Legends of Native America

The Bride From The South

The North went traveling, and after going far and meeting many different tribes he finally fell in love with the daughter of the South and wanted to marry her.

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The Bird Tribes

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,

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Agan-uni'tsi's Search For The Uktena

In one of their battles with the Shawano, who are all magicians, the Cherokee captured a great medicine-man whose name was Âgän-uni'tsï,

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The Stone-Shield

In ancient times there lived among the Cherokees two strange beings, -- monsters of human form, resembling Cherokees in appearance. These two monsters, a man and a woman, lived in a cave.

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The Fifth World

First Man was not satisfied with the Fourth World. It was a small barren land; and the great water had soaked the earth and made the sowing of seeds impossible.

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The Coyote and the Locust

In the days of the ancients, there lived south of Zuñi, beyond the headland of rocks, at a place called Suski-ashokton ("Rock Hollow of the Coyotes"), an old Coyote.

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After long ages of wandering, the precious Seed-things rested over the Middle at Zuni, and men turned their hearts to the cherishing of their corn and the Corn Maidens instead of warring with strange men.

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The Coyote and the Beetle

Origin: Zuni

In remote times, after our ancients were settled at Middle Ant Hill, a little thing occurred which will explain a great deal.

My children, you have doubtless. seen Tip-beetles.

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