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Native American
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Texts
Navajo Creation Myth — The Story of the EmergenceThe Navajo emergence myth, told by the great medicine man Hasteen Klah to Mary C. Wheelwright over seventeen years of collaboration. Includes the complete creation narrative, ceremonial songs, the Blessing Chant, and glossary.Seneca Indian MythsA rich collection of Seneca myths and legends, including stories of the Woman Who Fell From the Sky, Genonsgwa the Stone Coats, the Flying Head, sorcerers, enchanted animals, and the journeys of heroes through the spirit world. Collected by Jeremiah Curtin among the Seneca nation of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy.The Dine — Origin Myths of the Navaho IndiansThe origin myths of the Navaho (Dine) people, collected from Sandoval (Hastin Tlo'tsi hee) and other elders by Aileen O'Bryan in 1928. Covers the emergence through the Four Worlds, the Age of Animal Heroes, the Age of Gods, and the Wanderings of the Dine clans.The Iroquois Book of RitesThe foundational ritual text of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, recording the ceremonies of condolence and installation that sustained the world's oldest participatory democracy. Includes the original Canienga and Onondaga texts with translations, historical analysis, and glossary.The Traditions of the HopiA vast collection of Hopi myths, legends, and ceremonial narratives, including origin myths, clan migration stories, Kachina tales, and stories of the spirit world. Collected by ethnographer H.R. Voth at Oraibi in the early twentieth century.Tlingit Myths and TextsA comprehensive collection of Tlingit mythology, including the Raven cycle, clan legends, migration stories, and historical narratives of the Tlingit people of southeastern Alaska. Collected by John R. Swanton for the Bureau of American Ethnology.