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The Legends of the Iroquois


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The Legends of the
Iroquois

TOLD BY "THE CORNPLANTER"


From Authoritative
Notes and Studies

By WILLIAM W. CANFIELD

York

A. Wessels Company

MCMII

Copyright, 1902
By
A. Wessels Company
New York


(Published October, 1902)


[Contents]

About Indian Legends[9]
The Authority[15]
The Confederation of the Iroquois[23]
Birth of the Arbutus[41]
A Legend of the River[47]
Legends of the Corn[51]
The First Winter[55]
The Great Mosquito[59]
The Story of Oniata[63]
The Mirror in the Water[73]
The Buzzard's Covering[77]
Origin of the Violet[81]
The Turtle Clan[85]
The Healing Waters[89]
The Sacrifice of Aliquipiso[99]
Why the Animals do not Talk[103]
The Message Bearers[119]
The Wise Sachem's Gift[123]
The Flying Head[125]
The Ash Tree[127]
The Hunter[129]
Hiawatha[137]
The Peacemaker[149]
An Unwelcome Visitor[155]
Bits of Folk-Lore[161]
The Happy Hunting-Grounds[169]
The Sacred Stone of the Oneidas[187]
Notes to the Legends[197]

[About Indian Legends]