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Luiseño Oral Literature
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A Saboba Origin-Myth — George Wharton JamesGeorge Wharton James's 1902 Journal of American Folk-Lore article recording José Pedro Losero's Saboba (Luiseño) origin legend: the sea voyage led by Uuyot under the god Siwash, the first sunrise, and the world's shaping and settling.Mythology of the Mission Indians — Constance Goddard Du BoisConstance Goddard Du Bois's three Journal of American Folk-Lore articles (1904-1906) on Luiseño and Diegueño mythology, including three versions of the Chaup (Cuy-a-ho-marr) myth and two tellings of the Ouiot creation story.The Legend of Tauquitch and Algoot — George Wharton JamesGeorge Wharton James's 1903 Journal of American Folk-Lore article recording a Saboba (Luiseño) legend of Mount San Jacinto: the man-eating demon Tauquitch, and Algoot's long vengeance and battle against him after Tauquitch kills his son.