Myths and Legends of the Mississippi Valley and the Great Lakes

by Unknown

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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The Earth-Maker	Winnebago	[1]
Creation	Chitimacha	[5]
The Creation	Wyandot	[8]
Creation of the Races	Biloxi	[12]
Story of the Creation	Ojibwa	[14]
Creation (a fragment)	Ojibwa	[16]
Creation of the Mandans	Mandan	[17]
The Flood	Chitimacha	[19]
The Great Flood (a fragment)	Mandan	[20]
The Great Flood	Menomini	[21]
Origin of Fire	Menomini	[26]
The Thunderers and the Origin of Fire	Menomini	[28]
The Origin of Fire	Chitimacha	[31]
The Gifts of the Sky God	Chitimacha	[32]
Mondamin	Ojibwa	[34]
Mondamin	Ottawa	[37]
The Corn Woman	Cherokee	[40]
Discovery of Wild Rice	Ojibwa	[42]
Origin of Wild Rice	Ojibwa	[44]
Origin of Winnebago	Menomini	[45]
The Origin of Tobacco	Menomini	[49]
Origin of Maple Sugar	Menomini	[51]
Manabush and the Moose	Menomini	[53]
Origin of Day and Night	Menomini	[54]
Origin of the Bear	Cherokee	[56]
Origin of the Word Chicago	Ojibwa	[58]
Origin of the Word Chicago	Menomini	[60]
The Coming of Manabush	Menomini	[61]
The Story of Manabush	Menomini	[62]
Manabozho and West	Ojibwa	[65]
Manabush and the Great Fish	Menomini	[69]
The Departure of Manabush	Menomini	[72]
The Return of Manabush	Menomini	[74]
The Request for Immortality	Menomini	[75]
Peboan and Seegwun	Ojibwa	[77]
The Grave Fires	Ojibwa	[79]
The Death Trail	Cherokee	[82]
The Duck and the North West Wind	Ojibwa	[84]
How the Hunter Destroyed Snow	Menomini	[87]
The Pipe of Peace	Ojibwa	[90]
The Thunder’s Nest	Ojibwa	[92]
The Pipestone	Sioux	[93]
The Pipestone	Knisteneaux	[94]
Pau-puk-kee-wis	Ojibwa	[95]
Iagoo, the Boaster	Ojibwa	[102]
Ojeeg, the Summer-Maker	Ojibwa	[104]
Rabbit Goes Duck Hunting	Cherokee	[109]
Rabbit and the Tar Baby	Biloxi	[111]
Rabbit and Tar Wolf	Cherokee	[114]
Rabbit and Panther	Menomini	[116]
How Rabbit Stole Otter’s Coat	Cherokee	[118]
Rabbit and Bear	Biloxi	[122]
Why Deer Never Eat Men	Menomini	[125]
How Rabbit Snared the Sun	Biloxi	[128]
When the Orphan Trapped the Sun	Ojibwa	[130]
The Hare and the Lynx	Ojibwa	[134]
Welcome to a Baby	Cherokee	[137]
Baby Song	Cherokee	[139]
Song to the Firefly	Ojibwa	[140]
Song of the Mother Bears	Cherokee	[141]
The Man in the Stump	Cherokee	[143]
The Ants and the Katydids	Biloxi	[144]
When the Owl Married	Cherokee	[145]
The Kite and the Eagle		[147]
The Linnet and the Eagle	Ojibwa	[148]
How Partridge got his Whistle	Cherokee	[149]
How Kingfisher got his Bill	Cherokee	[151]
Why the Blackbird Has Red Wings	Chitimacha	[153]
Ball Game of the Birds and Animals	Cherokee	[155]
Why the Birds Have Sharp Tails	Biloxi	[158]
The Wildcat and the Turkeys	Biloxi	[159]
The Brant and the Otter	Biloxi	[161]
The Tiny Frog and the Panther		[163]
The Frightener of Hunters	Choctaw (Bayou Lacomb)	[166]
The Hunter and the Alligator	Choctaw (Bayou Lacomb)	[167]
The Groundhog Dance	Cherokee	[169]
The Racoon	Menomini	[171]
Why the Opossum Plays Dead	Biloxi	[172]
Why the ’Possum’s Tail is Bare	Cherokee	[174]
Why ’Possum Has a Large Mouth	Choctaw (Bayou Lacomb)	[176]
The Porcupine and the Two Sisters	Menomini	[177]
The Wolf and the Dog	Cherokee	[179]
The Catfish and the Moose	Menomini	[180]
Turtle	Menomini	[181]
The Worship of the Sun	Ojibwa	[185]
Tashka and Walo	Choctaw (Bayou Lacomb)	[189]
Sun and Moon	Menomini	[192]
The Moon Person	Biloxi	[193]
The Star Creatures	Cherokee	[194]
Meteors	Menomini	[195]
The Aurora Borealis	Menomini	[196]
The West Wind	Chitimacha	[197]
The Lone Lightning	Ojibwa	[198]
The Thunders	Cherokee	[200]
Months of the Year	Natchez	[201]
Why the Oaks and Sumachs Redden	Fox	[202]
The Man of Ice	Cherokee	[205]
The Nunnehi	Cherokee	[207]
The Little People	Cherokee	[210]
War Song	Ojibwa	[212]
The War Medicine	Cherokee	[213]
The Coming of the White Man	Wyandot	[214]