer one dry season. He became thin and weak. One day he meet ‘Possum. Deer at once exclaimed, “Why, ‘Possum, how fat you are! How do you keep so fat when I cannot find enough to eat?” ‘Possum said, “I live on persimmons. They are very [...]
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