Hmong Folklore – The Flood
Hmong Folklore – The Flood 10ib.pbworks.com Avery long time ago, the universe turned upside down and the whole world was flooded with water. All living…
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Native American (Algonquin) Folklore – The Spirit Bride
The Spirit Bride By Grandfather Daniel Seven Hawk Eyes | www.manataka.org There was once a young warrior whose bride died on the eve of their…
Native American (Apache) Folklore – Apache Tear Drop
Apache Tear Drop www.firstpeople.us Apache Tear Drop is a form of black obsidian. It is a calming translucent stone, found in Arizona and other parts…
Native American (Caddo) Folklore – Buffalo Woman, A Story of Magic
Buffalo Woman, A story of Magic www.firstpeople.us Snow Bird, the Caddo medicine man, had a handsome son. When the boy was old enough to be…
Native American (Ojibwa) Folklore – How the Bat Came to Be
How the Bat came to be www.firstpeople.us Long ago, as the sun began to rise one morning, he came to close to Earth and got…
Native American (Navajo) Folklore – The Navajo And the Astronaut
The Navajo and the Astronaut www.firstpeople.us Back in the 1960s a NASA team doing work for the Apollo moon mission took the astronauts near Tuba…
Native American (Yinnuwok) Folklore – Ghost Stallion
Ghost Stallion This is a tale the old men tell around the fire, when the stars are blown clean on a windy night, and the…
Native American (Blackfoot) Folklore – Legends of Old Dog-Chief
Legends of Old Dog-Chief www.manataka.org Once there was a very nice girl the daughter of a head man, and many young men sought her for…
Native American (Nation Unknown) Folklore – Turkey, The Peace Eagle
Turkey, The Peace Eagle www.firstpeople.us Our “Elders”, tell us the Legend of the Turkey is not one we need to explain the Great Mystery and…
Native American (Iroquois) Folklore – Why the Owl Has Big Eyes
Why the Owl has big eyes www.firstpeople.us Raweno, the Everything-Maker, was busy creating various animals. He was working on Rabbit, and Rabbit was saying: “I…