An Apache Legend There was once an old man who was very fond of beaver meat. He hunted and killed beaver so frequently that his son remonstrated with him. His son told him that some misfortune would surely overtake him as a punishment for his persecution of the sagacious animals, which were then endowed with [...]
Genealogy & Story Telling
18
Jan
A White Mountain Apache Legend Native Americans have a more liberal attitude towards body parts, sex, etc. than the Caucasians, with their Victorian morals and prohibitions. So I present a tale that is truly Native in it’s orientation. It is strange that the Owl is Apache rather than Cherokee, and that he lives in New [...]
Tags: Saw Tooth Mountain
10
Jan
A Jicarilla Apache Legend Two old women were once cooking a pot of mush which two mischievous boys were trying to steal. Both were blind, so one sat on each side of the fire. They kept their sticks waving back and forth above the pot, to prevent any one from taking advantage of their blindness [...]
10
Jan
A Hopi Legend Halíksai! A long time ago, when they were living in Oraíbi, the Coyote Woman lived at Íshmovala. She had four children. She always went hunting mice and other little animals, which she brought to her children and fed them to the latter. She went to the spring, Flute Spring (Lâ’nva) and Dawn [...]
7
Jan
A Tlingit Legend Once, long ago, when the world was new, there was Raven. Raven and his people lived near the shore of the Big Water. At this time there were no tides, and the people would get their food from the Big Water, as sometimes good things to eat like clams, would wash up [...]
7
Jan
An Apache Legend Once, long ago, Coyote thought he would take a wife, but did not know whom to choose. “Why not take the wife of Hawk Chief?” Bat said, for Hawk Chief was missing, and had not been seen for many days. But Hawk Chief returned and became angry with Bat for giving such [...]
1
Jan
While this is not a legend/story, I believe it has a need to be told on this first day of the year 2010. These are the forgotten and ignored owners of this land, “Turtle Island”, who have suffered from the conquest of their homelands. Winter Owl You won’t find many monuments to these, the unquiet [...]
1
Jan
A Blackfoot Legend This happened long ago. In those days the people were hungry. No buffalo nor antelope were seen on the prairie. The deer and the elk trails were covered with grass and leaves; not even a rabbit could be found in the brush. Then the people prayed, saying: “Oh, Old Man, help us [...]
1
Jan
A Blackfoot Legend Once there was a young woman with many suitors; but she refused to marry. She had seven brothers and one little sister. Their mother had been dead many years and they had no relatives, but lived alone with their father. Every day the six brothers went out hunting with their father. It [...]
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